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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1901
Page
1
Weather bulletin reports a tropical storm moving across the region with strong northerly winds. Corpus Christi records a fierce thunderstorm and heavy downpour overnight, easing to intermittent rain and caution for eastern and southern portions today.
Fragmented OCR notes show weather tempera readings and times across multiple towns. Mentions Davenport Iowa and Montgomery Alabama with scattered city names and unclear figures. The piece reads like an observational log of prices or conditions with many illegible segments.
Texans listed in New York include Pillon Oliver Normandis Miss Mande Eyerson Lanperiat Haris Chores Harmenod Normandis Waco Clark C Toweral Square a penta Marshopenga BE Paso UL Urendort Sturtevant. Prisoners or visitors noted with scattered names and places in the city.
The pageant and national grief surround the state funeral of President McKinley. The body lies in state at the residence, a civil service follows, and crowds fill the streets as Roosevelt and officials attend. Military guards, floral tributes, and ceremonial processions mark the stark display of mourning.
Chicago dispatch reports Walter Wellman telegraphing from Matwle that President Roosevelt is likely to appoint General Greene of New York as Secretary of War while Knox and Wilson may stay. The article suggests Hay, Long, and Smith will retire and debates over cabinet shifts continue with McKinley era policies in view.
A long funeral procession moves through Delaware avenue toward City Hall amid hard rain and crowds along the route. Soldiers man stations, members of the cabling Lae wp tere and officials occupy carriages while the public watches from streets and windows as the hearse proceeds through the city.
Fragmented text describes a lying in state scene with references to national war memorials and ceremonial order. The garbled passage mentions white attire, purple and black colors, and honors for a figure named McKinker amid a formal interior setting.
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