This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1920
Page
8
A compact Tombstone town update notes recent travel, local visits, and community happenings. It cites Rev Patters, Frasher, and engineering talk, plus residents in transit between Pearce, Naco, and Phoenix. It mentions Captain McAllister’s recruitment visit, the essay contest rewards, and local travel signs easing routes through the border area.
A Leap Year talk is planned in Schieffelin for Monday March, with the Indies hosting and paying the costs. The town’s Beau Hrmnels will feature wall decoration samples, and the IM School Jazzers recently added saxophone to their orchestra. Events include dances in Schieffelin and Easter Monday plans, plus reports on local visitors and a charity card party by the Eastern Star.
Well known Dragoon cattleman WooA Plege was involved in a business tie yesterday ending with an auto incident near Dragoon. The issue describes a large crowd at a local dance and an Eastern Star card party at Mra A H Gant’s apartments. Government notices warn deputies to arrest drivers lacking proper licenses and mention a Leap Year ball promoting suffrage. The report also covers courthouse activity, new auto service, and road surfacing contracts near Tombstone and Willcox.
W. J. Hoyt, longtime Tombstone resident near Landers ranch, was found insane by Judge Lockwood and ordered transferred to Phoenix state hospital. Deputy Sheriff reports Hoyt’s condition and plan to move him for treatment after the examination.
A chaotic update covers mining activity at Schleftelin for Mondev bight and political maneuvering in a dune region. Reports note men preparing transfers and seizures ahead of Monday, plus local social items including a baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Leo Hill.
Porter McDonald, city marshal, resigns or steps down amid unspecified events on a Thursday in Tucson. Community officials and neighbors react as the local law enforcement leadership shifts, with no immediate replacement announced.
A telegram from Representative Carl Hayden to Frank B. Trot reports defeat of a bill to discontinue surveyor general offices in western states. The measure failed by a 59 vote in the committee of the whole, signaling continued opposition and a Western states fight against the proposal.
Phoenix Feb. Prospects for placing under irrigation about 60000 acres of Arizona land, ahead of the San Carlo project completion, were announced by the governor after Mohave county committee reports. Location is in the northwest corner, tributary to the Virgin River, with Heid as the principal town. Governor Campbell will receive full information as the state land board conference proceeds.
The quarterly teachers' examinations will be held in the city on Monday and Tuesday at the High School building. The announcement was made this afternoon by the County School Superintendent's office, Miss Elsie Toles. A large number of applicants are expected to take the tests.
Arizona groups from Phoenix to Bisbee rush to back Near East Relief as donations near 1000 dollars. Schools like Phoenix and St David send substantial sums, while fraternal orders and Sunday schools pledge monthly support to adopt Armenian orphans through 1920.
Phoenix Arizona residents pressed Congress to keep the state surveyor general offices as proposals to abolish them and centralize work in Washington circulated. A telegram from Representative Frank W Mondell in response to Governor Campbell and Hayden indicated swift action and political support in the House.
The text describes catarrh and its constitutional nature, insisting that symptoms are influenced by constitutional conditions and require constitutional treatment. It touts Hal's Catarrh Cure taken internally as the remedy.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.