Perils of an Arizona Bill Threaten County Seats
A searing critique warns that a proposed Arizona bill allows corporations to sign petitions to move county seats, potentially triggering costly elections. The author argues the measure harms taxpayers, favors mercenary interests, and attacks home rule while urging lawmakers to defend residents and resist the measure. The piece condemns nonresident corporate influence and stresses the need for fiscal restraint.
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Anzones
Dean
Beneft
Fair Young Territory
Arizona
Hi Ox
Tie Town
Man Ihood
Entre Nous Club Valentine Party Delights Cochise Club
The Entre Nous Club held a St Valentine evening at Cochise Club rooms with large attendance and charming decorations. Guests voted the event a success as Cochise Club members praised growth and the club as the city’s sole men’s social group.
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Entre Nous Club
Cochise Club
Ars
County Prisoners Donned in Jail Garb
Jail officials introduced uniform clothing for county prisoners. Those held on felony charges wear blue while others don kakhi attire. Prisoners working on the roads present a neat, uniform appearance. The county jail houses sixty five inmates.
Minstrel Show Promises Lively Tombstone Event
A Tombstone piece details a Red Men minstrel show with colorful costumes and a strong performance lineup. Earl Simpson and O K Goll lead solos, with Miss Eden Hermann and others, plus comical numbers and a talking song. Local tailors Halamuda and Waring create outfits as security concerns rise over line cuts and vandalism on the Bisbee route.
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Tombstone
Master Earth
OK Goll
Olo
Eden Hermann
Earl Simpson
Smarty
Frank Johnson
Earnest Need
O K Goll
Earnest Needham
Harry Kendall
Bert Williame
Topping
EJ Halamuda
AC Waring
Territorial items of interest in early senate move for statehood
Washington reports Senator Knox of Pennsylvania backs Arizona and New Mexico statehood with seventy of ninety three senators in favor. C W Hincheiff says long distance telegraph line from Los Angeles through Tombstone to Tucson will start April first, speeding California connection. Tombstone suffered a $6000 fire last Sunday destroying M F Ortiz blacksmith shop and a Chinese laundry. fire department delayed by lack of ready steam and permanent HQ.
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Washington
Knox
Pennsylvania
Arizona
New Mexico
Senate
Congress
C W Hincheiiff
Teleptone
Los Angeles
Yume
Tucson
Tombstone
California
Tucton
M F Ortiz
The
Star
Lower freight rates eyed by Arizona railroad push
Arizona railroad officials reportedly offered a 15 percent freight rate cut and a maximum pass fare of four cents per mile to head off legislation. The plan, said to come from inside information, aimed for implementation if no railroad bills pass this session. Eva Walcott spent Lincoln Day in Tombstone and heads to Douglas to teach. Two young Democrats arrived in Tombstone this week. A son and heir was born to HS Blackman, and another guest visited Geo. Kelly. Epworth League Valentine social at the Methodist church drew seventy five youths. parsonage decorated and valentines given to each guest.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Capitol
Tombstone
HS Blackman
Geo. Kelly
Valentine
Epworth League
Methodist Church
Six More Guests for Hotel de White
Six prisoners were brought to Hotel de White on Saturday including one Mexican from Douglas on burglary charges four from Pearce with assault charges two for attempting to release prisoners from the county jail Walter Sharp returns from Globe facing murder indictment Dr HA Bishop visiting Courtland Roy Smith from Courtland due to his ill son JH McPherson returns from Courtland Hotland visiting his mother cons stable Frank Clark from Douglas buys two prisoners George Benning from Phoenix Miss Barnadette Brown recovered from illness Charlee Reconzone owns a Buick audience for Leadville Courtland Minstrels snow falls hail and rain Huachucas snow covered Overseer James Lamb reports good progress on Tombstone Courtland road Charleston bridge should be built before summer rains Fairbank bridge will bridge San Pedro new Courtland journal edited by J L Van Eaton.
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Hotel de White
Douglas
Pearce
Walter Sharp
Globe
Sherif White
Joseph McDonald
Dakerfield
James Lamb
Tombstone
Courtland
Charleston
Fairbank
San Pedro
World's Crack Shots Visit Tombstone
Three renowned marksmen visited Tombstone yesterday. Clar ence A Haught of Du Pont Powder Co champion W F Willet of Selby Smelting Co and H A Hout of Winchester Repeating Arms Co, all San Francisco residents and top American shooters, were en route to Douglas for a shooting contest at the Incal club with Arizona participants.
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Tombstone
Clarence A Haught
Dupont Powder Co
W F Willet
Selby Smelting Co
H A Hout
Winchester Repeating Arms Co
Sharkey Garage Destroyed by Fire in Pearce
The Sharkey garage in Pearce owned by A.G. Sharkey burned recently destroying over 100 dollars worth of supplies. Three machines inside were saved by quick neighbors as the fire began from an explosion of gasoline.
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Sharkey Garage
A.G. Sharkey
Pearce
Ex Treasurer Gaines Fails to Improve in Los Angeles
Advices from Los Angeles report ex County Treasurer J Gaines not improving rapidly and in a very sad state. He suffers an attack of appendicitis and is so weak doctors hesitate to operate, fearing he might not survive the procedure.
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Los Angeles
J Gaines
Prominent Officials Visit Tombstone Mining Tour
Tombstone officials and executives from the Tombstone Consolidated Mines Co tour the company properties in Tombstone and nearby districts. W. L. Mason of Development Company of America and AH Rice of Youngstown accompany E. B. Gage and Marty Robinson, with J. T. Williams Jr leaving for Washington. The party notes progress at Silver Bell Sasco Poland and Congress Gold, praising the concentrating plant at Toughnut Hill.
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W. L. Mason
Development Company of America
Tombstone Consolidated
Silver Bell
Sasco
Poland
Congress Gold Company
New York City
AH Rice
Youngstown
Ohio
E. B. Gage
Tombstown Consolidated Company
Marty Robinson
Pasadena
Tombstone Consolidated Company
Gage
J. T. Williams, Jr
Jr. Williams
Hitchcock
Washington
Taft
Williams
Mer Williams
Arizona
Measre Maron
Rice and Robinson
Congress
Mesars Gage and Staunton
Consolidated
Wppany
Mason
Consolidated Company
Begin Laying Steel Toward Douglas from Pearce
The S P company plans to begin laying steel from Pearce toward Douglas within days. Ties and nodes are at Co chis e and will be moved to Pearce soon. The firm expects to lay four to five miles in intervals, with grading progressing rapidly and heavy fill completed to accelerate track work.
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S. P
Pearce
Douglas
Cochise
Judge Riley Condition Worsens as Ill Husband Feared
Mrs Judge Reilly rushed to Long Beach to be with her husband whose health has deteriorated after months of illness. Latest reports indicate slim hope for recovery as the family contemplates the return home.
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Mra
Reilly
Long Beach
Death of Teamster a Deep Mystery
A teamster named Mat Oldham was found dead with a bullet through his head four miles from Pearce on the road toward Courtland. An inquest before Judge Montonier failed to determine if death was accidental or self inflicted. Oldham, a middle aged resident of Sulphur Spring Valley, was buried at Pearce after the verdict.
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Pearce
Mat Oldham
Courtland
Montonier
Oldham
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George Beining
Barnadette Brown
Charlee Reconzone
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Huachucas
Cochise County
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Gaines
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