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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1902
Page
2
A collage of incidents from across the U S and abroad. fires in Texas and Indiana. naval arrivals in Cavite. labor, crime and accidents in Missouri Kansas Illinois Indiana and New Jersey. notable deaths including jewelers and editors. weathered by reports of unions, gambling laws, and a mounting list of daily misfortunes.
A 5 AM fire in Terrell destroys two tenant houses on Asylum avenue owned by P Brin with 3000 loss and 1800 insurance. Colonel Melerscher and Mrs Devine dwellings burn. total losses listed with partial insurance. Renoirs boy breaks leg. At Aspermont an early morning blaze wipes out Michael's saloon Huntsman's store Harvey Tanner Drug and Firet National Bank with combined losses around 14000 and various insurances. incendiary suspected.
Word from Wharton, Texas reports a large barn on the Harrison plantation six miles below town burned in the early hours yesterday. The blaze consumed about 36000 bushels of corn stored there, all of which was reportedly lost.
A box car loaded with cotton, belonging to Clarkson & Co of Houston, caught fire in the Houston and Texas Central freight yards yesterday. The blaze caused about 500 dollars in damage before it was extinguished.
Yesterday morning at 6 o'clock seven Arkansas dry kilns of the Trinity Lumber Company at Groveton Texas burned along with about 150000 feet of lumber. Fire damage was confined to the kilns and lumber with no report of injuries. Firemen and local residents aided in controlling the blaze. No cause yet determined.
Austin March 18 The railroad refused the Texas Mexican railroad request to move its track and depot in San Diego the Duval county seat The commission held no authority to remove the depot from town limits since a depot must be within the county seat when a railroad passes within three miles The proposal would have placed the depot outside town limits and was rejected.
General John B. Gordon sprained his ankle after a fall in Seguin but still delivered his lecture The Last Days of the Confederacy at Grand Central hotel. A large reception at the Didrell residence followed, with many Confederate veterans and families attending, though he had to sit most of the time.
Grange Texas March 18 The Sabine river continues to fall with logs in the head and back creeks not yet coming down The logs in the main river passed through and the mills will have their supply met without difficulty
A group of prominent Northern and Eastern capitalists visited Beaumont, Texas, as guests of John H. Kirby. The party, including Murray Carleton and Edwin Whitaker of St. Louis and Patrick Calhoun of New York, toured Sabine Pass and left their private car there. They are probing Kirby interests in waterfront property and show interest in oil and lumber sectors. return to Houston is planned Wednesday with a stop at Port Arthur.
Beaumont Texas March 18 The declaration of dividends by several oil firms in the next sixty days is expected to spark active oil stock trading and draw capital to the field. The Keith Ward Oil Co has declared a 5 percent dividend. The German American Oil Co tests its large earthen reservoir after pumping about 60 000 barrels of oil into it.
On March 17 twelve miles northeast of Crockett Texas Jim Barrows aged about 35 was shot and killed by 70 year old John Hearn after an alleged attack on Hearn’s daughter. Mrs Hearn collapsed and died from heart failure during the exchange. No arrests reported.
Mrs D L McGary wife of Uncle Daniel McGary editor of the Beaumont Age died at 6 30 tonight at her home in northern Beaumont aged 70 from pneumonia. Besides her husband the editor several children survive her S H McGary publisher of the Journal and a son is in Chicago Funeral time not fixed
Washington reports that since the Boer War began England has purchased 27 horses and 95,460 mules in the United States and shipped them to South Africa. The total paid sums to 24,887,104 dollars, averaging 130 dollars per animal. the U S government average cost for such animals over the past four years is 89 dollars.
A grand jury in Lake Charles La returned a true bill against Edward Batson today for the murder of J W Earl his wife and four sons. Maud Earl and her brother were in the jury room while Downs was the star witness.
The Elkhart group Woodmen of the Work reports near completion of their new territory hall. Members anticipate formal dedication soon as work on exterior and interior fittings concludes.
Alexander R. Peacock, prominent Carnegie company official, moved his wife and three children aged 14 10 and 2 from Lexington Avenue in Pittsburg to the Holland house in New York after a ransom demand of 25000 in a note. A second unsigned letter warned of murder if the money was not paid and detectives were involved. Authorities say arrest of the guilty party is now practically certain.
Mr. Peacock is stopping at the Holland house and will not speak to reporters. Chief Titus says he knows nothing of the case and his men are not on the investigation.
Beaumont Texas March 17 There are no new developments in the Neches river bodies case besides the arrest of a man who allegedly took a bloody pair of pants to a dye house for cleaning The pants are said to be those worn by Ben Pearson when last seen Visitors hunted the river banks hoping for further clues while officers keep any leads undisclosed
The Texas Volunteer Guard Fourth Infantry vacancy follows Col J A Styron promotion to brigadier general. Cecil Lyon of Sherman is named for colonel, C M Nimon of Denison for lieutenant colonel, and C O Elliott of Fort Worth for major. Election likely in Dallas during the National Confederate reunion.
St. Petersburg Times correspondent confirms shipments to Vladivostok by Siberian railway are declining as resources are diverted to moving troops and war materials, signaling strain amid wartime rumors.
Major Blake L. Woodson, a Virginia legislator from 1868 to 1871, noted Confederate Army veteran, and leading Kansas City lawyer, died today of apoplexy at age 66 in Kansas City Missouri.
Carl Schurz once exiled from Germany served on the committee to receive Prince Henry on his arrival in New York. The remark notes time’s swift changes as a reflection on history.
Sunset Central Lines begin March 9 from Dallas and March 10 from New Orleans offering Louisiana and Texas Limited Carrying via Pallman Haffet Sterpers to Denison Dallas and New Orleans. Through service departs Denis 6:00 a m Dallas 11:00 p m Houston 7:50 p m arrives New Orleans 6:35 a m. Contact local agent or M L Robbins for details. London may gain a floating restaurant next summer on the Thames repurposed hull once used as a coffee house near Somerset House.
John A. Salter Seed Co. advertises Barlfist Russian millet as a high yield hay plant with strong per acre potential. Prices listed 50 lbs for $1.90 and 100 lbs for $3 with low freight from La Crosse Wisconsin. Also notes Havana Mardi Gras Company formed by American Club members to stage yearly carnivals similar to New Orleans.
Charles Payne of Wichita Kansas seeks to purchase live deer and a large number of young foxes wolves and wild ducks and similar creatures. Anyone with such stock should write Mr Payne immediately.
A playful look at royal nicknames while noting a modern stove innovation. The piece contrasts lavish titles like a great thief and a vegetable regulator with a new electric bed warmer using asbestos insulated coils for heating.
A fragment advises asking dealers what others say about Defiance Starch and compares entering politics to sitting on a keg of powder or inviting a mother-in-law for the summer, presenting a cautionary tone about public life.
A promotional notice asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh as a constitutional disease. It explains internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and promises $100 for any case it fails to cure. It invites readers to request testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio.
A compact aphorism noting money’s universal influence. The phrase plays on travel and language to suggest wealth transcends linguistic barriers.
The article explains the liver filters every drop of blood and links torpid liver to facial flushing dizziness bad breath and headaches. It promotes Dr Caldwell’s Laxative Syrup Pepsin as a remedy to stimulate liver activity and improve complexion and health. Sample bottle and booklet offered by Pepsin Syrup Co Monticello 221.
A fragmented obituary note describes a deceased person with a manuscript in an envelope bearing his name and business. The text hints at a personal memorial motif and a possible reference to heart disease.
A grocer notes Defiance Baas is scarce and recommends Defiance Starch as a superior cold water starch. He claims a 16 oz package offers better value and urges customers to heed his advice for quality and price.
A garbled OCR note from a Texas druggist references a treatment for ring worm and urges readers to seek medical advice. Names and places are unclear, but the message emphasizes a remedy or product sold locally and warns about proper use.
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