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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1902
Page
2
The message presents a strong defense for the People versus Special Privilege. It notes the passing of Ex Speaker Reed as a loss to the Republican party, calling him the most brilliant and aggressive debater since Blaine.
The fragment hints at public debate over a mayoral or political event tied to Tammany influence and a delayed autopsy. It suggests questioning the purpose of the autopsy amid a large Tammany vote, signaling political tension and inquiry into procedural timing. The text references Tus N Y Sun as weighing explanations.
Senator Mark Hanna reiterates stance against antitrust legislation claiming such measures would disrupt the nation’s unmatched prosperity. He argues the current economic vigor justifies maintaining existing policy without new antitrust actions.
The president’s message advocates protection of game and wild creatures generally. It notes his trips to Virginia and Mississippi may have aimed at benevolent assimilation rather than broader policy.
Real estate activity noted as stagnant while Guam endures a flurry of seismic events with 150 earthquakes recorded in a single day raising concerns for housing and development on the island.
A letter by George Washington to Patrick Henry dated a year before independence sold in Boston for 580 dollars. The report notes such ancient letters from 1775 rarely risk the author’s trouble.
A Philadelphia woman secured divorces from two husbands in a single day. The report notes the record but does not disclose how many husbands she still has.
The remark argues against admitting Arizona and New Mexico as states for fear of a Democratic outcome and suggests Puerto Rico and the Philippines should heed the precedent, claiming statehood should hinge on inhabitants' political views rather than civilization or culture.
Every turn of the anthracite strike investigation seems to cast the mine operators in a worse light. The eviction, suffering and ultimate death recounted at Scranton recently moved the court and even operator lawyers to refrain from cross examining the witness.
The court's day featured deliberations in the Territory v. John Edwards murder case with about fifteen witnesses, jurors told to expect a verdict near dusk. Tomorrow's schedule includes the Territory v. Cruz Figueroa murder case with Moreno on trial, while citizenship and bar admission matters also surface.
The weekly docket lists numerous filings including mine deeds by multiple owners such as EK Hooker Gus Gottechalk Maurice Donn and Copper King of Arts, mortgages to and from firms like Douglas City Bank and Title Guarantee & Trust Co, and a bill of sale Chas Hoe to Wm Cowan. Notices note visits by Mrs J Monahan and others, plus invitations to the Arizona Teachers Association meeting in Tempe.
Four Cochise County prisoners headed to Yuma to serve sentences on crimes from the past week. J N Johnson gets 3 years for Israelus with a deadly weapon, Rameo Romero 2 years for burglary, Apton Lopes 2 years for grand larceny, and If raceiveo Garcillo 5 years for assault with intent to murder. Other local notes follow on deaths, court attendees, and a boiler incident delaying the NM&ABR train.
Recollections recount Judge Dibble and surveyor H G Howe delaying departure after a wife’s dream of danger. That pause perhaps saved the lives of the judge’s brother and others when Apaches raided the Winchester district near the Dragoon mountains. A Bisbee miner and others pursue mining prospects in Sonora and near Huachucas. A fire at Husobuce Siding destroys a small structure, with unknown cause. Probate Judge Bostwick issues several marriage licenses in Douglas and Tucson.
Phoenix reports the Tombstone loan commission refused to fund city warrants tied to an irregular government era. The warrants lacked official seal and proper signatures as officers vacated posts. Proceedings questioned legality and funding rights, with authorities arguing the warrants were issued under an illegitimate city government.
A meeting of the shareholders of the First National Bank of Tombstone will be held at the house on Tuesday the 13th of January 1903 for the election of directors according to Section 5149 of the Revised Statutes of the United States. Tombstone Dec 1903.
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