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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1900
Page
4
A dispatch reports an August 2 imperial decree authorizing Pekin ministers to contact their governments without restrictions and to depart for Tianjin with a guarded escort, while British and American forces march toward Pekin beginning July 30.
In Dow Run Farmington Missouri four Dooley brothers and two Harris men open fire amid a feud. Four Dooleys and Harris brothers die or are fatally wounded with Mary Littrell struck in the ankle by a rifle ball. Three Dooley men surrender and are jailed.
A San Antonio firm, with a Boston partner, bought 1,900,000 pounds of wool here, 1,000,000 pounds of 6 months at 12 to 18.12 cents and 900,000 pounds of 12 months at 14 to 16 cents. The fine staple moved despite fear of price slumps during political agitation, leaving about 0.5 million pounds unsold.
The Monza city council cedes the site where King Humbert was assassinated to the royal family for a chapel. Queen Margherita composes a prayer, with archbishop Cremona’s approval for faithful circulation. Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena to arrive in Rome Wednesday. Humbert’s remains leave Monza to reach the capital by 9 am. Sculptor Ximenes proposes a Queen Margherita monument in the Garden of The Pincio.
In Alvin Texas Mr O P Colling started a broom factory and grows broom corn while also thriving in hay. He keeps his workers busy supplying local merchants and many orders from other points. He plans factory expansion this fall as the business proves stable.
San Bern Perris map company of New York reports El Paso has added 634 new buildings in the fire limits over the last two years. The growth rate is 50 percent higher than any western or southern city in the prior five years.
Yesterd ay Mrs George Brooker aged 19 of Planteraville in Navasota county Texas died after a gallon oil can exploded while she tried to start a fire by pouring oil on burning wood. The blast scorched her head and body and caused a house fire that was put out with little damage.
In Eastland Texas on August 6 Saturday evening about 8 30 John Tollett under twelve years sentence and Bob Hunt under two years sentence escaped after overpowering jailer T N Anderson who had locked them in their cells. Hunt was captured but Tollett remains at large following a desperate corridor struggle with a knife wound to Anderson.
J Fishman of Muskogee I T visited Kansas City as the Muskogee business men representative to win support for a treaty with the Creek Indians. He urged replacing the Curtis bill and said a convention of Indian Territory businessmen would meet in Muskogee on August 23 to discuss the situation.
A tornado with a severe hail storm began near Thompson at 7 this morning and moved northwest across rich farming country and thriving settlements into Minnesota, ending in the Red Lake Indian Reservation. The damaged strip measuring eight to ten miles wide and seven miles long disrupted farmland communities.
Mrs. Shu mate wife of George M Shumate died at the family residence on South Fourth street from strychnine poison. She was alone in her room when her husband returned from downtown duties. Physicians fought to save her but all remedies failed.
Paris August 6. Temps report says ally numbers from Tien Tsin unknown and the march unclear. Rumor says the advance guard was repulsed and Li Ping Heng, former Shan Tung governor hostile to Europeans, named commander of Chinese forces.
At Big Tucky Springs on August 11 the Keetoowah, noted Cherokee secret society, will discuss the future of full bloods and oppose any change in tribal relations. The group includes all full blood members of the Cherokee nation.
A Shanghai dispatch dated August 3 says allied troops advanced 35 miles beyond Tien Tsin, though other reports doubt a full advance has begun. A Chinese action near the Hsi Ku arsenal is described as reconnaissance with 30 casualties to Japanese forces.
In Woodford near Ardmore I T on Thursday evening H F Hill a druggist confronted George Reed in a blacksmith shop assault followed. Hill then returned to Reed’s drug store and fired upon Reed who fell. Reed’s brother John then entered the store and Hill fired again injuring him. Hill surrendered claiming self defense.
Ardmore reports an explosion after a child spilled coal oil while making a fire. A mother Mrs B L Miller and four children were burned. Two children aged 9 and 13 died soon after, the mother died next night, a 3-month-old and a 6-year-old were badly scorched but may recover. The mother and two children were buried in one grave.
The remains of King Humbert were placed in a walnut casket covered with lead and glass to keep the face visible. The royal family attended a touching ceremony in Monza with mourners and officials present.
A survey of major fortresses worldwide cites Malta Copenhagen Cronstadt and Fortress Monroe as key strongholds. It explains the difference between forts and fortresses and details the Gibraltar siege of 1779 with thousands of artillery pieces ships and siege numbers.
Items note the parrot surpasses cats and dogs in musical susceptibility while foreigners cluster in great cities. The Milan Mosquitoes bite near sunrise and sunset. Hobart's wealth spans 125 corporations. Pennsylvania has 436 national banks, New York 327. Holyoke school board hires married men as principals for better results. Milford melon patch shows boys hanging on the fence. Audiffred prize of 15000 francs awarded to Dr. Yersin for anti plague serum. Tolstoi's play hits 100 performances in a Russian city within two years.
Newark plans to reclaim several acres of low meadows around the city. Spencer Iowa reports only two fire alarms in a year with one false alarm. Atlanta circus licenses drop from 1000 dollars per day to 500 dollars due to prohibitive costs. Washington, though rich in parks, lacks a public playground and a reservation in the southwest is being improved for that purpose.
Dialogue captures Freddy announcing eight o'clock and his readiness to retire, as his father agrees to bedtime. The scene centers on a domestic routine and family bond expressed in simple terms.
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