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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1908
Page
2
President Roosevelt urges immediate admission of New Mexico and Arizona as two states rather than one. He argues the territories have voted against joining as a single state and trusts Congress will act without delay to admit them separately.
An Atlanta minister faces a defamation suit after allegedly calling a woman in his congregation a devil incarnate in a sermon. The case raises questions about how the minister will prove the charge without inviting a controversial figure into testimony.
An Arizona woman has just secured her second divorce from the same man. She probably doesn't think much of that old poem, Try, Try Again.
A 15 year old New York boy struggles with his second marriage, believing a stormy career may best be faced sooner rather than later. The remark hints at turbulent personal life and possible adolescent reconsideration of matrimony.
A brief note indicates efforts to obtain floor time for the bill establishing a federal bureau of mines. Advocates push for committee hearings and swift action during the current session, hoping to formalize mining safety and regulatory oversight nationwide.
An advertisement extols the impact of marriage on women’s appearance and health, asserting charm fades and pelvic drains harm well being. It promotes Favorite Prescription as safe, strengthening, and suitable for expectant mothers and those with frequent childbirth, claiming long-standing medical authority behind it.
A delegation led by Secretary James F. Salbreath of Denver arrives in Washington as the bill gains House passage. A Houston preacher comments on meat prices, noting concern that further price increases could reduce meat demand due to inflationary pressure.
A college professor predicts no children 150 years from now and thus no Christmas trees or Santa Clauses. Ella Wheeler Wilcox comments that no man becomes truly serious before age 35, noting a married man with twins before 25 challenges that idea.
A reflective aphorism notes that children take years to speak and a lifetime to master restraint, implying long term growth in self-control beyond initial speech development.
A fragmented excerpt presents a string of personified objects delivering maxims. The calendar urges staying up to date and the pencil warns against being led while the barrel advises keeping calm. The ice promotes goodness, the fire urges levity, and the hammer calls for driving business.
Automobile owners push for improved Cochise county roads to benefit farmers and teamsters. Emphasizes that quality automobile routes aid rural communities and farmers, with a reminder that patience pays off for progress.
The piece notes General Prosperity will face his only competitor the wily Santa Claus this month. It reveals the postal franking privilege cost last year was 42,000,000 dollars, over twice the postal deficit, and calls for prompt congressional action.
The report states Yehonala is named Empress Dowager of China, while clarifying she has no connection to the case. The brief notes the despot’s archrival faces no relation to the matter and confirms her noninvolvement remains clear.
Rumors circulate about a grand consolidation of Phelps Dodge firms into a New York incorporated company to acquire Copper Queen Moctezuma Detroit and Stag Canyon properties. The plan would list on the New York Stock Exchange and value the assets at about 50 million dollars with staged payments to sellers. Earnings of Copper Queen have averaged over four and a half million annually.
A concert by the Ladies Aid Society at the Congregational church will feature mixed quartets, solos, readings, and violin pieces. Performers include Mary Alice Smith Riley Miss Lucy Wolcott and Miss Keach, with pieces by Riley Berndt Chopin and Molloy. Admission for children is 35 cents.
Dr. J. J. McKaena, inventor of the three day liquor cure and Phoenix office founder, has appeared in Washington announcing he will cure 100 inebriates free of charge to demonstrate his method.
Geologists put Niagara Falls age estimates at 7 000 39 000 and 150 000 years reflecting broad uncertainty in dating. The remark notes that science sometimes resembles guesswork amid evolving theories and methods.
Reliable sources indicate the Sin son plant erected years ago by Boutheesern Smelting Co will soon be in operation for business. The Boston & Arizona Smelting Co owns it and plans expansion within a year. The firm is contracting ore buyers and has signed several small producers. A company representative may visit Benson soon to disclose detailed plans.
Wm. Southern Jr of the Jackson Examiner in Independence, Missouri warns young men against seeking deputyships in politics. He cites short-term office holders and retired deputies as cautionary examples, noting modest salaries and limited career advancement. He suggests assessing twelve years of recent history to gauge long-term outcomes.
A Chicago man reportedly sent a trillion kisses by mail to a young woman, a tale noted by the Chicago Record-Herald. The anecdote riffs on overzealous romance and the mail carrier’s supposed daily rounds amid literary hyperbole.
A Missouri church heard a prayer asking for a protective tariff on zinc ore. Supporters suggest the plea may reveal the perceived heaven-born qualities behind the tariff.
Attorney Watson of Douglas visits court business in Tombstone. William Trelease, former master mechanic of the T C M Co, in Tombstone from Bisbee, plans several days stay. Mrs S I tame, wife of Ijane of the Tombstone Telephone Co, visiting from Salford. Hose of Bisbee attends court matters. James Herron from Courtland on business says the new camp is booming and lively. A F Stumpf suffers eye injury. insurance work continues. Rail way clerks civil service exam in Tucson January 18 with vacancies and large expected class. Sylvanite has no jail. drunken man chained to wagon until sober. Pay day at the TCM Co. monthly checks distributed. Rev JH Heald of Albuquerque to speak at Congregational church Tuesday 7:30 pm. Treasurer Gaines reports Copper Queen Mining Co paid $141,305.81 in taxes, largest single payment in Cochise County and territory history. payment by New York draft. Over $300,000 collected in taxes so far this year. Benjamin Wilson of Swieshelma in the city.
A private letter from Attorney NCGillham at Kansas City says Senator Beveridge will head the Senate opposition to separate statehood for Arizona and New Mexico. The letter notes Arizona gains support from Representative WP Borland and urges watching Beveridge, viewed as arch enemy of the territories.
The Miner reports Charles Lockling will travel to Courtland tomorrow to arrange the opening of the new bank camp. The bank will be a branch of Citizens Bank & Trust Company of Bubee, with Mr Lockling to serve as chair.
Judge Daniel McFarlard presided as Isierra Paper Co. rep P. Nichole attended in city to discuss a case linked to a Can Can Restaurant kitchen dispute revealed in court. Reports noted Judge Reilly improving in health and a Phoenix constable enforcement of bicycle sidewalk laws. A Washington dispatch mentioned Mondell pushing to raise homestead from 160 to 320 acres. Congress adjourned for Christmas from December 19 to January 4. A Tombstone lighting petition urged council to provide street illumination with gas or electric plants already in place.
Senator Foraker introduced two Senate bills seeking separate statehood for Arizona and New Mexico. He believes the measures will face the Senate this session. Delegate Smith of Arizona will swiftly push a companion bill in the House. Smith and Foraker have held talks on the plan since Congress began, with Delegate Andrews handling New Mexico in the House.
Frank Watts arrived from a nearby ranch and today began a colonization attempt to locate Yaqui Indians on twelve to fifteen thousand acres owned by the Wheeler Land company. The matter is being presented to President Diaz by Governor Torres with further details expected soon.
Mrs Annie Allison suffered a sudden paralysis during a Tempe Baptist Ladies Aid Society gathering on Thursday. Medical aid was given and physicians deemed it a light stroke, though family and friends remain concerned about her condition.
Lovie Pratt, a leader of the band of fanatics who battled police in Kansas City, died from wounds. He spent three weeks in Phoenix in October where he suffered religious hallucinations linked to his death.
Ibis reports that the Southern Pacific railroad is laying track at Pearce for a seventeen mile extension of the Cochise Pearce branch to Courtland and eventual reach to Gleason to haul ores from Copper Belle. The Shannon company ships Copper Belle ores to its Clifton smelter.
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