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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1901
Page
2
A roundup item reports Clara Barton ordering 1,000,000 strawberry plants for Texas fruit growers hit by the September storm. It notes California redwood tract and Alaska archaeology finds. It concludes with reflections on when the President issues Thanksgiving proclamations relative to elections.
Mothers of women students register for university lectures to accompany daughters after riots in the new access program. Arabella Szilagyi leads the trend as pioneer. The Peekskill Inn house becomes Beecher Free Reading Room funded by Dr John Newell Tilden.
A Parsee style Hindostan arranged marriage described with the bride and groom meeting briefly before wedlock. A Western attorney recalls defending a woman who paid him little yet lived along his newspaper route, and his gratitude for her early coffee to warm him as a newsboy. The piece closes with a Persian verse on Time and fate.
A Parla newspaper lists rulers by weight for a football formation. Dom Carlos of Portugal at center 202 pounds, Ferdinand of Bulgaria 177, Oscar of Sweden 176, Kaleer Wilhelm 160 as tackle, the czar 121 as quarterback, King of Spain 99 pounds unused, French head of government 180 pounds as fullback, with republic presidents serving suited roles.
The Montreal Herald outlines President McKinley’s Irish roots near Ballymoney County Antrim. It notes Francis McKinley executed in 1798 for United Irishmen ties, the family burying ground at Derrykeighan, and a beam marked F. McK in the old kitchen. The property passed through the family to the present owner Robert Carson.
In Ghostly Japan Lafcadio Horn describes lantern ships sent by families for the Bon festival. He recounts snorkeling after dark to witness glowing lanterns drift at Yaidsu, then observes a simple square plank lantern with a candle and five colored panels symbolizing Buddhist elements.
The temple of Confucius at Chu fouhsien is described as the Westminster Abbey of China. A sacred mound holds Confucius remains, with a meditation hall and a dead tree on a stone circle. A tablet, incense vase, and grand tombs mark the shrine, while keepers require a fee before guiding visitors.
For the two years ended June 3 last, North Carolina had 16 627 criminal trials and a 10.8 percent conviction rate. The total was 2 000 fewer than the previous two years.
A 20 mile firing distance is announced as a new record in an upcoming U S gun test. The article lauds American ingenuity in the gun and its preparation while weaving in contemporary products and sayings as cultural aside.
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