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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1901
Page
4
A chaotic mash of reports: drownings in Hickory North Carolina, bridge collapse in Atlanta, and a flame of labor strike activity in Wellsville. Also noted are Arctic exploration veteran Nordenskjold’s death, a Virginia wreck claim, and a murder case in Sha mokin Pennsylvania.
The Islander steamer on the Alaska route struck an iceberg at 2 am Thursday and went down near Douglass Island, drowning sixty five to eighty people. Survivors reached Victoria on the Queen describing a boiler explosion as the ship sank and Captain Foote going down with his vessel. Captain Foote remained on the bridge.
The remains of James Lat Fisher son of Mr and Mrs R L Fisher of Weimar arrived Saturday night from Globe Aris where he died Sunday night He was a volunteer soldier who served in the Philippine islands during the war with Spain He rests in the Odd Fellows cemetery with friends who will keep his grave green as a citizen and brave soldier
August 19 Beaumont field witnesses a dramatic shift as Gusher No 20 switches from gas to an oil spout after a lengthy gas show. Drillers, inspecting the hole, paused with pipe still in place as oil erupts, complicating efforts to seal the well gate.
Mexico City government moves to end gambling with a circular from War Minister Reyes ordering officers to be dismissed for gambling. No new licenses for public houses to take effect September 10. All public employees warned gambling leads to dismissal. Merchants and bankers support the drive, echoing Chicago’s actions.
Emmett Turner a leading farmer and ranchman died late Saturday when his wagon team spooked and ran away. He was dragged five miles after being thrown between the horses and caught in the wagon’s double tree. His body was found mangled with a crushed head.
The Mallory steamship Sabine reached Galveston at noon after a clear voyage from New York despite the stormy conditions that affected the Nueces. A Key West report says Lampasas reached port Saturday at 6 am as scheduled. Nueces plans to sail back to New York this morning.
The saloon of L. B. Howell in Waxahachie Texas was robbed Saturday night with $155 taken from a safe. The crime remains mysterious as no signs of forced entry appear and the thief is believed to have used a skeleton key leaving the day combination on the safe.
Henderson presses roll calls and absentee issues in Rockwall while lawmakers debate district realignments. The Morrow Fears amendment to move Rockwall from Dallas district is defeated as Dallas and Rockwall resist being paired with Collin Ellis and Kaufman.
John Karner a Texas–Mexican War veteran and survivor of the San Jacinto battle died at his Mexia home on Sunday in his 85th year. He was born July 6 1816 in Rulzheim Bavaria and left for Texas at age 13. He served in Millard’s battalion and aided the Confederate cause before moving to Limestone County in 1876.
Harry Ball, 19, a Schleicher County stockman’s son, was killed by an ambush near Fort McKavitt in Menard County. Jonathan Miles, aged above 70, is jailed on murder charges. Ball was identified as a prominent local figure.
The recipe explains making a coffee cake filling by tying two large tablespoons of finely ground coffee in cheesecloth and simmering in water for ten minutes. Remove and use the remainder with milk in a double boiler, thickened with flour sugar and salt, then combine with a well beaten egg.
A collection of humorous snippets and quips from early cartoon panels and readers, including a Detroit Free Press line about house costs, a drowning rescuer with medals, a joke about gloom, a Scottish inn keeper’s remark on the Duke of Argyll, and short banter about father figures and social pride.
Happiness is an abstract term used to describe an imaginary state of felicity. The man who wastes his experience accumulates neither wealth nor wisdom. Enthusiasm will lead a man to do things that common sense could not drive him to attempt. We should all like to see the undertaker prosper if we could designate the source of his income. Policy is the best honesty in business and diplomacy.
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