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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1904
Page
2
Reports from Tokyo and Washington describe heavy fighting in Manchuria with massive casualties and Russian advances. Ambassadors and diplomats discuss peace prospects as battles near Port Arthur and the railway area intensify.
Frank J. Gould buys 2004 acres in Chesterfield county Virginia to build a large hunting lodge. Gen Venacio Kakudeyo, longtime military figure, dies in Mexico City after fifty years of service. A Birmingham firm works on a luxurious cigar case for a Persian sultan, costing near 5000 dollars. Several mild beer dealers are bound for trial, and a spagboat C. M. Howell journeys toward Richmond for river work. A stock dividend is paid to Beaumont Citizens National Bank creditors amid a record dividend stretch amid a civil war veteran’s obituary. Lawton Oklahoma selects a city hall site with bond funds. A heavy shipment of tools arrives in Dallas from Louisville Kentucky for farming and industry.
Washington reports indicate Second Lieut William D Pritchard of North Carolina killed his fellow officer Second Lieut Fred J Deen at 11 AM then shot himself in Stateenburg. Both belonged to the Thirteenth United States Cavalry Troops F and D. Deen, a native of Texas and West Point graduate, was a noted football player at the Military Academy.
On Mosby Street in Memphis two police officers and a Negro fugitive were killed after officers pursued John Harvey a dangerous suspect. Harvey fired at officers wounding Patrolman Monfreth and Captain Perry before he was killed. Robert Jamieson was wounded in the abdomen and died at a hospital.
Friends of Mr and Mrs Guppy raised a neat sum to build a new home in Gonsales Texas after a Friday fire destroyed the previous one.
A telegram from the Argentine consul at Ascans on behalf of Buenos Aires reports Paraguay's President Excurra has resigned and Gen. Escobar is named acting president.
Elgin district butter sales for one week reach 637200 pounds with prices at 2½ cents per pound. On Monday the Board of Trade advanced prices to 2½ cents, signaling a shift in market dynamics.
Managua reports Congress adjourned after decreeing extraordinary sessions to reform the Constitution set for February first. Preparations continue for elections scheduled in November 1905 while the country remains peaceful.
In Taylor Texas farmers and stock men report a dry spell hindering fall grain planting and reducing stock water supplies as rain remains elusive.
In Madrid the infanta Maria de la Mercedes Princess of the Asturias, wife of Prince Charles of Bourbon, died Monday after giving birth to a daughter Sunday. Born 1887 she married February 1901. The Princess was Queen until her brother the current king. They had two sons Alfonso born November 1901 and Fernando Maria Alfonso born February 1903.
About 300 members of the New Harlem Democratic Club travel to Esopus on Saturday to pay respects to Judge Parker. They will present an engrossed framed set of commemoratory resolutions recently passed by the club to the nominee.
The steel gang completed heavy rail laying from Hearne to Bryan. The Houston and Texas Central line now runs on the new 80 pound rail replacing light yard rails at Hearne.
Rio Grande rises in El Paso area with no damage reported. Fort Hancock telegram warns that the railway pump house may be destroyed, prompting concern for the line operated by Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway.
Two workers at a South western Ol Mill in Oklahoma City were killed in a shaft accident. John P. Capp aged 35 and John P. Cappy were reported dead with relatives said to be in Texas.
Reports say a Black boy, name not confirmed, had a leg severed by a Santa Fe freight train in Waukegan on Monday while attempting to board the moving train. The incident occurred near Conroe Texas where news has reached.
J G Bankeon a Galena Kansas merchant died Sunday night at a wagon yard in Killsboro Texas. He had arrived the night before in a wagon with a nephew en route to San Antonio for health reasons.
The quarterly conference of the Methodist church met in Victoria Texas over the weekend with Rev. J C Wilson presiding.
Denver stockholders meeting on Monday adopted a refunding plan in connection with a proposed bond issue of 45 million dollars. The threatened injunction against the bonds did not materialize.
Markham Texas reports the Markham Rice Milling Company now operates continuously, running full time day and night to boost production.
On the seventh day of heavy fighting near Mukden and Liao Yang the battle rages with Russian resistance stiff against the Japanese onslaught. Russian casualties are put at about 30 000 killed and wounded through six days of combat with estimates reaching 40 000. Japanese reports claim higher Russian losses but lighter Japanese losses. General Kuropatkin reports desperate fighting while urging perseverance as the outcome remains uncertain. Port Arthur’s fate is deemed hopeless and rumors say Japanese General Nodzu may be wounded.
Isaac King shot his wife Daisy King on Saturday night and then killed himself with a .38 pistol when pursued by Constable Baker. Daisy lay near death from wounds and King died instantly at his sister Mims’ home. Jealousy is cited as the motive.
M. J. Sevier sued the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad for damages. The trial ended with a verdict for the railroad. The grand jury adjourned after returning eighteen felony indictments and twelve misdemeanor indictments.
Three alarms turned in for a fire in Brooklyn tenement district near Manhattan Avenue and Leonard Street. Three ambulance calls were dispatched along with the fires.
A Sunday night bulletin reports Lady Curzon continues to improve after being moved to Walmer Palace near Walmer Castle. Authorities hoped to remove her before any relapse.
The Baltic squadron departed Libau and put to sea at one o'clock on Sunday morning.
Hon. Matt M. Grose, legislator from McDuffle county, was arrested on request of his bondsmen. Weeks earlier Grose faced larceny after trust charges over several hundred dollars he allegedly diverted for personal use. Bond set at $6,000.
Pickens Burton charged with attempted criminal assault admitted to Dallas on change of venue from Athens. Bond set at 5000 dollars in criminal district court before Judge E B Muse, with sureties A G Burton and H H Boulden.
An unsuccessful jail break occurred Saturday night in La Grange Texas after inmates used saws to cut an iron bar from a cage. Carba, a white man charged with murder, and Rem, a black man charged with burglary, were found outside the cell when guards discovered the intrusion.
Ralph Rogers, a junior at Wofford College in Spartanburg South Carolina, was killed when a loaded pistol discharged accidentally while being handled. He was the son of W A Rogers financial agent at the college.
In Belton Texas a large Saturday crowd kept the market brisk all day. Local merchants anticipate a prosperous fall and winter as farmers show strong finances.
In Batesville Texas sore eyes disrupt school as many children stay home. The illness is not severe but widespread among students, affecting daily classes and attendance.
In Taylor Texas a scarlet fever case in Dr Nowlin’s family in the Hutto community eight miles west of Taylor leads to the public school closing indefinitely. Two diphtheria cases are also reported in the area.
Goldthwaite Texas reports Wil Lima lost his right hand at the Ferguson gin Friday night after contact with gin saws.
In San Marcos Texas the murder prosecution of Tom Martin for killing Claude Duncan ended without a verdict as the jurors failed to agree. The case will be continued to another session.
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