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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1901
Page
5
A New York Press excerpt lampoons gender roles with quips about husbands wives and social dynamics. It mocks how men dread losing friends to wives and how women justify their relationships. The piece questions sincerity in romantic cleverness and mutual trust.
A dialogue scene shows a junior partner hiring a clerk who boasts about writing for a living. The senior partner doubts his writing skill and jokes about police intervention for overtalk. A lawyer parries a claim in a divorce petition by noting the client’s affection lies with a hairy dog and his past trampling.
A roundup of statistics shows a 20 knot steamer cannot be stopped in under three minutes, Islington's 340,000 residents dwarf Barnard's Inn's five, Basilians date to AD 363, Benedictines to 529, clouds reach 27,000 feet, Everest 29,000, balloons to 36,000, Paris siege saw 64 balloons with 91 passengers 354 pigeons and nine tons of letters, and 45 principal governments exist with six absolute and fifteen limited monarchies.
Reports from Zapata County Texas describe severe starvation among the poor with range water gone and cattle dying. Relief funds and food must be hauled from Laredo as the area is cut off. Mayor Hicks has started aid efforts while military ration response remains unconfirmed.
Private dispatches to Cleveland railroad men indicate Charles M. Hays former Southern Pacific president will join J. P. Morgan & Co as the railroad expert. He is expected to become president of one of Morgan’s current railroad combinations, following Samuel Spencer’s prior path.
Will build from Geary to connect with the Santa Fe in Woodward or Woods counties and extend to a Kansas terminus at Kiowa Anthony or Caldwell. The line, capitalized at 4 million dollars, would run north from Geary in Baile county.
Havana reports the third fatal yellow fever case from the commission's mosquito experiments. Miss Clara Maas of New Jersey died seven days after infection at 6 30 pm. Three of six bitten recently have died and the remaining three show light attacks. Maas was a Las Animas nurse who sought immunity.
A posse escorted six men and two others under guard to Nashville after arrest on charges of taking part in the mob that lynched Charles Davis at Smithville Tennessee two weeks earlier. Named prisoners are John Given Aaron Hughes John Given Jr Lon Given Tom Given and Edgar Clark. All but Edgar Clark are relatives of Kate Hughes a 15 year old girl linked to the assault case against Davis.
The decomposed body of a man found near Coppe Island by two youths in a sailboat is identified as W. G. Colby of Dallas Texas from papers in his clothing. A steerage ticket from Toy Steamship Line suggests he was lost from a steamer en route from New York to Boston. The body has lain in the water about ten days.
International and Great Northern railroad officials D J Price S H Turner Homer Bass and J W Byars visited Waco and finalized plans to open offices. Track reaches several miles between Waco and Mart with grading near the city and operations to begin once track reaches Waco. Route from Waco undetermined pending trial surveys.
In Greeneville Tennessee a jail fight between James Ross and Walter Pierce resulted in Pierce being fatally stabbed. Both men were jailed on minor charges and placed together. Ross, who was only lightly cut, allegedly threatened Pierce earlier that day. The jailer conducted only a hurried search due to the trivial nature of the charges.
In Beaumont Texas August 26 the Merchants and Mechanics Oil Company reports Well No 34 in the Beaumont field came in at about 5 PM and flowed for over ten minutes. Head Driller G B Speed set the eight inch casing on the cap rock and bailing began at 10. The well produced a gas oil and rock mixture and a solid oil stream hit the derrick crown. Contractor T C Stribling managed the operation.
The deed transferring the Austin and Northwestern railroad to the Houston and Texas Central Railway Co was filed for record in the county clerk's office. The Central assumes all debts except bonded indebtedness and there was no cash consideration. The transfer follows a legislative act authorizing the absorbing of the Austin and Northwestern and all agents and employees have been notified.
The Seaboard Air Line Florida and Metropolitan limited derailed seven miles south of Chehaw when embankment washout collapsed. Fireman Rosmund was crushed, Engineeer Muse and Tom Cleary injured, a postal clerk unnamed bruised, passengers shaken. Engine and four front cars overturned with the tender thrown far off track. Track damage extended 150 yards.
The General Land Office reports total receipts from lot sales in new Oklahoma towns through August 24 at $659,427. Lawton sold 1068 lots for $351,805 and Ardarko 1034 lots for $179,245 while Hobart moved 1123 lots for $128,377. Assistant Commissioner Richards expects the final total to approach $700,000.
Reports from Zapata County officials describe a dire drought causing near starvation. Fifteen months with no crops, 33 percent cattle losses, and widespread death of livestock force residents to seek aid as families beg for food. County officials issue an urgent appeal for relief.
At the colored Baptist pool in Mineola forty six members from St. Paul Baptist Church were baptized and joined the congregation.
The Pittsburg labor conference meets at Hotel Henry to plan aid for steel strikers. The strike situation remains unchanged with non union plants operating with similar manpower. Officials seem pleased and may open more plants with imported workers. a possible afternoon meeting between Shaffer and labor leaders aims at settlement.
Princess Clara von Hatzfeldt abandons the threatened contest of Collis P. Huntington's will after a settlement is reached. She will receive 6 million dollars in exchange for relinquishing all claims against the estate, with 4 million paid by Mrs. C. P. Huntington and 2 million by H. EK. Huntington. The decision was shared with intimate friends and gradually disclosed.
Chinese merchants in New York and Consul Chow Ts Chi prepare for the arrival of Prince Chuan of Chin brother of Emperor Kwan Su. He will visit Berlin first to convey China’s grief over the murder of German minister Baron von Kettler by boxers in Pekin last summer.
News from Williamsburg Kentucky reports a bloody battle in the eastern part of the county about twenty miles away where Blake Logan his sons and two Wilson brothers were killed by West Mayo and George Golden over a dispute involving Mayo’s wife. A posse left for the scene to arrest suspects and bury the dead as neighbors fear to go there.
The French ambassador M. Constane informed the sultan personally by letter that he would depart Constantinople with the entire embassy staff if disputes are not settled immediately. The note imposes the briefest possible delay for compliance.
Several fine business houses are under construction in Forney. The Knights of Pythias are also erecting a fine building in the town, reflecting growth and civic development.
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