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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1903
Page
2
A sweeping Texas items page reports on court sentences in Hallettsville and Paris, rail and freight incidents near Hearne, and a key injunction on Graydon County local option. It notes college summer sessions at TCU Waco and Denison school leadership changes, plus new postal service routes and immigration arrivals in Galveston.
South McAlester May 5 news reports a group led by H C Frick of Pittsburgh and John W Gates of Chicago forming a syndicate to buy 440000 acres of Choctaw Nation coal lands at 25 dollars per acre. Proceeds to be shared with Choctaws. Frick Gates Gould plan development and speculation with eastern financiers. Frick acquires Fort Smith and Western rail lands. Gould to obtain land near South McAlester. Gates to gain eastern lands with cooking coal quality. The plan follows a congressional act and seeks to avoid disrupting existing mining firms.
Washington reports the Chinese minister met with Secretary Hay at the state department to discuss Manchuria. Indications say the Russian coup has been abandoned or indefinitely postponed while Moscow seeks clarification from Beijing and maintains plans to evacuate Manchuria as originally intended.
Attorney James R. Marcum was shot and killed outside the Jackson courthouse in Breathitt County Kentucky just after filing papers to reopen the election contest. He had supported the fusion ticket opposing Democrats and had been a marked man due to ties with the Cockrell faction and Hargie.
Acting Secretary Darling told Trigg Shipbuilding of Richmond that if work on the Galveston is not pressed immediately, the Navy will arrange completion elsewhere. The ship is 66 percent finished, and financial troubles at Trigg may force government completion at Norfolk Navy Yard.
The Venezuelan government designated Dr Paul as its member of the arbitration commission to meet in Caracas next Monday on American claims. Dr Paul, a lawyer and eminent publicist of Venezuela, speaks English. Robert Morris, US agent, finished preparation of the case and will sail for Venezuela within two weeks. He has thirty cases totaling $2,000,000.
A Panama letter in New York reports strong public support for the canal treaty in Panama, while opposition grows elsewhere. It notes a rising sentiment for Panama's possible independence if the treaty fails, and highlights that the isthmus seems largely autonomous from Bogota.
Hillaboro Texas hears tale of frost from HK Weller describing a 15 year old frost in Juve that killed corn to three or four inches. His father rallied workers to top the corn and by one day later it regrew about an inch and yielded the best crop of corn he ever saw.
A Berlin dispatch reports Princess Louise of Saxony gave birth in Lindau Bavaria. Court officials with a physician prepare to transport the newborn to Dresden three weeks after birth as royal orders. The princess reportedly deserted her family last December and aligned with M Giron, the parent of her children.
John Firman a 25 year old resident of Paterson New Jersey is said to have two hearts beating in his chest. Doctors noted the condition during enlistment screening for the Second Regiment and an X ray reportedly showed an unusual heart formation unseen by Paterson physicians.
Fire destroyed the workshops of the Russian locomotive and gun works in Kharkov, causing estimated losses of $500,000. No injuries are reported. Local authorities investigate the blaze and assess damage to the plant facilities.
Paris Texas Jacob Jackson ex secretary of state of the Indian Territory reports great dissatisfaction among Indians regarding land allotment. They demand clear land plots to view and prefer selecting lands themselves while expressing confusion over potential government reservation of coal lands.
Mexico City reports government approval for two new wireless telegraph stations at La Paz and Altata to enhance communications between Lower California and the mainland.
Mr A V Dalrymple, a teacher who has recently spent time in the Philippines, arrived back at his Lexington home in the morning.
In Detroit on May 4 a Grand Trunk fast passenger train struck a crowded Polish excursion gathering on Canfield and Dequiner streets. About 1500 Poles faced the trip home with many injured and seven confirmed dead, including two boys as investigators identify victims Walter Sidwick and Frank Rosinki.
Pensacola imposes first Sunday enforcement as hacks livery stables and soda stands close. Streetcars and trains operate. county solicitor withholds enforcement due to conflicting state laws. Newsprint halted at midnight. out-of-town papers unavailable. food shortages hit the poor. L&N wharf work stops causing losses.
An unidentified man about 50 was found murdered six miles south of Austin near Williamson creek where it crosses the San Antonio road. The head was crushed with a rock and pockets emptied, suggesting robbery. He was found about 100 yards from the road and died minutes after discovery. no identifying marks were present. Many locals viewed the body to aid identification.
Consul Mansfield reports Chilean congress approved a bill for a transcontinental railway over the Andes to connect Buenos Ayres with Santiago and Valparaiso. Argentina is building a parallel line from Buenos Ayres to meet it. Construction is advancing on both sides and completion is expected within a few years.
A blaze last night leveled a five story building at 151 Wabash avenue Chicago causing an estimated loss of 150000 dollars. The mercantile firms Waterbury Clock Company Ceigle Brothers and Taylor & Spaulding suffered total stock losses.
Columbus area fruit growers report yields of from one third to one half, with Buena Vista region about 50 percent. The overall Southwest Georgia belt is not expected to average more than one quarter of a crop due to recent cold snaps killing many fruit trees.
Berlin reports United States consul J. J. Langer at Solingen was fined 7.60 dollars by a Solingen judge for disorderly conduct in court and sentenced to one day’s arrest for continued disorderly conduct. The sentence was suspended but not cancelled, and he will seek redress before the minister of justice at Schoonstadt.
In Vicksburg Mississippi Bob Bryant and Will Morris were hanged at Yazoo bridge near Haynes Bluff after a mob of about 200 farmers seized them from deputies. Bryant confessed implicating Morris, motive robbery, and the two bodies were found swinging at dawn. A lumber-gin fire started by the blacks caused 300000 feet of timber loss.
In Palestine Texas the Last Texas Truck Growers Exchange conducted an executive meeting and transacted considerable business detailing discussions and decisions on operations and pending deals.
A Denver message reports T. W. Davis editor publisher of the Weatherford Republic has died after over a year of illness. He had sought relief in Colorado and his body will be brought to Weatherford for interment.
German landowners and agricultural experts touring the United States spent the day in Washington sightseeing. They will stay until Tuesday then head west visiting Martinsburg fruit nursery. J L Schulte, head of the agriculture department, accompanies the group.
On the steamer Athol the first China Commercial Company ship to reach Manzanilla due May 10 clear of contracts. Four hundred six Chinese emigrants seek fortune in Mexico not bound by contracts. This voyage signals how the company may supply Mexican labor demand in the future.
Reagan warns that oats will fail due to crop disease rust and prolonged drought, signaling poor yields and potential supply concerns for farmers this season.
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