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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1913
Page
2
A mix of editorials and notices recounts Arizona's mining wealth, timber and climate advantages, and projected 1914 voting rights for women. It notes a pending federal suit against Southern Pacific, rising railroad growth, and a 23 story hotel opened on Broadway with Arizona weather praised amid Pacific storms and winter cold elsewhere.
The Gratanpoal report to Governor Hoot covers May 20 to November 30, detailing 12,000 workers in mining and 25 fatalities in Cochise and other counties. It notes improved ventilation after initial poor conditions, with companies cooperating to meet the law. Listed Cochise fatalities include Swaveon, Johnson, Kosch, Wacek, Torres, Ramos, Valdes, Carreon, Jacques, and others at Copper Queen, Calumet, Arizon, Superior, and Arizona Copper mines.
James Cleary of the Chicago Tribune arrived in Phoenix and left for the coast while reporting on Land Shows. Officers nabbed a suspected opium party near the border. a Globe forgery case led to a penitentiary move. bicycles piling in Phoenix City Hall basement drew council attention.
The Tombstone postoffice received an order by the portmaster general admitting guns in parcels post. The general instructions show how the service will operate and barred certain items from mail handling. Pistols and guns have long been barred from the United States mail, with the reason for their inclusion unclear in the order.
Dr Charles A Meserve, a chemist, has arrived in Tucson to start work in the state laboratory at the university. It will be months before equipment is complete, but the university will extend courtesies of the college and experiment station laboratories. He is slated to lecture on pure foods to physicians of the Arizona Medical Association under the extension system.
An advertisement seeks A H Hilton Mer. Co. in San Antonio with Europe factory links and promises of high net prices. It mentions pamphlets, care guidance for catches, and costs for a site at EH Meeves' Feod Store.
A fragmented passage lists ten informal lines reflecting attitudes of defiance pride and selfishness. The quotes touch on confrontation wealth pride and personal ethics with references to entitlement and weather as a contrasting remark. The tone mirrors casual wartime or everyday speech.
The column reports threshing output from A C Bean and JG Kennedy near Courtland as 142 sacks of beans and 12 000 pounds shipped to Douglas at a given rate. A saloon shooting in Gleeson injures a man, with no arrest. Rev LS Yoder and family arrive in the valley to join the Mountain View Mission. George M Henry arrives in Los Angeles to manage Old Dragoon property. Carpenter Charlie Garlinghouse collapses and dies in Gleeson.
The Commissioner states Native American land and assets total about 7511 million with annual rents around 12 million. He urges preservation and support for Navajo blanket making bead work basketry and pottery among tribes including Pimas and Apaches in Arizona and California. A Navajo woman weaver sold masterpieces for 150 to 250 dollars and a blanket is valued at 1500 by a merchant.
A fragmented notice references a handsome gold Elk vessel with signup or bidding at Ponyesloon. The readable text shows an auction or sale context with a claim to property and proof of payment as part of the notice.
Describes Tombstone Public School Manual Training room rules and setup in detail. Notes twelve benches with tools, student participation by grades 5 6 7 8 and High School, one High School girl, and a schedule for weekday sessions. Highlights room layout, materials, and common projects like tables, bookcases, and music racks.
Two day festival in Phoenix on February 14 celebrates Arizona history with a pageant and colorful depiction of early settlement. The program highlights Casa Grande, cliff dwellers, irrigation pioneers, mission builders at Taccoo, Cortes journeys, and statehood era progress. Local Arizonans cooperate to stage the event.
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