Seeing a Bit of Texas With The Editor
The writer recounts a West Texas trip through the Davis mountains toward El Paso. He notes scenic canyons and colorful hills near Midland Van Horn and Toya, plus Water supply issues and Toolin's Camp for travelers. El Paso is described as promising for home seekers and tourism with irrigation-boosted yields and new advertising efforts.
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Midland
van Horn
Toolin
Feeking van Horn
Odessa
Pyote
Pecos
Toya
America
Texas
el Paso
West Texas
Judge
Juarez Tour Through El Paso Notes Mexican Border Travel
The article highlights a tour of Juarez across the border from El Paso. It explains customs checks by U.S. and Mexican officials, duties on purchases over a dollar, and passport rules for Juarez and Mexican residents entering the United States.
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el Paso
United States
Mexico
Juarez
The
Republic
El Paso’s Growth and Agriculture Highlight Western Progress
The El Paso region showcases rapid urban progress and wide opportunity. Sargent of the El Paso Herald notes irrigation along the Rio Grande yields one bale per acre cotton, higher than East Central Texas. Modern farming methods and diverse crops including alfalfa, fruit, and vegetables drive the area's agricultural success.
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Central
Texas
Tyler
el Paso
Cameron
Milam
Great West
Rio Grande
Sargent
FEI Paso Herald
El Paso Emerges as a Modern Texas City and Convention Hub
El Paso grows beyond its Davis Range setting along the Rio Grande becoming a thriving modern metropolis with skyscrapers and strong industrial base. The city attracts thousands annually for vacations and winter homes, boasting a favorable climate and a booming convention scene driven by the Chamber of Commerce and the Times-Herald.
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el Paso
Davis Range
Rio Grande
Juarez
America
Magis
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Times- Herald
Herald
Juarez Tour Guides Highlight Historic Cathedral Visit
The piece notes Juarez as a busy border city with many shops and tour guides who charge fifty cents for a half hour of service. It praises the Cathedral of Guadalupe opened for worship in 1548 and mentions Father Ortis buried on the cathedral grounds and a red stone monument marking his grave.
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Cathedral of
Guadalupe
Spain
Father Ortis
Hotel Paso Del Norte Extolled For City Convention Use
Editorial from the El Paso Herald lauds the Hotel Paso Del Norte as a premier downtown hotel with 3800 rooms, a casino, fireproof construction, and climate comfort. Manager Paul Harvey and assistant manager Addison are praised for guest service as East and Central Texans are urged to choose this hotel during visits.
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Chamber of Commerce
el Paso
Paso del Norte
Paul Harvey
Has. B. Addison
Juarez Historic Walk Highlights Taft Diaz Meeting
A Mexico Juarez tour along the main thoroughfare notes Independence Day contrast with the Fourth of July and recalls 1910 when Taft met Diaz at the customs house. Visitors see the Cathedral, ancient stone slabs, priests buried in church grounds, and a belfry with centuries old wooden steps.
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Mexico
Customs House
Taft
United States
Diaz
America
Juarez
Bell Tower Used as Lookout in Tribal War Times
The earthen belfry was built without nails and served as a lookout tower for Indian tribes at war. When enemies appeared, tower defenders pressed the alarm and fled through holes in the surrounding walls into the rear enclosure.
Ancient bells hang in tower with Villa battle scars
A nearly four century old copper bell weighs 1560 pounds and still rings with remarkable volume though shot holes from Villa’s 1916 assault mar the church. Three bells hang in the tower, two ancient and one Boston made, with old rawhide thongs securing them.
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Boston
Villa
Parral
Ancient Mahogany Beams Mark Cathedral Loft Loss
The belfry and loft of the cathedral reveal ancient carved mahogany logs praised for Indian work. Pine logs replace them after a shell from Villa's army struck the building front. Devout worshippers continue prayers amid priestly absence under Calles rule.
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Villa
Mexico
Calles
The
Republic
Spain
Christ
Memorial Hill Prisoners and Juarez in Mexico City Tour
From the cathedral roof the guide points to a hilltop building once Villa’s headquarters where twenty young men were shot by Villa’s men. A memorial now honors them. Juarez is noted for past captures by Villa. Eastward, smoke stacks of a US brewery sit near the plant. A statue to Benito Juarez, called the Abraham Lincoln of Mexico, overlooks the city.
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Villa
Juarez
el Paso
Benito Juarez
Abraham Lincoln
Mexico
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Historic In Brief For Readers Highlights
In brief we present select historic notes for readers. This compact item flags notable events, dates, and figures from archived pages, preserving the tone of a local paper.
Remains of Early Hut Sighted Near Scenic Point El Paso
From Scenic Point at 4300 feet high above the El Paso valley, observers note a probable hundred year old sheep herder hut near the first settlement on this side of the river. The plain below held tents and huts in 1916 when 50,000 National Guards were called after Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus. Stormville arose on the mesa after 1897 rains dissolved lower adobe houses, and travelers could view the Camino Real winding toward The Pass of the North near the cement plant on the North Road.
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Terest
el Paso
Tlaine MacCallum Frank
Scenic Point
Mt. Franklin
Pancho Villa
Columbus
New Mexico
Stormville
Rio Grande
First Play in United States in 1598 Featured in New Mexico Valley
Cabeza de Vaca led a procession through the valley in 1536 and locals recall the first US play staged nearby a Comedia by Captain Farfan de los Godos. Don Juan de Onate claimed the land in April 1598 for King Philip I, marking the entrada that began permanent settlement.
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United States
Cabeza de Vaca
Farfan de Los Godos
Don Juan de Onate
Don Juan
Phillip I of
Spain
Mission at Ysleta and Socorro Roots in Colonial Refugees
The text traces the Ysleta Mission rebuilt from a 1685 foundation for Christianized Indians and Spaniards fleeing from Attacks in 1680. It notes 200 year old adobe houses and a pear tree, plus Socorro’s 1688 mission refuge. Campo Santo cemetery corners are said to shelter guards after burial to ward off spirits.
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Ysleta
Upper
Rio Grande
Socorro
Campo Santo
Historic Fort Bliss sites and notable figures linked to El Paso
The account recalls 1850 river erosion near Magoffin Avenue damaging the Fort, with remnants of Fort Bliss still visible. It notes General Luis Terrazas known as the King of Chihuahua and vast landholdings, Villa wives at 610 N Oregon, and says Gen Victoriano Huerta died at 610 West Yandell Boulevard.
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Magoffin
Magoffin Avenue
Ft. Bliss
Luis Terrazas
Chihuahua
Russia
Oregon Street
el Paso
Mexico
Yandell Boulevard
Victoriano Huerta
Oldest irrigation dam at Hart's Mill noted in history
Historic account describes Hart's Mill dam as likely the oldest irrigation dam in the United States. It recalls early Spaniards, native river works, and Simeon Hart's primitive machinery from about 75 years ago. The site marks Fort Bliss remnants and a parade ground route along the oldest highway.
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Hart's Mill
United States
Hart’s Mill
Simeon Hart
Ft. Bliss
Salt War era sites in El Paso region and old town lore
The passage notes San Elizario as the region's first civil settlement around 1683 with the mission and a vice regal mansion now Hotel Motor Inn. It mentions the 1877 Salt War over nearby Salt Lakes, old adobe houses with portales, Little Plaza near Hotel Orndorff, Mills building on the site of El Paso’s first structure, a 1827 ranch home of Ponce de Leon, the Butterfield stage route via San Francisco street, Hotel Paso del Norte on an old adobe salon, the river's proximity fifty years ago, and a ferry crossing to Paco de Norte now Juarez.
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San Elizario
Don Juan de Castelladad
Salt Lakes
el Paso
Socorro
Plaza
Orndorff
Franklin
Mills
Plaga
Ponce de Leon
Boundary dispute and historic river shift in El Paso region
The Mexican Quarter known as Chihuahuaita sits in El Paso with Spanish speakers. The Chamial land of 50 acres between Santa Fe bridge and the Court House shifted from south to north of the Rio Grande as the river changed channel. The International Boundary Commission kept the boundary along the channel center. The 1853 decision stands despite the river’s change. A May 4 1598 crossing near the bridge by Don Juan de Oñate marked Spanish conquest into the north country for Philip II.
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el Paso
Chihuahuita
Santa Fe Bridge
Court House
Rio Grande
International Boundary Commission
Don Juan de Onate
Phillip II
Spain
First American James Magoffin and early Fort Bliss
The item notes James Magoffin as the first American settler in the region and mentions the original Fort Bliss established near his era. It references the early settlement history and the proximity of the fort to Magoffin’s location.
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James Magoffin
Ft. Bliss
Raveh Ghour
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Herald Publishing CO. Incorporated
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Judkins and Pyote
Big Spring
Frank Pool
Davis Mountains
Alps
Sweetwater
Colorado
California
Republic of Mexico
Portal
Rand
el Paso Herald
Ysleta Mission
Save
Palace of Sweets
Walter F. Sharpe
Prop
Cameron, Texas
Oid
Grippe
Cascara
Nature
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