18 Apr 1915
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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1915
Page
1
In Tombstone district, mining work continues steadily with development at several properties including Bunker Hill and Imperial Guard nearing milestones. Phelps Dodge property renovations proceed, new housing fills the area, and utilities and first aid facilities are planned as the camp gears toward fuller operation.
Tucson April 11 By authority of the United States department East B Rose has been appointed Acting United States district attorney for China. Rose, a former Arizona man, is well known in Tucson for his earlier roles with Twin Butte Mining and Smelting and as clerk of the United States court for China in Shanghai.
April 16 report outlines state Bureau of Mines efforts to develop working methods for dry, infertile arid lands in Arizona. Vast, scattered deposits could yield millions if facilities exist. Water transport via pipelines may reach some areas, others require alternative treatment or processing. Early efforts note crude Mexican dry washing methods reliance on rich, loose material.
List of uncalled letters in Tombstone post office for week ending April 17 including names like Estevan R. Nava W i Barrean and Marta Villasenor. Also notes on office repairs and visitors such as Attorney Harry Pickett Cochise County Taxpayers Association Jr. Woodward and Deputy Sheriff Harry Rafferty. Lost gold bar breast pin with three diamonds offered a $10 reward for return to the office.
A fragmented historical look back describes Dusty frontier posts and pioneer days. References to deputy collectors, old posts on Ade Street, and local figures like Hank Sothers hint at early town life. Mentions of legal cases, gender restrictions, and an Arizona organization with capital surface amid garbled details.
Secretary JA Retin reports the 20/4 Chapter of the American Mining Coge confirmed a gold strike by the Duited fosur Misias Company near Prescott Mohave county. Arizona state officials plan to set the proposed changes at a meeting, with tentative dates and shifting schedules for horse shipments to San Francisco. Tombstone Transfer Co offers sacked alfalfa kindling and stove wood.
Public worship at 1 pm with a sermon on The Christian's Insignia. Evening worship at 7 30 pm with Theme Standard Measurements by Pastor H A Deck. Congregation to join for Christian devotion led by Deaver and DECK in a traditional service setting.
Prescott native daughter 17 year old is named by Governor Hunt to christen a new battleship with waters from Roosevelt Dam. The ceremony will occur in Phoenix with a 46 member commission to represent Arizona, marking a rare gathering. The event reflects state pride and prominent locals are listed among participants.
Arizona Sanitary Livestock Board blocks Mexican cattle entry due to disease concerns and Mexican law gaps. Despite earlier quarantine, 1200 head held for weeks will be shipped to Texas once permitted. Also notice: Mrs. A C Keach offers music pupils at Sth street residence with reasonable rates.
A letter from Fisher of Suernias to a business house describes Tombstone as widely known in the United States. The reply notes a large local business and shipments priced at $1.05, with Douglas seeking county seat status amid townspeople’s interest.
Senator Mark Si eb faced with a remark about irrigation firms and the Arizona Corporation Commission, he responded by sending nearly every lady in town four packages of assorted flower seeds, highlighting a garden seeds gesture amid local commerce chatter in Tombstone.
The piece surveys wartime writing trends in magazines and poems, noting a surge of war literature and shifting tastes. It comments on Turkish dressings, European capitals, and the economy gaining virtue, alongside scattered inventions and questions about banking and notes. It mentions an Indiana inventor of a street name announcer and a Swiss powder to stop bleeding, with remarks on the dynamics of war authorship.
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