15 Mar 1900
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Newspaper
El Paso Daily Herald
Location
El Paso, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1900
Page
1
A brief item notes a war of conquest described as a decisive conflict impacting territories and power dynamics. It references strategic moves by rival factions and outcomes shaping regional boundaries. No further specifics such as dates or names are provided.
The cabinet expects Orange Free State troops to quit the Transvaal, aiding Gen Buller’s advance. London debates Salisbury’s stance on recognizing Boer sovereignty, while a Manchester Guardian editorial critiques the war as conquest. Reports include Hay notes and Joubert and Clement front actions with commendations for wartime valor.
Jersey Republicans fixed the June convention date and named potential at large delegates including General William J. Sewell and U S Senator John Kean. Franklin Murphy Barker Gummere and Attorney General Griggs are discussed for at large slots with Grigg possibly as a ticket candidate.
Iowa Democrats meet in Des Moines to set the date and venue for the next state convention. Bids from other cities noted, but Des Moines considered the likely host. Potential temporary chairmen mentioned include Douglas Deremore of Waukon J D Dennison of Clarion and J B Sullivan of Creston.
Washington report indicates former President Cleveland, who has not supported Bryan before, is near backing the Nebraskan. The signal comes as Bryan seeks momentum in the 1896 campaign.
Freshet damage eases as Des Plaines and Illinois rivers retreat from flood barriers. Reports from flooded districts say water levels are dropping and drainage works remain intact as winter freeze effects abate.
Commodity prices listed from New York on March 15 show copper at 16, silver at 592, and lead at 4 45. The terse market update records metal values with minimal context.
A stark wartime warning describes conditions in a besieged city where Boer forces threaten to destroy key targets. Civilians endure shelling as leadership debates relief and retreat options amid scarce resources.
Montague White, Boer agent in New York, states in a morning release that the Boers will blow up Johannesburg if...
One of the year's notable exploring efforts progresses with social and scientific aims. The initiative involves exploration, research, and logistical planning, highlighting religious community initiatives and scholarly curiosity.
Provo Utah March 12. While the country has poured wrath upon Roberts of Utah and called the stronghold of the area into focus.
White argues Johannesburg’s survival hinges on strategic needs. He notes the city’s proximity to Pretoria, water supply, and other assets would aid an invading force. Heaults that Boers may have to destroy Johannesburg to deny it to the English. His comments reflect concern for property and military strategy.
New York reports a millinery contract in Delaware for 12 000 bird bodies to be paid at 10 to 50 cents each. Birds listed include meadow larks bluebirds red wing blackbirds crow blackbirds English sparrows and baby owls prompting Audubonists to protests against plumage slaughter.
The tennis courts on Magellin Avenue are being put in order and the screens rebuilt in preparation for the tennis season. These grounds have seen spirited contests and golf has not displaced the sport.
An expedition organized by Lingham Young Academy and Church Normal Training School plans a multi section overland journey starting around April 10. led by President Benjamin Clatt Jr and Professors Bre Hinckley Walter Wolfe and John Fairbanks the team of 3 teachers and about 22 students will study ruins geology botany zoology and collect specimens across Mexico Central and South America with horses gear wagons and pack animals.
Utah students prepare a 15 to 18 month voyage to explore Yucatan ruins and South American sites along the Mazdalena river through Ecuador and Peru. They aim to study botany geology zoology and mineralogy while probing Toltec Aztec histories and the origin of Palenque temples and related ancient arts.
A quiet ceremony at 6:30 p.m. united John A. Dunell of Pleasant Ridge Pheasantry and Edith Megrus of Cincinnati. Rev. Henry Moore officiated. Their infant Edith Megrus Dunell was christened. Attending were H C Dunell family, Mrs P P Lane of Cincinnati, C F Thompson, Mrs M Powell and son of Dallas, and Anna Dunell.
Attorneys Patterson and Wallace filed in county court for a writ to bring into court Sallie Owls, a 11 year old white girl, raised by a former slave. The case involves class status, adoption, and efforts by church ladies to send the girl to school, challenging the caretaker’s fitness.
The article notes renewed activity in France as it mirrors English military music trends. French bands prepare for ceremonies and public performances, signaling heightened cultural exchange and national pride through marching tunes.
A Paris dispatch reports M. Decrais, French colonies minister, cabled colonial governors to provide numbers of soldiers ready for service. The move mirrors a British request by Chamberlain and signals France advancing with England in military prep, expected to cause sensation in the British war office.
In Washington on March 15 the senate screened a house bill to place customs revenues for Porto Rico at the president's disposal. The measure carries an appropriation of 2,095,455 dollars.
In recorder's court this afternoon J P Deiter owner of a building at San Antonio street faced a city case with tenants W G Duan music store Watsons grocery Ball millinery and Ritchies plumbing reporting sewer backflow flooding closets and seepage to cellars. Dr Vilas and Police Chief Lockart testified. Judge Caldwell defended Deiter while Judge Kemp prosecuted. A $25 fine was imposed with abatement required and a threat of reappearance if not repaired.
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