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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1908
Page
5
A garbled list of real estate and legal document items filed with the county recorder. Entries mention property transfers and mortgages in Douglas and surrounding areas, with names such as John Draper Som Battner George B Mason Catherine A Joho and Andrew Bonner along with several additions and townsites.
A dense field of legal notices, property deeds, and municipal posts from Warren, Warrentowneite, and nearby districts appears. Included are assignments, mortgage satisfactions, incorporations, road overseer appointments, and mining district mentions. Sparse crime items mention a fatal explosion in Wharton New Brunswick and a violent incident in Janesville.
James Reilly, a New York stockholder, through attorney John B Weight, seeks another trial for Paine Webb & Co in the Copper Belle Mining case. The note for about $1000 was issued to a New York firm and later transferred, with the minority contending directors issued it without a warrant.
A garbled poem version from a shrine meeting program notes Marys little lamb. The text shows playful misspellings and odd phrasing about Mary and a calf, with references to Phoenix and a shop or store, suggesting a comical or parodic item in the program.
The Arizona and Colorado Railroad project outlines a north south line with $1,000,000 capital. Proposed route traverses through Santa Fe, through Grant and Gila National Forest areas, toward Mogollon mining regions and San Juan coal fields, passing Sucarro and McKinley counties and beyond.
Examiner Foster reports on Arizona territory finances by county, noting Maricopa leads expenditures at 349 947.66 while Apache is lowest at 12, with overall cash balances improving from 1906 to 1907. Delinquent tax rolls list totals by county, highlighting gaps across major counties and a cumulative owed amount.
The article notes the reconstruction of the frigate Constitution, known as Old Ironsides, nearing readiness for its guns, with the exact duplicates of the original armament. It promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for nervous exhaustion, insomnia, dyspepsia, and assorted ailments, claiming long-standing merit and broad curative powers.
The morning session covered grand jury reconvening with investigations into Santa Cruz county cases and possible Bisbee fame. Local figures Cunningham, Ellerle and Riggs returned from Bisbee as U S Marshal Daniele attended. Thomas W Lawson seeks to acquire SulDIe Mountain property in Pinal county for smelting prospects. A two year old was tossed by a horse but survived with minor injuries. Miss Jones and Miss Merritt visitors from Bishop, Georgia were feted. pioneer Ambrose Sabin died aged TH years. Deputy Walker notified of mother’s illness. Walker and wife proceed to Vera Cruz to reunite with the couple aboard a steamer. Northern Arizona sheepmen seek higher prices. Tempe to institute a Temple Sisters chapter with Phoenix guiding exercises.
The item notes John Wesley Walker is believed sick in Chicago but plans to head for Arizona this week. Additionally the probate court issued marriage licenses for Nicholas Young to Mae Schurmer of Bisbee, A Stanley to Bethens Scott of Lowell, Simon Harterma to Mary Jamyea of Bisbee, Edwin Fennell to Ardana Aranjo of Bisbee, Clarence Gartio to Pauline L Sanders of Wilgas, and Roy T Lockie to Annie B Hankins of Buber. Senator Ciatimer of South Carolina is reported at death's door.
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Report on coal fields in the southwestern United States notes long known deposits and past mine activity. Mentions railroad connections from the San Bernardino Los Angeles Salt Lake route and potential line to principal mines, with limited construction and political maneuvering within the Republican party involving delegates and governors.
The territory will contribute more to the school fund this year, with insurers set to pay two percent of premiums. Last year’s revenue was just over $25,000. this year it should reach at least $90,000, possibly higher. About half of insurers have filed reports. eighty operate with Arizona charters and thirty nine have filed state agents as required. All show a uniform increase in business.
An accident occurred at the TC M Co shaft this morning when miner Leek Lord Mead was descending the cage. His left arm was caught in timbers, breaking the arm above the wrist. He was brought to the surface for medical aid and is recovering.
Acting Governor Nichols proclaims Arbor Day for the northern half of Arizona fixing Friday April 3 for counties Yaragai Mohave Coconino Apache and Navajo to plant trees. The note highlights the third of wheels having the largest forest in Arizona and the world’s biggest single pine forest.
A distressed Merigan was found drunk in a deep Phoenix waterway and rushed to hospital with likely pneumonia after a blunt attack. A man named Johnson dropped a purse on the street, later retrieved. authorities report a premeditated altercation and a Mexican resident named Joe Cachelora plans to swear out a complaint against J.T. Selem, amid fatal injuries.
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Fragmented text reports Mrs HE Drott, a prominent Phoenix society woman, died following surgery for a tumor. The notice appears amid garbled references to local events and a birthday commemoration at an Indian cen ter near Phoenixville.
A train collision in Ohio results in seven deaths and widespread chaos across several towns. Flooding across Pennsylvania and New York endangers hundreds, forcing evacuations as rivers burst their banks. The era's tensions rise with reports of Russia and Turkey hostilities and rail rebates probe.
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