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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1900
Page
5
London reports the Movement to return with the Thirty Seventh Seventh Volunteer Regiment first to leave, followed by the 11th Cavalry. The government requests employers to keep open positions for yeomanry colonials and volunteers to ease wartime sacrifices. Queen's thanks issued to aid abroad.
Chicago December 19 A statement from J M Barr third vice president of the Santa Fe railroad says a conference with road organizations and telegraphers unions will press only for re employment of strikers. Barr claims the company has a full force and business runs normally. Striking telegraphers argue the meeting is a mistake and will not end the strike or accept a return to work.
In Pittsburg on December 19 a white man William Jackson married Jennie Henry, a colored woman. A mob of about a thousand gathered on Laurel Street and urged violence while Jackson and his wife were protected by police. Jackson’s father vowed to kill his son before morning or take his own life.
Worst marine disaster of the season in British Columbia reports the wreck of the Alpha on a reef near Union Bay. The owner captain purser three engineers two seamen and a stowaway drowned. thirty four crew saved by a sailor who swam to a lighthouse with a line.
In Waelder Texas J H Fisher's store was burglarized twice the past weekend thieves blew the safe on Saturday night taking fifty dollars and leaving a 38 cal nickel pistol with a light hat marked 71 4 from L Wolfson San Antonio. They returned Sunday night forcing entry again stealing clothing and a new 44 Colt revolver and the same hat as before.
Washington December 19 The rivers and harbors committee nears finish on a bill with most Texas projects unsettled. The Galveston jetty plan is assured but inner harbor prospects look dim for Texas. A completed bill may be kinder to Texas than current expectations.
East Mayfield an 18 year old farmer was shot in the head and killed on a ferry crossing the Colorado river at Hornsby Bend twelve miles from Austin Will Sneed the shooter was arrested and posted 2500 bond after waiving examination Louis Mayfield was involved in the quarrel and was not harmed.
Dr. Charles S. Taft of Mount Vernon New York died at his home aged 65 from throat cancer. He served in the Union medical corps during the Civil War and was seated directly under President Lincoln’s box the night Lincoln was shot. He aided Lincoln and stayed with him as doctors treated the dying president.
Police Officer Jones arrested a Negro accused of assaulting two young daughters of another Black man. A mob had pursued and nearly lynched the suspect before Jones intervened and took him into custody. The accused denies the charges, calling it a plotted scheme.
W. W. Mays of Columbus Ohio a traveling man drank heavily and swallowed 100 grains of morphine in his Fort Worth Texas hotel room last evening He died after being found in the final stages of death His body is held at the morgue.
At a St Louis meeting of business leaders an additional 250000 plus subscriptions were raised for the 1903 world’s fair fund. The total nears the 5 million dollar requirement set by the government appropriation.
Articles of incorporation filed in Texas for the Chicago Rock Island and Mexico railroad company with 2 million in capital. The line would run 110 miles southwest from Sherman county toward Hartley and Dallam counties, main office at Twist in Hartley county. Incorporators include M A Low W F Evans D R Low H D Crosby J E B Dubreuil all of Topeka and S B Hoover J C McCabe M V Harris of Fort Worth. Work to begin immediately to connect with the Chicago Rock Island and Texas line.
The House census committee votes 7 to 6 to report favorably the Hopkins bill fixing House representation at 357 seats, current total. Maine lawmakers Burleigh and Littlefield push for 387 seats to preserve existing representation. A minority Burleigh substitute is expected, with passage unlikely before state legislatures adjourn.
Berlin reports 319 survivors from the 450 aboard the German frigate Gneisenau which foundered at the Malaga port entrance while seeking shelter from a violent storm. Of the 314 rescued, 39 were injured and sent to hospital, 125 sheltered in barracks, 150 in the town hall. The municipality covers care, with German consulate flags at half mast and local German and Spanish nursing volunteers aiding the injured.
Sol Temple, held by Sheriff Butts of Enid for larceny, was being escorted to Enid when three supposed cronies attacked in a Santa Fe train near Emporia. Sheriff Simmons of the local county helped, the three fled at the next stop, and Temple remained in custody.
Seventy nine recruits commanded by Captain Robert D. Reed Jr of the Tenth cavalry with Acting Assistant Surgeon Warren departed from Fort Clark Texas for Santiago Cuba. They embark at Galveston tomorrow aboard the United States transport Rawlins to reinforce the Tenth Cavalry serving in Cuba.
Fire in Cleveland destroys most of the Brown hoisting and conveying machine company complex. Five of seven buildings burned with losses tallied over 500000 dollars. Eleven workers are left jobless and the plant property is declared a total loss.
Burglars broke down the back door of Walling & Brooks in Elgin Texas last night and took nearly 200 dollars worth of overcoats clothing and dry goods plus 75 cents in cash. Police say no crew was found.
Items of interest note gaps in leadership in the US since Hobart s death. Amsterdam s funds support the young Queen Wilhelmina, while Paris uses electric street sweepers. A Brighton man invents a phonograph that repeats speech loudly for ten miles. A Fort Worth audience killer cannon and otter fishing in India are also reported.
A cryptic reflective piece contrasts darkside allure with bright specks of life. It critiques lawyers and specialists misusing law for power while depicting sympathy for the weak and warnings about doctors and poisoners. Ends with a caution about bias.
A satirical excerpt from Pennsylvania Grit portrays a quarrelsome bridegroom, bad cooking, and neighbors mocked for ignorance. It likens nonconformist opposition to a mountain bound to tumble, ending with grim humor about medical pretensions and social pretenses.
A compact 19th century style essay argues fear enslaves, habits outweigh judgments, and aging is a gentle yet hard change. It mocks legal pretensions, extols honesty, and warns against excuses while urging forgiveness and restraint. The speaker reflects on reputation, economy, and the folly of passion.
The line lampoons social clubs with a quip that comfort at home rivals club life. The exchange pits Dwelley-1 against Dombey in a witty jab about belonging and ease. The Boston Transcript attributes the remark to a humorous set piece.
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