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Newspaper
Florence Tribune
Location
Florence, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1900
Page
2
In Pinal County editors report strong men are sought by candidates as offices fill across the territory. Arizona voters recall General Miles with respect, while Bisbee Herald criticized him, and Southern Arizona citizens praise his service and the sword presented to him.
Local notes urge building an Arizona ice factory and creamery to reduce dependence on Tempe and Phoenix. Women’s Improvement Club may drive the project while residents criticize regional extortion. Also reported: St Louis streetcar strike casualties and costs, county bond oversight debate, and McKinley Roosevelt ticket discussion.
The passage jokes that the Dosen could mock General Vanderhelt’s oratorical style with a rock in his mouth, and mentions Johnny Gamintely’s sore toe Colonel Magenzium’s piles and Miss Docksologer’s bustle. It prefers discussing geopolitics like the Philippine question and open door policy in China, revealing our varied interests.
A boiler explosion at the Commonwealth gold mine in Pearce Saturday ignited the Zollock stamp mill and fuel oil tanks, spreading flames to nearby buildings. The mill and camp were largely destroyed, with hundreds of workers displaced as the mine operations pause. The mill will be rebuilt while mine output remains temporarily halted.
Jonathan Jones, a heavy tobacco user, hides his habit from his wife who disapproves, but a mishap reveals the pouch. He scolds his son for smoking, then disciplines the boy with a cane in the hallway, retrieves the tobacco, and reflects that a boy is useful in emergencies.
An advertisement outlines ear disease treatment claiming deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube. It asserts nine of ten cases stem from catarrh and offers $100 for any deafness case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Circulars are free from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio. Sold by Denggiste, 750. Hall's Family Pills also advertised.
Interview with Reginald N. Truman manager of Ray Copper Mines Ltd describes the Ray company push to build or secure a railroad to the Mineral Creek district. He notes the need for funding, potential Red Rock connection, and possible bond involvement to support construction and freight patronage. The six mile mine to mill line near Kelvin operates. the Kelvin mill aims to run daily by July, producing sixty to seventy tons of concentrates.
A Missouri high court win for a policyholder’s widow over a lapsed New York Life policy stands affirmed by the U S Supreme Court. The decision, poised to unlock millions in claims from beneficiaries of lapsed policies, follows lower court losses. D A and W J LeBaron of Florence visited this week, after one owner suffered a severe foot injury.
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