Bisbee Jottings Amid Rail, Mine and Social News
January 9 1900 Bisbee notes announce Prof James Deigles and wife arriving for a stay, GP Bowman heads Copper Queen hardware, and local hires in Bisbee. A worker suffers a broken leg and young Martin Nolan dies after a switch engine accident. Copper Queen pay oil expected tomorrow. Gorton’s Minstrels perform at the Opera house as visits to Morenci and Nacosari are noted. The community mourns the Nolan family as past misfortunes loom. Weather and transit chatter, mining plans, and railroad moves fill the column.
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Edwin
Martin Nolan
South Bisbee
Nolan
Pipen
Birbee
Sweet
Hickman
Ter
Abe Nolan
Gorton
AASE
Igs
Nolen
Denver
Noles
Ode to Space and Mormon Student Excerpt
An archaic poem meditates on space and eternity as science struggles to grasp the cosmos. The text also notes a Mormon student group from Graham County departing for a three year Central and South American voyage seeking Book of Mormon verifications and Nephite survivors.
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Greham County
Central
South America
Inez
Lehi
Hie
Jerusale
B. C
Chile
Official Proceedings of Tombstone Board January 1901
The Tombstone board convened January 5 1901 with three members present. Minutes approved and contracts noted for indigent hospital care at 85 cents daily and prisoner visits at one dollar per trip. A burying indigent bid was rejected for discriminatory terms. Audited claims include Tombstone Rug Co and other payments. Mining activity in the Dragoons noted with growing Cochise County copper prospects and shipments to El Peso smelter.
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Tombstone
Thos R York
P J Dele
Hanty
Geo B
John E Bacon
F Graham
Lisbee
BF Graham
Tombstone Rug Co
Menting Jamu
Thos R
York
P. J. Delehanty
Geo. B. Keay
Jen, Sthreal
Edward W Land
Biebee
Cochise County
el Peso
Dragoon
Hostetter's Stomach Hitters Promoted in Century Intro
In a 1900s tone the article extols Hostetter's Stomach Hitters as a premier remedy for digestive ailments. It claims the tonic has blessed mankind for fifty years and is favored by many prominent physicians and families seeking health benefits.
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Hostetter
Arizona Leads With Largest Unbroken Pines Forest in Nation
Arizona reports the state hosts the largest continuous pine forest in the United States spanning over 7,000 square miles. Governor Murphy cites a 5,500 to 7,000 foot altitude and 10,000,000,000 feet of timber fit for lumber. Northern Arizona reserves aim to preserve resources against fire and spoilage.
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Arizona
United States
Murphy
Coconino
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Flagetat
Coronino
Sante Fe Pacific Railway
Tos Anzone Lumber
Fagtet
Saginaw Lumber Company
Ab Wiliame
Dangerous Tramps Cause Mob at Yuma Jail
A Phoenix dispatch dated the 9th reports a frenzied mob surrounding the Yuma county jail after three tramps killed Under Sheriff Sam Dever. Dever was shot while attempting to arrest them for liquor theft. Acting Governor Akers ordered the prisoners moved to the penitentiary as excitement remained high.
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Phoenix
Yuma
Sam Devere
Devers
Akers
Chewing Jaw Motion Cited as Nosebleed remedy
A Scientife American correspondent describes Gleason s lecture claiming vigorous motion of the jaws and chewing on a small object placed in the mouth stops nasal bleeding. The method is simple and reportedly effective even in severe cases.
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Scientife American Caye
Gleason
Marriage of John Keleo and Miss Ancie Brown
The article notes the marriage solemnized today by Probate Judge Bostwick. Groom John Keleo, formerly of Tombstone now residing in Gleason, wed Miss Ancie Brown and the couple left for Gleason to reside, with friends offering best wishes.
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Cupid
Comeea
John Keleo
Ancie Brown
Bostwick
Gleason
McKinley Plans Pacific Coast Visit This Summer
President McKinley preparing for a summer tour of the Pacific coast with plans forming for a presidential party to stop at several cities including Tucson which is seeking to host a brief stay.
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McKinley
Pacific Coast
Fund
Tucson
Hall of Cheyney offers reward for catarrh cure
State of Ohio Toledo Locas County Frank J Cheyney declares he is senior partner of F J Cheyney & Co doing business in Toledo and will pay one hundred dollars for every catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure sworn before notary on December 6 18— testimonies and sales pitches follow for Hall's remedy and testimonials.
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Oni
City
Toledo
LocasCounty
Frank J. Cheyney
F. J. Cheyney & Co
Hall
Local Tombstone Notes Rail Work and Mining Talks
Reports from Tombstone mention the new railway from Nogales to Washington camp to open in ten days, with John Jaeger surveying the Grost Belcher and Polland mines in Bigbug. Prominent mining men from Denver and Prescott area visit or plan property investigations while revival services near Phoenix attract a Methodist presumption.
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John Jaeger
Prescott & Eastern Railroad
Harom
Grost Belcher and
Polland
Bigbug District
Prescott Quurier
Phoenix
Holler
Local prank leaves La Porte youth near death
In La Porte Indiana a thoughtless chair prank left a young man near death after a fall. A local family seeks criminal responsibility for the actor if the injuries prove fatal.
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la Porte
Ind
Weather vent in Arizona boasts real thing lovers California
The Phoenix Enterprise reports a cheeky remark about orange growers and weather, noting the Los Angeles Times devotion to excuses. The piece quips that California should visit Arizona to see the “real thing.”
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Phoenix
Prise
Los Angeles Times
Timer
Rerze
California
Arizona
Grant Seeks Mining Prospects in Son and Nogaler
Jesse Grant traveled to Toccon last week en route to inspect mining properties in Son. He told a State reporter that Arizona is likely to gain statehood in the coming Congress session, though he doubts chances in the short session. Delegate Wilson is described as tireless in pushing the effort, with Congress favored by both houses.
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Jesse Grant
Toccon
Nogaler
Grant
Son
Stat
Arizona
Wilson
Congress
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Mire Denglars
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Fouch Western Railroad
Comepany Hospital
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Minsteer
Opera House
JS Douglas
Chas Morrison
Pechache
Esperanza
Jamie Douglas
Mise Allie
Morenci
Nacosari
Williams, Jr
Moctesuma Copper Company
Nacoenri
Mexico
Bisbee Water Company
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Corresinas
Y Warcer
Lee Anglestsa
Babes
JK Warner
Geo Binder
General Ofice
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Harry G Panter
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Greene Con Misson Co
Sonora
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Fairbank
Board of Supervisors
George S Melkey
Constable Free
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LS Wien
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F Nichols
Tere
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Sam Sing
Charlie G Sanders
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South Africa
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Southern Pacific
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el Paso
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Omar
Alw.gasleon
Notary Publi Hall
Sohener & CO
Facm
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Henry Ayer
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Hee Lemor
Guy
Murphys
Washington
JM Peterson
Patton
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Mcread
Cochise
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AL Bernhart
Benart & Wix Vex
Busineva
Prescott
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Nogales
Washington Camp
Pride of the West
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Banking Association of Mexico
Don Enrique Creel
el Paso News
Jorge Sloan
Jerome
el Paso Times
Edwin Gould
Ito
Otias
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