11 Jan 1901
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Newspaper
El Paso Daily Herald
Location
El Paso, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1901
Page
1
A confidential note reveals details about J J Hill's affairs, sharing information with a trusted friend. The report outlines personal connections and potential implications for the Hill reputation and social circles.
J. J. Hill warned a confidential friend that legalized pooling would threaten the railroads. He said the disaster would require a community of stock ownership to coordinate road policy, a plan he viewed as calamity for harmony in the industry.
All aboard the French steamer Russie from Oren were saved after stranding near Bouches du Rhone in a violent storm. Rescue attempts faced shallow water and perilous seas, but a life boat reached the wreck and all passengers and crew were landed unharmed.
A Boer commando about 200 crossed the Orange River near Aliwal but was met by police and mounted farmers in Aliwal Wodehouse and Barkley East and repulsed with some loss. De Wet was reported near Bothaville. The British hold all Orange colony towns on the main railway, and the Sybil landed bluejackets at Lambert's Bay with gun emplacements.
Paris January 11 Chinese plenipotentiaries signed the joint note on Wednesday, concluding the preliminary stage of the negotiations after inquiries in authoritative quarters.
Washington January 11 The president spent a restful night and continues to improve. Nothing in his condition is unfavorable and no new complications have appeared.
A. P. Coles reports a plan to build a large pavilion on Mount Franklin’s summit and a cable line from the city to the base with an inclined plane to the pavilion. The project targets El Paso as a new resort with family friendly appeal and is supported by eastern capitalists. Citizens may be asked to subscribe $15,000 to start, with plans and specifications soon available for inspection.
Citizens from diverse political views express strong support for electing eight business men to the city council and one business man as mayor. They cite integrity, public spirit, and potential economic projects including a mountain resort linked to stock sales and a new pavilion with a hotel, orchestra, and health benefits.
In El Paso residents praise a slate of capable men for city leadership with county and chamber figures supporting the plan. In Manila, 652 of 1150 men from the Thirty-seventh Volunteer Infantry sailed home aboard the Sheridan, one of two regiments recruited by General Otis.
William Waldorf Astor entertained twenty guests at Cliveden in London for his daughter Pauline and son William Waldorf Astor Jr. The gathering marked his return to society with a brilliant reception as Americans were vigorously excluded.
In a public discussion several men express support for a business ticket led by chamber of commerce figures. Some speakers advocate placing responsible, public spirited business leaders on the board of aldermen to steer El Paso into an era of prosperity, while others resist partisan lines.
In Oak Park Illinois this morning a boiler plant blast at the Bedeard and Moroney Mill Company wrecked the building and hurled three workers fifty yards. The three men sustained fatal injuries and public safety crews rushed to the scene to aid survivors and secure the area.
Professor Charles Eliot Norton of Harvard called vice president elect Roosevelt "the great disappointment" and "a poser and a boaster" during the Unitarian club annual meeting in Boston on January 11.
William J. Trenholm former comptroller of the currency during Cleveland’s first administration died in New York today from pneumonia. The report covers his career and the circumstances of his death, noting his service under the administration and how he passed.
In Jefferson City a special session of the state board of health convenes to adopt measures to abate grip smallpox and diphtheria spreading across Missouri. The event underscores urgent public health action amidst rising disease concerns.
A sweeping crisis dubbed the Scourge grips nations across continents as governments declare emergencies and mobilize resources. Leaders warn of mounting shortages and seek rapid international cooperation to contain the threat and protect civilians.
The article reports a worldwide influenza outbreak with many major cities like St Petersburg London Berlin Paris Rome and broad global centers affected. In the United States experts estimate over one million grip cases with Chicago and New York bearing heavy burdens as deaths rise.
Dan Stuart said he would consider bidding for the Jeffries Ruhlin fight if Cincinnati bans it there and pledged to carry out top notch matches in Carson City Nevada. He noted no arena conflicts and set May as the earliest reasonable date for any bout in Nevada.
Washington January 11 Only seventeen senators appeared on the floor at the opening of today's Senate session due to a grip epidemic and bad weather. Senator Carter chairman of the census committee reported the House apportionment bill favorably with no Senate amendments and urged immediate consideration. Senator Pettus of Alabama objected and it was laid over. The army bill was then discussed.
In New York on January 11 the Countess De Castellane formerly Anna Gould was said to be insolvent with 4 million dollars debt. The Count De Castellane is alleged to deceive art dealers by buying objects for the Castellane palace with renewed notes and selling them for cash to others. The pair are said to have collaborated in these deceptions, disclosed to the Gould estate trustee in Supreme Court.
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