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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1906
Page
2
Mr. Rockefeller contributed seventy five thousand dollars in hard cash to the Churches of San Francisco, a donation stated as real money rather than watered stock. The gift underscores substantial private support for religious institutions in the city.
Mr. Hearst reports acknowledged campaign expenses surpassing $250,000. The approach of using money to influence power is costly and pressing.
Spiritualists tell Mr Rocke feller he will yet wear and crown, but must nail it on or it would slip off its glossy base for good.
Mrs Russell Sage finds it difficult to give away 80 million to do the most good. Her husband would have found it impossible.
In 1905 Americans spent 771 million dollars on beer and 457 million on whisky. Milwaukee earns a 14 million six thousand dollar prize or crowning over Louisville.
The Phoenix Gazette urges Arizona to promote its Salt River valley oranges to boost wealth and population. It argues the fruit’s quality earns top marks abroad but undercuts this with poor advertising. The piece also mocks local pessimism and repeats a booster philosophy from Secretary Bonaparte.
A Kansas man has invented a device to count money and another labor-saving machine intended for the farmers of the state. The pair of inventions highlight local innovation aimed at boosting productivity and efficiency in rural communities.
It is announced that the 1907 girl is to be sweet and simple. Many maidens should lose no time in training or they will not qualify for place when the New Year dawns.
A New England revolver maker who died recently left a fortune of 30 million dollars. Like the late Herr Krupp he willed nothing to peace societies. The world may be improving, yet many guns remain in circulation.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Family Medicines printed on every bottle wrapper. It claims formulas are transparent and endorsed by eminent medical authorities, unlike patent or secret remedies. It highlights glycerine as solvent, asserts no alcohol or habit forming drugs, and notes physicians and intelligent people favor these medicines. Pleasant Pellets are praised as gentle laxatives curing constipation.
The Ohio legislature passed a 2-cent-a-mile railroad bill and Pennsylvania's road, with lines crossing Ohio, boosted worker pay by 10 percent. If this is a case of cause and effect the public has no cause to complain.
A cartoonish query questions a St Louis widower with five children who marries a widow with seven, pondering social duties and the familiar refrain Everybody works but father in a domestic mix of kinship and labor.
London Truth asserts the United States will become much the greatest nation on earth within twenty years. The speaker notes about 29,000,000 men could refute the claim, and argues current status already marks the US as foremost, challenging others to reconsider their guesses.
John D. Rockefeller questions whether an individual will strive for success if the hard won prize risks being snatched away. He asserts that he himself has seized prizes from others, implying a belief in decisive effort and tenacity.
Secretary Root backs the Monroe Doctrine health claim as Castro reportedly remains alive, stirring regional and U.S. assurances amid circulating reports and diplomatic chatter.
The Indianapolis Star endorses a limit on presidential tenure, suggesting broad sentiment that no person should surpass Washington. The remark raises questions about editorials under Vice President Fairbanks and whether such bold phrasing was censored or left intact.
The Duke of Marlborough plans to close Blenheim Palace immediately as the Vanderbilt income is withdrawn, leaving him struggling to maintain even a modest two room flat.
The article critiques the national divorce congress for finding only seven legitimate causes for separation, contrasting with an ordinary lawyer who would demand at least a dozen substantial counts in a divorce petition.
Secretary J F Galbreath of the American Mining congress urges a national department of mines with a western united front. He says mining states must push for executive department creation, noting western wealth and economic impact, and names Utah Col George W E Dorsey Nebraska Calif ornia Colorado Ohio leaders to drive Congress action.
South Africa reports suggest gold production will top £0,000,000 this year as other regions hold steady, implying 1906 will exceed all prior totals. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters touted for cures beyond rival remedies, aiding poor appetite headaches vomiting cramps diarrhea dyspepsia indigestion and malaria. A Mexican paper critiques labor holidays, noting 131 idle days annually amid 365, highlighting Sundays saint Mondays feasts and holy days.
Doings in the District Court recounts a busy Bisbee session with rulings, trials, and orders. It notes bankruptcies involving Black Diamond Copper, dismissals of Medigovich suits, new trials for Bele S. Harge, and calendar placements for W. S. Woodruff versus Peoples’ Cash Store. It covers a variety of cases including burglary sentences for Alejandro Chavez and Bernardo Farias, forgery, a hung jury in Frank Hawkins, a divorce decree for Fish, and a notable Buster Case confession triggering warrants for S. K. Whame and Tex Campbell. The period also records appeals dismissed, writs filed, and jury panel details, concluding with deposition progress in the Williams matter and witness testimonies.
This morning in district court several civil jury trials were not ready and were postponed for the term. Michael Donahue vs EP and W railroad damages for grading through plaintiff’s property set for December 1. Julius Welgehausen vs Consolidated Printing for damages from a published article set for tomorrow. Gribble vs Roberts continued. Salvator de Lucas and wife vs Kats for slander dismissed by order. J. M. Minghor vs L. Pitch damages continued. W E Schwaan vs Douglas Printing Company libel continuance granted for term.
Prescott reports the heaviest snow in fifty years with 13.1 inches officially recorded as storm trains halted. Poland notes 18 inches, while Congress and Benato districts report up to three feet, with streetcar service suspended in Prescott.
Director Roberts of the United States mint forecasts a steady, well maintained advance in silver prices. He expects silver to reach 76 or higher within two years and to hold that level. He notes a three month rise signals the start of a long bull period unseen in twenty years. He adds prices may dip to 75 cents in spring, but this is not a boom market.
Francisco Nadine, a Mexican, was arrested for stealing a turkey from F.N. Wolcott's store. Acheritf’s tree attache spotted him and he appeared guilty before Judge McFarland, who fined him ten dollars or ten days. He cannot pay and faces confinement with other hotel boarders for Thanksgiving. The piece then pivots to a critique of fraud schemes in Chicago.
Arizona pioneer D Kendorf, who arrived in Tucson in 1953 as manager for Zeckendorf Brothers, died recently in New York City. A member of the pioneer society and Arizona Lodge No 1 A O U W, he left a legacy in local business and fraternal circles.
Walnut Grove stockman T B Cort reports a sudden calf mortality, with over a dozen deaths in ten days as cattlemen seek a cause. Separately, Imperial Copper smelter plans near Silver Bell advance, with 350 ton daily capacity, boarding houses, rail sidings, and a 1000 foot main shaft sunk at the mine.
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