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Newspaper
Houston Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1917
Page
5
A highly garbled OCR fragment mentions Houston events and local notices, with scattered references to preliminary hearings, suspects, and possible legal actions. The text includes unclear names and places, making concrete details difficult to extract, but signals ongoing community notices and investigative elements within Houston.
The will of Mrs. Bell is filed for probate with provision made for cemetery care. Other districts plan meetings regarding the National Army Division Board. The document references Incarnate Word and contains scattered, unclear passages about measures, people, and dates.
A fragmented report cites a county auxiliary committee and the civic chamber convening on electric matters in Houston Friday. Acting Mayor Dube announced timing for the measure while officials from the United States Bureau and other agencies participated in the afternoon session.
A partial, unclear OCR fragment mentions a training camp with entrants and a noted time around 3:30 to 4:00. Names and entities are garbled, but references to a camp, entrants, and a schedule appear.
A fragmentary parade of letters and telegrams from the Texas State Court Record shows exchanges tied to the Brewerien at Bulphur Springs and San Antone Brewing Association. The dated items include a June 22, 1908 message and a February 2, 1915 letter from A. S. Crisp to Col. HY Prince, reflecting archival correspondence in a legal context.
A garbled 1917 Houston discourse indicts breweries and saloons for crime and social ills. It cites District Attorney Crocker and Sergeant McNutt, notes divorces and corruption, and urges voters to oppose the liquor trade and support prohibition. The letter references “Big Boys Corner” and a Sulphur Springs case, urging action for Texas democracy.
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