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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1904
Page
2
A collection of snappy items and quips from newspapers noting playful jibes about Jack Frost fashion trends Lipton yacht rules and aging figures. It humorously covers celebrity antics fashion crime modest scandals and social fads with a punchy, period tone.
J Pierpont Morgan earns a reputation as a dog fancier after donating 10000 dollars for four fine collies. Experts note his money now goes to the dogs while Berlin horse Hans is praised for mental concentration and connections to known mules. The piece also questions why Japanese soldiers receive 45 cents monthly pay, suggesting the war department avoids halves.
An educational expert urges teachers to handle discipline calmly and avoid shaming high ranking women. The piece notes London society reacting to the lord mayor’s daughter being jilted and mentions a disturbance at Westminster Abbey caused by firecrackers.
John D. Rockefeller gave 100000 dollars to the Younes Women’s Christian Association of Cleveland. The story notes charitable gifts and mentions biblical imagery about lamp lamps. Five American cars are sold abroad for every one imported here, suggesting autos have both staying and leaving impacts. Two Buffalo women fought over a clothesline with crow bars, leaving one winner sought by a vaudeville manager and the other likely facing funeral business.
Reports from St. Petersburg say Port Arthur has seen heavy land fighting around the besieged city. Russian forces strive to regain the water supply as Gen Kuropatkin faces a western turning movement by Gen Kuroki with reinforcements pressing from the east. A fierce bombardment and repeated assaults on High Hill mark the Japanese effort to seize the position.
Beaumont Texas A major blaze in the Batson oil field destroyed acres 1 and 2 over several hours. Firefighters and hundreds of local residents rushed to combat the flames with no major injuries reported. The inferno subsided late evening as inflammable materials burned out and calm winds prevented wider damage with estimated losses around 37000.
The map marks Fu Pass about fifteen miles east of Mukden near the tombs of Chinese emperors. Taling and Sanlunka, the points from which the Japanese drove the Russians, lie about sixty miles northeast of Lianyang. The battle indicates a sweeping northeastward Japanese advance.
At 2 o'clock Tuesday morning Postmaster General Payne was barely alive and all hope had been abandoned. Physicians let nature take its course as no stimulants were given.
A damage suit for 25000 was filed Monday in Austin naming Florence Warren and others against Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company and the city. Plaintiff’s father Louis Henna was killed while trimming a tower when a telephone wire fell on an electric light line. Damages sought.
A Russian armored cruiser believed to be Bayan of the Port Arthur squadron anchored near Gutglafs Island in Hangchau Bay. Two tugboats have proceeded there to tow her to Shanghai.
The Texas controller announced on Monday the quarterly pensions for veterans of 1896 and 1887 are being forwarded after registration. Each veteran receives $27.50, with the legislature approving $150 per year per person. About 235 pensioners are on the rolls.
The year and a half old son of H. A. Battie cashier at the Texas Midland freight office found a bottle of carbolic acid in the bathroom Monday afternoon and swallowed part of the contents. Death ensued shortly after.
The Monthly Crop Report from Washington released by the Bureau of Statistics of the Department of Agriculture places the average condition of cotton on September 24 at 75.8. This compares with 84.1 last month, 65.1 on September 25, 1902, and a ten year average of 66.8.
A mixed bag of brief items reports a 14 year old boy killed by a falling horse in Chandler Oklahoma, arrests in Texas for a murder in San Antonio, peace confirmation in Uruguay, UT engineering building accepted, railway charter amendment in St. Louis, and campaign notes. Other notes include a deadly train crash in Ontario, Montana political speeches, a death from dropsy in Texas, Matagorda County elections, Amarillo courthouse contract, rising divorce filings in Bell County, New Jersey justice paralysis, Chile earthquake damage, labor strikes in Manhattan and Brooklyn, several local deaths and a government seawall contract, and Denison cotton mill inspection.
A publisher notes the vast yearly book output yet few manuscripts reach print. An advertisement touts Defiance Colé Water Starch for laundry claiming 16 oz per pack, no sticking, chemical-free, and lower price than rival 12 oz packs. A Halifax man pawned a cemetery plot to fund a vacation.
Advertisement for Mother Gray's Sweet Powders used by a nurse at Children's Home New York. Claimed to cure Summer Complaint feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders and destroy worms. Sold at all druggists 25 cents sample mailed FRER Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY.
Global life trend shows three thousand marriages performed daily across nations. Clergy and civil registries report steady wedding volumes, underscoring cultural persistence in modern society.
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