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Newspaper
Phoenix Weekly Herald
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1883
Page
4
The item notes a vague weekly mill declaration and personnel, mentions Con Z L Tidball’s return to Tuceso on the fifth, and reports copper and bullion quotations in New York. It also cites murder suspect Dorset to be tried in England, and references presidential travel via Washington to Chicago. The piece covers elections for postmasters, congressional activity on Texas Pacific, and ongoing disasters.
Reports from Hew Pountland recount 80 deaths as 100 dories swept away by 2 destructive stems. Dexven plans new artesian wells. 65 wells in 60 days yield nearly pure water with more to follow. Java earthquake near Suchaso kills 75,000. navigation disrupted. France and Anum sign peace treaty. France to protect Tonquin and curb piracy.
Several New England cotton mills tried auctioning their products but most items remained unsold, labeling the venture a failure as auction prices lagged behind current production costs by up to twenty five percent.
Strong critics argue that the subject is an unprincipled man and a coward for attacking the dead president. The piece condemns treachery and asserts the author’s view of the target as deeply deceitful and unworthy.
The Tae Madsen, a river steamer on the Nonick River, exploded its boiler on the fourteenth buvet, injuring about 109 aboard. About fifty were killed or drowned as the vessel sank within six minutes, leaving a grim casualty scene on the river.
Jamed Dorne and wife from Sequatchie Valley visited the city yesterday to view cars. They traveled by wagon and described a strange contraption arriving with the morning excursion train. Doyle reports the woman is sixty six and has never left her home within twenty miles, remarking on the unusual journey.
The passage notes a long standing tradition across Eastern States counties where farmers and artisans compare yearly results. It describes county fairs as common events showcasing crop and crafts, reflecting community pride and regional practice.
The article extols county fairs as friendly contests of labor showing how domestic skill and rural pleasures drive advances in farming, stock breeding, and manufacturing. It notes measurement lines and new methods that reduce labor, boost efficiency, and spread improvements across business and agriculture locally and nationwide.
An excerpt from the Florence Enterprise prints a confession by a Riverside Pinal County robber about the Riverside stage holdup near Gila river. The speaker describes planning with Len Redfield Charley Hensley and Jack Almer, crossing to Florence, the haul, and evidence like saddle gear and a hatchet, with names of participants and timing.
Fragmentary first person account details a violent act and pursuit. The writer describes Redfield and Hensley, a plan involving a wagon and money, and a murder of a horse owner. Characters named include Redfield, Hensley, Mensley, Jack Almer, and Joseph ToTre with actions in Johnstonville.
In Arkansaw Traceller style, Colonel Webiey rejects a match for his daughter citing lack of fortune. A determined Balecull asserts love and warns of legal action over a $10 loan. The colonel capitulates, offering to take the girl after a final bargain.
A fragmented historical note argues that humane persuasion outperforms coercion in guiding behavior. It asserts that gentle praise and reassuring cues more effectively engage the subject than forceful reins, bits, or lashes, likening the impact to domesticated animals.
Deputies J W Evans and T Dunavan returned from Fort Huachuca to arrest several parties accused of illegally converting government property. The targets learned of the visit and fled. Evans took W M Price and Tf R Colins to testify against Perry M Hilton, now in Phoenix with his examination set for tomorrow at 9. Hilton is charged with unlawful conversion of government property.
The rear jail wall reaches the fret stay height while the recorders vault rises. Work delays stem from a plaster mill error where sills were miscut. the correct sills are two inches thick but four inches are required, delaying progress.
The article details 4579 Apaches on the White Mountains reservation, including 331 Warn Spring Tribes added by Crook. It covers tribal divisions, language notes, and a shift to farming with cattle, plows, seeds, and harvests totaling thousands of pounds of barley and corn, amid agency efforts and health improvements.
The Courier reports the funeral from Sherman House attended by many friends. Rev G H Adams conducted services at Marina Street Church with an impressive ceremony. Pallbearers included J G Campbell M Goldwater Dan Hatz P M Fisher Fred Brecht and W Bench. The casket and floral tributes are described as beautiful. The Miner lauds J M Bryan as a upright courteous citizen with many friends. The report notes his marriage five years earlier and his ties to Salt River Valley and California, and mentions the sheriff’s office transition in Prescott. A ring for the king of Siam is described and Los Angeles sends watermelons to Tucson weighing 62 pounds each.
A passenger confronts a brakeman over a mistaken station name, the brakeman reacts by slamming a door and damaging railing. The text notes Prison Commissioner Coats recovering from illness, a quarantine burdened man selling fruit, Pine Spring sale at Pueblo, Emmet Hodaden driving a locomotive on the Atlantic and Pacific bridge, and Captain C. S Hoberts named acting aide to General Gioik.
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