Visiting dignitaries inspect Hudson Reservoir project plans
A week of visits in Phoenix by Senator Martin of Kansas H B Mann Sims Ely and AL Bonzano focused on the Hudson Reservoir and Irrigation Company plans. They will depart tonight to award contracts within three months as engineer Bonzano notes funds are ready. Local labor and Phoenix area supplies will be used. an extension of the Mari copa and Phoenix and Salt River Valley railroad to Florence is planned to ease haulage before midsummer.
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Hudson Reservoir and Irrigation Company
Senator Martin
Kansas
H. 8. Mann
Sims Ely
AL Bonzano
Bonzano
United States
Maricopa
Salt River Valley
Chicago Press Opposition to Silver Defies National Trend
The Chicago press, united against silver, is contrasted with the city’s mayoral election showing voter independence. The editors are portrayed as dominated by men with axes to grind and goldbug interests, prioritizing their own agenda over public welfare.
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Chicago
United States
Mining Colony Planned in Venezuela Disputed Territory
Edward McFarlan founder of Telluride Colorado forms a Denver colony to mine in Venezuela amid claims of rich gold fields in northern South America. He notes three men washed 370 pounds of gold in three weeks and cautions travelers of deadly epidemics and extreme risks in the mining frontier. The Federal Government prosecutes the Big Four beef packers in Chicago for alleged price fixing and collusion after seals and fancy stock purchases. Southwestern Stockman reports the suit aims to curb bid manipulation and protect cattle owners.
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Edward McFarlan
Telluride, Colorad
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Venezuela
Colorado
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Big Four
Chicago
East
Southwestern Stockman
Recommendation to sever coal fields from San Carlos reserve
The Guardian reports an Interior Department agent sent to evaluate cutting the coal fields from the San Carlos Indian reservation. It urges immediate segregation, arguing the fields would be worth thousands to locals if removed, but valueless if kept within the reserve.
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San Carlos
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New Mexico
Sonora
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Tribune
Guardian
Fortune Mine Sells for 150000 in San Alvino Mountains
The Fortuna mings mine 28 miles southwest of the city changed hands last Monday. C. D. Jane and the original locators Farrell Halbert Albert and Thomas sold to Mr. Lane for 150000. Development shows rich free milling ore averaging 50 to 309 per ton with a shaft past 200 feet and cross cuts. Mining experts forecast it as one of the territorys richest discoveries according to the Sentinel.
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R. M. Straus
M. L. Pool
Lane
San Alvino Mountains
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Halbert
Albert
Thomas
Mr. Lane
Humorous Remarks on Chinese Customs and Dress
A satirical excerpt mocks Chinese dress and etiquette noting men in shirts and women in trousers, male dressmakers, women as messenger boys, books read backwards with footnotes atop, mourning in white, and bridesmaids as older married women in black. It ends with dining quirk of candy before soup.
Safford Gains Momentum in Growth and Real Estate Value
Treasurer J V Vickers reports rapid progress in Safford Graham county with new business and homes under construction. The city shows prosperity and a 17 acre land transfer near the city at about 125 per acre signals rising real estate value and a potential agricultural hub.
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J. V. Vickers
Safford
Graham County
Donnelly funds university spread and monthly aid
The pupils of the preparatory department enjoyed a spread provided by Samuel Donnelly owner of Copper Glance mines who visited the university. He also contributed twenty dollars a month for the benefit of Cochise County students in need.
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Samuel Donnely
Donnelly
Cochise County
Lands Passing From Government in Western States
The area transferred from federal to private hands last year totaled 544 square miles in Arizona. California recorded 1556 square miles, Utah 325, and Nevada 181 square miles.
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Arizona
California
Utah
Nevada
Ice Cream as Remedy Said to Cure Digestive Ailments
A health column notes ice cream as a potential aid for certain intestinal troubles and cites cases. Physicians reportedly allowed pure ice cream during typhoid fever and describe a woman who, after eleven months on ice cream alone, achieved a permanent cure for digestive related eye issues.
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Legion
Mos
Fox Uses Moss and Water Trick to Rid Itself of Fleas
Historical excerpt describes Reynard the fox gathering moss from tree bark and placing it in its mouth. The fox then wades into a stream, backs toward the current, and immerses its body except the mouth. Fleas flee to dry parts and moss, allowing the fox to release the moss and carry off the fleas.
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Reynard
New York Herald
Richest gold ore ever seen in Globe shown by John Chambers
John Chambers displayed a three and a half by two inch wire gold ore in Globe on Tuesday. The specimen’s value is estimated at several hundred thousand dollars per ton in gold, with origins unclear though linked to San Carlos and the nearby reservation. The piece hints at vast mineral wealth and potential mining excitement if lands open to settlement.
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Globe
John Chambers
Chambers
Joe Schwartz
San Carlos
Yuma Indians Bury Watermelons for Winter Stock
The Yuma Indians bury large quantities of watermelons in the sand to preserve them for winter. They keep melons found this way for more than six months.
County Treasurer Reports Final Delinquent Tax List Decline
County Treasurer Stratton says this year’s final delinquent tax list will total about $2000, roughly $2000 less than last year. Tribane.
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Stratton
Tribane
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