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Newspaper
El Paso Daily Herald
Location
El Paso, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1900
Page
4
KF. R. Place, superintendent of tele graph for the T. and P., died at his Dallas home after fifteen years with the road. The article then narrates railroad incidents, accidents, and freight movements across the Southwest, including a wild trainyard scene with tramps and a boy saving a man on the tracks, plus multiple rail line updates and personnel notes.
An eastern visitor notes women from El Paso frequenting Juarez gaming rooms where betting runs high and social norms appear lax. The account contrasts local male privileges with society and church women and observes bystanders judging the gamblers.
David Boaz, Ft Bowie Mining general manager, plans El Paso residence while overseeing Hooker property development near Ft Bowie. The mine, 300 tons dumped, yields free milling gold about 15 dollars per ton with five ounces silver and some lead. cyanide mill to be erected next year.
The Herald reports broad backing for a city slate. A businessman told a reporter the ticket would win, presenting mayoral candidates A. Solomon or Frank Powers and a full list of alderman hopefuls by ward.
The Herald office runs a compact batch of briefs, delivering concise notes on local events, notices, and quick updates for readers. The items cover community happenings, schedule changes, and brief announcements from nearby organizations.
A Topeka mother testifies the medicine strengthened her during pregnancy and helped her deliver a healthy baby. She credits Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription with improving vitality and reducing pregnancy pains, noting prior miscarriages and feeble babies.
Mrs. Horn, seventy five from Galveston, lost five grandchildren, daughter and son in law, and all possessions in the Galveston flood. She visited Chief Lockart, requested trunk storage, and awaits a place in a Denver aged women’s home while sisters at Hotel Dieu offer interim care. She traveled from Los Angeles for surgery when the disaster struck.
An informal session of the city council last night failed to finalize the tax levy. Present were Mayor, Messrs Clifford Burton Stewart McDuffie Grant Brunner. Discussion focused on reducing wasteful city spending and economy before the approaching election. Council adjourned to reconvene at 7 30 this evening. Prof Putnam noted all public school pupils were vaccinated and praised the health department for good sanitary conditions and low illness.
The school board and city council hold a joint session to set the public school levy. The council seeks the exact funding amount and plans a loan of 1500 dollars at 6 percent for five years on improved business property.
The Comstock Good trial in district court moves toward a jury as night falls. John Boersch faces charges of stealing a typewriter from West ern Union Telegraph manager Kirk. A German vagrant arrested near Hotel Dieu carries $60 in gold after vagrancy charge. Charles Nolden is jailed for bicycle theft from T C Young outside Early’s second hand store. hearing set for this evening.
The city fills with patients fleeing severe mountain weather in New Mexico. Many invalids, including consumptives, seek El Paso due to its mild climate and sun themselves near public buildings. Despite no health resort image, many prominent citizens come for health, and most are now hale and hearty.
At a Hose and Chemical Company No 1 meeting on Thursday night after routine business the following officers were elected for the coming year President W H Watts vice president D W Rockhart foreman W H Tuttle assistant foreman C J Ennis treasurer D Kline secretary F Cranmer with directors Thos Herman Frank Avisa and J E House.
Local church listings describe services at German Lutheran Church Trinity M. E. Church South St. Clement's Myrtle Avenue Methodist and Epworth League details. Topics include Love One Another Good Literature and Bones with a new choir invited by the music committee.
A French symposium on women and outdoor activity finds sport improves companionship, steadies nerves, builds individuality, and helps motherhood. It cites Max Nourdan approving sport as not demeaning women. Separately, Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont, near 79, rests in Los Angeles after a summer accident, still valued in state celebrations though largely retired from public life due to injuries and declining health.
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