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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1915
Page
4
The notice lists the Tombstone Epitaph published by Giragi Brothers in Cochise County with Sunday issues, circulation from the county seat, and subscription rates of two dollars and fifty cents per year. It references Cochise County’s oldest newspaper and notes a weekly publication schedule.
The record lists multiple superior court filings including divorces for Marie Heckman, Dr. Pearl McKinney, Dr. Annie Workman, Dr. J Hunter, and others. Also shown are condemnation proceedings by Mascot & Western RR Co, personal damages suits totaling 10 000 and 50 000, estate settlements, and letters of administration actions.
Word reached the sheriff that a Minican chauffeur was murdered while driving eight miles from Douglas toward Bisbee. An ugly head wound was noted, no clues found, the car abandoned by the roadside. Sheriff Wheeler ordered deputies to investigate at Douglas and the army camp, amid suspicions against soldiers.
Reports on the conference of mayors in Arizona with Phoenician and state details. Updates include scholarships from the Arizona College of Agriculture, civic activities, crime notes in Douglas and Bowie, road and highway efforts, murder case notes, skeleton discovery, thefts from lamp globes, and local court actions.
A garbled report describes January misort events in Phoenix including a labor agitator nicknamed Pinched charged with disrupting public order. It cites threats to the peace and an incident at a New Palace Cafeteria where picketing and police involvement occurred.
A garbled note from the Los Angeles Times previews Arizona attitudes and a debated prohibition stance. The text references a vanished dek, a prosecutor’s opinion, and questions about state law barring certain items, with unclear details.
The Arizona Senate and House discuss flag design changes tied to Copper Star imagery and debate bills affecting taxes, school per capita funding, and road funds. Officials propose a deputy county attorney salary in counties over 25,000 population and move expense rules for road asset transfers. The session adjourns to Monday with committees reviewing measures and legal advisement needs.
State Mine Inspector GH Bolin releases the 1914 report on Arizona mines. It tallies 62 fatal accidents and 758 serious incidents among 9422 workers across 58 mines, with surface and underground employment detailed and mine-by-mine data on inspections, output, and ore characteristics.
Carranza officials in Agua Prieta announce death sentences for four Americans accused of aiding Governor Maytorena. Named are Giron, superintendent of the Cananea Southern Pacific branch, and O M Saunders. Carranza forces reportedly burned bridges on the Nacozari railroad to enforce a food and merchandise embargo south of Agua Prieta.
Dr Joseph A Holmes head of the Bureau of Mines leads a party on a state wide inspection trip starting from Phoenix visiting Agua Caliente hot springs amid a Cadillac equipped trek. The group travels from Tucson with camping gear and no hotel stops while the party comprises Mrs Holmes, their children and a secretary.
A humorous piece centers on Henrietta's steadfast devotion. The narrator mocks the idea by noting her unwavering admiration and a quip about muzzling a bulldog to protect facial expression. The dialogue pokes at sentimentality and social expectations.
In Phoenix the Senate weighs bills on state fair sales and county fairs. A landmark land code bill, about 15 000 words, abolishes the land commission and assigns powers to officers and boards, with 750 copies ordered for printing. Several other measures, including a railway filing requirement, are considered.
Wednesday Phoenix report details legislators adopting a Thursday adjournment due to a smallpox scare. Briscoe and Lanier were reported ill, with Lanier quarantined by health authorities. Sessions may reconvene after fumigation or adjourn sine die if further cases arise. Governor Hunt may call a special session later. Several Senate bills move forward on taxation, street improvements, wildlife bounty, and court costs.
Prospectors Patty Finn Walter Holm and Pat Kelly report new copper ore discoveries in the south Ajo district near the Mexican border. The site lies fourteen miles north of the boundary and within 15 to 20 miles of the Gunsite mine, with access by train to Gila Bend then wagon to Ajo.
A Texas University professor notes larkspur poisoning is unlikely to be the sole cause of cattle deaths in southern Arizona ranges. He urges sample submission of suspected plants and offers to study them to determine the poisoning risk and identify the actual toxic species involved.
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