Fitz Reflects On Last Night's Fight McCoy Creedon
Fitz claims McCoy could not have beaten Creedon even if both were in top condition. The remark follows a recent bout discussed in sports pages.
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Newspaper
El Paso Daily Herald
Location
El Paso, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1897
Page
1
McCoy Defeats Creedon In Fifteenth Round
Bob Fitzsimmons offered his view on the prior night’s McCoy Creedon encounter. He praised McCoy for beating Creedon who he says was out of shape and would have been beaten if in his best form. Fitzsimmons ruled out a bout with McCoy, stating he will not fight him and retired from ring in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MILWAUKEE
Bob Fitzsimmons
McCoy
Creedon
New Orleans
ring
March bes
Local imposter Lord Beresford targets Mexico contracts
Sidney Lascelles posing as a noble lord arrives in Mexico and presses municipal officials to back heavy contracts for local improvements. He touts wealth and a bold front, drawing attention as he expands his effort across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CITY OF Mexico
Sidney Lascelles
Beresford
Prince Bismarck Failing in Hamburg Despondent
A Hamburg special reports Prince Bismarck, who had prepared for the emperor's visit, has again fallen into despondency and insomnia. Mentally and physically he is rapidly declining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Bismark
LONDON
Hamburg
Princ Bismarck
Prince Bismarck
Six Men Drowned When Tug Queen Sinks Offshore
A fishing tug named Queen sank off Rocky River ten miles west of Cleveland during last night. The crew of six was lost, according to a report from the United States life saving station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CLEVELAND, O
United States life raving station
Queen
Rocky river
Klondike jet project ordered to Vancouver barracks
Washington December 18 General Miles orders Captain D L Bainerd to proceed at once to Vancouver barracks to take charge of the Klondike jet project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klondike
WASHINGTON
Miles
D. L. Bainerd
Vancouver barracks
Money for Strikers in English Engineers Case
Nashville reports the American Federation of Labor voted 500 dollars to English marine engineers who went on strike yesterday. The allocation was approved at the AFL meeting today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NASHVILLE
American Federation of Labor
Guard officer named by governor in national defense honor
In Denver on December 18 a guard officer received official commendation from Governor Adams for distinguished service. The event highlighted ongoing state efforts in national defense and civic duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DENVER
C j. Iryingale
brigeoi reererer
National guard
Adame
Policeman’s Good Work in Chicago Holdup Standoff
Chicago December 18 Patrolman William J Russell shot and killed one highwayman Michael Hicks and captured another during a holdup on Andrew Young. Russell confronted the robbers firing a shot that struck Hicks in the lung. the second man surrendered. Chief Ripley notified the sergeant by telephone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CHICAGO
William J. Russell
Ripley im
Michael Hicks
Andrew Young
Russell
iks
Parrot Story Unveils Burglary Suspect in New York
Police man Taylor heard cries of murder and fire from John Bott store. A parrot in a large cage silenced after his entry. Under a bed in a room, officers found Daniel O'Brien, a burglar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW YORK
Taylor
John Bott
Daniel O’Brien
Railway Conductors Meet In St Paul
The largest rally of railroad conductors in years will be held in St Paul to discuss Order of Railway Conductors matters. Every railroad in the northwest will be represented. Coincident with the gathering the annual Meeting of Division Number 40 will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. PAUL
Fire Devastates Pardee Hall at Lafayette College
A three hour blaze in Pardee Hall, Lafayette College, Easton, gutted most of the building. Loss pegged at 80,000 dollars with only partial insurance. The ward library of Dr Porter and the auditorium were destroyed in the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EASTON
Pardee Hall
Lafayette college
Porter
Cleveland Bags Twenty Nine Ducks In Two Hours
In Charleston South Carolina December 18 Grover Cleveland bagged twenty nine ducks in two hours yesterday and said it was the finest sport he ever saw. Cleveland is still using the Water Lily tender. His party will leave here Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
CHARLESTON
S. C
Grover Cleveland
Cleveveland
Likely Union Pacific President Pick Narrow to Mellen
In Chicago on December 18 the prevailing view among railway and financial circles is that Edwin W. Winter and Horace G Burt will not be Union Pacific president. C Ss Mellen, president of the Northern Pacific, is now named as the probable successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CHICAGO
Edwin W. Winter
Horace G. Burt
Union Pacific
C. Ss. Mellen
Northen Pacific
The Melbourne Fire Disaster
San Francisco reports a November 22 blaze in Melburne caused an estimated seven and a half million dollars in damage, far exceeding initial cable reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
SAN FRANCISCO
Melburne
Norwalk Robbers Shoot Retired Master in Gagged Theft
In Norwalk Connecticut on December 18 two masked robbers shot David S. Lambert a retired school master four times after gagging and chloroforming him. The crime occurred late last night with Lambert fatally wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NORWALK, Conn
David S. Lambert
Mary Ellen Comes Forward for Populist Congress Seat
GREAT BEND KANSAS December 18 Mrs Meaty Allen Lease has announced her candidacy for the nomination to congress on the populist ticket to succeed Grover Simpson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen
GREAT BEND
Kas
Meaty Allen Lease
congress
dgrrvy Simnsan
Opals Grow Popular With Fashion and Wealth
New York merchants report a surge in opal demand as a fashionable gem for women and men. Jewelry firms note increased orders for opal brooches and diamond encircled stones, with buyers from New York and distant cities like St. Louis Cincinnati and Chicago. Retailers say superstition fades as opals attract gamblers and turf enthusiasts seeking luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
opa
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Desperate Condition Reported in Havana After Storm
Passengers arriving at Key West from Havana describe widespread destitution and starving crowds in Havana. Cattle carcasses from exposure during the storm were thrown overboard en route from Mexico and scavenged by beachside sufferers who eat the meat raw on the shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
avana
Mexico
Turning the Rascals Out
The president sent nominations to the senate for William P. Williams assistant treasurer of the United States at Chicago William Penn Nixon collector of customs at Chicago John L. Heiges of Colorado assayer of the mint at Denver and Frank W Parker and John R McFie of New Mexico named as associate justices of the territory supreme court in New Mexico December 18 Washington press dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
senate
Wiliam P. Williams
United States
Chicago
Wm. Penn Nixon
John L. Heiges
Colorado
Denver
supreme court of the
Arrest in dog fighting raid at Senator Cullom’s stable
Washington police raided Senator Cullom’s stable last night during a dog fight. Alice Berry, a 20 year old woman, and two men were arrested. Berry and John Gren, owner of a dog, posted bail and were released. The senator expressed strong indignation this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
Alice Berry
Senator Cullom
Cramp & Son’s to Build Shipyard in Seattle
The Times reports Cramp and Son's Ship-Building plans a new Seattle plant to compete with Union Iron Works in San Francisco. The project contemplates spending 10 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cramps New Branch
NEW YORK
The Times this morning
Cramp & Son
Seattle
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
enterprise
Mrs Booth Ill In New York Hospital
Mrs Maud B Booth wife of Balin gton Booth commander of the American volunteers is in a New York hospital suffering from nervous prostration and her condition is serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booth
New York
Maud B. Booth
Balington Booth
the
American volunteers
Train wreck injures many on Overland Limited east of Omaha
A Chicago and Northwestern Overland Limited eastbound from Chicago wrecked near Vaill, 75 miles east of Omaha, early today. Many passengers were hurt, with the mail sack triggering a switch failure that toppled the express car, buffet car, two sleepers and three coaches. Medical aid and relief trains were dispatched from Council Bluffs and Carroll, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CEDAR Rapids
Chicago & Northwestern Overland Limited
Chicago
Vaill
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Carroll
Iowa
Congress Adjourns After Yukon Relief Bill Passage
Washington reports both houses adjourned this afternoon until January 5 after approving the amended Yukon relief bill and handling minor business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
WASHINGTON
No More Monarch Whiskey Distillery Deal In Owensboro
Monarch, a whiskey dealer with three distilleries, assigned today for three quarters of a million dollars. The Owensboro, Kentucky report notes the major financial move affecting the brand and its interests.
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Monarch
OWENSBORO
District Court Adjourns and Notable Silver City Fatality
Prominent Silver City resident C F Conway died suddenly of heart disease. In Pinos Altos, Juan Chavez, a leading citizen, was killed by a stray bullet in a street clash. The district court adjourned today until January 3.
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Juan Chavez
Pinos Altos
C. F. Conway
Silver City
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