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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1903
Page
2
Prince Andre of Greece and Princess Alice of Tattenberg wed in Darmetadt on a Tuesday. The report notes marriage details, shipbound ceremonies, and early international gossip of royal alliances.
Laredo Texas reports 200 total fever cases and ten deaths to date, a 6 percent fatality rate considered light. In the last 24 hours, 35 new cases and no deaths were recorded as daily inspections target poorer neighborhoods for early fever detection.
Berlin reports advices from Chefoo say Japanese troops occupy Masanpho and an official declaration of war is expected, signaling rising tensions in the Far East.
Yellow fever cases rise in coal mines with Drs Dinwiddie and Thompson reporting thirty infections and three fatalities. Nuevo Laredo records fourteen cases and one death as Monterey notes footholds and deaths. Officials mobilize oiling of water vessels to deter mosquitoes, seek crude oil donations, and urge public aid as Laredo faces a hard winter and escalating illness. Dr Garrett and state officials battle fever while weather remains dry and caseload climbs.
Alfred Knapp sentenced to death for his wife Hannah Goddard Knapp murder. The appeal on error was filed yesterday in Hamilton circuit court just before the forty day limit expired. The transcript was filed three hours before the deadline.
In Paris Texas on October 18 two twelve year old boys Fints Rollins and Walter Morris playing with a shotgun north of town near Hinckley suffered a fatal injury when the weapon discharged. The Rollins boy lost the top of his head in the accident.
United States Supreme Court met in Washington on October 13 without transacting any business on the first day of the October term. The court gathered for the term opening ceremony and calendar discussions are to follow in coming sessions.
Albany October 13 The court of appeals heard argument on the will of William Marsh Rice in which Albert Patrick convicted of Rice killer seeks to overturn probate John D Bartine executor represents the Rice Institute for the Advancement of Literature Science and Art of Houston Texas which would receive the bulk of the estate Patrick is represented by Tomlinson Koehler and Koehler with the appeal challenging a lower court decision.
London reports the foreign office has no confirmation of Japanese military movements at Masanpho. The brief dispatch notes uncertainty and cautions against relying on unverified signals amid tension in the region.
The appellate division sustains Surrogate Fitzgerald’s recognition of the September 26 1896 will and rejects as a forgery the June 30 1900 instrument by Patrick. Rice died September 23 1900 at age 64, leaving about 4 million dollars at 6 percent. The Patrick will gives 250 thousand to the Rice Institute while most of the estate passes to Patrick who claims a secret trust from Rice.
The battleship Maine returned to Norfolk after a Barren Island course sea test aimed at judging helm obedience. She completed twelve runs with decreasing speed, turning within 200 feet on the first pass while the helm stood at 20 degrees and could reach 36 degrees, demonstrating her turning capability.
Houston Texas October 13 Pete Neve and C Ryan were killed instantly when a sixty foot fall from a broken ladder in an air shaft at a market house construction site. They were preparing to work on the ladder when it broke, sending both to the cement floor below.
Annie Brown of Nome accuses Noble Wallingford chief of police E. E. Hill councilman and Patrolman Hackett of blackmail Seattle October 13. The three were arrested September 27 by a deputy marshal and released on $500 bond each. Brown says she was forced to part with $700.
London on October 13 reports the Alaskan boundary arbitration entered its final phase as the commissioners met in secret session to consider their verdict. They will convene daily from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. until a decision is reached.
Gonzales Texas Oct 13 Mr Joh Pomrey of Wrightsboro marketed 8 choice hog to Kehl Bros Friday. The hog weighed 400 pounds at 20 months old and Pomrey valued the animal with her piglets at 132 dollars.
Word from Governor Taft reaches the White House that he will be ready to take over as secretary of war in January. The announcement confirms Taft’s return to Washington to assume new duties.
Washington date eleven days before the meeting. the call for the extra session of Congress to convene November ninth will likely be issued about October thirtieth.
London reports from Chefoo and Shanghai indicate Japan is ready to declare hostilities at the ultimatum expiry with Russia. Russian fleet leaves Port Arthur while Japanese troops reportedly land at Masanpho. Reports note German sympathy for expansion in China and Chinese cholera outbreaks among Russians at New Chwang.
Burlington New Jersey suffers its worst flood in history as four fifths of the town floods from Delaware River rise. East Burlington sees about 90 percent of houses underwater while Main Street floods and trains halt on the Pennsylvania line. Five rescued from a floating house near Florence as officials distribute food by boat.
Boston, Oct 12. In the wake of Yong Yak Chung’s murder linked to a highbinders plot, Immigration Commissioner Billings led a citywide raid in Chinatown last night. Officers detained nearly three hundred Chinese nationals who could not produce registration certificates and will be deported to China.
A Cripple Creek special says an unconfirmed rumor mentions a conference between the Miners Union and the Mine Owners Association to settle the strike. An order has been issued calling out drivers and teamsters hauling ore from the mines in Denver Colorado.
The Enquirer reports Pacific Express Company has rented offices in the Thomas building and will erect facilities in the city depot for service when the Chicago Cincinnati and Louisville railroad’s Gould line begins operating next month in Cincinnati Ohio.
In Washington Oct 12 Mexican boll weevils have cost Texas cotton planters no less than 60 million dollars this season. E B Peters of Calvert Texas president of the Cotton Growers Association estimates the loss while seeking Agricultural Department guidance on improved cotton cultivation amid the pest. The weevil first appeared in Texas about ten years ago carried in Mexican cotton to a Texas gin. The infestation now covers large Texas cotton lands and threatens adjacent regions including the Indian Territory and Louisiana.
Details from El Paso report a rancher Billy Taylor shot in head by Ray Gourley a 16 year old stock ranch worker near the Blue river country Stafford Ariz Taylor recently freed for cattle killings proved across the New Mexico line Gourley later claimed self defense and a coroner jury exonerated him
Ardmore reporter notes W. R. Moore of Ardmore bought 1000 head of steers at Chickasha Saturday night. The total price will approach $30,000, marking one of the season’s largest cattle transactions.
Texarkana Texas Oct 12 In Bowie county district court in Boston John Thomas a young white man was convicted of attempting to poison his aunt Mrs Martha Washington and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary.
Oil excitement grows at the Woodall place near Baileyville Cameron Texas October 10 with the well down about 150 feet and a large option on adjacent acres sold. The driller bought an acre nearby after arrival and surface indications suggest oil or valuable gas. If oil is found expect multiple wells in the county.
Mrs D T Igiehart of Austin has been chosen by Congressman Burleson as a delegate to the Congress of Patriotism in San Antonio. The event falls on Daughters of the Republic day October 21 with funds raised to buy property tied to the Alamo site.
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