Bisbee News Roundup Hints Local Happenings and Tragedy
The Bisbee section reports warm weather days with a funeral at Library Hall for Rudolph Herman, notes on local residents and visiting figures, a Maid of Honor contest winner Katherine Grisenholer, a shooting at Overlock Bros. Slaughter House injuring John Reider, and ongoing efforts for cemetery benevolence. Crime and court notes include fines for Faith Andersons and Francisco Camacho. Also covered are theater shows, a marriage, a cart accident injuring HC Fraser, and a drugstore change at Richard Drug Store with E Ferguson as proprietor.
Judges Abhorge His Instructions and Charge to Jury
An old fashioned judge lampoons both sides in a jury charge while urging skepticism toward counsel. The piece promotes Pakky Asa Brewers with dubious medical claims, touting health benefits and urging purchase at Tombstone Drug Store.
Suit filed to block United Verde reorganization at Jerome
Henry G Stwater said in May that a suit was brought in the state Supreme Court for the appointment of a receiver for United Verde Copper Company at Jerome Arizona and the railroad to Jerome from the works. The suit aims to stop the sale of the property to allow reorganizaton. Minor stockholders fear they will be frozen out and have moved to block the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anw York Diputch Saya
Henry G Stwater
State Supremenurt
United Verde Copper Company
Jerome
Arizona
Jryne Sanctios
Itr
Rescue Meeting Notes and Frail Scribbles from 1899
Fragmentary text includes a scene of a knave at a squatter's door, a boast about owning a Mexican grant, and a note of a Rescue How Co 14 meeting set for Sunday at 7 30 pm to discuss retaliation fire guns ball on New Year 1899. The garbled lines mention a Bam, a stone grave, and distant references to December 1 1899 in Mirae Novae Fairbanks.
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Res
Biquillos Land Grant Victory Sparks Fairbank Meeting
A Tucson dispatch reports the Land Court rejected the Biquillos Land Grant, triggering a joyous mass meeting in Fairbank and expressions of gratitude toward ranchers affected. Mining activity intensifies near Antelope Springs with N Anguis of Bibee backing a large mine group and new stamp mill work to start within sixty days.
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Fairbank
Tucson
Biquillos
Antelope Springs
Dragoon Mountains
Anguis
Bibee
Bedine
Insurance suit to recover $5,000 life policy
The District court hears a claim by B A Wackart as administrator of Daniel D Ruse estate and a Los Angeles sister over a $5,000 Mutual Life Insurance payout. The company tentatively will pay but the two claimants seek payment to themselves. Legal action follows to settle who receives the funds.
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B. A Wackart
Daniel D Ruse
Dicested
Ros
Mutual Life Intence Company
Compat Ly
Los Angeles
A Life And Death Fight Gives Miraculous Recovery
A Manchester resident recalls a life and death struggle with consumption. After frequent hemorrhage and night coughing, doctors warned imminent death. Using Dr King’s New Discovery cured throat chest and lung troubles. Trial bottles free at Tombetone Drag Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W A. Hines
Manchester
Dr King
Tombetone Drag Store
Terpsichorean Club Thanksgiving Eve Dance Strikes Note
The Terpsichorear Club hosted a Thanksgiving Eve dance lauded as one of the most enjoyable social events in the club’s recent history. Attendees praised the lively music and festive atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terpsichorear Club
Tombstone Visitor and Arizona Park Notes
Thos Barrett, nephew of Jan Barrett, visits Tombstone as the government holds Casa Grande ruins in a southern Arizona national park. A Zuni Indian dance troupe plans to perform at the Phoenix carnival next week. Tucson allocates $2,000 yearly from tax receipts to support a $25,000 livery building project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos Barrett
Jan Barrett
Sor
Larteot Asile
Casa Grande
Arizona
Tucson
Andrew Carnegie
Miners and visitors flock to Tombstone for Thanksgiving
Sime Gallen returned from Tucson while Martin Costello came back from Bisbee. Peter Connorigin, from Exposed Reef Co mines in the Huachues, helped close mines for a Thanksgiving day off. A party of Peatoo visitors spent Thanksgiving in Tombstone with local figures including C F Podamer and Albert Reilly. Chas Gactions headed to Turquoise for copper claims with Hravan Durand. Far-eves returned from the east as Reeves plans to move to the Locklin place. Hesne, 50, a Bisbee hospital patient, died yesterday after three months of phthisis. Pearce visitors arrived for a Terpsichorean club dance thought billed for Thanksgiving night. a benefit dance followed at Mining Eschante with heavy crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hes
Fron Bisbee
Hesne
Pearce
New Year Health Almanac Promotes Hostetter Stomach Bitters
A world renowned health almanac touts Hostetter Stomach Bitters as a premier stomachic for decades. Published by Lostetter company of Pittsburgh, with wide distribution and sixty staff, it promises multilingual editions and free copies from country dealers and general agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hosefetter
Hostester
Lostettermpany
Pittsburgh
Ueder
Mysterious Murder Near Wilcor With Unidentified Body
The body of an unknown man was found near Wilcor showing a fatal head wound. The coroner’s jury found he was murdered, with no ID except a defective nail and initials W A T on a red painted shirt fragment found 39 yards away. Clothing did not match the body and may have been placed. George Brooks of Tomlstone recalls earlier times near the Commercial hotel site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilcor
Kange News
W.A.T
Ben
Evan
George Brooks
Tomlstone
Phoenix
George Save
Liquid measurement equivalents in old recipe terms
The text lists archaic liquid measures: a tescup equals one gill, a large wineglass two ounces, eight large tablespoonfuls per gill, a tablespoonful half an ounce, forty drops per ten spoonfuls, four large tablespoonfuls per unit, a common tumbler equals half pint, a common wineglass equals half a pint, and sixteen large tablespoonfuls per half pint.
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Walt Pitt
The English Libraries in Canada and Britain in 1896
The text notes Canada’s public libraries over 1,300,000 volumes and Britain’s British Museum holdings exceeding 1,750,000 volumes with more than 10 miles of shelving. It cites 1896 U S government statistics showing 1,486 public and school libraries with about 1,051,57 volumes.
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Canada
British Museum
United States
Royalty Oddities and Historic Curiosities
A fragmentary survey lists an empress dowager of China aged four and a title phrase, describes Persia’s crown as a flower pot with a large ruby, notes Emperor William’s interest in horses of Helish breed, and cites Holland’s queen enjoying amateur acting and a theater at the Loo. It mentions Empress Elizabeth’s fortune and Vienna property later enriched by bulletins.
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Empress Dowager
China
Tru-hie-tuan-ya-Kange
Ishae Yu-Chuang-Cheng-Choukung-Chin-Hsien Changs-Has
Persia
William
Germany
Queen of Holland
Loo
Elizabeth Telt
Vienna
Beaumont man praises Chainteria Cholera and Diarrhoea Lemeds
W. W. Masingill of Beaumont Texas expresses gratitude to manufacturers for releasing a medicine that has saved thousands of children from dysentery and cholera infantum. The Tombstone Drug Store offers the remedy for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Masingill
Beaumont
Texas
Eale
Tombstone
Drnuz
Notice on Sand P and Can on mines in South Pass district
Property owners and those furnishing supplies for the Sand P and Can on mines are notified that the owners hold the property free of any and all debts incurred during the bond term. Mines lie in the South Pass Turquoim Mining District and are mortgaged to H Clark Towssroxe. Dated Nov 20. D W Swayzer, RPRyore 1 MCox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon
South Pass Turquoim
Boid
H Clark
Unclear fragmentary notice on tobacco cessation aid
Fragmentary OCR text references quitting tobacco easily and forever with a product or booklet. Mentions drugstores and a “wonder worker” but lacks clear facts, dates, or named entities to confirm specifics.
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Sfo
Wonder Worker
Rome's Co
Congress Opens Next Monday Amid Busy Agenda
Congress convenes next Monday with a crowded schedule of important issues and anticipated debates as lawmakers prepare to tackle fiscal, policy, and oversight matters.
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Congress
Exhibition to mark Gutenberg birth in Mayence
An event will celebrate the birth of Gutenberg next May in Mayence Gore apy. An exhibition on the printing industry will be held there. The Prince of Wales is cited as the heaviest risk to insurers with potential English German French and American companies losing under $2,000,000 in reassignment.
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Learned Council
Gutenberg
Jane
Mayence
Goreapy
Look Printing
Tuceon poised to seize Emelter proposition in Arizona
Tuceon stands to gain by backing the Emelter proposition now under agitation. Its favorable location and reasonable RR rates could make Tuceon the El Paro of Arizona, attracting support and investment as the issue moves forward.
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Tuceon
el Paro
Arizona
Noticeable Quirk in Ohio Suit Claims Big Damages
A garbled OCR record from Ohio reports a civil suit where the plaintiff seeks damages totaling 95 000 alleging mistreatment by Lecanno and related misconduct. The text is heavily corrupted, rendering many names and facts unclear.
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Ohio
Lecanno
Mathads
Unter
Eacore
Cobre Granda Copper Co Board Meeting Record
The Board Directors of the Cobre Granda Copper Co met in September with Geo Miteh presiding. W C Cremsr as President was noted. J H Castellorenjose replaced in place. The company is linked to Novice and Cox era leadership including Melzer Osborn EJ Terrell and Dragoon Ariz.
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NotivEg
Peoples Party
Iy Crehive Mining Sons
Cox
King
Melzer Osborn
EJ. Terrell
Dragoon
Ariz
Coe
Cobre Grando
Biskep
Geo Miteh
J. H. Castellorenjose
W.C. Cremsr
Cobre Granda Copper Co
Notice of business dissociation in Fairbank
The undersigned declares no longer connected with Wong Tong known as Old Jim in the Tong Ling Ce vegetable garden near Fairbank. The firm disclaims debts contracted by him as of Oct 26 1809 in Fairbank.
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Tong Ling Ce
Fairbank
Wong Tong
Old Jim Ia
Caution Notice Over Brand Seizure by McKee Rainy
All persons are cautioned not to buy or deal with P M Bilton or wife or any other person named Lue the undersigned for cattle or horses branded J H C connected or circle and triangle brand or any other branding. All said property belongs to McKee Rainy and no one else has any rights thereto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.M. Bileton
J. H.C
McKee Rainy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bisbee
Tilgs
Dee
Rudolph Herman
Library Hall
The
Norton
Fred Richmond
Besson
J H Knowles
Mich
P H Hughes
Los Angles
P H McCrickell
New York
the Bessemer
J E Whitcher
San Francisco
J E McGown
Geo B Warne
la Cuesta de Castello
Mex
Martin Costello
Tombtone
Neas
Maid of Honor
Mies Katherine Grisenholer Bein
Cemtery Committee
John Reider
Overlock Bros. Butchers
Mat Jurney
Reiders
Jurary
E Ferguson
Tascon
Riehar Drug Store
Williams Court
Faith Anderesa
Francitco Camacho
Robert Ju
Jessia Davis
Upper Tombatine Canyon
HC Fraser
Opera House
Jurvaey
Overinek
Jouron
Abhge
Svore
United Verde
Sam
Bam
Fairbanks
J. E
Luck Lox
Cal
Cochise Lumber Co
Alex Darward
Naco
Darward
Cochise County
Rollin Station
New Mexico
Patagonia
Nogales
Benon
James M Taylor
St Louis
Ben Cratz
Missouri
Tueaday's Daily
MN Jones
Tucson Marble Co
Mr Jones
Schiefflin
Clifton
Temetone Terpsichorean Club
Sipe
Prospectox
Breeze
Gov
Ismaca
Sayers
Tom Pardon
M. CG. Benton
California
Benton
Huachucas
Mullord Winsor
Los Angele
Winsor
United Globe
Globe
Sint Down
Statment Just
Southern Pacific Company
Hearst
Pucson
Hesrat
Upper
San Pedro
Kelos Cat Ue Co
Mace
Sime Gallen
Peter Connorigin
Exposed Reef Co
Huachues
C F Podamer
A Perkins
W O H Kirlew
O D Walker
Goo Lant
Albert Reilly
Peatoo
Chas Gactions
Turquoia
Hravan Durand
Eves
Wen
Cort
Rand Jury
A Garrett Henry Aston
RS Hint Fues
Landora JA Howell Frank Grat Geo E Goodman
JN Curtis
IW Clark
GW Baron
PH Whitsey
the English Libraries
Towssroxe
Swayzer
DR Nices
Aa. H. Ewanont
McKee Raney
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