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Newspaper
Phoenix Weekly Herald
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1897
Page
2
A brief, unreadable fragment hints at a disrupted morning routine. Words suggest sadness and confusion tied to a wife and a domestic moment, with garbled phrases like wed and home. The readable bits imply disruption or distress without clear events or dates.
Incomplete OCR text hints at a local public sale notice with scattered terms and names. The readable fragments mention a sale action and local official involvement in London. Further details are missing to determine specifics, dates, or parties.
A vintage notice urges mothers to keep babies fat and thriving through summer with Scott's Emulsion as a daily aid. It promotes soaking baby in fat to promote sleep and growth and notes widespread druggist availability at five cents and one dollar. The text also mentions resumed coal borings by the Southern Pacific in the Gila valley above Solomonville and hints at expected results despite no immediate payoffs.
Tempe residents plan coastal excursions and Governors reception visits as Dailies recount the week. Notables include Lowell, Peterson, and Hawes with shop talk on Alaskan schemes and eclipse observations. Local parties prepare trips to Phoenix, Maricopa, and beyond amid health and official duties.
A New York clipping reports Whitelaw Reid hosted a dinner for the Prince of Wales at 14 Osrlton House Terriva, with 50 guests invited and 200 at the reception. The prince arrived early, spoke little, and the table featured gold plate and exotic decor. Notables present included Ogden Goelet, Miss Mille, Henry White, and Mrs. William James. Ambassador Hey was absent.
A garbled selection covers local news from Graves County with notes on the Henano devil and scorpions, price adverts at Griebel and Stambaugh, and mentions of office seekers in Phoenix. It lists property valuations in Mutloops county, arrivals of officials and cattlemen, and brief notices about maps, textbooks, and local travel to Prescott.
The Capitol rooms buzzed with office seekers as Governor McCord announced appointments including A P Shewman as Superintendent of Public Instruction R A Lawis as Adjunct General J W Dorrington as Superintendent of the Territorial Prison and David Parker as a Board of Control member La Ghanes was named as steward at the Issae Asylum. Remaining vacancies threaten confidence with Territorial Auditor and Treasurer posts under dispute and rumors float about Liltot and Hossley keeping or filling these roles.
A party of Californian prospectors, after two years, reports discovery of rich placers on the Batepits river in the Yaqui country of Mexico near Los Mochis Huemosillo. They secured title to the property after a long wait, signaling a major gold find in the region.
July report from Tokyo notes Japan will not send warships to Hawaii while arbitration talks with Hawaii proceed. Dispute centers on feeding Japanese immigrants and liquor restrictions, with the U S stating it will not recognize Hawaii’s authority until an annexation treaty is signed.
Widespread reports from Washington indicate Britain will back joining an international monetary conference planned for next winter in this city. An Atlantic alliance move signals cooperation on financial reform and currency stabilization among major powers.
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