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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1909
Page
1
The report details a southeast storm that battered Galveston with spray and high seas. The sea wall and grade prevented major loss while bath houses and the new fishing pier were wrecked and traffic delayed by a damaged bay bridge. No lives were lost.
J T Robison, Commissioner of the General Land Office of Texas, returns from weeks in Mexico investigating the La Prieta land grant. State records deny any valid titles and officials have pronounced it a fraud. An expanded probe and possible prosecutions are planned following filings in El Paso County.
Official notice from the United Confederate Veterans in New Orleans reports the death of Mrs. J Addison Margaret Davis Hayes, last surviving child of Jefferson Davis. She died at her Colorado Springs home Sunday evening and her funeral was held Wednesday at 11 o clock with cremation in Denver and burial planned in Richmond, Indiana.
Gov. Campbell says a third special session of the Thirty-first Legislature is unlikely soon. He received Congressmen Henry and Beall’s request to convene to ratify the federal income tax amendment. He supports income tax in principle but notes no early session is planned.
The note rich dispatch covers the Skillman Grove camp meeting starting August 11, Lampasas encampment, Kerrville land gift for a Baptist site, a fatal cowboy accident near Bay City, suffragette aims in Colorado, Mobile curfew for African Americans, business protest against prohibition, Bailey at Collinsville picnic, Spain riots over troop embarkation, Weyler to Morocco, poisonings in Mobile via buttermilk, El Paso barber's fire loss, a confectioner’s suicide, El Dorado bonds for a school, Marfa Bank incorporation, Mexico exchanges greetings paused, Galveston storm damage overplayed, and storm aftermath along the coast.
The current market focuses on new fruit arrivals from B. E. Hinson. Buyers are welcomed to explore the seasonal selection. The store promotes ripe fruit varieties and seasonal deals for customers.
A short caution urges customers to place dinner orders early in the morning on Sundays at Maaspay & Co. The note emphasizes early planning to ensure meals are prepared on time.
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