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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1903
Page
2
A mixed run of distant incidents and local labor notes from Alpine Texas and beyond. Reports include deaths from a live wire in New York and a fatal lockjaw linked to a splinter wound, political moves in New York and Chicago, a lion escape at Coney Island, and labor actions among pickers, pipe makers, and piano workers.
Washington reports Roosevelt will send two messages to Congress this year one to the extra session in November and one to the December session. He will reiterate tariff reform ideas while delaying firm timing and emphasize a cautious approach to the Isthmian canal as well as currency reform and Philippine governance data. In San Antonio George W Brackenridge offers to advance funds to cover city debt and secure reimbursement via back taxes.
F L Yackey chief bookkeeper for Swift and Co. died in Austin from typhoid fever. His remains were shipped to Minnesota for burial.
Hugh Mc Nulty a wealthy beef merchant collapsed and died of heart failure while kneeling in prayer at the Church of the Ascension in New York Oct 6. He was carried to the vestibule by ushers but life was extinct. The death caused excitement among worshipers.
Sure of Wettermark New Orleans Oct. Leon Perl of Houston reports Benjamin Wettermark the defaulting Nacogdoches banker has been seen in San Pedro Sula Honduras using an assumed name after six years in mining engineering in Honduras.
The Texas comptroller received 480.17 dollars as the quarterly passenger tax on 48017.82 dollars in passenger earnings for the quarter ending September 30. The notice comes from Austin dated October 6.
Paris reports Russia says Japan’s troop mobilization for Corea does not yet signal hostility. Russia is kept informed on Japan’s military and naval buildup. Baron De Rosen returns to Tokio after talks at Port Arthur with Admiral Alexieff to guide Far East interests. Results of talks unknown. A separate incident in Washington involves Peter Elliott, an insane Minneapolis man who attacked the White House vestibule and was detained, with a letter from the St James hotel indicating a desire for an interview with President Roosevelt.
Official circles in Paris expect the Russian Austro Hungarian note to lead to a consular administration in Macedonia and other disturbed regions. The foreign office is pleased by the note which reflects France and Britain. A council of foreign consuls is being considered to carry out reform plans.
In Heena Montana October 6 no dynamite attack occurred as the期限 passed for the Northern Pacific to deposit 60000. Police guarded the road and a man named Langdon was arrested on suspicions tied to a mine and powder purchases related to the case.
Corpus Christi Texas October 6 ties are rushed to the front for the St Louis Brownsville and Mexico road The train resumed hauling ties to Robstown Barge loads of ties arrive here and grading forces rush work on the road.
General B T Johnson, a Maryland native who joined the Confederacy at the Civil War onset, died yesterday at Rock Castle in Richmond at his son’s home. He rose to high rank through gallantry and remained a prominent figure in Richmond and state politics after the war.
Buffalo report says Postmaster General Bissell is dying with doctors stating his condition is desperate. Dr De Witt Sherman, treating him, warns he may not live through the day and cannot guarantee further improvement.
Ed Griffin and John Fewell received thirty year sentences in the state penitentiary for the killing of Robert McKans in Charlotte North Carolina.
In Laredo Texas on October 5 doctors report no rapid change but expect a gradual decline in new yellow fever cases after ongoing fumigation and house to house canvassing. Total cases reach sixty one with one death. Nuevo Laredo shows one new and three suspicious cases with no deaths.
Velasco Texas Oct 5 word came by phone of a murder at Perry Landing where M L Nimpfer storekeeper on the M Huntington plantation was found dead behind the counter with head crushed by a blunt instrument. An attempted arson failed to hide the crime as bloodhounds could not follow the trail. Sheriff F Harvin and deputies are at the scene. Deceased was a single man well known in Velasco.
Charles Tolsen leading man and manager of Tolsen Stock Company was shot at the Van Buren depot by Dr. Perchment and fatally wounded. He was rushed to Fort Smith hospital in critical condition. The motive remains unclear.
Hon. Wilson S. Bissell, former postmaster general under Cleveland, lies seriously ill in Buffalo after a long East vacation and return to law practice. Doctors would not confirm a cancer rumor but stated the condition is serious and details are not disclosed.
Beaumont Texas October 5 The street car company opened the Sabine Magnolia conjunction system to public satisfaction. Harry Johnson and Superintendent Bullis arrive today. Ben Johnson will sever his connection with the company about Tuesday.
Robert Dalton Burdine a Louisville Boat Club member was killed when negro assailants attacked the party on Tow Head Island throwing coal into the boat. Will Fletcher struck Burdine with an ax, killing him. Hays was wounded as police jailed four of the attackers amid a larger mob.
In Montreal at Point St. Charles on October 5 two men died instantly when contact with an electric wire sent a fatal shock during derrick operation. A Parent died using both hands while P B Provost survived after being shocked. foreman J Curtis tried to help and perished.
Miss Mary Archie formerly of Milwaukee sued the Sacred Heart Convert for damages for dismissal from the order and confinement in an asylum alleging insanity and for seventeen years of services. A jury awarded 8000 damages including 3000 for wages and 5000 for wrongful dismissal after her release. The verdict was cheered in court.
In Austin on October 5 authorities face rumors that venison is being shipped from certain localities. Local sportsmen urge county attorneys to enforce the game law strictly to protect game for years to come.
The Colorado River continues to rise with debris drifting downstream. Officials expect no widespread flooding in the lowlands as the surge stems from Pecan Bayou near Brownwood Texas.
Col Waller Jacoby known as Mine Host Jacoby sells his renowned gardens famed for culinary excellence. He buys an interest in the revitalized Driskill Hotel where he now serves as head manager alongside Carl Leutcke.
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