Kruger Arrives in Marseilles Delayed Fete Postponed
Kruger arrives in Marseilles but a delay forces postponement of the planned fete. Officials cite scheduling hiccups and crowd concerns as the reason for rescheduling.
21 Nov 1900
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Newspaper
El Paso Daily Herald
Location
El Paso, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1900
Page
1
Kruger arrives in Marseilles but a delay forces postponement of the planned fete. Officials cite scheduling hiccups and crowd concerns as the reason for rescheduling.
A heavy storm in Marseilles delayed the Gelderland expected with President Kruger. Rain and fog harbored the harbor. a launch attempt by Leyds, Fischer and Gobien failed. Gelderland sighted off Cape Gebat at 2:30 PM. reception and banquet postponed to tomorrow. Kruger to stay aboard the Gelderland overnight.
A smooth talking man pretended to be J S Raynolds nephew, president of the First National Bank, stayed at the Fleck ranch last week and allegedly fled with $20. He appeared around age twenty five and used slick schemes to gain money and trust.
General Manager Parker asserts there is no doubt that Rock Island is coming. He notes the project lies about eighteen miles northeast of El Paso and mentions he is a nephew of Joshua Raynolds of the First National Bank. He ate dinner at...
A traveling stranger posing as S L Reynolds lured Mr Coe into town with forged orders and a $100 note then vanished after paying a bank check with no record there. Rock Island officials and El Paso leaders reviewed plans to connect with the White Oaks route and possibly absorb the town, with directors meeting December 15 to decide.
A push grows for a city chemist to test milk and water in El Paso amid reports of typhoid fever. Dr Vilas and Dr Race say a licensed daily-tested milk supply and regular water analysis would improve public health. the Board of Health plans a 4 pm meeting with the City Council to discuss steps.
Horace Tilton, 38, an engineer from El Paso with ties to Needles and Tucson, stabbed himself eleven times on Santa Fe train No. 2 near Albuquerque. He died twelve hours after the attack. He left only “tired of life” as explanation. He carried $200, sober at the time, and had a railroad family network across multiple lines.
Dr Angel Bellingaghi, renowned chemist and physician, has purchased a ranch sixteen miles southeast of San Antonio to build a $10000 laboratory for mass production of his yellow fever serum. He plans to start after the new year and Mexico and the U S government are expected to use large quantities of the serum.
An Enquirer dispatch from Windsor Canada says a man matching Frank M Brown of Newport Kentucky was arrested there yesterday. He drank ale in a saloon and the bartender identified him from pictures and descriptions printed in Detroit papers. He wore the clothes Brown had on when last seen.
In San Antonio on November 21 the appellate court overruled motions for a rehearing in El Paso cases Northwestern Life Insurance Company versus Mattie B Sturdevant and Frank B Colton versus Millard Patterson administrator.
New York reports bar silver at 03 percent and Mexican money quotations in El Paso today at 48 50.
Reports say the czar’s illness worsened today, with the decline attributed to his injudicious diet since falling ill. The update comes from London on November 21.
After extensive talks between National Steel Co and the Amal gamated Association, a settlement was reached and the Mingo Junction mills will reopen tomorrow following a nearly seven month shutdown.
Local residents urge forming a homegrown electric streetcar firm with $25 000 in initial capital from El Paso investors and prominent backers like Don Juan Creel. Backers argue outsiders will follow, crossing river barriers and leveraging Phoenix as a precedent for transit success in a growing southwest metropolis.
Special dispatch reports in San Antonio that two Negro men were drawn for the federal grand jury this morning and both were accepted.
Nov 21 report details a coastal storm isolating many settlements by heavy snow. Ranchers face hardship from abrupt weather shifts and cattle suffering. coal famine reported in parts of the province. A man's body was found in snow on the Port Moody trail.
Washington November 21 cabinet decided to send Minister Conger instructions regarding punishment of Boxer chiefs. The United States will not demand summary execution of these anti foreign leaders. The Herald invites any news items by mail or phone.
A civil service examination for clerk and carrier positions in the post office will be held in this city on December 15. The previous exam failed to produce enough eligibles, so another test has been ordered on the stated date.
The funeral of Hiram McDonald paper hanger who died recently was held at 3:30 this afternoon. The body was buried in Evergreen cemetery with brother John McDonald arriving from St. Louis to attend the rites.
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