20 Apr 1902
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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1902
Page
1
The April 17 1902 Bisbee Jotiin item notes a railway night from Eke and a Meshocies church event with fair attendance. It mentions R Zellner the pianist and hints at shortages connected to war components and mower interests in Arizona congressional matters.
The Mixers' canteen on Brewery Avenue was robbed last night with about $20 taken. A medical note warns rising pneumonia deaths. various local updates include a travel to Oakland by Dr Willard and a Los Angeles family relocation of Chas A Wallace. Also reports on rail bills in Congress, a July Fourth celebration plan in Bisbee, a court case on damages, and school time changes as hot weather approaches.
Minutes detail payments and disallowed claims against county funds, including warrants for bridge work, smallpox guards, hospital supplies, and court costs. Also notes civil service examinations, a proposed power plant expansion, a fires damage report near Winslow, and local obituaries and social items.
Fragmentary text mentions Boers and resources but provides little coherent detail. The lines hint at financial or supply pressures and an impending conclusion to the topic, leaving the exact event or date unclear.
The readable text hints at a discussion of wealth or condition described as prosperous yet uneven with stone or hardness. No clear individuals, dates, or places are identifiable from the provided fragment.
A pair of elopers began a tour of inspection of real estate in Arizona, focusing on Tombstone property. Journal notes suggest a brief visit by capitalists to assess investment prospects and potential acquisitions in the area.
A Phoenix bound elopement tale involving 17 year old Fannie Hamilton and bank carrier Charles Beck is reported alongside mining and business updates. Thomas Hamilton of Dayton accuses his daughter of traveling March 25 with wealth and a dark-haired companion. Officials and residents discuss church services, local figures, and prospects for Tombstone with the American Development Co and other firms visiting, as the railroad push to Phoenix gains momentum and agricultural links expand.
The document lists a 5000 appropriation for Haalapai Indians in Mohave and Coconino counties, a 40000 allowance for Pins agency in Fine county, and 43000 for settlers’ rights and improvements within the 1 10 reservation in Coconino. It notes poor journalism on territories and reports Tombstone’s Crystal Palace saloon reopening after refitting.
A proposed appropriation aims to fund preservation of the Casa Grande ruins in Arizona, funding sought to protect the historic relic of antiquity and its surrounding site for future study and public viewing.
The Casa Grande ruin, a prehistoric landmark with unclear origins, seeks a $20000 congressional appropriation for preservation. The Bibee Review argues old ruins should be housed to halt further weathering, noting the wall is five feet thick and exposed to centuries of decay.
Friday's Daily reports Dr. F. Brockmaan visiting Tombstone, E. B. Gage and W. F. Staunton due tonight from Congress. Anca Langpasp returned to Bisbee, J. W. Farelington hosted by Mrs. J. W. Fare tington, while J. W. Vickers inspected Chiricahua outlook for pasturage. Tombstone baylab aims to arrange games. lab seeks new uniforms. Edward Braun, Tombstone visitor, closing negotiations on a Bowie to California bond.
The Indies of the Aid Society of the ME Church organized a festival, thanking patrons and the Terpsichorean club for hall use. Gross receipts totaled 75.40 dollars. A New Haven paper opposes statehood for New Mexico and Arizona, arguing their populations would still lag Connecticut in ten years.
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