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Newspaper
Houston Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1916
Page
9
Fragmentary OCR text from a meeting record shows scattered phrases and unclear content. The readable portions include references to a meeting and items about a SaviD or SATED section but lack coherent facts, names, dates, or outcomes to summarize meaningfully.
A garbled, OCR damaged clipping mentions the commission and potential federal court actions involving railroads. It references rates, legal actions, and multiple named places and people in a wartime or regulatory context without clear details. The readable portions highlight a conflict over rate setting and jurisdiction, with several proper nouns obscured by transcription errors.
Fragmentary text mentions Germany and London with scattered proper nouns and dates but lacks coherent events or dates to summarize into a full news item. The readable parts reference international affairs and wartime context without clear actors, actions, or outcomes.
The Hoffman Goose Creek Company reports 230 acres of leases and a new gusher near Goose Creek, with 1000 feet to the well. Shares at $10 par offered until September 11 before a price rise, urging investors to act to secure the current price.
The Goose Creek gusher development has spurred lease demand in the area. The company offers leases at $100,000 for 230 acres, presenting an opportunity if Goose Creek yields like Humble.
A fragment urges investors to seize early opportunities in Goose Creek properties. The note hints at high demand as new fields attract buyers from across the country and warns that favorable plots may vanish quickly.
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