Bisbee News Briefs Highlight Hired Gun Comedy and Local Finance
Bisbee items from January 5 1898 note Mat Geisenhofer’s bid for feeding city prisoners accepted as the lowest bid. An Irish comedy The Hired Gun will play at the Opera House Saturday evening. Local business leaders raised funds for the baseball grounds while hunters return with deer. Various town updates include railroad workers, new school wing plans, and a possible job in Cuba for Tom Wiggins.
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Mat Geisenhofer
Opera House
Meade
Hiranch
Sonora
Hermesillo Mexico
Fort Huchore
Tucson
Ft. Grant
Huachuca Club
Bisbee Bose
Fae Rcon
Cochive County Board Minutes 1899 Session Highlights
The Cochive county board met January 3 1899 with full attendance and elected Robert W Barr as chairman for two years. They audited treasurer records approved numerous bills and set janitor pay at a fixed rate. The session covered routine business including sheriff and license matters and adjourned to January 4.
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jLeon Larrieu
Scott White
Auarter
Wbich
Townstong
Board of Supervisors
Cochive County
Roll Call
John Montgomery
Robert W. Barr
M.C. Benton
B.C. Benton
Montgomery
M. C. Benton
James F
Extradition treaty status and local notices
The article notes the United States and Mexico have expired extradition terms and are negotiating a new treaty. It mentions Chas Bowman arriving from Tucson potentially establishing an Arizona office, and references Sam Wallace a prominent American prospector in northern Chihuahua. It also covers Pima county fire-related disputes and a vacant assessor issue with the county board of supervisors and a new elected successor challenging authority.
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United States
Mexico
Lux Jinere
Chas Bowman
Tucson
Bowman
Arizona
Sam Wallace
Chihuahua
el Paso Times
Wallsos
Cochire
Pima County
Board of Supervisors
Frank Popp
Bisbee Road
United State Company
Old Dominion Emeriere
Pisorer Historical Society
A. C. Hooker
Graham County
Thomas Chattmen
Dos Culssas
Cochire Co
Spain's Sunken Ships Floated After Severe Battle Damage
Reported feat of raising several Spanish warships at Sagunto after they were shot to pieces. Despite the vast damage from heavy artillery, divers and engineers succeeded in afloat salvage, marking a remarkable mechanical achievement of the century.
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Santiago
Globe
Uwarraot Phornix
The Gazette’s Role in Territorial Advertising and Press
The Gazette stands as a pioneer Arizona journal advancing the territory through bold advertising and tireless work for progress. It highlights the newspaper’s long tradition of promoting development and supporting community growth.
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The
Gazette
Ariana Journels
Aris
Rome paper flags conspiracy of England Germany and US
A leading Rome newspaper claims England Germany and the United States have formed a conspiracy against Latin nations. The report notes the finding is not copyrighted and tastes of romantic fiction.
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Rome
England
Germany
United States
Chicken Case Trials in Justice Court
A local justice court heard a chicken case amid routine docket items. No verdicts were reported, with proceedings proceeding toward a scheduled next session and potential fines or rulings to be announced.
Mexican woman's hen case shocks Arizona court
Justice Schuster presided over a lively trial of seven youths accused of stealing and slaughtering a hen belonging to a Mexican woman. Each youth pled guilty and was fined five dollars plus an extra ten dollars to reimburse the injured owner. A brief note mentions a new deer bridge across the Colorado at Yuma as February river levels rise.
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Arizona
Ali
Schuster
Eai
Howe
Colorado
Yuma
Ris.s
Mining and public affairs mix in Bisbee era notes
The Mining Review notes that modern ore processing reduces risk, with quartz mining seen as safer than placer. talks on costs, profits, and proper management amid local road overseer appointments, legislative plans, and business districts. Texas-like references mix with Tombstone society news and Christmas graft lore.
Mining title and patent strategy in unpatented claims
The article discusses total assessment on unpatented mining claims to deter patenting and notes if claims aren’t worth the cost, owners may abandon work. It argues a US patent is best for valuable claims and references 1899 politics and taxation rulings affecting land rents along the Santa Fe Pacific line. It also mentions a Missouri editor's misprint advertising a Grand Fake Sale.
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Elaine
Supren
Arizona
Embalmed Beef Trademark Fight Draws Swift Opposition
Advertising concerns arise as General Miles' campaigns reject embalmed beef as a trademark. Swift company protests the portrayal and resists adoption of the term as a trade mark, signaling a clash over branding and military usage.
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Swift Company
Miles
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Health Breakthrough
An old advertisement extols Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a life line for the sick and drowning alike. It claims the remedy strengthens the stomach, improves digestion, and promotes liver function, funding recovery stories and testimonials while urging belief in its curative power.
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Pierces Golden
Terce
Luther Manin
Bierce
Joe
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A.V. Lewis
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Thomas Tanny
Robert ‘Mar
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W. C. Hurd
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