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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1901
Page
2
A garbled list of 19th century style invective and rumors mentions lynching a wrong man, a San Francisco baker fined for kissing, and apologies due. It also notes failed letter deliveries, editor requests, and quack theories about Englishosophies.
The article notes a discovery claim about exalt as an elixir, mentions Webster adding 26 000 new words to a dictionary, and outlines American military training schools at West Point Fort Monroe Fort Riley and Leavenworth. It also discusses the Spanish American War effects and copper prospects in Arizona with anticipated price trends and new production plans.
An seed Benson woman named Carmen Bustamante was killed Saturday afternoon in the Benson yard when a switch engine struck her while she walked between tracks near the coal car area. The inquest returned a verdict of accidental death and exonerated the engineer.
The Josey Slick company closed last night at the Bisbee Opera House to public acclaim. A new freight locomotive for the A and E railroad arrived and trial runs were made with officials visiting Don Louis. a Bisbee hotel four stories tall with 60 bedrooms progresses toward completion.
Middle Pa Yent reports two miners at the Malachite mine near Copper Crown Co. property were in a shaft blast. Jack O’Brien died at once with a ghastly scene described. Plant Newell was badly hurt but reached the surface to relay the accident. a coroner’s inquest will visit the scene.
The minutes record the county board approving a fifteen dollar monthly relief for William Neely due to illness and indigence. The Ryan Brothers are to have a 1500 head of cattle struck from their tax roll while other property remains taxed. Various claims for quarters of 1900 are audited and partially disallowed, with adjournments noted.
The Tombstone Cochise County Board opened bids for indigent care in county hospital and jail, medical services, and burying indigent dead. Bids from Dr Robert A. Allen and others covered per day or per visit rates, burial costs, and various printing and publishing charges for county requirements. Minutes show adjournment to Jan 4 1901 and routine audit of claims including jury bailiff certificates.
The item list mentions bond matters with James F Danear as clerk, a January 5 1901 board adjournment, and various town news from Phoenix and Clifton. It notes a low infant fever case, smallpox in Thatcher, new storefront walls at Grand Central, and Copper Crown work progress. The era reports many mining and industrial items across El Paso Texas and Cochise County.
A vague report from the Picacho range north end 18 miles south of Florence notes unnamed parties forming a group to claim copper ore with small rich oxide spreads on porphyry, seen as a risky but potentially valuable venture. The Florence Blade adds scattered details from surface signs. The Rescue Hose Company held a meeting naming Ben Cook as president and officers including C L Cummings vice president A Wentworth secretary Geo Rafferty treasurer Sam Watt foreman and others, with five new members in training for active service.
An invitation sends Diaz of Mexico to visit El Paso during President McKinley’s U S trip. The plan centers on a unique ceremony at the Rio Grande bridge where both presidents would participate in a bandselishing event at the boundary.
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