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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1903
Page
2
J M Carnes notes a series of light observations on culture sport and technology. He jokes about yachts ice boats and aerodromes while commenting on fashion aviation and theatre. He references Lou Dillon and the South African War with a wry tone and skeptical humor.
The text critiques the St Paul school board actions on a piano removal and comments on how ordinary play reveals influence. It contrasts Sir Thomas with tea drinking England and coffee drinking America and notes an artist’s claim about clever crowds tending to homely faces while stating not all homely men are clever.
The report praises Prof. Krne of Columbia as a gentleman of pleasing address and faultless manners. It warns students that insulting him in the classroom would be unwise.
Chief Ghirdijikof General Tzon cheff Captain Majdjaroff and Colonel Giergyell command a Macedonian movement amid calls for action from a man with a catarrh remedy.
Two Montana men have been sentenced to a year in the penitentiary for killing a steer. The article notes the gravity of such crimes in Montana and reflects the solemn attitude toward the act.
California prune crop short news prompts national humorists to say little about it, a silence not likely to last as commentators seek wit on the topic.
In Naples a man who forecast the Mt Vesuvius eruption faces demands for banishment as locals claim he has the evil eye. The episode reflects superstitious sentiment in the city.
A boundary dispute between Honduras and Nicaragua escalates as Honduras military moves near Cape Gracias after American financier James Delirich secured vast Wanks river concessions. Honduras demands tax rights. Nicaragua responds with troop deployments, raising fear of US involvement to protect American citizens and investments.
A fire yesterday destroyed the conveyor to the Southern Pacific grain elevator in Galveston except for 200 feet near the elevator. About 1500 feet of conveyor and the wharf under it were damaged, with total losses estimated between 75000 and 90000 dollars. The uprights remain usable, but rebuilding the conveyor and wharf will be extensive.
In Beaumont Texas a preliminary hearing was held yesterday afternoon Justice of the Peace Pope set bond at 2000 which was readily made and the prisoner released.
Cameron Texas Sept 22 about 150 negro cotton pickers were brought out of Cameron yesterday afternoon by farmers from surrounding areas. Many arrived on the Santa Fe train from the south. Labor is ample on prairie lands but scarce where cotton yields are poor.
Police Commissioner Greene announces an agreement with the Charity Organization Society to photograph all professional beggars and vagrants arrested hereafter for a city gallery stored at the society rooms. The effort aims to rid the city of beggars, including a faction called Yeggemen.
Washington September 22 two grand jury investigating postoffice cases reassembled yesterday and adjourned until Wednesday without action. It will take up remaining cases later in the week with evidence to be presented on former government officials and a former bureau chief. Indictments of a prominent New York contractor are likely.
Col. B. S. Peters, president of the Texas Cotton Growers' Association, urges farmers to market the present crop slowly to keep mills running and later realize higher prices. He argues the boll weevil and a short crop era mean 10 to 15 cents may come, endorsing July resolutions to slow sales.
A band of La drones attacked Yaisin in Batagas, Luzon, seizing the municipal police guns and escaping without resistance. They later raided San Franananao in Tiagan district and were repulsed, with one policeman killed.
Curtly Jett told jurors he was in Hargis Bros. store then crossed to the courthouse and went upstairs with James Hargis King Ford Ed Callahan and Douglas Hays. He admitted drinking on the day of the tragedy and appeared sullen on cross examination.
El Paso Texas Sept 22 Monteo Board a bartender who has lived here five years was shot through the head last night and is dying Authorities investigated the shooting as a violent crime in a local bar district with no immediate suspect named.
Kleine Gold Field at Gonzales Texas reports a San Antonio company rep arriving daily likely to sink another shaft. Dallas investors Wettermark and McGraff are on site pitching tents while Willis and Tisinger of the San Marcos Valley Company direct operations. Both shafts have hit gold bearing sand.
President Palma and party arrived from Santiago and received an enthusiastic welcome from nationalists. In a speech he endorsed groups seeking to preserve freedom and the country’s liberties and morality as crowds followed his tour of sites and shouted approval.
The article reports a busy scene in Smithville and other Texas towns as cotton receipts rise. Town meetings, such as the Truck Growers Association gathering in Smithville with speakers from agriculture and industry, set plans for a constitution and by laws as September 26 approaches. In Temple and Bryan dates, buyers note large cotton volumes and strong prices, with Temple noting increasing receipts and Bryan handling over 5,000 square bales and 750 round bales. In Taylor and Austin regions, high prices push rapid marketing and rising activity in streets and yards. The Colorado River at Austin shows a slight rise from upper valley rains.
Syracuse Sept 21 The coroner's jury investigated the shooting of Orlando P Dexter at Santa Clara forty miles from Malone Saturday night finding death resulted from a gunshot wound fired by unknown party or parties. The body was sent to New York yesterday.
Beeville Texas Sept 21 Dan Mc Rae was shot and killed Friday evening near St Marys in Refugio county thirty five miles south of Beeville His remains were interred in Refugio cemetery Saturday evening Frank Jiron surrendered to officers and will face an examining trial today.
Lewes Delaware September 21 three drowned men were recovered by surfmen at the life saving station near town. One identified as Henry Joyce of Cape Breton Nova Scotia by his son, a crewman on a fishing steamer at the breakwater. Joyce sailed on the wrecked schooner Aattie A Marsh with the others.
Beaver Pa September 21 the jury in the Robinson Wanamaker slander case returned a sealed verdict yesterday morning Judge J S Wilson denied breaking court rules and the seals will be opened and the verdict read at 10 this morning
Nora Way aged 20 was found dead in her Post Office Flats room in Dallas last night. Authorities attribute the death to an overdose of strychnine.
President Palma spoke at El Caney urging Cubans to uphold the ideals gained by U S intervention. He praised veterans and pledged fair pay, arguing civil war would betray the republic while condemning hidden insurrectionists near Santiago. The Alcalde noted residents nearby stayed loyal.
A dramatic jail delivery in Frankfort Kentucky involved Squire Hibler Clayton Day and Frank Chenault, all awaiting sentence for murder and robbery. Chenault bludgeoned Deputy Jailer Merritt Williams with a bar, enabling the others to escape from the local jail. Hibler had been moved from state prison to stand trial for a fellow convict's murder.
The French fishing vessel Algton went ashore at Cape Ray near the Topaz wreck site. Both crews escaped as the Algton and the Alliance stranded in fog further south, with rescuers pulling the Alliance crew to safety.
An Utica New York article reports a new railway telegraph system on the New York Central between Utica and Albany using a single wire for both telegraph and telephone. The setup allows Morse code telegrams to be sent while another person may place a telephone message without interference.
Karnes City Texas Sept 21 two young men charged with robbing John Buckman s Helena safe remain unidentified Their mouths are sealed and they have given several names Officers continue investigation and expect developments
In Fulton, Texas on Red river eighteen miles east of Texarkana, Pearl Turner an eight year old girl drowned after slipping from the river bank while fishing. No men were nearby to assist and as of the last report the body had not been recovered.
A burglar broke into the Cason Richardson & Co hardware store by boring off a rear door lock. Eighteen pistols one watch and several razors were stolen. No arrests have been made.
A man named Barnes lost his hand when it was caught in Watsons gin stand in Copperas Cove Texas on September 21. Doctors amputated his arm above the elbow.
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