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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1907
Page
2
The Populists plan a national convention in St Jomis next April. It is expected no additional hotel accommodations will be needed for the occasion.
Admiral Evans can telegraph to any of the sixteen battleships in the Pacific bound fleet within thirteen miles. The new wireless system has made a surprisingly good start, marking a notable advancement in naval communication.
Baseball has become a favorite recreation in the Panama Canal Zone. The game has also taken root in Cuba, and may be one reason why the natives are so apathetic about forming another government of their own.
In the Sixtieth Congress there is a strong nucleus of prohibitionists but it is unlikely a majority in either house will force prohibition on the District of Columbia without first giving the affected people a chance to express sentiment. The issue will eventually take shape and be disposed of.
A mosaic of reflections from 1907 covers fiscal policy holidays, President Roosevelt, Japan and the Philippines, figures like Stoessel and Loeb, women’s careers, a lawsuit involving Yule Bill, and rising prices with wages stalled. The piece blends quotes, editorial asides, and brief social observations from various regions.
A scattered wires summary reports financial trouble at a bank with examiner liaisons, Japan negotiating immigration moves to Korea, and Kimberly diamond mines cutting work amid weak trade. A schooner capsized off Westbrook coast with all hands feared lost. Roosevelt withdraws troops from Goldfield, while Darr mine rescue progress stalls. A severe storm hits Chicago and a Long Beach fire causes damages. Local labor scenes show mine reopening and many idle workers under sheriff guard. A notarized patent medicine ad quotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure with sworn testimonial seals.
A roundup of Phoenician happenings includes a post office sign up for holidays. Notable items mention Monte Doherty’s death and his Salvation Army work, a candy shop owner’s fatal heart attack, power-line rights on Maricopa roads, burglaries in Mesa, and football championship talk between Prescott and Phoenix on Christmas Day. Also noted are miner movements, a new Vance opera house in Mesa, lunacy rulings, Nogales crime reports, and wage cuts forecast for the SP system.
An old time dispatch from Roswell New Mexico reports Mise J Hall of Midland Texas seeking pardon for her brother Kinet who is serving a life sentence in Santa Fe. She plans to present her case to Governor Curry. The murder case details recall a 1903 shooting by Mullins a professional gambler who killed Tony Stauhaicher in Tucson after a refused drink.
Three Mexican revolutionists Ricardo Flores Magon Antonio Villareal and Librado Rivera jailed since August 23 were moved by United States Commissioner Van Dyke to the territorial court at Tombstone Arizona on a charge of instigating a military movement against the Mexican government in violation of neutrality laws Bail set at 5000 dollars they could not meet and were sent to jail
Dr. Leon Elbert Landone hosted a banquet for six prominent Los Angeles physicians celebrating two weeks of his cactus based diet. The menu featured celery cactus soup omelette fried cactus and cactus fruit dishes with cactus juice as a drink. Guests praised the flavors and novelty though some were unfamiliar with cactus as food. Dr Landone claimed the spineless cactus rivals potatoes in taste and offers rich fat and protein without as much starch.
Governor Kibbey yesterday prepared Christmas gifts for inmates at the Yama prison. Two Apache Indians Juba Sullivan and Te Sot Gayalee receive pardons or parole. Two white inmates J G Harrer convicted of forgery in Maricopa County and Jerry Sheehy convicted of murder in Santa Cruz County receive mercy.
A summary of 1906 gold and copper production from Arizona mines. The Copper Queen at Bisbee yielded 7,625,000 in gold field output and 14,208,405 in copper total. United Verde mine produced 8,038,125 in gold field value and 7,425,000 in copper, with overall significant copper production totals.
The Tuctom Star Saga reports afternoon I McDonnell will represent Phomar W Lamson of Boston for Oro Blanco Mining near Od Pueblo. Rumor says Lawson plans to enter the local mining field and McDonnell, a mining engineer for the Boston financier, will evaluate several properties for possible options if valued as claimed.
A friend of Scott White says White was arrested in Mexico over a suspected killing but was not jailed. He remained free while authorities investigate, while reports claimed he was in a Mexican jail.
Dr. L. B. Hamilton assistant to Chief Surgeon Goodfellow of the Randolph lines returned to Tucson from Los Angeles. He will bring his family to Tucson and take residence on South Stone Avenue. He was formerly a resident of Tombstone and served as county physician there. He is a charter member of the Arizona Medical Society.
Farmers and miners in Clifton Morenci district warn that unresolved tailings court rulings threaten mining and agricultural operations. Wing Wong, a Chinese merchant who killed Ruerto Rejarano defending life, faced a hearing and was bound over to the grand jury for 20000 bond, then resumed business at the same location.
A fragment from 1907 notes a mix of travel woes and remarks on military, political, and labor events. It mentions a Fairbank train delay, inspector condemning horses, a Japanese march record, Gov Hughes’ presidential bid, South African workers killed at Valparaiso, and Taft avoiding politics amid speculation.
Warning notice from Leadville Mining Co announces John Gleeson and Douglas Gray with assigns operating claims in Turquoise mining district Arizona. Company not liable for work done contracts injuries or obligations by Gleeson, Gray, or assigns. Issued at Pearce Arizona July 23 1907. First publication July 25 1907.
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