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Newspaper
Phoenix Weekly Herald
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1883
Page
4
The paper reports on Washington’s trip to Florida, debates over pork import bans, and border sport updates. It notes Towareg Temple sends 200 Kaglits Tem plar and ladies to San Francisco for summer. Government bond interest paid for April totals 7 380 713 30 dollars. Sulvir series shows a gradual March rise of about one cent per ounce.
The lower house members sit with heels on their desks and smoke amid a tense session. Reports say Indians have chipped, troops are deployed to find them, and no late murders are recorded. Likely some killings involve San Carlos Indians.
The Boston sterald notes that five years ago American railroad building in Mexico began with annual revenue of 17 million dollars. This year the revenue is projected to reach nearly 240 million dollars, signaling a major economic impact.
A report notes Crocix Nazi capitalists setting up a depot at Ennetamento on the Mexican National railway to buy fibrous plants like ramie for manufacture of paper sacks ropes and related products.
A West End New York man stole the greater portion of six locomotives, leaving only smokestacks, boilers and trucks when discovered. The incident highlights a bold theft of intact rolling stock and raises questions about recovery and security.
Londoners tread cautiously amid fears of Fenian violence as bombs threaten public safety. Citizens brace for random attacks in crowded venues, while authorities warn of possible targeted strikes and call for vigilance.
Albuquerque merchants advertise bargains with sugars at nine pounds per dollar coffee seven pounds per dollar choice hams seventeen cents per pound canned California fruits thirty cents per can butter twenty five cents per pound eggs twenty cents a dozen. Verily, Albuquerque must be a cheap place to live in.
Caldwell publisher of the Statesman in Austin Texas, accused Chenoa with a legislator of being a coward and a liar during a floor debate, and could not be held to a personal account. A challenge is said to have failed.
Esraeth Massachusetts reports a brutal case at the Tewksbury Alms House where seventy three children entered in a year and one died. An investigation alleges the matron robbed inmates of clothes and an attendant exhumed and sold sixty corpses from the graveyard in eight months.
The federal government dumps four million nickels and promises three million more while merchants refuse par value and raise prices by up to 60 percent for nickel payments. State governors order acceptance with merchant regulations, challenging the plan to end the so called long bit. A separate incident recalls a near catastrophe at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco following a gas main break and explosion.
The report describes a severe blaze at a large building with hundreds of inmates and surrounding structures saved by brave firefighters. Many were severely burned, some dying, and the owners of the Palace hotel and nearby blocks are praised for the fire response.
An observer notes a single recent Wexing disease case in two weeks and decries false rumors of rapid spread. Citizens complain of pest house costs and displaced families while critics blame officials for importing panic and burdening taxpayers.
A Tombstone meeting denounces humanitarian policies toward Apaches on San Carlos Reservation. It demands removal to protect citizens, condemns eastern agents and churches for inciting violence, and warns of the cost in lives. The piece attacks federal officials and advocates decisive action by Government authorities.
A garbled excerpt questions humane governance and Christian ethics about eradicating a rebellious tribe to stop hostile chants, reflecting moral tension in imagined policy. The text is incomplete and muted in detail.
An article extols Ramie cultivation citing its hardy growth in warm climates, rapid propagation, multiple annual yields, strong fiber surpassing flax and cotton, and high market value. It also notes a Phoenix area irrigation project and a growth of agricultural developments in Maricopa county with plans for future expansion.
Territorial press energy shapes views on Indians and the Southwest. National journals grow to share sentiment, condemning outrages and calling for decisive action against bad Indians while acknowledging both sides exist.
An Arizona venture by the Gia Valley Agricultural Association led by Governor Power and G W Webb aims to irrigate 10 060 acres along the Gila Ben area with an eight section desert land grant. The plan includes a 12 mile canal, 200 nervs in crops, 10000 grape cuttings, and peach eel planting as a stock company selling water rights while members cultivate portions.
Court proceedings in April 1883 cover cases in the Territory v. Gussie Wisonside for petty larceny and various divorces and motions. The docket lists juror names, grand jury indictments, and verdicts including not guilty and guilty findings, with sentences and adjournments. An offbeat note recounts an eccentric Columbus man stealing a pew joke at a New York church service.
An advertised remedy claims to cure epileptic fits convulsions St Vitus dance nervous troubles and uterine pains. It touts permanent cure for nervous debility bladder issues and digestive problems. The text uses sensational language and lists numerous conditions with dramatic promises of restoring health and vigor through a patent preparation.
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