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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1918
Page
4
The Tombstone Epitaph published by Girag Brothers announces the Tombstone Daily Prospector weekly edition. It describes itself as Cochise County’s oldest newspaper and notes subscription rates for a one year, single copies in advance.
A Douglas A. P. correspondent caused alarm by claiming Tombstone mines would close permanently. Papers retracted after Tombstone Commercial Club exposed the misstatement. Milling of manganese ore is suspended while development continues and leases remain active. Phelps-Dodge seeks a treatment to recover both metals, with mining to resume when viable.
Arizona papers emphasize mining as the state’s key industry noting it supports thousands of workers and high wages while driving electrical development lumber use and tax revenue. The piece argues that policies promoting mining serve the broader public interest and economic health of Arizona.
The Tombstone and Douglas clash over the Purity Squad’s stance on not granting bootleggers bonus time for road work. The Prospector argues Douglas opposes a western road and prefers rail links, warning countywide leniency for bootleggers if Purity Squad action proceeds.
The article notes firms not only backing Liberty bonds with orders away from home but also funding substantial advertising. It portrays these businesses as unusually proactive in wartime finance, shaping consumer and supplier behavior through bold action and national duty.
In Phoenix April 15 the Yavapai county board of supervisors appeal over a salary increase for deputy officials after an injunction was granted by Superior Court Judge Frank H. Lyman. The case, William D. Stephens and others v. Stephens and Wingfield, moves to the state supreme court on appeal from the Yavapai County case filed at Phoenix.
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