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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1901
Page
4
Texas towns report court requests charter activity in Texarkana and Vernon, a large Confederate veterans reunion at Marble Falls, and a fatal horse accident near Sabine Pass. Deaths include a laudanum overdose in Winnsboro and a throat-cut murder near Bastrop. Local projects cover a Mount Calm school site, a sugar mill at Glen Flora, and Vernon Light and Power merger.
The City Front Federation of fourteen unions with about 15 000 members declared a general walkout. Twelve thousand workers obeyed the order as marine traffic and industries along the shore nearly halted. Officials say the strike defends union principles amid employer resistance and may shutter large warehouses until settlement.
Carl Johnson of Galveston Texas died at John Sealy hospital from burns received when a tank of oil exploded on dredge boat No. 6 operated by Charles Clarke & Co. at pier 27. He died after hours of agony, insisting he would recover and return to work in about two weeks.
George Mc Cabe, 46, died by suicide at his home after being subjected to jeers from coworkers during a Worthington Hydraulic Works strike in Brooklyn. He had joined the strikers in May and returned to work July 18, facing revulsion from neighbors and even children. His mind allegedly failed under the strain.
Edward Knott of White Plains finally gets a $25 check from the quartermaster's department for retained pay due when he left the Fourth New Jersey Volunteers in 1862. No interest was added, as officials had held the funds to cover clothing charges. No charges were found, and the payment was mailed after decades of delay.
Manila report says thirty four insurgents captured in Batangas province by the First Cavalry. Most of those seized were armed with rifles.
E L Parsons a 52 year old farmer living six miles west of Collinsville was murdered yesterday afternoon while trimming corn for his horses. His head was beaten, skull fractured, and the weapon was not found. Mrs Vareons, unable to leave home, awaited dinner as neighbors searched and later found the body near his residence.
Drilling started at Webster Texas on July 31 with the Guffey No 1 well in Webster begun late yesterday afternoon and sunk fifty feet. The derrick suffered a structural fault requiring changes expected to take most of today. operations resume afterward under L B Grow who has success in Pennsylvania Corsicana and Beaumont wells and aims to add another winner.
Jack Finley foreman for Contractors Orman and Cook building the El Paso and Southwestern died in Deming New Mexico after being stabbed in a Sunday night affray. Joan Fuller, involved in road work with Finley, is alleged to have stabbed him. They argued in a Deming saloon. Finley died from a stab wound near the heart. A reward of $5000 was offered for the assailant's capture.
In El Reno Oklahoma on July 29 a massive public drawing is planned to assign 500 home lots from over 70 thousand applications. Envelopes were prepared in 400 boxes, each with 400 or more names, drawn from rotating boxes for fair mixing. Governor Richards will address participants before the first draw.
Beaumont Texas July 31 None of the promising wells have gushed yet though three are drilling the cap rock and ready to set casing. Ground Floor Oil company set casing on the cap rock at 42 feet and is penetrating the covering above the oil. Several wells near the covered grease raise speculation on the next gusher.
In Paris and Bonham Texas a mysterious couple used counterfeit checks to buy a baby buggy and a watch from a jewelry firm. The man worked alone at first in Bonham and other towns, while the woman joined later in the baby buggy purchase. Authorities believe the woman is his wife and she traveled on after his arrest as far as Fort Smith.
In Nacogdoches Texas on July 29 a local feud among officials grew tense with rival supporters and public concern rising. General A P Wozencraft and two aides arrived at the governor’s request to investigate and calm the frictions. Local sentiment welcomed the intervention.
Dr. Charles Grosswell, chair of the National Live Stock association sanitary committee, writes President John W. Springer warning that adoption of Koch's tuberculine test suspension would trigger a rapid return to high tubercular disease levels, undoing current containment gains.
Washington July 29 The president grants a pardon to John J. Johnson former president of the State National Bank of Logansport Ind Who was convicted of misappropriating bank funds and other violations of the National Banking Act He had been sentenced to ten years and had served five Johnson pleaded guilty while president of the Logansport bank and received the maximum penalty.
Mayor J W Riggins announced Philadelphia authorities agreed the Liberty Bell will travel through Texas engaging Charleston and an itinerary coordinated by Col J C Crisp and Prof Attwater. The plan includes stops in Dallas Waco Austin San Antonio and Houston with a welcome by Governor Sayers and staff and a return route to New Orleans for the Charleston Exposition.
Twelve Fort Worth firemen at the Texas Brewing Company plant refused to work claiming night shifts should receive free beer like day shifts. They announced no strike but asked for universal free beer or none, denying a coal dispute as the reason for the walkout.
In Cleveland Ohio July 29 Otto B Zeefred manager of Forest City Park allegedly fired at a crowd causing a disturbance. Thomas Murtage died from a bullet wound to the abdomen Edward Warnham was wounded in the knee. Zeefred was found inside an engine house with a revolver and arrested as police dispersed bystanders.
Edward J. Kelley commodore of the new Rochelle Yacht club died suddenly at his Premium Point cottage. The 45 year old was to entertain Admiral Schley on his yacht this afternoon and died of hemorrhage of the lungs. He was a son of the late Eugene Kelley a noted New York banker.
A gas explosion at the new water works tunnel east of Cincinnati injured eight men seriously at noon yesterday and left three narrowly escaping. The injured include John Gann Elias Henderson Charles Crouse William Hicks Edward Finley Thomas Delaney John Meara and John Legg.
Thomas G. Eckert president of Western Union Telegraph and Alvin W. Kreich of Mercantile Trust were elected directors of the Union Pacific railroad. Both men are reported in accord with the Harriman syndicate.
A dynamite stick was found hanging from the front door doorknob of J. W. Haney & Son store in Rush Springs Oklahoma Territory. The fuse was nearly to the cap, signaling a failed assault on the business location.
A London hostess creates a central table display for a dinner inspired by an antique orchard. Apple and pear trees emerge from soft green turf, drawing attention and outshining rival settings.
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