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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1901
Page
3
Long town gossip from Cochise County Arizona reports Brent Tarbell visiting his old home while Phoenix department seeks engine changes after a recent fire. News covers schoolhouse repairs, Southern Pacific line updates, river flooding at Walnut Gulch, a pending law department change, and a possible bridge across the San Pedro.
Report from Ft Lowell area describes a vast shallow lake forming about 800 by 400 feet with unclear depth. Dive attempts by Mezionn boys failed to reach bottom while rope and weights yielded no results by sundown. An oily crust covers the surface and a sample was sent to California for analysis.
Southern Pacific reports net earnings of 24 690 373 for the freshlew months begun June 1 1900, up 4 420 296 from the prior year. The line ranks second to Pennsylvania as a major money maker among railways.
Figures from the Copper Producers Association report a drop of 1183 tons in the first half of 1900, with large mines likely curtailing output. Despite high prices, U S production may decline, except Arizona which is expected to show the year's only increase as massive investment unfolds. A Tempe man drank a pint of camphor by mistake, prompting investigation into intent and motive.
Governor Murphy faces resistance as Chas Connell and Gerwin resign from the lifeform school board claiming pay and per diem rights. Chairman Schumacher refused their demands, citing legal opinion that salaries cannot be paid. Connell seeks alternative employment while Gerwin plans to rejoin.
Three youths aged under 13 warded and escorted a group of six contraband Chinese men four miles north of Calabasas along the Santa Cruz. The kids, Wardner Harley Owen Walker and Jene Marlens, corralled the men in a cabin then notified authorities leading to their capture near Nogales. Authorities moved the prisoners to Nogales jail after a late-night pursuit and transfer.
Fragmentary text describes a catalog entry or notice mentioning a catarish cure taken internally and acting on back-end mucus surfaces of the system. Names F J Cheney & Co appear as publishers or associates.
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