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The Houston Post was a newspaper that had its headquarters in Houston, Texas, United States. In 1995, the newspaper shut down, and its assets were purchased by the Houston Chronicle.
Houston Chronicle plant, former headquarters of the Houston Post
Front page of the Houston Post on April 3, 1917
A view of the press room, with rotary plates waiting to be locked into the press
Houston Post Building, Houston, Texas (postcard, circa 1904)
William P. Hobby
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William Pettus Hobby was an American politician, journalist, and publisher who served as the 27th governor of Texas from 1917 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 24th lieutenan
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…the Post in 1924 and merged it with the Houston Dispatch to form the Houston Post-Dispatch. Involved in this transaction was former Texas governor William P. Hobby, who was made president of the newspaper. Sterling built the Houston Post-Dispatch Building (which later became the Magnolia Hotel) for the paper in…
William Pettus Hobby in 1917
Campaign card for William Pettus Hobby