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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1901
Page
2
The report notes July fire losses in the United States and Canada totaling 15 740 000. It cites Republican anxieties over a Democratic role in a steel strike. Mentions Kitchener stern measures and Ireland's Davitt condemning Britain's actions in South Africa. Also references tax reform for the Philippines and mail theft statistics from June 9, 1901.
The Phoenix board of trade sent about 5000 advertising folders this week in cooperation with railroad systems. The aim is to publicize Arizona's wealth and advantages to thousands of potential readers through railroad company pamphlets.
The excerpt notes a public strike crippling Gen France with disrupted harbor work. A hundred men idle as unloading halts and streets grow filthy. Strikers, described as strong, are portrayed as poised to win.
Benson Press reports mining prospects in Cochise County are brighter than ever thanks to ample rainfall. A new shaft at Tombstone and expected railroad spur through Gleason Turquoise Pearce could spark significant growth, with metals plentiful in Dragoon Range.
Bisbee community reports arrivals and visits including George Roberts and bride. Constable Doyle. Dr F A Sweet. theater and dances at the opera house. Hempel's orchestra. the Silver Dollar club event. cattle movements by Greene Cattle Co. and Renton to Kansas. a 13 year old girl enticement case. Birbee lineup for Tucson Gras day. a near train accident. post office work advancing. river and weather events. numerous local officers, businesses, and residents noted with travel, injuries, and social events.
A telegram from Gils Bend reports a severe windstorm Friday demolishing several buildings including the Bien Pau restaurant. No deaths, but close escapes noted. A cradle with a child was carried 200 yards and found near a large hole as parents rushed to the scene.
A late flood washed away one of the Boeat houses on the lower San Pedro. A dead man was found in the San Pedro River about thirty six miles below Benson, possibly the same man seen floating near Benson. Reports say two other drownings occurred, but identities are unclear. Local notes include mining talk and social events in San Simon with weather and town life updates.
An exchange extols Arizona's natural advantages noting a near perfect year round climate with hot days up to 105 or 110 yet cool nights. It says easterners overestimate the heat, Arizonans vacation at the seashore briefly in summer, then return, and claims sunstroke deaths are unknown there while the east suffers heat.
Western mail service is disrupted by washouts beyond Tucson causing travel delays. Tucson residents hear 4000 glumee for Carnegie free library and plans for a broad-gauge railroad to Tombstone to honor a camp pioneer.
Dr J W Farrington notes Bisbees success over the Tucson club with a 2 to 0 score as the Bibas club seeks new challenges. Since March 4 1900 national banks rise 665 with bond deposits totaling 10006200. Rev Elliott led services at St Pauls Church preaching about inner still voice and charity toward those in fault.
The Board of Supervisors meets Monday to fix the county tax rate. A marriage is planned by Probate Judge Hotwick joining Ita Wed TLzzie Jone of Nacu. Johnson Peterson, a renowned singer, reports from Tombstone Mines. Next county teachers exam will be in Probate Court chambers Tombstone on Monday August 1901. Oklahoma woman wins western paper dessert contest with the answer Why in a newspaper like a woman. New statutes circulating authorize publication and recorder duties. A horse on the Gleeson to Pears stage line fell ill and is being treated. crowd gathers for remedies. A sun bonnet replaces shirt and collar to vanish freckles. A midnight shooting incident occurred with several shots heard.
A man who claimed half ownership of a cow told his son he would share the milk but refused to divide it. He argued only the front half was promised, leaving the in law to supply food and water. The dispute escalated when the cow allegedly attacked the old man and he filed suit against his sons.
The Gils Vesley Telephone Co plans a franchise line extending through Pearce Gleason Tombstone and Bisbee to Tucson. Construction starts soon with service in Tombstone before January. A D Walsh pioneer of Tombstone died of pneumonia age 62 after illness. Remains to be interred in the family plot.
Fragmentary note describes an entity named Saint and a person or group in Al direction with deeper involvement. Readable text hints at a local institutional or organizational context though specifics are missing.
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