23 Nov 1900
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 28 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
El Paso Daily Herald
Location
El Paso, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1900
Page
1
Maurice Brennan was found guilty of dynamiting tracks and conduits of the St. Louis Transit Company during the strike. He received a ten year sentence in the penitentiary.
Nov 23 report states Blanche Kelleher, three years with Daniel Frohman, will marry George D. Hickson, Chicago lumber merchant, at the Transfiguration Church on Thanksgiving morning. Only Frohman company members attend. she will continue on stage in Chicago. Miss Kelleher is Captain Alfred Kelleher’s daughter of San Francisco.
The Filipino junta states consul Wildman reports the group will risk deportation rather than quit Hong Kong. Aguinaldo is reported wounded in the stomach. The junta plans another attempt to ship arms to Filipinos in a launch likely to fly the German flag.
The Galveston Harbor board of trade plans the Galveston Harbor congress at Fort Worth on November 30 and December 1. Secretary Bateman estimates attendance under five thousand from across Texas. All Texas congressmen express support for the effort.
In Cortland on Thanksgiving Day Major Page a 31 year old midget weighing 49 pounds will marry Mary Wickle the 6 foot 167 pound Shamokin Pa belle. The couple say the union is a five year love match started at first sight.
Cincinnati dispatch reports Frank M Brown of Newport Kentucky, a known defaulter, is in Detroit and is said to be shielded by local sports figures and gamblers and other friends in the city.
NEW YORK November 23 Bar silver trades at 63 1 2 percent. Mexican money quotations in El Paso today around 49 50.
A brief item from The Herald office notes a notable local occurrence. Details are readable but fragmentary, highlighting a community event and involved parties without full context.
President Kruger left Marseilles on the 9 20 train for Bijon with Boer envoys and others. He thanked Marseilles for the welcome and predicted similar support in towns he passes through. In Paris the advent is met with little excitement except by nationalists. Avignon reports a warm reception and a brief speech from Kruger.
Friends aware of the playwright Charles H Hort will claim he bequeathed his Charlestown New Hampshire house and grounds to the Lambs club as a summer home for the organization. Frank McKee Hoyt's partner and actor William H Currie are named as remembered in the will.
Indianapolis councilman John Higgins was convicted last night of soliciting a bribe, with acquittals on two other counts. He is jailed and a motion for a new trial has been filed.
Commodore Ledyard of the New York Yacht Club announces a syndicate to build the new cup defender. August Belmont James Stillman Oliver H. Payne Fred Gilmore and Henry Walters form the group with Captain W B Puncan in charge of the boat.
Reports from the flood in southern California describe one of the heaviest storms in years. Rain forced streams from banks and washouts halted trains. In King City the dam washed away, flooding about a thousand acres.
Edwin Holden of Tiffin Ohio was arraigned and pled guilty to bigamy admitting he married twelve women, nine alive. Several wives testified before the grand jury.
A heavy snowstorm in British Columbia floods the Frazer River area with frozen waters and halted shipping. Two Japanese fishermen drowned when their boat overturned at the harbor mouth.
Several hundred Indians in San Diego County face hunger due to prolonged drought. No food on the reservation and many are nearly naked as relief struggles to reach the area.
London dispatch reports Capetown says Boers suffered 180 killed and wounded on November 19 at Balmoral and Wildger rivers.
In a West Texas case, seven year old Clinton Harrison testified as the eye witness to a fatal shooting at Monahan's. He described how he hid and saw the fight, while defense and prosecution questioned adults about reputations and motives. The court adjourned after probing the rope incident and the hallway chaos.
The Hague marks the tenth anniversary of Wilhelmina accession as queen. She has lively influence in the country and now prepares for her forthcoming marriage on January 17. Gossip swirls around her coquetry and engagement, with knights in varying spirits.
Theatrical manager James D. Delcher and Omaha promoter Miss Helen Grantley quietly wed five weeks ago in October at a small church near the corner. Mrs. Delcher, daughter of late real estate dealer Henry Grantley, inherited 100000 from his estate. Delcher, a well known manager with an independent fortune, met Miss Grantley through industry circles.
St Petersburg dispatches report Prince Louis Napoleon Bonaparte is betrothed to Grand Duchess Helene, czar’s cousin. The prince, son of the late Prince Jerome Bonaparte, has served fifteen years in the Russian army and is a cavalry general, a leading pretender to the French throne due to his military prestige.
Washington Lawrence president of the National Carbon company and a leading Cleveland magnate died suddenly at his Dover Bay country home. He was father in law of Wayland Brown known for a Chicago fraud case linked to an insurance scheme and a sensational death.
Journal des Debats reports the South African Transvaal question leads Britain to withhold notification of a declaration. Kruger is to be received as a foreign sovereign traveling incognito. President Loubet will meet him at the Elysee and return the visit if Kruger wishes to visit.
William J. Bryan writes to the Intelligencer editor in Mexico Missouri expressing continued belief in the Kansas City platform principles and pledging to defend them urging the American people to repudiate Republican politics.
A committee led by president William Sloane has begun raising a 100000 memorial fund for the family of Rear Admiral Philip, who left them in hardship.
The Morning Post reports Paris receives word of a deadlock among Pekin ministers risking a rift among the powers. The United States shifts to backing China while Russia and Japan oppose harsher terms and Delcasse signals magnanimity.
Manager Hunter has lined up December 15 against Cruces, December 25 against the University of Arizona, plus games with Albuquerque Indians Roswell and Silver City during the carnival. The team, trained by Coach Rutherford, held strong practice at the park and near the Baptist church, aiming to field two squads Sunday afternoon. Thanksgiving game not set yet. funding via subscription slow but optimism remains high for honors.
Pete Wehner of El Paso Gas and Electric Light has secured a Roswell New Mexico franchise to build and operate an electric light plant. He will move a stored El Paso plant to Roswell, ship it soon, and charge $2.50 per incandescent light. He praises Roswell’s growth and plans immediate construction and investment.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.