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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1901
Page
4
Diverse town notes from Well County to Corsicana report prohibition momentum in Cooke and Co Manche counties, upcoming primaries February 15, and street fairs in Corsicana and Dallas area. Fire destroys the Richy homestead at Paria and a Corsicana blaze looms.
A wreck at Bellville Texas yards at 1 15 am killed Fireman C B Edkins and seriously injured Engineer BE B Stevens. An extra northbound on No 6 track collided with Kansas City fast freight No 37, wrecking three engines and a box car. Fireman Edkins died, Engineer Stevens grievously hurt, and return of Fireman Rmdkine not yet removed.
Bryan Texas December 11 The board of Directors of the Agricultural and Mechanical college elected Prof Ro H L Whitlock as president until Colonel Foster’s replacement is appointed They planned a new experiment station at Trinmon Two students have mild varioloid cases Health Officer Tabor says they are very mild isolated a quarter mile from the college no danger of spread and students are as safe as at home
John E Redmond leader of the Irish parliamentary party and associates McHugh and ODonnell issue a farewell statement to American friends Their mission deemed most successful since Charles Stewart Parnell Envoys depart for Ireland with a $10000 fund assurance and a twenty five member committee chosen to raise it.
Judge Scott in Waco Texas yesterday imposed the death penalty on Anderson Norris for the murder of Mrs Jessie French in Navarro county. The execution is fixed for January 10 and Norris, about 21, accepted the sentence without remorse, asking to be moved to Navarro county for the execution per law.
United States Commissioner Charles M. Davidson fixed Wednesday at 10 am for the examination of Charles E. Fitcham the defaulting teller of the First National Bank of Ballston Spa. Gaylord Logan of Albany counsel for Fireham offered 20000 bail but Davidson set 30000 bail later to be furnished today.
San Antonio stockman John Ramsey was killed in a fight at the Fashion theater. H. Ooley faced charges of murder but was acquitted after a trial that included a police officer as a participant in the altercation.
Governor Sayers and Miss Elizabeth Ney filed contracts for a Sam Houston bust for the Capitol at Washington and marble statues of Houston and Stephen F. Austin for the Austin capitol rotunda. Franz Lange and Franz Ungerer named as fallback sculptors if needed. Total sums: 5000 and 8000 dollars with delivery by January 1903. Senator Dibrell signs as security.
In Beaumont Texas on December 11 an oil shippers visits local firms seeking to fill a contract he took but cannot meet due to car shortages. Prices offered are 20 cents on board tank cars though most companies already have ample work. The scene highlights a continuing oil supply crisis outpacing shipping capacity.
Andrew Carnegie hosted a grand event at Music Hall with over two thousand performers from schools and communities across Harlem and the East Side. Frank Damroch led the audience in a final call to join a mighty Hallelujah chorus as thanks to their host.
At the privy council session King Edward fixed June 26 1902 as the coronation date and announced Parliament will convene on January 16. The decision sets the schedule for royal ceremony and legislative assembly.
A seven member party from New York travels to Vicksburg Mississippi to locate battle sites from the Ninth Army Corps siege actions in the Civil War. They aim to decide locations for monuments honoring New York soldiers and were appointed by General Sickles of the Gettysburg and Chattanooga commission which has already placed markers on battlefield sites.
Scranton reports the Federation of Labor convention approved raising the monthly per capita tax from one third to one half of one percent for national and international unions. In Wills Point Van Zandt county anti prohibition forces won by 125 votes.
In Memphis Tennessee Rev. George Patterson pastor of Grace Episcopal Church died Monday night from heart failure at his home. He served the congregation for 20 years and was known for community outreach and youth programs.
Eleven men arrested for gambling in Weston Collin county appeared in justice court. A fight broke out as officers tried to arrest them with Deputy Sheriff Robertson knocked down. He fired at Fred Wilson wounding him in the shoulder. Police later dispersed the crowd and jailed three officers. Wilson’s condition reported as improving.
A Washington dispatch says Andrew Carnegie will donate 10,000,000 to United States university extension. The gift will be announced at the White House on Tuesday, and Carnegie plans a national board to manage the benefaction with Roosevelt likely to appoint or enable the national structure.
In Tien Tsin a sentry from an Indian Punjab regiment went amuck killing two comrades. German troops shot the sentry and opened fire on the Punjabs. A fight left three German privates dead and a German officer mortally wounded, while three Indian soldiers died and several were wounded. German troops confined to barracks pending orders.
Telegrams from Texas report the season’s first real snow across Northern and Northwestern Texas yesterday with cold conditions. Ranchers fear heavy loss of livestock in the Lower and Central Panhandle where cattle are thin and feed and water are scarce.
A London Times and New York Times correspondent in Pretoria reports that large areas of eastern Transvaal require dense block house lines and wire entanglements to halt Boer guerrilla crossing at night. Authorities say such fortifications demand time and manpower, urging British patience.
A habeas corpus writ was issued in the supreme court for the production of Albert T Patrick, accused of the Rice murder, to be heard Wednesday. The petition claims unlawful detention for fourteen months without a speedy trial, noting the original forgery charge was raised to murder after Patrick offered bail.
In Cypress Texas on December 10 Misa Annie Kolbe eldest daughter of Frank Kolbe was found dead by hanging in her father's barn. An inquest was held the same day and she was buried in the family graveyard.
The bleached remains of J. D. Johnson, who vanished near Grandview last May, were found by hunters beside the Missouri Kansas and Texas railway. Identified by clothing and jaw teeth, he was about 54 and had prior assault indictments. authorities now suspect self-inflicted death.
In Managua on December 19 Dr Fernando Sanchez Nicaragua foreign minister and William L Merry US minister signed a treaty by which Nicaragua leases a six mile wide section of its territory including the proposed canal route to the United States in perpetuity.
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