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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1901
Page
3
In a chaotic stretch run at Sheepshead and other venues, Orices edged Volodyoviski by a neck to win the St Leger Stakes. Revenue finished third. Dorkdten and Yor poview contested the field with mixed results as Jockey Leetle Rel rode the winner.
Fragmentary sports note describes a match involving Cast Wan and Dl Leek with a ninth inning moment and a close score. Names and details are unclear but indicate a late inning turn in a baseball or similar game.
A testimonial from Pear Hyde of Guthrie Center Iowa praising Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for curing a severe cough after three winters of illness. The ad mentions Ayers Co of Lowell Massachusetts as the maker.
A garbled OCR extraction lists various names and places such as Wilhelm Kathomtities Ard, Powell and Nichols Orth and Peudhar, and New York references. The text appears to catalog individuals, locations, and events in a disjointed stream with no clear narrative or discernible outcome.
The readable parts reference a firm near the city and machinery, a principal treaty, and a drill reaching seventy feet. The garbled lines prevent a coherent event or outcome, leaving only scattered mentions of location and construction.
Fragmentary notice lists names including Mrs C. BR. Wier Ena Mower Betton Julia Amar UY and Cameron. Mentions Captain By AL Herrey of Wollaton and other residents visiting or in the city today and tomorrow with unclear contexts.
Local gun club held a meeting in Austin on September 1 to discuss protecting quail and preventing egging and hunting violations. A committee was formed to study game law enforcement and Penny’s killings. Big event planned on Thanksgiving Day.
A break in the Dayton Field water well forces temporary shutdowns as crews plan extended repairs. Captain Berney and workers report the outage will last several days while a drill line is reassessed and hydrological conditions tested. In Alvin Texas, drilling resumes after delays amid Galveston Gas and Oil ramping up efforts on a new oil well.
Bay City Texas draws San Antonio firm to locate a yard and begin canal works. Captain Kneves awarded contract to build four miles of canal for the Colorado Valley Canal, with work starting immediately to water 2000 acres and extend gravity flow from the river toward the town. Local promoters claim wider irrigation and growth for Bay City and surrounding county.
The Wharton Methodist Church in Wharton Texas seeks repairs under a contract awarded to Mr Ho itswel as part of post storm recovery efforts. The In- View of the Meetherlet Aid society arranged the agreement with work expected to start soon. Local clergy and residents including Father Paeftner and Rev der of the Carlatan eliiren will conduct services in Wharton this week as renovations proceed.
Report from Hemnstead Hiempetend on September 11 notes thirty two cases led with the district clerk since adjournment of the term at the court. Of these, thirteen are divorce suits and related matters.
A garbled notice from Victoria Texas reports officers and officials visiting from Colorado Springs. It mentions a chief clerk and an accompanying party, along with unspecified agricultural notes and a church or college connection. The disjointed text references a San Antonio trip and a college appointment, with several personal names and places only partly readable.
In Liberty Missouri, Keanna Atertin and Roberty Camp of Ban Antoule reportedly traveled to enter Teale gellege GY Take the Mircea Diriee af Iota. The piece references a pastor resigning over family health and a sequence of unclear events including a Saturday fall and gardens.
Fragmented OCR notes describe Lipitis Teer proposing to build a bridge for Wey Jeet with Ban Seta and Lowpasad to connect two areas. Ft Wee aims to block a bridge address, joining the Caliiade counties with contention. Details are unclear and partially garbled.
The article reports a shortage of cotton pickers in Derive Texas as September approaches. It notes a shift in labor patterns with many workers leaving agriculture for railway jobs, and implies economic pressure on farmers relying on seasonal labor.
Fragmentary report notes a poor pecan crop in Fort Bend and Houston regions with indications of shipment issues and adverse weather affecting harvest. Specific details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
Beaumont news reports no new wells reaching sand in the region as concerns grow over gas and fire danger. Safety committees praise efforts to mitigate risk while owners of leases push for further development amid a list of wells and exchanges noted in oil markets and stock listings.
Fragmented report shows demand for Thinley stock and oil exchange activity. Prices listed include 144 and 174 with orders partly filled, while bills and blocks of stock faced incomplete execution and advancing points in trading.
In La Porte Texas Clark & Co will outfit a dredge No. 5 for immediate operation to secure fuel oil for dredging work. A carload of oil is at the Wharf and will be moved to the dredging site for storage and use. Work on several dredges progresses but slowdowns and suspensions are reported at times with limited details available.
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