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Newspaper
Phoenix Weekly Herald
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1883
Page
2
A Kansas City judge fined ten dollars for arriving thirty minutes late to a court session. The notice appears in this edition of the Herald, reflecting local legal proceedings and penalties for tardiness in court.
Puescort has adopted standard time and last week the town clock was turned ahead twenty eight minutes, aligning daily schedules with nearby regions. Local officials say the change simplifies timekeeping for residents and businesses.
Congress proposes making December 23 a legal holiday to honor Washington’s resignation as commander in chief. The plan aims to formalize a day reflecting leadership and civic service.
The Supreme Court of the United States confirms the title of Southern Pacific Railroad to lands in Tulare County California claimed by Mussel Slough settlers, resolving a long running dispute over possession and ownership.
The unusually brilliant sunsets observed worldwide are being investigated by scientists after reports from diverse regions, indicating a global atmospheric phenomenon beyond the western skies.
It seems probable there will be no effort this session of Congress to stop coinage of silver. Silver certificates are growing in popular favor and have silenced their opponents.
The Tribune brands Desvern’s new charter a dimal fraud and nuisance. It creates an eighteen member council whose members set their own salaries at five hundred dollars per year.
The San Francisco Chronicle notes a delegation of polygamists departing for Balt River, Arizona Territory, to establish a colony. It warns the move could aid Mormon lobbyists after Congress adjourns unless Bourbons secure support for Utah brethren.
Courter urges federal aid to Arizona for artesian water prospects and improved mail service. He asks for a published geological report and the right for territorial residents to elect officers who will govern, including judges.
The text notes Senator Butler proposing a bill to repeal all internal revenue tax laws, making whisky free, aligning with moonshiners in North and South Carolina and opposing the prohibition amendment from a New Hampshire senator. The piece frames Butler as an ally of illicit distilling interests.
The Omaha Bee reports that General Sheridan demands authority from President Arthur and his cabinet, or Congress if needed, arguing he should not be a mere chief clerk to the secretary of war. The dispute centers on who commands the army and Sheridan's complaint about pay disparity.
The article recounts Captain Cox killing millionaire McLaughlin after years of legal delays. It argues the law allowed theft of the skipper’s rightful dues and frames Cox as a desperate avenger amid a starving family, demanding 270,000 as compensation while criticizing the California supreme court for enabling the conduct.
A terse epitaph accuses Supreme Court judges of becoming parties to a tragedy and calls them to retire from public life. The fragment suggests sharp political condemnation and insistence on personal accountability by high court figures.
Dispatches report Sheriff Ward of Cochise County bringing a prisoner from New Mexico without a requisition and note exchanges of prisoners between Mexico and El Paso. The Times of El Paso describes Deputy Tucker forcing a suspect into New Mexico for arrest. The piece argues laws must be amended to fit modern times as officers face unsafe, untenable positions when arresting without warrants and relying on expedient telegrams.
The report covers the Dec 15 execution of O Donnell at Newgate. It details the scaffold preparation, guard routines, and the priest baptizing and administering last rites. It notes the crowd around the prison, the quiet display, and the brother weeping as the trap released the condemned man.
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors met to discuss insolvency tax on 5000 dollars in debts owed by M Asher & Bro. Motion to strike tax roll failed with four votes against. Clerk ordered notice for bids on county physician attendance, county printing, and feeding county prisoners. Meeting adjourned at 2 pm.
Judges handed down sentences to William Mile for assault with a deadly weapon and murder, Alfred Cook for attempt, Arno for murder, Bethune for horse stealing, Murray for territorial prison time, and Walker Owens and Seeley Owens for stage and siege robberies. A man named Monroe faced first degree murder with a pending hanging date. No grand jury report yet on the courtroom affray.
General Crook returns to Whipple Barracks. Tucson lodge of Good Templars lists 41 members. Davis resigns as Pima County supervisor. Sheriff Henkle of Prescott collected 14451 in license taxes last year. The Star notes a stuke from Maricopa to the Quis totons. Baptists begin church erection at cars on Jefferson and Mohave streets. Prayer meeting at Presbyterian chapel near the plaza. A letter for Miss Laura M. Gook Alliance Ohio held for postage. Board of Supervisors invites bids for county medical attendance printing and prisoner feeding. Holiday entertainments include a dance in the off school building on North Center street. Quijotes expedition report claims Pacific coast discoveries unmatched outside the Comstock. Three Apache county jail inmates escape through a hole in the wall. Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder and Flavoring Extracts promoted as healthful. sold only in labeled cans.
A soldier Tarrick Pinkerton at Camp Apache died by suicide last Saturday when he placed a carbine muzzle in his mouth and fired. The Tucson court ruled George Hucke not guilty of swindling. Ah Mo, who stole watches from L. Zokendorf last May, received five years in prison. Manuel Bruno and J. XN. Earl were convicted of grand larceny. The Maricopa stage carried six prisoners to Yuma penitentiary under Deputy Sheriff Vannerburg. one prisoner named Owns, sentenced for stage robbery, escaped by leaping from the moving stage. Dr. O. C. Wheeler of San Francisco arrived in town as guest of Major Ingalls. Major Togells praises Salt River Valley as a preferred locale. A Tucson Board of Supervisors petition seeks diverting tax money from narrow gauge railroad and smelter bonds to the general fund, with injunctions against further taxes until suits are resolved. signatures include H. S. Stevens and others.
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