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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1901
Page
2
The article discusses tariffs, farm profits, and political debate about reducing duties on Cuban products. It notes a planned Republican stance against cuts, mentions a delegation to Washington, and reflects on the rhetoric of praise versus opposition. Data on national production is cited, including farm, meat, and fish figures, with a prewar legislative context.
Washington reports indicate an agreement to deed back vast Santa Fe land grants to the government. The move would remove grazing land from Coconino County, cutting local tax revenue and affecting the county’s taxable wealth, per the Journal Miner.
Prank J Cheyney declares himself senior partner of J Cheyney Co Toledo Ohio and offers 100 dollars for each case of catarrh cured or not by Halls Catarrh Cure. Notary public A W Gasleon signs. The ad cites testimonials and claims direct action on mucus surfaces.
An OCR fragment from a Bisbee area page reports on a February 1 railroad rule enactment, local mine and business news, upcoming events and social notes. It mentions the A and SE railroad, Copper Queen store, and various people traveling to Tepeeli Sonora and El Paso, with plans for balls, teas, and a fire department fundraising effort.
Bills introduced include HB 15 for relief of bondsmen of Larry Napier tied to the Norwsl school case, HB 16 regulating county recorder salaries with half mining location fees, and HB 18 by Gray to regulate records for primary elections with timing and bond voting rules. A move to create a mining inspector’s office is noted, plus HB 19 on damages by employers. Resolution No 7 proposes joint committee action to separate and apportion the code report topics. The vote passed 9 to 1 with 2 absent.
Governor Murphy pardoned Foo Pete the Chinaman for the killings of his partner at Grebetures years ago. The evidence at trial was circumstantial, and jurors and Judge Dean ard urged leniency. The governor exercised the pardoning power based on strong recommendations.
Fragmentary OCR reads like an abstract listing various numeric values and IDs such as 1.155,657 35 and 4,826,568,041,075,013,05. The text references patented replacements and assorted codes like 4010 and FN6200 with totals mentioned but remaining unclear. The readability is poor and concrete facts are few.
A San Francisco style column reports on Mulbatton's deteriorating condition and James Mivaties' sister in Gila County. It mentions political remarks, a judge punishing offenders on the streets, and various local events from Mining Exchange Hall to the Episcopal church. It also covers mining progress at Comatech Nevada, cattle-raising concerns, female suffrage momentum, and an injury at Turquois Copper Co mine near Gleason with a miner hospitalized.
A short story fragment lists symptoms and terms like wheeze, aches, pores, eyes sore, and doctor bills. It reads as a vignette on a consumer health experience and the burdens of illness.
Detective Rameey traced a girl who fled from Arizona and arrived in Carter eight days ago. She notified authorities that he had been seeking her, had mailed a letter from El Paso to a moneyed recipient, and asked for funds to be sent to general delivery. The girl blamed no one for her departure and will likely go with her uncle back to Fort Worth.
A garbled report recounts visits to a county seat, a girl described with an eighth size measurement, and reference to a land tract on the Apache reservation in Arizona. It notes a Washington dispatch about restoring to public domains and mentions figures such as George Washington and Walter Fite with unspecified tours. The text mixes local visits, land matters, and obscure biographical notes with apparent period vocabulary.
AL Grow returns from San Francisco with encouraging news affecting Tombstone. Richard Gibbons, Apushe county legislator, recalls Prate county's early territory status and Nevada takeover in 1872. Pearce reports Six Mile Hill mining progress and NAN Ranch deal with Mimbres river properties enlarging NAN operations.
Gt Mike Gray introduces a bill to create a commission appointed by the governor to determine the permanent location of the Territorial Prison. The measure faces House doubt and possible defeat in the Senate. A. H. Emanuel received township surveys and homestead notice authority for Croline county, aiding settlers who previously traveled to Tucson. Public notices will appear in these columns tomorrow.
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