06 Apr 1902
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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1902
Page
1
The Bisbee column reports Curtis Comedy Company drawing crowds, labor unrest with anticipated resignations, and arrivals in town including Copper Queen Mine guests. Updates cover Fort Huachuca visitors, school election plans, a charity benefit at the opera house, railroad officials in town, a serious illness, a highway robbery warrant, and a near-matal accident involving a streetcar.
IBERAL EXHIBIT AT ST LOUIS mining will have a conspicuous place in the upcoming fair program. Officials announced plans for display booths, demonstrations, and talks spotlighting ore extraction and processing at the exposition.
Circular No 1 from the department of mines and metallurgy of the St Louis world’s fair outlines a prominent display. The palace of mines and metallurgy will be larger and filled with flower arrangements, mineral pictures, and a floor showing the world’s mineral wealth. It will pair raw minerals with mining and metallurgy processes and illustrate geological conditions that create useful deposits.
Two en Diego tubermen recently made the remarkable catch of ve foe of the fab known ae croshers. If only something like that would happen to the land variety.
Dispatches report Mexican forces seizing water holes and driving Yaqui bands from the region as tensions rise near Yaqui territory. Soldiers fear widespread trouble and plan to withdraw, with raids continuing as Yaquis gather arms for sustained warfare.
Report on statehood for Oklahoma Arizona and New Mexico nears completion but Speaker Renderson indicates opposition. Delegates warn party leaders fear loss of control as Republicans pledge votes with Democrats to push the measure through the House.
A portrait of Mark Sai Arisona as a long standing delegate to Congress, praised in both parties and described as a steady lawyer who also played poker to pass time. The piece notes his Tombstone upbringing and education shaping his political path from territorial delegate to prominence in Washington.
The report mentions debates on statehood for territories including Montana Washington North Dakota Wyoming Utah and Idaho. It notes figures like Marcus A Smith addressing a committee and references candidates such as Mise Burkhart in Kentucky. Also mentions a mining dispute involving AP Gouther and a commission demand by Mr Defty.
General Wood calls for funding to remove wreckage near Havana harbor seen as a navigation menace. Citizens quarrel over appropriations ranging from 400 000 to 870 000 while Mogelee club grows and hosts a tournament. Editors clash over golf club demonstrations as northern Florida reports a developing scene with a territorial tournament seen as unlikely soon.
A historical ad extols railroads as a vital industry due to capital and employment and praises Hoetters Stomach Bitters as a trusted spring medicine. The copy cites fifty years of cures for sick headaches indigestion dyspepsia and malaria and touts its toning and blood-purifying properties.
The Santa Fe railroad plans a hospital in Winslow and seeks city support. Mayor Emanuel travels to California and Nevada on PET interests while local figures map Tombstone growth. Grand and trial jurors are being summoned for the Tucson term, with delays noted for the Phoenix Republican matter.
Mears CJ Rhode HC Rhodes and Clarence Butler lead a party prospecting in Cochise County with miners awaiting stakes near the Bisbee grade west of El Paro. Two miners report white marble specimens from a mountain vein in the Tevis mining dialect area. Walter L Vail, long associated with Mears Vickers Gastee and Packer, has bought the Warner ranch in San Diego County, over 1200 acres, for 12 000 dollars.
A fragmentary note mentions a cathedral in London lit by electricity and references an unnamed Americas millionaire paying the bill. The text is garbled but hints at Morgen offering insights if he speaks more clearly.
A Binghamton dispatch recounts a man named Agaka from Lieber county who, under hypnosis, described dreams guiding a fatal act. He allegedly placed a noose and awoke before his attempt, and the victim was found hanged in a barn the next day. The article also notes Mexican prisoners and a major bacon and canner contract tied to London interests, with Gordon of San Francisco pursuing mining progress in the Dragoons.
A Phoenix resident named Yearsler recalls borrowing 60 feet of telephone tape years ago while foreman on a Sunset project and now seeks to repay the debt. He asks for the recipient’s address to send the money or a new line, expressing intent to lead a Christian life. In Globe, the Cabinet Saloon closed due to dull business with 22 saloons yet to supply the town’s thirst.
The report cites the twelfth census population total 4 283.09 and mentions poll tax in Egypt. The Globe Silver Belt reports completion of the acid works at Black Warrior with 25 tons daily capacity and 180 tons in ten days. The New York Journal of Commerce forecasts dividends for York by industrials at 28 856 081. J C Dimmick a Texas cattle owner visits Tombstone for cattle interests and immigration note, amid reform era counts.
The government’s Rebellion Record now comprises 126 volumes with 158 578 pages of reading material and an index of 1342 pages. It suggests it would take long to reread its unabridged records rather than fight the war anew.
Mr A Hedowil, a Phoenix piano dealer, cites Bisbee Douglas Cananea piano sales and a grand Bebr Brow' valued at 1500 dollars as part of a tale to the Phoenix Democrat. A homeless man seeks food and shelter, is given both poorly, provoking a moral quip about charity and duty.
Construction progresses in Tombeto with new houses in early stages and plans for full completion when the major Pompe project begins, signaling a gradual rise in housing readiness and development momentum.
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