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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1904
Page
2
A roundup of Texas incidents includes a Terrell boy sustaining a broken jaw from a kicking colt, a Brenham judge’s death, salt water wells at Lampasas, a paralyzed cattleman on a train, a nude suspect in Oak Cliff, Pittsburg bonds for waterworks, cotton pickers in Navarro Co, and multiple deaths and civic notes from Denison, Temple, and Dallas.
The special grand jury in Huntsville Alabama reports Sheriff Augustus Rodgers Mayor Thomas W Smith and Chief of Police David D Overton should be impeached for neglect of duty during the jail riot and arson. It commends Governor Cunningham for sending militia and notes twenty six indictments. A federal investigation into the lynching and jail attack is rumored in Birmingham.
Washington reports say the tobacco trust failed to block a shift from a red to a green customs stamp on imported cigars. Assistant Secretary Armstrong, acting head of the Treasury, said no reason to modify the order after hearing from trust and independent manufacturers. Stamps are being prepared and will reach customs within three weeks unless the president revokes the order. About 250000 dealers await the change as papers are reviewed by the president.
In a stockholders report Henry Rouse chairman outlines a refunding program for the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway involving a $40,000,000 refunding first mortgage issue. 1904 gross earnings reached $17,766,598 and net earnings $5,085,008 versus 1903 figures.
In St. Louis Missouri a notable herd from Independence led by Gurdell and Simpson won the first six Hereford awards at the World's Fair cattle show showcasing a line of Beau Brummel descendants.
Luling Texas schools opened Monday with good student enrollment led by Superintendent Prof. R B Adams.
The Treasury reports silver dollars and subsidiary coins in demand in the Southern states to pay cotton pickers. Subtreasuries at New York St Louis Chicago Cincinnati Baltimore and New Orleans are tapped for small silver and dollars. Demand is expected to rise as the cotton movement increases, with Baltimore handling far south to South Carolina and New Orleans supplying below that line.
After a two months stoppage at United States Cotton Company mills, operations resumed in Central Fall on Monday. All departments restarted, though some still lacked full staffing.
In Laredo Texas the young ladies held a grand ball Monday night in honor of soldiers returning from the Manassas maneuvers. The event was a complimentary salute to the troops and reflected local civic cheer.
Rio Grande in Laredo Texas shows near normal flow after flood. Many irrigation pumping plants suffered varied damage from the rise.
Bastrop Texas Lord Foxell charged with killing Henry Mink near Smithville Saturday last has surrendered to Sheriff Davis. He remains in the county jail awaiting examination trial to be held in Smithville or Bastrop once date is fixed.
In San Antonio Texas the crusade against poker hand slot machines has eliminated most of the devices as merchants who once allowed them in their venues have shut them down.
Che Foo Sept 19 report says Japanese blockaders target smuggling junks into Port Arthur. Russians describe harsh measures, frequent cannonading, and a tense mercyless mood among both sides. Prince Radzivil notes brutal exchanges and civilians fleeing as Stoessel urges last-ditch resistance.
Warren A. Bald win, conductor for the Iron Mountain railroad, was shot and killed as his train pulled into McGehee Arkansas on a Sunday morning after a fare dispute over 35 cents. O J Allison, section foreman, paid the fare then shot Baldwin in the next car and surrendered to a deputy sheriff in Arkansas City.
At a luncheon in Athens Admiral Domville announced the Mediterranean fleet of 120 vessels would be concentrated and spend the entire winter in Greek waters. The statement signals a major deployment shift by the British fleet in the region.
B F Cassett cashier of the Great Western Distillery was held up on a main Peoria street by three unknown men on Saturday and robbed of a satchel containing 2700 dollars intended to pay the company's workers. The assailants fled and officers pursue potential clues.
Jess Stanley of the Paris Chapel community was seriously injured in a Hillsboro Texas buggy crash while returning from preaching. His buggy was demolished and he soon worsened, later reported in a dying condition after the collision with a friend's buggy at a sharp road turn.
Friedrichsruhe reports Prince Herbert Bismarck died Sunday morning. The end came without pain. After leaving the foreign office in 1890 with his father, he rarely engaged in public affairs, acting instead as a Reichstag member and waiting for a chance to reclaim his career.
A 13 year old boy, son of Jim Kirby a Katy section foreman, died from an accidental shotgun discharge at Pilot Creek Saturday. The boy ran to his father, saying he had killed himself, and died in his father's arms.
In Farmersville Texas W G Wright fell from the cotton platform of Lovell Wright’s gin and suffered three broken ribs a dislocated shoulder and a severe head wound from brick. J W Burns fell from a scaffold at Millican Haislip’s gun and broke two ribs.
Rains delayed gin operations in Buda Texas with Saturday the first full shift day last week. Pickers are in high demand as labor is scarce. The average yield is about one fifth to one sixth of a bale per acre and harvest may finish by October 15 if weather cooperates.
In Charlotte North Carolina the jury cleared Dr Julian M Baker of the murder charge in the Dr H T Bass case. The homicide occurred on March 16 1908 and both men were prominent physicians.
J C Leaty died Saturday night after injuries from a barb wire cut, following a ten day illness. The incident occurred in Justin Texas, where authorities report the fatality after the injury.
Guatemala City hosts the National Exhibition with grand ceremonies. Delegations from Central American republics display creditable agricultural and industrial exhibits, reflecting regional progress and cooperation.
Heavy rains caused the Guadalupe River to rise toward the headwaters near Victoria Texas. The danger stage was not reached as water levels began to fall after cresting. Public safety officials monitored the situation closely.
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