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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1903
Page
2
Heavy fuel shortages spread across Texas with cotton still in fields and pickers scarce. F. M. Douglas & Co shipped hogs to Sherman. O. B. Dorman named manager of Southwestern Telephone in Marshall. Major J. H. Carlin dies. bonds issued in Wichita Falls. annex planned at Hillsboro hotel site.
Government officials patrol the Mississippi riverfront as Memphis expects the flood to rise toward 37 to 38 feet. Weather forecasts show continued rise from Cairo to Helena with heavy rains swelling tributaries across the region. Foot patrols guard embankments while levees are reinforced at weak points to prevent widespread inundation.
Austin reports new measures in the Texas House include a joint resolution amending the state constitution to set mileage at 1 dollar per 25 miles to and from Austin by Mr. Reece and a proposal on public weighing defining what may be weighed and prohibiting others from weighing.
River fears mount as Mississippi at Natehos stands two feet above danger line and rising while heavy rains keep soils waterlogged and floodwaters moving toward the river.
At Baton Rouge the river reached 34.5 feet, up 0.2 feet in 24 hours. The level stands within about six feet of the 1897 peak, with water now several inches above the Front Street levee base.
Secretary Young of the Cotton Exchange announced a discrepancy of 59,000 bales in Galveston between expected inventory of 116,778 bales and the actual count. The shortage, traced to compresses and railroad yards, is under investigation to determine how it occurred.
Range Texas reported 143 votes for the rua tay and seven against with property taxpayers eligible to vote. A telegram from San Antonio said Dr Moore underwent appendicitis surgery and was resting well. Mr Agee and E G Gillet traveled to San Antonio to visit him.
A two section Erie Railroad oil freight train near Olean bursts into flames after a mid rail collision. Explosions light the night sky as crowds watch. many people are reported killed or wounded with some bodies incinerated.
Austin notes the anti-pool room bill would ban betting on races effectively halting horse racing in Texas. Counties fairs and major events in Dallas, San Antonio, and Beaumont stand to lose after heavy bets and track investments. Senate passage is unlikely in its current form.
Mrs Pennybacker of Palestine and president of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs gave an engaging address in Cleburne on the aims of the federation. Her talk was described as entertaining and instructive, and she impressed a large audience with her learning.
Wortham Texas Fifth precinct reports partial returns from local option election. Wortham and Woodland boxes show 366 votes with 22 for prohibition and 41 against. Other boxes are small but expected to increase the prohibition majority.
In Austin Texas last night Shad Longley fired a birdshot load at Ludwig in Longley’s yard at 1210 East Third street. Ludwig would not stow when asked. Longley, a former Texas league pitcher, caused injuries but Ludwig is expected to recover.
Dr Samuel W Mc Junkin an assistant physician at the North Texas lunatic asylum died at Terrell and was buried in Dallas yesterday afternoon. Mrs Mc Junkin accompanied by Dr S C Red of Houston her brother left for Houston last night and will make her home there.
Bonds for a new 400 mile line cost about 12 million dollars. Key points include Chanute Weir City Cherokee Kansas Joplin Neosho Cassville Gainesville Missouri and Memphis Tennessee. The Arkansas Missouri and Kansas railroad is described as a Santa Fe project.
The local health board reports no deaths from plague yesterday with 37 patients in the laz arello and no grave or doubtful cases. New plague cases found at Siquieros near Villa Union. Relief funds receive ten thousand dollars more for the effort to stamp out the disease following El Oso.
Reports include a ground quake in North Dakota, a Cincinnati fire over two million dollars in losses, and a deadly home invasion near Toledo. Other items note port destruction in Haiti, random anarchist conventions in Paris, cattle diseases in Iowa, and railroad expansions. A Venezuelan envoy proposes arbitration in a Russian czar matter while U S politics anticipate a large House delegation led by Hans Steenerson.
Sixty bronze coins dating from 1750 were unearthed in a pond at Elemore Colliery in Durham England. The discovery adds to local antiquities and raises interest among collectors and historians.
Advertising copy claims Mother Gray, a nurse at a New York Children's Home, used the powders to cure constipation feverishness bad stomach teething disorders regulate bowels and destroy worms. It cites over 0,000 testimonials and lists a sample free offer with address in LeRoy New York Morality is religion in relation to man.
Mrs Thos Roneine of Maple Street Norwich NY testifies that Piso's Cure for Consumption saved her life three years ago on February 11 1900 She adds a moral line about seeking warmth of heart rather than prayer against sin in a cold life setting.
Fragmentary text suggests a comparison of Defiance Starch with a basen od variant, noting a cost difference and a remark on beauty with a fatal risk warning. No coherent event or individuals are identifiable.
An advertisement extols Defiance Starch praising its quality and quantity of 16 ounces for 10 cents and urges readers to try it to save money.
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