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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1903
Page
2
A farmers congress is planned for Ardmore Indian Territory on September 1 and 2 with organizers urging participation from growers and local leaders. The event aims to discuss agricultural policies, markets, and rural development.
A Panama dispatch to the New York Times reports growing revolutionary sentiment after Colombia's congress rejected the canal treaty. General Huertes, Panama’s key loyalist commander, is seen as the only hope to quell unrest, while American-influenced naval and engineering forces may favor independence and a U.S. canal accord.
The Sept 1 1901 speech records Sam Styles a DeWitt County resident and minister delivering last words after a reprieve for the Edwards killing. He declares innocence claiming the state's witness Henrietta Edwards lied, and speaks of truth, judgment and eternity before execution.
A condemned man proclaims his innocence amid claims of perjured testimony. He blames Liz Slade and Henrietta Edwards, recalls jail time since July 10, 1901, and asks ministers and friends to witness his honesty while urging others to live above suspicion. He notes meeting with the sheriff and ends with a public question about Henrietta Edwards’s guilt.
United States cruisers Brooklyn and San Francisco departed Genoa and head for Beirut not Port Said as earlier reports indicated. The Machias remains bound for Port Said to coal, clarifying naval movements in the Mediterranean.
Dallas printer J. H. Holsomback was admitted to bail of 300 dollars on a malicious mischief charge for allegedly altering figures in the Greenville Daily Banner prohibition election proclamation. He posted bail, was released, and returned to Dallas.
Herbert Bates a First National Bank clerk shot and killed Miss Bena Gentry in Richmond on September 1 and then killed himself. No witnesses. authorities believe he was rejected.
Yesterday's yacht race between Reliance and Shamrock III failed to finish within the time limit. Reliance led when the contest was called off with Shamrock III unable to close the gap.
In Conroe Texas on September 1 Montgomery County has gone dry with the pros holding a six vote majority as results come in. A contest is anticipated though the pro side remains confident. Corpus Christi seeks fumigation of the mats from Mexico.
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