Labor Parade Marks El Paso Holiday Celebration
Organized labor in El Paso celebrated its annual legal holiday with a large parade along Overland and Santa Fe streets. Grand marshal E P McBroom led unions including Carpenters 344 with a floating model house, followed by Painters and Decorators No 8 and local Cigarmakers led by Inez Alvarez, amid bands and city police.
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el Paso
el Pascans
Jupiter Pluvius
Overland
Santa Fe
E. P. McBroom
Verland
Tockart
McGinty
Labor Parade Draws Crowd With Mexican and union Groups
A large parade through Santa Fe and Overland streets featured local unions including International Plumbers No 23, Plasterers, Bricklayers of El Paso, Hod Carriers, Masons, and Knights of Labor. Mexican bands and Protectora society added color while officials and citizens cheered from sidewalks and windows. The procession ended with a court house review by the McGinty band and prominent marchers, with a continued procession noted to resume on page four.
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Overland Street
Mexican Protectora Society
Knights of Labor Organization
Gate City Assembly
W. W. Bridgers
Catlin
Badger
Court House
McGinty
Kansas Street
Carpenters’ Union
Labor Day Observances Across Cities Highlight Rallies
In Chicago Roosevelt and Bryan prepare for speeches as labor day events unfold. Milwaukee and Cleveland stage large parades with notable speakers, while Atlanta and Georgia showcase industrial carnivals. The nation marks Labor Day with celebrations and historical notes on its creation.
Judge Burns Named At Republican Convention Convenes In El Paso
J A Smith chaired the morning session of the Republican county convention with W S McCutcheon elected temporary chairman and John O Keeffe challenging the motion. Delegates named for the state convention in San Antonio include A G Malloy Moses Dillon W S McCutcheon and A G Foster with alternates listed. The roll call rejected O Keeffe's bid to strike the delegate clause and the convention adjourned to October 13 for a county ticket with resolutions denouncing Green and supporting Hawley and Waller Burns for state chairman.
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A. G. Malloy
J. A. Smith
Mr. McCutcheon
O'Keeffe
A G. Foster
John O’keeffe
San Elizario
Socorro
McCutcheon
C. B. Stevens
E. M Fink
J. M. Garcia
Henry Borcherding
Joan O'Keeffe
P. M. Milepsugh
J. W. Wright
Robert Bernauer
Frank Tusten
Permaent
A.G. Foster
T. B. Olhausen
J. G. Gaal
J. J. Sehaier
O D. Owen
Committee On
Committee
Moses Dillon
W. S. McCutcheon
A. G. Foster
E. M. Fink
T. B. Ol
John O'Keeffe
Hawley
Green
Waller Burns
Railroad collision leaves many dead in Lehigh Valley wreck
Philadelphia dispatch reports fourteen killed and forty injured after a collision between an excursion train and a milk train on the Lehigh Valley line thirty miles from Philadelphia. The scene is described as horrific with fears the death toll will rise to seventy five. Survivors blame local residents for delaying aid and charging high prices for basic relief like fans and water.
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Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Railway
Bethlehem
Penna
Hatfield
Lansdale
Detective Norris Tracks Red Austin Back to Texas
Pickerton detective Joan T. Norris, in El Paso then via Texas and Pacific, locates Red Austin and pursues him back into the United States. Norris reports meeting a Guadalajara inmate previously jailed for highway robbery who now praises reform, asserting many paroles lead to reinvention rather than ruin.
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Joan T. Norris
Pickerton
el Paso
Red
Austin
United States
Mr. Norris
Texas
Pacife
Mexico
Eagle Page
Norris
Guadalajara
Sing Sing
New York
Weell
Pekin Divided as Legations Holdout Surrenders
A Times dispatch reports Pekin trains by one power entering the city and a later note says Li Hongzhang received a telegram on August 30 from the Chinese minister in St Petersburg about Russia withdrawing troops from Pekin and returning to Tien Tsin. The capital remains under divided control with officials discussing surrender prospects and looting rules.
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London
Tien Tsin
Legations
Gasele
Claude MacDoneld
Gaele
Pekin
Lbs
Lianzhsi
The
Times
Li Huog Chang
St Peterburg
Russia
Peking
Berlin
Germany
Republicans Call For McKinley and Roosevelt Club Meeting
A call circulated among El Paso county Republicans invites members to meet in the district court room at the court house in El Paso on Saturday September 8 at 8 P.M. to organize a McKinley and Roosevelt club. Signers include Franz Meier E M Fink H C Borcherding J J Schairer JW Wright and others at the Herald office.
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el Paso County
Court House
el Paso
At & P.m
Franz Meier
E M Fink
H C Borcherding
J J Schairer
JW Wright
BR Beexer
John O Pearce
H E Dillon
WS McCall
T Kitchene
CM Murry
PM Millspaugh
JA Smith
T B Olshausen
H D Slater
Metal Market Nets Silver Copper Prices in New York
In New York on September 3 silver traded at 613 with a lead of 4.00 and copper at 163. The brief market note lists metal prices for that day.
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New York
Mexican Money Quotations in El Paso Today
Readings show exchange rates for Mexican currency in El Paso with figures around 48 to 488 per unit. The notes reflect buy and sell prices and market movement for residents dealing with cross border commerce.
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Paso
Baptist Church Welcomes New Members Amid Revival
Pastor Pat Millican returned to preach at both services. Ten members were received into the church at the close of the morning service, signaling a steady post revival growth for the congregation.
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Pat
R Millican
City Schools Open After Holiday Observance
City schools opened this morning after a holiday observed on Saturday. The holiday was extended to tomorrow in lieu of the break.
Harlem Tragedy: Laborer Murders Woman in Harlem
In Harlem early today Antonio Mastrango, 42, a laborer, murdered Rose Liverwitz after accusing her of stealing seven dollars two weeks earlier. Mastrango lured her from her home to the sidewalk with subterfuge and stabbed her through the heart, she died instantly. He was arrested after trying to stab Detective Leahy.
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New York
Antonio Mastrango
Mre- Rose Liverwitz
Harlem
Mastrango
Leahy
Vanderbilt heir joins state political life as delegate
Orzeus Vanderbilt, of New York, was elected a delegate to the state convention on Tuesday and says he will take an active part in politics hereafter as he embarks on public life.
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P. J. McGuire
Central Labor Union
New York City
Congress
Commerce
Organized Labor
New York
Orzeus Vanderbilt
Presidential campaign opens with 119 town addresses
Louisville hosts the kickoff as campaign headquarters open and speeches are delivered in 119 towns across the state. The synchronized addresses mark the formal inauguration of the campaign in Kentucky.
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Louisville
President McKinley Headed for Canton Trip
President and Mrs. McKinley plan to depart Washington tomorrow afternoon for Canton if their current schedule holds.
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Canton
Washington, Sept
McKinley
Washington
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