09 Jan 1900
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Newspaper
El Paso Daily Herald
Location
El Paso, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1900
Page
1
The Manchester Guardian says Suffolk regiment fled the field at Colesburg amid a British defeat. A London News dispatch confirms cowardice by Suffolk troops.
Thirty picked men from three companies traveled to Frankfort in plain clothes under Lieut Ward to guard the legislature if trouble arises. Capt Longmyer plans to move seventy more troops this afternoon. Governor Taylor declines to comment on troops being deployed. Assistant Adjutant-General Dixon said the soldiers are present as non spectators.
A terse segment references the States Senate in an afternoon session with unclear context about the Philippines. No additional facts or names are readable.
Senator Beveridge of Indiana argues for the United States to hold the Philippine Islands as a permanent strategic asset. He warns that abandoning the islands would be a costly, irretrievable blunder while urging continued Pacific dominance and Asian trade ties. The senate adjourns resolutions on the Philippines to Tuesday.
The Herald reports the first pig of iron was made at a city manufacturing plant. J. A. Eddy calls it the forerunner of a future El Paso iron industry. Ore from Jarillas fuels optimistic prospects of large output in coming years.
The Sun editorial condemns the proposed Senate currency bill arguing it would destabilize the economy and burden the public. It calls for restraint and a thorough review before passage.
A French governess was executed by hanging in London this morning after authorities charged her with the alleged killing of an infant. The case drew attention to immigrant crime and child protection concerns in the capital.
The Sun denounces the senate currency plan tied to the house bill calling it a debt refunding scheme for national banks. It proposes 850 million dollars in 2 percent bonds for banks to issue circulating notes, taxing notes lightly and earning a 1 percent profit, with government guarantees and potential bond sales to reimburse itself if banks default.
George Dixon and Terry McGovern prepare for a 25 round bout at Broadway Athletic Club in New York. Dixon seeks to prove himself against the champion in a highly anticipated match. Lee McGovern is favored in betting as Dixon faces a potential career-ending night.
Louise Josephine Masset a 36 year old French governess was executed in London after conviction for infanticide. Petitions for clemency from Paris and French women in England were ignored. The trial established she killed a child whose mother sought to place with relatives in France. The motive was to rid herself of an obstacle to her social prospects. Two men were also hanged in Montrose for the murder of Jackson Pepper.
The owner of The Creamery Restaurant has departed El Paso leaving the business without its proprietor. Details on succession or reopening are sparse and unconfirmed.
Jack Grant, owner of El Paso linked Creamery, left town Saturday after arranging a $600 mortgage and notifying a $200 payment. He allegedly headed toward Sierra Blanca to meet his wife, but witnesses place him in St. Louis. creditors say he owes about $700 to Pioneer Grocery Berry’s meat market El Paso Dairy and others. The Creamery remains closed but Parker plans to reopen tomorrow with a new manager.
The obituary or notice reports Mrs Harcourt’s death linked to distress over her daughter’s unhappiness. No further details provided in the readable text.
Cincinnati paper reports the death of Mrs. Sarah A Harcourt wife of Dr T J Harcourt and mother of Mrs Walter Long as the family grapples with a court suit alleging alienation of affections by Mrs R G Perry alias Mrs Robert T Stillman The elder Harcourt suffered a paralytic stroke upon learning of her daughter s troubles and died after reuniting with her husband and daughter in Cincinnati at age fifty eight May not provide exact city or dates due to limited source text.
The czar contributed 25000 dollars for relief in the Tiflis district where Red Cross forces oversee 15 ruined villages. Three hundred bodies have been buried and 1300 people are homeless. Francisco Soto and Manuel Cano were today licensed to wed.
New York markets show copper at 163, silver at 584, and lead at 4.45 in a brief price notice. The Daily Herald lists a ten cent weekly rate for its readers.
Paris January 9 The chamber of deputies opened as M Paul Deschanel was re elected president by a strong majority of 87 votes amid the session start.
Paris report from January 9 notes a harmless duel between Ernest Loubet, son of President Loubet, and R M Delauney after Delauney criticized the president. The duel arose from strong remarks and was settled without serious harm.
Orders issued this morning direct the transport Aztec to sail to Manila via Hilo instead of Honolulu because of a plague at the latter port The Tartar is ordered to Manila directly with 20 officers 3000 enlisted men and 3000 tons of supplies
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