The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-18
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New York, February n
$1,000 persons arrive II ~
the Grand Central station s...| Nv
year. The regular traselSyv
with interest the WORK e &
the station. This. when
have what is claimed r. N
waiting room In the counts u
feet long, 100 wide and soi
/ Midwlnter in New york *. Il
into the mildest CT sprlnr -
past few days the mercur, ss3
above the freezing point. NJ = !
pearance of the appro,ch,-
manifested itself. The ~ M
streets are the only drawbs =.
air was SO balmy that n ys,v ~. q,
men downtown APPEARED n Ss.s:.
vest and suspenders. Tile All; y. h.
be shifting its course. ~
John Jacob Astor sworc a. " 4!
taxes the other day from ~ IS.
s2,o0o,0oO to s25O,OOO. Mr.. AM. he
the total value OF hls ,s-:::.'s!
was 81 ,020, 900, of which re- 49, p!
furnishings OF the Astoria M Il
law his Indebtedness Il A Ss'
taxes. and he took adyantsss b. Z
William Waldorf Astor Il .ss.
100000. and has paid taxes 81 ,s.. (
for several years.
THE present perioi 4 ~,
4 per cent epoch" said a wsII y
today, discussing the railr,nd .
ness. The refunding around N b
the century is in per cent 49, :
came on the market In q lara n
of cases around so. but NJ h
into the Dos, and are In msrs !. \
certain to sell at par" Thss !.
about safe investments, etc. M 5
horse of another color yc,,;ll NJ.
your broker.
One of the most delightful rps,l,
held by Sorosis was that at X. n
Astoria last week. The subject \.
sion was Some interesting conSl,s,
are marking the close of thIs Ss,,.s
shaping the destiny of the ,e,t N
very able and brilliant papers III II.
by the COMMITTEES on current s,esa,
distinguished ladies from out cs,sss
guests of the Sorosis. among AN
Mrs. Olive b. Lee. editor and NM
the Period, Dallas. Texas. who y.
guest at the superb luncheon vhrS
ed the meeting.
From the site on Washinrtcn i
where 1t was built 1iO yeass 81
Jumel mansion, around which cesu
important chapter In the NsiIut|
tory, is soon to be moved. INA M
IL is to be moved instead Of ton
shows that some New Yorker Il
little sentiment left. The mau,!a
nut up by Roger Morris in 17M I
ington stepped in it, and Nina
lived in it until thirty-three yean III
fury for Improvement has swept mi
historic landmarks here. and ith
ant 20 note the fact that this a. IN
be sacrificed to utility.
What is called mental ac.enxs
Toying a boom here because ! 4
woman thinks it cured her x n
citis. Mrs. Donalds became 1 Vi
this fashionable ailment. and lnHl
an operation was advised. N0 I
any liking for the surgeons ~
made up her mind that shs m
we'll without the incisive help Me
% mental science. and Ia . a.
cured her. Exactly What lnental
we're in dulged In by the fair pstl
rot been given out vet: bat y
" the alleged cure has sprsaa
'apidity that alarms the doc'on
who have conjured %
II paying patients in petticoah
Eeir minds upon real or lInanllr
nents while spurning all tendsn q
i'd. The undertaken 1lons sis
he growth of this latest and "
ad.
The builder is working woadsn
metropolis. 1t is not alone In tbe Coy
ion OF sky-scrapers that rapid aasS''
'een made, for an equal improycns'!
enement house districts may b
close on The heels o. iie
AYERS came the pullers-down. ana Y
even story, up to date tenemslth X
osed plumbing, hardwood fln'sn ~
now stand on Wy
lany old rookeries. The extent y
on both the isass y
Vest Side. IN the most iensely ~ y.
istricts, is hardly appreciated y -
C at large, but the zeal estate u
ne builders know what is going w.
0 the "boys who do the wofE
,wer East Side the complexion =
changing rapidly, and. with gay
nd low rates of interest, the 'mn Y.
ow under way there are bo!ina w
s,,tt,,, thai, fGav Would QkF