Alpine Avalanche Proceedings
Alpine event reports M Carnes as publisher with Alpine listed, details unclear due to fragmented text.
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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1904
Page
2
Alpine event reports M Carnes as publisher with Alpine listed, details unclear due to fragmented text.
A broad digest reports on a Rusk penitentiary furnace passing tests, premature mine explosions near Port Arthur, a seven foot coal vein found in the Territory, and the death of Fort Worth official George Ward. It covers a Salt Lake death, Lincoln County party pact, oil talks at Perry Oklahoma, U.S. seeking horses from the Southwest, impending U.S. political ticket shifts, a Crum nomination in Charleston, a fatal Frisco derailment near Potts Camp, the death of financier Francie Coleman, Albuquerque car-plant plans, a Galveston insurance company formation, Mass delegates backing Richard Olney, Coburn resigning, a Paris Cercle de Carbine challenge, and Russia Greece Argentina ship negotiations.
Reported naval actions include Russian detachments clashing south of the Po makia river with casualties. In Austin Texas Henry Williams alias Henry Simmons is in Travis county jail after capture at 710 Colorado street for the slaying of Lala Sanberg near Manor, with mob fear and jailyard tensions described.
The Star reports plans for a Burlington system extension from Kansas City through Oklahoma City to Houston and on to tidewater at Galveston. The project seeks grain handling outlets with storage elevators on 450 acres in Clay County. Burlington evaluates Texas right of way via Fort Worth to Bonham Money Grove and Sulphur Springs while building its own southward line.
Seoul reports a mine laid by retreating Russians exploded in a mountain pass south of Wiju as Japanese infantry passed. Many Japanese were killed or wounded. Details are scarce. The Second Japanese Army Corps, with three divisions, landed at Chusan and moves toward Wiju. No crossing of the Yalu has occurred yet as Japanese await a stronger force. Russians fortify mountain passes north of the Yalu.
New York D. J. Sully & Co. case adjourned as counsel for Hawley and Ray seek to compel show cause why plaintiffs should be freed from further examination on their ties to the suspended firm. Hearing before United States District Judge Holt postponed to next Monday.
A hidden shotgun placed behind a barn door on George Patterson’s Weatherford area farm discharged when opened. Lewis Patterson, a son, was killed, presumed accidental, as others nearby were unharmed.
Paris reports the contract transferring ownership of the Panama Canal to the U S Senate is signed sealed and delivered. The title to the canal route is now vested in the United States government.
On Decoration Day the Daughters of the Confederacy gathered at the Masonic building Caldwell Texas and led a parade to the two cemeteries to decorate the graves of Confederate Veterans.
Chicago reports a public execution of Peter Neidermeier, proclaimed leader of the car barn bandits, hanged Friday at 10:35 after a lengthy trial. His aide Gustav Marx and Harvey Van Dine were executed shortly afterward, witnessed by a pallid crowd.
A Sunday night storm swept Palestine Texas with wind rain and hail around 6 o clock lasting about two hours. Streets flooded and sidewalks overwhelmed as the culvert could not drain the water. Crop and fruit damage could not yet be determined.
Washington reports Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Hobart Oklahoma closed its doors Friday morning. National Bank Examiner Sturtevant is en route to take charge as receiver, with no cause given for the bank's closure.
A collision near El Vasd Texas between an Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe switch engine and a loaded street car returning from Juarez killed two people and badly injured one. The accident occurred at a crossing.
Heavy rain and wind swept Wortham Texas on Sunday night with the season’s hardest downpour but no damage reported in the immediate area.
New York insiders claim Tammany circles hear New Jersey delegates to the Democratic national convention will propose Grover Cleveland for president. Rumors also speak of a possible rift between David B. Hill and Edward Murphy, with William F. Sheehan slated as Parker campaign manager and personal representative.
Early Sunday morning six inmates accused of felonies broke from the county jail in Amarillo Texas after sawing out of their cells. Four had been indicted by the last grand jury. None have been apprehended. They escaped by cutting through bars and slipping beneath the jail walls.
New Orleans sugar firm Drewer & Harvey Monday filed a petition in bankruptcy in the Federal court listing liabilities of 69990 dollars and assets of 51993 dollars. The Morgan State Bank the largest creditor owed 26000 dollars has sugar attached in New Orleans and Chicago totaling 29770 dollars.
Will Barnes was found guilty of killing Simon Mitchell and sentenced to fifty years in the penitentiary. His defense plans to seek a new trial claiming newly discovered evidence.
Miss Mary Galey daughter of a steel trust vice president travels from Laredo under Dr Goodman's care to recover from a severe typhoid fever en route to her New Jersey home.
Bonham Texas reports Earl Sweeney a young man drowned late Sunday evening while fishing from a boat on Blum Lake near Red River north of Bonham. He fell into the water during an epileptic seizure and sank with the body not yet recovered at last reports.
A warrant sworn out by R R Richardson charges Claude Charmont with assault with intent to kill following a dispute in which Richardson suffered a broken arm and other injuries.
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