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International Incidents

  • Mr. A.K. Cutting, US citizen imprisoned, July 21, 1886, in El Paso del Norte, Mexico for publishing an inflammatory card about a Mexican national in an El Paso, TX paper.  New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Aug 10, 1886.  pg. 1, 1 pgs.  document ID 103969582 
  • WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.--It is believed at the State Department that the Cutting case will be disposed of in a satisfactory way without resorting to extreme measures. Secretary Bayard's peremptory demand for Cutting's release has neither been withdrawn nor modified, but now that Cutting has been tried and convicted ...  
  • Appleton's Annual Cycloepaedia and Register of Important Events of the year 1886 page 326, 327,  825-826

  • EL PASO, Texas, Nov. 14, 1888.--Major Logan Released.  Major Logan, who with a number of United States soldiers was arrested while hunting in Mexico Sunday, telegraphed the facts to the Uuited States Collector of Customs at El Paso.  New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Nov 15, 1888 Document ID: 100951392

    EL PASO, Texas, Nov. 15.--Major Logan Indignant.  Major T.H. Logan of the Fifth Infantry, commanding at Fort Hancock, 40 miles east of El Paso, who with three United States soldiers was arrested while on a hunt across the Rio Grande in Mexico last Sunday, arrived here to-day.

New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Nov 16, 1888.  pg. 2, 1 pgs Document ID: 100951586  
  • New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: May 6, 1913.  pg. 20, 1 pgs Doc ID: 100396163





  • page compiled by Rachel Murphree Last updated 09/18/2008

    Borderlands is published annually by El Paso Community College, P.O. Box 20500, El Paso, TX 79998.

    It is a collection of student written articles on the history and culture of the El Paso, Juárez, Las Cruces border region, comprising the states of Texas, New Mexico, and the Mexican state of Chihuahua.   This site was created with seed money from the Integrating Technical Contexts into Academic Courses (ITAC) Project, and maintained by the Northwest Community Library staff.  Funds for the program were provided by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under the auspices of the federal Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998.  

    Ruth Vise, Borderlands Director, EPCC
    Monica Wong, Project Coordinator, Head Librarian,  Northwest Community Library,  EPCC
    Joe Old, Technical Consultant, ITAC Project
    Mary Sarber,  Lorely Ambriz, and Library Staff.
    Rachel Murphree, web weaver

    Copyright  2001-2008 El Paso Community College