Florence News Circulation and Local Events Summary
Florence notes a two month return from San Luis Obispo of a local man to aid his ill father. His friends welcome him and health improvement is reported. Also reported are the infant death of the Stevens child, sympathy from friends, a Ray mine transfer to London Explorations, surveys for a wagon road to Red Rock, and mining activity predicted. A wedding at J S Powell residence unites Nellie Powell to Frank Shields with a jeweled display, reception, and dance by Olivers orchestra.
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Sanjero
Florence Oistrict
San Louis Obispo
Cal
Wii
Tastor Stevens
Fr. C. Stevens
Stevens
George E. Trueman
San Juan
Florence
London
London Exploration Company
Curtis
Ray Mine
Red Rock
S Prailroad
Ray Group of
J. 8. Powell
Nellie
Frank Shields
Bob Bartleson
W. ¥. Price
Whitvemore
Se Ranch
Finn
Shields & Price
Keniworth
Olivers
Roosevelt Hospital A D Webb and Others in News
A. D. Webb is at Roosevelt hospital in New York City. A. Rodewelt, famed Phoenix piano virtuoso, arrived from Globo after selling eleven pianos and five organs. Fred Steele recovers from typhoid fever after illness forced return from the university. George Rowland’s Deming supporters gifted a seventy two dollar saddle and bridle for his Santiago battlefield gallantry. Fred Barbee, Tough Rider veteran, now works as a brakeman on the Southern Pacific division, passing through eastbound. Mr. S. M. Morzan visited Monday, returning from Silver City. he previously sold his New Mexico ranch. While away, he was held up north of Lonishore, relieved of twenty dollars. he had only £28, depositing most money in a bank. Robbers misread his funds, tossing him an extra three dollars for the road.
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A. D. Webb
Roosevelt Hospital
New York City
A. Rodewelt
Statesman
Phoenix
Globo
Fred Steele
George Rowland
Santiago
Fred Barbee
Southern Pacific
M. Morzan
Monviay
Silver City
New Mexico
Lonishore
Rovers
Morvan
Nogales Nuggets A Line City Roundup
Conductor Goodmiand of the Sonora railway returned from Porto Rico on leave. John Kuhns weight and health improve after returning from Miles' army at Porto Rico. he contemplates the fat man’s race. Milton Boball and W. M. Young also return from the U S army of occupation. Copper mine near Fairbank yields striking ore of peacock color though copper content not disclosed. R J Ushtmaan and family return to Sonora. Hartman negotiates sale to Southern Pacific. Hon Samuel MacMill Bryan of Washington visits Nogales on way to Hermosillo. once postmaster general of Taipan.
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Vidette
Goodmiand
Sonora Railway
Porto Rico
United States
John Kuhns
Nogales
Miles
John
New York
Milton Boball
W. M. Young
U.S Army of Occupation
Billy
Fairbank Station
R. J. Ushtmaan
Sonora
Hartman
Selo
Southern Pacific
la Coalfield
Samuel MacMl Bryan
Washington, D. C
Empire of Taipan
Arizona Pioneer society notes dot the city’s building boom
In a bustling Star roundup, Zepeda plans a two story home on Sixteenth Street and Sixth Avenue, Miss Mariana Brown builds a brick cottage, Amparo Morena starts an adobe on Sixth Avenue, and local bottlers begin a bottled spring water venture at Aguacaliente. Nearby, Pierce, Brady, Davis, and Wheeler advance homes, offices, and a new brick cottage for R. P. Brady. Financials show Victoria Copper Mining filing articles with a million dollar capital as local tradesmen take contracts for brick cottages and wood shops. The paper records solvency rulings, embezzlement and burglary sentences, and notes Professor Zinsebar’s electoral predictions, plus social news on births and travels.
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Arizona Pioneers
Zepeda
Sixteenth Street
Redulovich
Mr. Redulovich
W. C. Davis
Church Street
Richard G. Brady
W. A. Miller
Davis
Mr. Brady
C. C. Wheeler
Court
Franklin
Fred Noble
J. S. Noble
Fred
Stanford University
California
Yuma
Victoria Copper Mining Company
James Merwick
S. R. Mitchell
Robi. Goodbody
W. H. Bankier
Messrs. Butcher & Ingersoll
Mesilla Street
R. P. Brady
Stone Avenue
Andrew D. Walsh
Chas. Bowman
Inocente Robles
Juan Seto
Francisco Aros
Professor Zinsebar
Saa Augustine
Zinsebar
H. M. Cake
Cake
Toronto
Canada
Richfield
Ohio
Fire Devastates Block West of New Bank Hotel
A Friday night blaze destroyed the west block near the New Bank hotel in Williams. The frame structures burned, forcing evacuations and sparking fear of further fires in the city. A Monday incident near Quality Hill and burglars trying Salzman’s store add to a week of losses and distress.
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Angel
Plagstan Saturda
New Bank
Plagetas
Lewis
Kansas
Sterling Worth
Geo. Winslow
Mr. Winslow
Williams
Flagstaff
Quality Hill
Water Bond Passage and Local News From Nogales
The last Monday election approved the $20,000 water bond issue by a large margin. The Great Register of Coconino County lists 1,572 names this year, 5 against 1,484 in 1896. A fire loss at Dur ing the recent blaze hit stock and fixtures for $12,000 with $8,500 insured. Will Wallace, Rough Rider, returned after battles around Santiago, later hospital stays, then visited relatives in Canada. Klondike Nugget carriers face residence-tracing troubles. Nogales line city notes include a Chinese cook detained at the border and students contributing to the Lafayette monument fund. Marriage licenses issued for Melville Van Treese and Olive Thompson, soon to wed at the bride’s home with many friends in Nogales.
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Coconino County
W. D. Powell & Co
Jerome
Will Wallace
Rough Riders
Santiago
Canada
Dawson
Oasis
Ignacio Bonillas
Tombstone
B. Flogsett
Macheine
Copper Queen Co
Nacosari
E.G. Carlton
Nacoseri
Melville F. van ‘Treese
Olive Marie Thompson
Nogales
New York Sun
Sun's Rays From Yuma Reported Inquiries And Local News
School suspended indefinitely due to scarlet fever with seven new cases, total about fifteen in the city. John Hurren visiting Monitor for hydraulic mining plant operations hindered by low Gila river water. A W Morris jailed four years at El Paso for embezzlement, a shock to the community. Dr. Harrison Gler ill for months, improving slightly but no convalescence. He plans to raise his ship-wrecked mill and use one mill for public ore processing. Needles harbor mining gear bound for Willams Fork Ranch near Gier's Landing. Fraint, well-off, fenced land claim at mouth of fork, to irrigate with steam pump and pursue fruit farming, alfalfa, ranch produce. $30,000 improvements planned. Parsons, Smith, and ruin leased a property near Holes gold.
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John Hurren
Monitor
Gila
A. W. Morris
el Paso
Texas
Morris
Harrison Gler
Needles
Willams Fork Ranch
Gier’s Landing
F. Friant
Mr. Friant
Friant
Parsons
Ee Smith
Ruin
Last spring's pivot left Yuna down and worked up
A fragmented line notes Yuna being worked up to one last spring when she collapsed. The text hints at a setback followed by effort or recovery, but specifics are unclear. The record preserves the fragmentary sense of an event affecting Yuna with an implied struggle and resilience.
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Yuna
Shooting at Afpray in saloon ends in dyeing death
Chas W Dye was shot by R M Anderson in a saloon Sunday between midnight and 1 AM and died three hours later in the county hospital. Preliminary testimony shows Dye drew a pistol after being warned not to, Anderson fired, Dye died, Anderson surrendered and was bound over on manslaughter charges. Dye, 32, Texas native, long-time Payson area miner and prospector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. W. Dye
R. M. Anderson
James R. Riley
Dye
Mr. Riley
Justice Temple
Anderson
James Blankenship
Ising
Justice of the Peace
Harry Temple
Texas
Payson
Hawaiian Burial Customs and the Kualli Bones Tale
The article explains ancient Hawaiian burial practices where the flesh was burned and bones cleaned and hidden. It recounts Kualli the major king of Oahu and the kahu who hid and prepared his bones to prevent desecration, concluding with a feast and the disturbing act of replacing his remains in the calabash feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Cook
Keaiakekua
Kualli
Oahu
Oalu
Molokat
Kauat
Ife
Kualil
Murder over two bits at Lone Star Ranch
Justice J F Dimean and George Bravin returned from Fort Hunchuen with news from the inquest into Jesse Hunt a Georgia native aged 30 who died of a gunshot wound inflicted by W H Johnson on Oct 18 at the Lone Star Ranch near the fort Hunt and Johnson two soldiers had quarreled after a crap game Johnson claimed two bits as his due from Hunt Hunt died after seven gunshot wounds to the intestines at the post hospital Johnson was captured at the scene and taken to the fort later moved to Tombstone Branin delivered Johnson to town
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J. F. Dimean
George Bravin
Fort Hunchuen
Jesse Hunt
Jes Hunt
Georgia
W. H. Johnson
Lone Star Ranch
Hunt
Johnson
Jolson
Post Hospital
Tombstone
Brarin
Johnsons
Democratic and Republican gatherings in Buckeye ere
Local notes from Buckeye report a Republican barbecue at Day's grove with well known speakers and a lively crowd. Mentions Joe Anderton and Dolph Evans in a street assault case, plus Democrats planning a ranch speech at Newt Clanton's. Foreseeable appearances of candidates northeast of Hassayeenpa continue.
Busy Bisbee Briefs From Camp Narrate Rail And Weddings
Local intelligence reports in Bisbee describe Union Firemen in town and pending denis, with prices stiff for buyers and stockholders pleased with the option. The Queen Company branch receives four carloads daily, while Messrs Bro and Towner birth optimism about meat like buildings near mining properties used for employees. Norman Trumbull remains ill as doctors note slow recovery, and Tom Drisdale’s gunshot incident is referenced with Drisdale jailed. The marriage of Miss Helen M Williams and George W. McGraw occurred at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Kipp presiding, signaling ties between Bisbee and Arizona mining circles.
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Unite 2
Fon
Merean Queen Compasse
Conpery
Creat Energy
Messrs. Bro
Towner
Nacosari
Norman Trumbull
Tom Drisdale
Trumbull
Drisdale
Helen M Williams
G. B. Willis
George W. McGraw
Bishee
First Presbyterian Church
PE. Kipp
Miss Williams
Brews
Mrs. McGraw
Arizona
A. Times
Mr. Rain
Mohave County Mines and Death in Kingman
Mohave County reports note the Tintie mine drainage and a soon start of pumping, with Risher and Kincell holding a working bond. R. C. Blythe and the Cooke brothers, Mohave locators, return from Tennessee with plans to develop valued properties. Mrs. C. Lo Wilson dies in Kingman after a yearlong illness, with funeral set for Saturday at 9 a.m. Frank Miller of Hackberry fractures his skull but is improving. Tempe Harbor’s placer operations on the Colorado River begin full gravel reduction with steam power, promising a fuller description next week.
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Tintie
Risher
Kincell
R. C. Blythe
Cooke Brothers
Klondyke
Thurelay
Tennessee
Mohave County
C. Lo Wilson
Kingman
Wilson
John Barry
Mohave Courty
Frank Miller
Hackberry
Arizons
Tempe Har
Colorado River
Clever Trick Promises Quick Cure with Electric Bitters
A dubious advertisement claims Electric Bitters cure back pain malaria nerves and stomach issues. It touts mood and nerve benefits, mild laxative effects, and overall vigor with guarantees. Sold for 50 cents at The Phoenix Drug Cove.
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Phoenix
Globe News Mining Notes and Local Accidents
John Green suffers a crushed foot and broken ankle from an ore ear accident this week in Globe. Roberts leaves for Leadville on mining business while M H Toumey foreman of Tearce mine visits seeking ore prospects. Jon Smith reports work on the Klondike camp with thirty men in development. Copper claims near Oak Creek eight miles west of Globe show promising ore bodies with eight mines and 180 feet of Copper Bill work.
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John Green
Roberts
Leadville
Gila County
M. H. Toumey
Tearce
Toumey
Jon» Smith
Klondike
Eigit
Tombstone Epitaphs Report Copper Property News
California visitor Hardy brings word of Lauren Gallen Copper and Gold at the Whetstones twenty miles northwest of Tombstone. Foreman expected hourly with updates. Tough Net mine sale under execution for $8004, bid to $8500 by Geo Baldwin for Sheriff Whine. Colonel Herring secured bid for T. M. M. Co. listing. County Recorder Brown files names for registration reaching near 2000, with Bisbee up over 200 and total rise over 300. Prospector crew launching full register delivery. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve advertised as healing for sores and skin issues with 25 cent price at local druggists.
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Chenes
Brown
Bisbee
Mr. Brown
Will Arguments End The Roarke Will Case In Prescott?
The Roarke will case in probate court grows more tangled as testimony ends and another copy is presented. Ready admits his signature amid cross examination while Lavelle’s copy is questioned. Judge Bethune witnesses a reading of a copy that omits cattle provisions and favors a 40 acre ranch. Attorneys will finish their arguments tonight. ALMOST CRIMINAL CARELESSNESS. The Herald urges Maricopa county farmers and business leaders to support the Arizona weather and crop report service and to submit weekly data.
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Roarke
Tarndyce
Jarndyce
T. Ready
Lavelle
The
Herald
Arizona
Weather Bureau
Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Wm. G. Burns
United States
Maricopa
Oter
Quiet wedding in Safford ties H H Nuttier and Victoria Van Buskirk
Guardian notes a Sunday ceremony at the Groesbeck hotel in Safford joining H H Nuttier of Safford to Victoria Van Buskirk of El Paso. It also reports new arrivals from Oklahoma and prospective cattle business in Graham county, plus mining and civic concerns about local conduct and municipal law enforcement.
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Guardian
Groesbeck Hotel
H. H. Nuttier
Safford
Victoria van Buskirk
el Paso
F. M. Clare
J. G. Beterwalter
Oklahoma
Snedden House
Graham County
Prest. Kimball
Stafford
Enterprise Canal
Oer
Genuine Arizona Pioneer General J B Allen birthday salute
General J B Allen marked his eightieth birthday yesterday after a long life of westward exploration. Born in Maine he crossed the country by team in 1849 and traveled across the plains and Rockies to California before moving to Arizona in 7 where he joined the Yuma frontier and the Gila City placer rush. He settled in Tucson in 1858, served multiple terms in the territorial legislature, helped move the capital from Prescott to Tucson, and aided early financing and development including schools and churches. Now aged and residing on North Court Street, he remains a central figure in early Arizona history.
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J. B. Allen
Maine
Plains
Rockies
All Points
Arizona
Prescott
Tucson
Territors
Territorial
General Aten
General Allen
Advancius
North Court Street
Omou
Star
Teleg raphy class grows as academy expands at St Joseph
The St Joseph Academy notes vibrant activity with seventy seven students in the Spanish class and plans for division into advanced and primary grades. Algebra students practice unknown quantities as the school expands its athletic club buys a baseball outfit and residents report new fencing plans and arrivals from Utah. The Enter prise Canal company board meets and appoints Andrew Kimball as superintendent of constructors and begins canal work.
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Thomas Moody
Academy Block
Edith Curtis
Logan
Utah
Emil Maeser
Provo
Academy
Enterprise Canal Company
Andrew Kimball
MOHAVE MINES Report On Rich Ore Carloads And District Activity
Hy Collins ships a carload of rich ore from the Blackfoot, with ore valued over 20000 dollars and copper content high. Luminaries from Chloride and Layne Springs advance mining, railroad surveys near completion, and the Chloride district eyes rapid development as a future Arizona mining hub.
Nicaragua Canal Debate Prompts Transportation Growth View
A long extract argues that coastal and Pacific trade could surge with a Nicaragua Canal, comparing freight tonnages through the Suez and Great Lakes routes. It claims Asia rail networks remain sparse and that cheaper transit would boost US Atlantic Pacific interchanges, urging Mexico and Philippines examples to illustrate potential gains. The piece also includes court summons notices from Arizona in a separate column.
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Suez Canal
Mail and Express
Superior
Lakes
India
China
Japan
Tynteh East Indies
Philipines
Asia
Persia
Russian Siberia
Ceylon
Dutch East India
Mexico
British India
Mexican Central Railroad
Europe
Nicaragua Canal
Pacific
N. Y. Mail and Express
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Williams Wildo
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Lower
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Mr. Cocke
Sam Conleyg
W. A. Davis
A. H. Smith
I. M. Collins
M. M. Jackson
Jas. S Day
Free Methodist Church
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Winfield Scott
J. W. Benham
James B Bark
T. B. Flannigan
W. . P. Grindell
FW. Sheri W. Messinger
L. W. Cousins
J. A. Marshall
J.T. Priest
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Colored Quartet
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Apia
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Thos. Teel
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McEnery
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Arizona Pioneer
St. Joseph Academy
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Mineral Development & West
Hy Collins
Blackfoot
John Saithline
I. H. B. Eakins
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Lyman Helm
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Los Angeles
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M. P. Delhanty
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Asid County
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Thid
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John W. Slankard
Belre
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Maricops County
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