Cleary Possible Independent League Delegate Candidate in Arizona
William B. Cleary, formerly of Phoenix now in Bisbee and known in Tombstone, may headline the Independent League bid for Arizona’s congressional delegate. The Phoenix Democrat notes Cleary is among three contenders favored by Hearst and Healy, with the other two names not yet released. Healy’s remarks place Cleary in a solid position alongside the unnamed rivals.
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William B. Cleary
Phoenix
Bisbee
Tombstone
Independent League
Congress
Arizona
Phoenix Democrat
Cleary
Hearst
Healy
Cloay
Peace Circus and Musical Entertainment Delights Metropolis
Lights glow on Main Street as a circus and a literary musical program unfold. Mrs Alice E Kirke and her son shine as mandolinists, with Mr Wm Monmonier and sister Mrs Crouch delivering violin and mandolin pieces. Mrs McCaul accompanies, and Miss Plumridge aids. Swatling leaves ill for California. Muene leaves Commonwealth Co for Los Angeles. Fletcher Dean oversees Commonwealth Mining assaying in Johnson’s absence.
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Main Street
Alice E. Kirke
Ter Son
Wm. Monmonier
Crouch
Hawke
McCaul
Muene
The
Commonwealth Co
Los Angeles
Fletcher M. Dean, Jr
Commonwealth Mining C
Johnson
Tombstone News Bits and Local Notes in Fragile Times
Friday's Daily reports John Glesson visiting Tombstone on business and Mrs. Joe Anderson returning from Goldfeld with her husband. Mise McElroy leaves Tombstone for Marshal Texas to visit friends as several river towns get blocked by a sandy tanglefoot. A playful dog at Tombstone shows gentle manners and a curious habit with teas. Underground reservoir activity disrupts mine operations briefly. Letters to Gen Wardwell and wife discuss leprosy cures and Christian Science aid. Wardwell remains very ill at the hospital while Mrs Wardwell weakens under strain.
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John Glesson
Tombstone
Joe Anderson
Goldfeld
New
D. K. Wardwell
John O Donbar
Phoenix
Dunbar
Wardweils
Kim
United States
Gen. Wardwell
Territorial items of interest condensed
The Arizona rite team leaves Prescott for Camp Perry Ohio to attend the national shoot per Governor Kibbes orders. Brawley wins suit for incorporation. The machine won in Republican primaries at Bisbee and Phoenix convention delegates nominated. Castle Hot Springs sees many handsome bungalows under construction. A 45 pound Tempe watermelon touted as Halt River Valley champion. Prescott Grays defeat Winslow 4 100 in best game of season. Phoenix police capture a negro named Jack the Hugger accused of assaulting white women. Felicito Lamos a Mexican national is detained for improper papers and to be deported. W J Neoman v Nogales Water Co appealed to the territorial supreme court over water meter installation. Tortilla Plat dies from boxing injury. George Scales Jr arm broken falling from a burro in Phoenix.
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Bisbee
Phoenix
Castle Hot Springs
Phoeix
Tempe
Halt River
Prescott
Prescott Grays
Winslow
Tombstone Dems Back Bryan Campaign Lead by Judge Reilly
Judge James Reilly tours Tombstone to boost campaign funds for Bryan. A dated August 13 1908 letter from James Reilly shows a subscription of 166 dollars from 30 Democrats and 6 lifelong Republicans for the National Democratic Campaign Fund as part of a broader, urgent fundraising effort.
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National Democratic Campaign Fund
Judge Reilly Remus
James Reilly
Tombstone
C. N. Harkell
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Epelose
Tomt— Stone
Gannett Tours Territory For Homes For Children
A H Gannett superintendent of the Children's Home Society of Northern Arena travels through the northern part of the territory seeking foster homes and suitable placements for children.
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A. H. Gannett
Children's Home Society of Northern Arena
Territory
Hubbell Bond Issue Shrinks Gubernatorial Bid
Alonzo Hubbell faces party opposition over a rumored joint statehood stance, while Governor Key and Attorney General Clark back him. The race narrows to General Sampson and Colonel Powell as Powell and Governor Kibbey drift toward uneasy terms. El Tigre mine bonds denied to Phelps Dodge. instead bonds to entities linked with Amalgamated and Standard Oil reported, with El Tigre shares at about 45 dollars.
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Alonzo Hubbell
Congress
Hubbell
Key
Clark
Arion
New Mexico
AJ Sampson
Phoenix
LW Powell
Ninbee
Powell
Kibbey
Tugeon
Oays Tr
el Tigre
Phelps Dodge
Excelent
Amalgamated
Standard Oil
Kingsbury Fund Aims to Aid Tempe Normal Seniors
Mr W of Kingsbury, president of Farmere & Merchants Bank, seeds a senior assistance fund for Tempe Normal School Arizona. Three hundred dollars set aside to loan at low interest to graduating seniors facing financial need, managed by the faculty committee to foster student finances and loan activity.
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W of
Kingsbury
Farmere & Merchants Bank
Tempe
Arbury
Clar
Kinesbury
Tempe Normal School
Public Cemetery Expansion Viewed By Bisbee Delegation
The Paos rector representative, with a Bisbee capitaliste party, visited the cemetery to inspect progress. County prisoners toil on site as a 60 foot belt behind the original plot increases future need for spacings and fence extension. Bisbee delegates urged the county to extend the fence to include the belt, while prisoners requested proper footwear for work.
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Paos
Bisbee Capitaliste
Breaher
Bistee
Arizona Orator Yarnell to Lead Bryan Campaign Tour
AN ARIZONA ORATOR Sem Yarnell, the Douglas contractor, expects to leave for Chicago on September 1 as orator during the Bryan campaign. Yarnell, with broad national campaign experience, is regarded as a strong campaigner. Shindel defeated Baker in a Tucson wrestling match on Monday, winning the first and third falls.
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Sem Yarnell
Douglas
Chicago
Bryan
Yarnell
Shindel
Baker
Tucson
Thornless cactus seen as answer to India hunger
Rev. Chas A Young, cited by the Yuma Examiner, predicts Luther Burbank’s thornless cactus will feed 3,090,000 Indians within five years. He plans talks with Mexican officials to introduce the plant there and hopes to visit India later to promote its use as a cheap food source. Dr. Young says Burbank spent years crossing stock to achieve a thornless, nutritious cactus, overcoming earlier woody varieties.
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Luther Burbank
India
Chas A. Young
Yuma Examiner
San Diego
Sonora
Mexico
Prof. Burbank
Dr. Young
Cochise County Tax Rate Fight Set For Monday
The Cochise county board of supervisors plans to fix the tax rate on Monday aiming for two cents. They fear the goal may be unattainable. The territorial board now in session in Phoenix will influence the outcome.
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Cochise
Board of Supervisors
Cochise County
Territorial
Phoenix
Tombstone Sights and Smells Reported in 1906 Note
A fragmentary 1906 notice describes Tombstone attractions and pleasant odors from floral scents, contrasting with an offensive rear odor. It mentions Forest Ranger R A Rodgers surveying homesteads near Canille nevis, and cites a dubious claim about a federal home protection law.
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R. A. Rodgers
Canille Nevis Ioe
Gat
United States
Picnic crowds join Congregational Sunday echo in Tombstone
Thursday's Daily reports a cheerful Congregational Sunday echoe gathering at the Reeve ranch with autos and vehicles bringing a jolly crowd. A.W. J. Young Jr of Great Western mines says two shafts are being sunk along their property with about 85 to 140 workers under the current system. Drifting operations continue and current work yields satisfactory results. General Wantwell in hospital shows severe decline with little chance of survival. A fire near the depot destroyed a Mexican family's tent, likely caused by a candle. Local efforts strive to reorganize the Artons National Guard branch in Tombstone.
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Tombstone
Reeve Ranch
A.W. J. Young, Jr
Great Western Mines
General Wantwell
Panfilo
Mes
Florte
Artons National Guard
Law at fault in Wardwell leper matter
The board of supervisors through Clerk Berner have fulfilled their duty in the Wardwell leper case though the outcome remains uncertain. The writer argues a defect in the system when a sister state transfers contagion to Arizona with no remedy, blaming the law or its absence for the situation.
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Board of Supervisors
Berner
Wardwell
Arizona
Arizona Tax Levy Remains Unchanged for 1903
The territorial board of equalization fixes the 1903 tax rate at 75 cents per $100 property value, with allocations across General fund Sinking fund asylum for the insane capitol and university funds, several normal schools, industrial school, prison, and other territorial funds. A Cochise County forecast suggests a county rate near $2 per $100.
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Arizona
Territorial Board of Equalization
General Fund
Asylum For the Insane Interat
Capitol Interest Fund
Organic Law of Arnone - Aan
Asylum For the Insane
Territorial Industrial School Fund
Territorial Industrial Achool Improvement Fund
OLS Prien Fund
ABS
Fand
Hanger Fund
Territorial School Fund
Tempe Normal School
Northern Arizons Normal School
Northern Arizona Normal School
Fand University Fond
University Building Fond
Names that vibrate in the Tombstone memory of names
An evocative panorama of Tombstone history and character. The piece recalls famous local names and mining lore, contrasts tough pioneering spirit with the town’s climate, and pictures daily life around Tombstone’s streets. It celebrates independence, resilience, and a distinctive Western aura across generations.
Pleasant Congregational Sunday School Picnic Near J O Bar Ranch
Congregational Sunday school members enjoyed a warm weather picnic near the J O Bar ranch yesterday. Watermelon consumed was high. Mr. Reeves and the Axtell family assisted in entertainment. Colonel W C Greene, recently visiting China and Japan, is expected home in Cananea soon after September first. Mrs Greene plans to leave for California August 28 to reunite with her husband.
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Congregational Sunday School
J O Bar Ranch
W. C. Greene
China
Japan
Cananea
Arizona Banks Abstract of July 15 Condition
Abstracts report the territorys banks show an average reserve around 20.37 percent, with gold coin and legal tender reserves fluctuating. Notable figures include a revenue drop from 3,912,982 to 338,795 in certain reserves, and W J Guthrie of Los Angeles securing a cement and lumber contract for the Florence territorial prison, with an estimated eighty eight rail cars needed.
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W. J. Guthrie
Los Angeles
Territorial
Privon
Florence
Sheriff's Sale No 4581 in Cochise County Arizona
Public notice of a sheriff sale in Cochise County Arizona under a 1905 judgment against Carl M Beale for 1442 dollars plus costs. The sale of Lot 8 in Block 36 Musgrave addition Douglas occurs August 20 1908 at 2 PM in front of the Cochise County Courthouse Tombstone Arizona. Judge J F Waite signs the notice with Deputy Sheriff A W Horner.
Territorial Sheriff’s Sale in Cochise County Arizona
Public notice announces Sheriff’s Sale No. 4747 in Cochise County Arizona under a 1908 court order to satisfy a judgment of $2.85 plus costs. Property described as Lot Twenty in Block One Hundred Thirty One in Douglas Townsite to be sold at the Cochise County Courthouse in Tombstone on August 31, 1908 at 2 pm, highest bidder paying cash.
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District Court
Territory of Arizona
Cochise
Arizon
J.N. Gaines
Cochid County
A.B. Hunley
Arizona
Douglas
County of Cochise
Arioa
Tombston Henna
John F. White
A. A. Hopkins
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Jy. F. Swatling
California
Mise McElroy
Marshal, Texas
Paradise
Lowell
Leadville Courtland
Gexson
Blackdiamond
Pearce
Arizona Rite
Camp Perry
Ohio
Secord
Kibbes
Brawley
Sysmnet
Jack
Hugger
Hirorelf
Felicito Lamos
W. J. Neoman Ve
Nogales Water Company
Supreme Court of the Territory
Ins
George Scales
Hubble
Kingsbury Fund
Tempe Normal
the Public Cemetery
York
Tomstone
Grand Central
Bunker Hill
Tom
Phebe
Silver King
Ombstone
Arizona Banks
H. P. Huddleston
E. H. Amat
G.H. Davidson
Morenci
J. P. Sabourin
Globe
J. Noakum
Cami M. Baars
Distrig Court
Second Judicial District
Cochrae
Arizons
M. Gaines
Carl M Beale
Territoy
Jons F. Waite
A. W. Horeres
Seriff Cochise
Terrritory
J. N Gaines
Cochue County
Trritory of
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