28 May 1897
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Newspaper
El Paso Daily Herald
Location
El Paso, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1897
Page
1
Last night at Chopin hall the first rehearsal of Pinafore was well attended with high water excitement. The cast is complete and the management pleased with the material. The opera is popular and pretty and Paso's music lovers may witness a fine performance. The next rehearsal is Monday night with all members expected. Miss Florence Beall acts as accompanist to the company.
Gbusheng and Feldman photographed the break at the head-gates and their elegant images will be sold in the morning at W. G. Walz's.
A compendium of global items and public interest topics drawing reader attention. Includes brief updates from various regions, reflecting the era's wide range of discussions and developments.
Germany adopts electric lights in over a thousand postal cars while Austria plans a similar system. The text notes global railway expansion, with the Pan American line expected to run 4500 miles at a cost of 189 million dollars and a dramatic rise in U S railway construction in 1897 under McKinley prosperity.
The text extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as reducing labor pains and dangers by aiding nature in preparing the system for birth. It claims labor and confinement are shortened, nourishment for the infant is increased, and morning sickness and nervous symptoms are prevented when begun early in pregnancy.
Residents of Las Cruces feel forgotten as the city reports no mail arrival from the north or south since Friday, stirring unease about postal service reliability and local communication.
Mr and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt donated 5000 dollars to endow beds for American patients in London hospitals. The Duchess of Marlborough declined to contribute and discussions within the American colony centered on the girl who declares she is no longer American, prompting the family’s action.
In Moline Illinois on May 28 diamonds worth $2000 lost by Mrs. Stuart Harper four years ago were found by her coachman while cleaning an ash pile The jewels had been accidentally thrown into the fireplace as Mrs Harper wrapped them in tissue paper after removing them.
In New Castle Pennsylvania on May 28 at Eliza Luetz residence a party guest Miss Minnie Leadeh died when an old shotgun shown by Emma Luetz was discharged. The incident occurred during a neighborhood gathering honoring an unnamed guest.
London May 28 The Chronicle’s Paris correspondent reports the Duc d Alencon has entered the novitiate with the Dominicans. He vows to prepare for holy orders after his wife died in the charity bazaar fire and follows the vow taken after her funeral.
CHICAGO May 28 On the complaint of his wife Charles Engleking was in the insane court charged with mentally unbalanced Engleking denied the charge The only insane thing I have done said the prisoner was to marry a widow With five grandchildren He was discharged being
Raleigh May 28 John Kl Davis dubbed the King of Moonshiners is jailed in Albany for moonshining. He faces a four year term while his large family of six wives and thirty nine children reportedly held off revenue officers for twenty seven years.
The executive board of the National Mine Workers Association voted to strike 50,000 miners employed by coal companies controlling the lake trade. The action targets a proposed wage cut to 54 cents per ton and involves Mark Hanna's company.
Washington observers believe the contempt suit against Treasurer Searles of the sugar trust will terminate as Havemeyer’s did. The alleged offense mirrors that of his superior officer, suggesting a similar outcome.
Authentic reports from Manzanillo and Santiago de Cuba describe the Orient military line as most desperate for the Spanish troops. Insurgents have beaten them along the entire front.
Reports from Lockport Whitehall Elizabethown and Gouverneur describe earthquake shocks early this morning in the region. There is no serious damage reported despite the tremor and local residents felt the quake in several communities.
Pittsburg May 28 National President Ratchford of the Miners organization denies reports of a general strike involving about 50,090 miners and calls the claim false.
John Lattimore and William Powers, both described as colored murderers, were hanged in the county jail at noon today in Chicago.
Senator Tillman in the senate filed a lengthy resolution calling for another investigation into the sugar trust. He cited conviction of Chapman and escape of Have meyer and urged action to uncover senators involved with sugar stocks as Aldrich challenged the allegations as insinuations while the tariff bill was taken up.
Estrada Palma, president of the Cuban Junta, called on Judge Day, the president's Cuban adviser, in Washington this morning for a brief greeting and a longer consultation planned. He expressed confidence the administration will improve Cuba's deplorable affairs.
From Regla near Havana a group of Cuban schoolgirls were seized by Spanish soldiers and kept for five days in an abandoned house. Two girls were nearly dead and one died while being carried home. the others suffered severe injuries and shock.
New York May 28 Richard Scriggs millionaire dry goods merchant of St Louis was arrested for jewelry smuggling and will contest the case. His secretary Langhorn was arrested at the same time. Wednesday next is set for his examination.
London May 28 The Porte refuses to negotiate a peace treaty unless Greek commanders sign an armistice and the Turkish and Greek ministers sign the treaty in Thessaly, outlining conditions for terms with the powers.
Kingston, May 28. Application before Judge Clearwater to commit James Myer to the insane asylum. Myer suffers from a delusion that he is the homeliest man in the world and threatens self harm as a result.
A Bay area blaze left Celestine Lodmer eight and August Lodmer thirteen dead after the house they were locked in burned across the bay. Their parents attempted rescue but failed as flames engulfed the dwelling.
Bonham Texas May 28 Dan Walker, convicted of murdering his wife, was hanged today. He slept in his clothes last night and refused breakfast before the execution and he confessed to the crime.
The president today declared National Committeeman Long of Florida as minister to Portugal. A separate note mentions the Santa Fe arriving at 2 15 p m and a $500 reward for a lost brown Spaniel dog license 7 A NEILL 212 El Paso Street. Chief Dispatcher J A Ward of El Paso and Master Mechanic Potten are in town.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve touted as the best salve in the world for cuts bruises sores ulcers rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees perfect satisfaction or money refunded and is sold by W A Irvin & Co wholesale and retail agents at 25 cents a box.
A claim that many people feel wrong due to blood quality and that Hood's Sarsaparilla is the solution as a blood purifier.
An old advertisement highlights Hood's Pills as a vegetable remedy for purging and relief of grip and related ailments, warning against other druggists' imitators and emphasizing natural ingredients.
John Johnson of Logansport, who collapsed the State National Bank by speculation, pleaded guilty in federal court and received the maximum penalty of ten years. He admitted losing funds in speculation and stated he hoped to relieve his father’s fortune. Bank examiner cited a $364,500 shortage. Johnson had assets totaling $100,000 to $120,000. He said he has no money left and wants to enter prison immediately.
An Atlantic express on the Danver and Rio Grande collided with an open switch near Grand Junction this morning, crashing through a bridge. Engineer West and Fireman Deneby were instantly killed. Several cars wrecked. passengers shaken but none seriously hurt.
On May 28 the government ordered the gunboat Wilmington to the Florida coast to aid the man of war there and prevent filibustering. The move is described as showing good offices to please the Spanish.
Jack Blue was hypnotized and buried alive in a four foot grave at Elwood Indiana. He began yelling for help yesterday as he suffocated. Firefighters dug him up and revived him.
Official White House statement on May 28 rejects the report that ex President Harrison will be named minister to Spain. No basis for the rumor is found and no appointment is announced.
A visitor recalls the Dead Sea experience with 61 percent salinity making bathers buoyant as corks. He swims, walks underwater to shoulders, and helps a non swimmer reach safety. No fish survive, ducks visit seasonally, water clear and pleasantly warm with an oily feel.
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