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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1919
Page
2
A broad survey of U S and international events notes wartime fuel suspensions, a cotton stockpile plan worth 400 million dollars, and protests abroad. It reports on shortages, regulatory actions, and political tensions affecting commerce, agriculture, and public order.
The Fayetteville road district approved a £73,000 good roads bond while Walker County advances rural road work. Governor Hobby names Mrs. EA Waters of Fort Worth to welfare duties and appoints several members to public bodies. Young Men's League reports surpassing 200 new members in five days in Houston. Waco interurban plans progress into new territory. Bond elections pass for Warrenton Round Top and Carmine routes. State court opinions address liquor club access, state regulation of building loan associations, and bond approvals for several county districts including Hill County and Fannin.
The Senate approved the Strickland measure amid praise for resisting Mexican passage through Texas, with the governor commended for stance. The action signals policy alignment on border and immigration issues affecting Texas communities.
The Texas legislature discussed and advanced salary increases for state eleemosynary institution heads with specific exemptions, while the Strickland resolution urging federal recognition of a state of war in Mexico gained favorable committee reporting and several amendments. Other items included ratification of the national equal suffrage amendment and various appropriation measures passed in both chambers during the week.
Anna Howard Shaw honorary president of the American Womans Suffrage Association died at her home in Maytown Pennsylvania at age T1. She chaired the woman’s committee on the council of national defense and recently earned a distinguished service medal for wartime work. Crown Prince Did Not Escape report from The Hague area. former crown prince Wilhelm of Germany said to have remained at his residence near the Zuider Zee. Former Romanian premier Osadassy and Roumania’s Pierre P. Carker are noted as dead, with age 82.
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