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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1910
Page
2
The Massachusetts incident signals a wider awakening as the public realizes monopolies behind the GOP. Voters see tariff debates as a first rebuke, with more to come as they push back against protected interests steering national policy.
The piece lampoons high society chasing aviation dreams. It notes the Girl With the Green Eyes company stranded in Flagstaff and mentions Near-Explorer Wellman declining a cross Atlantic balloon trek. It cites Congressman Moseley tied to a moonshine tax fraud claim and hints at the Roosevelt sleeping sickness rumor.
An Italian believed linked to the Black Hand killed himself in Gallup on arrival, as local residents vow to enforce order and caution for those passing through the town.
Theodore Roosevelt is anticipated to come back to the United States in April as Congress is likely to strive to adjourn beforehand. The remark about star dust evokes Halley’s comet.
A playful proverb links nature’s touch to world and coal concerns, suggesting seasonal warmth alters resource perspectives and energy considerations across communities.
A Chicago institution claims to train model housewives and promises to counter the divorce microbe with its curriculum. The claim suggests a social program aimed at improving domestic life through instruction and discipline.
The dispatches note Mr Roosevelt’s first Khartoum breakfast of six eggs and a large platter of bacon. A poultry lecturer warns against more than 200 chickens on a farm, joking about arithmetic progression. Aerostation could redefine international law on frontier rights and travel. San Domingo lacks a revolution for years, with about 150 generals active and more may join for gilt braid.
The piece notes heated rivalries among Republican factions in the territory over July Fourth arrangements and which city hosts the ball game. It jokes that Arizona may soon surpass Illinois in miles of railroad if ongoing projects proceed, highlighting recent territorial press activity and bold bets amid political tension.
Frank Mason of the Greene Cattle company based in Hereford passes through Douglas en route home from El Paso. A Kansas cattle buyer accompanies him as spring purchase plans accelerate. Mason cites heavy buying, high prices, and dry conditions risking losses north of Nogales with an expected 100000 cattle crossing the border in the next two months at about 3.75 dollars per head.
J B Scammell, a well known Arizonan, shifts from mining to oil. He joins Ojai Valley Petroleum active in Ventura county and Kern river district north of Bakersfield. Light gravity oil found at 600 to 1000 feet in Ojai area. several recent strikes in Kern river. Friends note his success and a bright California oil outlook attracting Arizona capital.
Prescott newspaper reports Kate H. Cory, a nationally known author and artist of Indian life, will arrive from Palaces in the Moqui reservation to stay several months and open a studio. She will build two large huts on the Timberland tract, modeled after authentic Moqui dwellings, and furnish them in aboriginal style. Cory, a federal teacher at the Moqui school, will be joined by two Moqui tribesmen and will recreate village life with numerous ornamental artifacts. She plans to live in the houses and present vivid scenes of Moqui life to visitors.
A digest of diverse regional items includes the Chicago White Sox arriving in Phoenix for an exhibition, a 250 foot Bill Williams dam project with 100000 acres irrigated and 5000 horsepower, and Florence Kenwood joining relatives in Douglas from Swansea Wales. Also noted are a Bisbee buggy mishap, an Old Maids auction in Tempe, a drunken arrest, a fatal shotgun discharge to a Bowen Hubbard horse, cattle deals near Gleeson, a Los Angeles to Grand Rapids wager, Ellen Torgerson sought by border police, new market briquetting near Clifton, a Safford death, Thatcher street sprinkling, Holbrook’s Louis Ghoey, a Prescott to Humboldt ride in 58 minutes, Croft’s ranch season opening, an oversized Douglas egg, Layton school bond, Ray Consolidated line work, Alice Crane’s prominence, and Tin can shipments to Copper Queen for processing. </s>
Bisbee will gain a real roof garden on the Allen block roof. A company led by Lt. Allen plans and funds the project to create the sunlit venue. The garden theater preparation should be ready for public opening in under thirty days.
Everett Ball and H J Thomp representatives of Reduction & Milling Co are in Tucron arranging a reduction plant. Over ten days they seek ore contracts from mining companies to determine tonnage guaranteed by contracts and the plant’s capacity.
Deputy Sheriff Hilburn announces an arrest in Douglas and valley ranching circles linked to railroad tie thefts. A Douglas woman is accused of stealing ties found in her possession, suggesting ties have become a common plunder among local ranchers using them for makeshift fences.
The Southern Pacific plans to renew the Mazatlan extension of its West Coast line, resuming work after orders from President Lovett. Grant Brothers Construction gear will be moved from Arizona back into Mexico to push the project, with crews near Mazatlan and rapid completion expected, despite prior suspensions.
The writer describes Tombstone in a vivid spring scene with fruit trees bursting, scented air, and a tranquil mood. Old Sul softens the landscape as birds sing richly, painting a dreamlike view of renewal and gratitude.
Col. HAL Pickett departed this morning for Phoenix to attend the Supreme Court for several days where several rulings involving Col. Pekett in integrated matters are expected. A Phoenix High School team defeated the University of Arizona boys 11 to 0 in a baseball game Friday afternoon in Phoenix. The Selle-Floto circus is billed to show at Douglas on April 18. Cirrus day in Smelter City excites Cochise county towns including Tombstone. A great storm with sleet and snow swept Utah, Wyoming and Colorado yesterday. Local sunshine lovers in Tombstone savor the pleasant weather while noting a contrast with arid Arizona.
In a suitable rejection Mise Hattie Lofgren delivered a meritorious recitation and concluded the evening joyfully. Tucson telephone girls faced a brewing dispute resolved after a monitor line allowed the general manager to overhear activity. the strike ended in 45 minutes. James Gileon of Mesa fell from a horn while rounding up cattle, sustaining facial injuries and a torn ear. Twelve cases of scarlet fever were reported from Wenden to county health officer Dr. E. B. Keteherside in Yuma County.
Superintendent Brower visited Curtis School District last evening to witness graduation exercises. Mrs Lois Allen Stewart teaches. Three young ladies and one young man graduated. Wa M Curtis spoke on Prophesy, Delia Coons on Waste of Time, Silva Coons distinguished the class with notable performance.
The mayor of Tombstone announces that on November 1 1907 a land entry was made at the Phoenix United States Land Office covering Lots 5 6 9 3 9 and Lot 1 of Section 11 Township 29 South Range 22 East Gila and All River Meridian Cochise County Arizona Territory. A patent has been issued, and claimants must file statements by July 1 detailing grounds of claim occupant names improvements possession and ownership rights with fees totaling $3 per lot plus $500 per deed and trustee fees.
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