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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1899
Page
1
Bisbee notes from June 27 through June 29 show residents arriving from Fronteras and Missouri, a wedding planned with Miss Kelso, and local incidents. Horace Mann heads to Sonora on a prospecting trip. a child’s cactus accident heals rapidly. court fines and drilling contest signups include community details. Local arrests target illegal venues near the copper camp as temperatures soar into the nineties.
A major fire at United Verde Copper's reverberatory furnace in Jerome damaged the coke line holding 50 tons of coke and threatened the powerhouse worth 250000 dollars. Firefighters fought for six hours as burning coke spilled into a mine level, with heavy losses anticipated and 1200 workers temporarily laid off.
The item links Maris Teresa Urra, a modest Sonora farmer’s daughter, to rumored divine healing powers praised by Mexican Catholics. Curtis says she and pilgrims seek healing in a Yequi village, while The Range News notes Benson stockman Oscar Ashburn drilling for artesian water at the Dowdle ranch on the San Pedro near St. David.
A fifty ton per day smelter at Salford is nearly complete and ready to receive machinery. The Arizona Copper Smelting Company backbone, Juba Qua ent, oversaw delivery and road work. The plant will handle gold silver and copper ores including refractory ores and serves a large mining region ready to supply ore. The Phoenix Globe rail link is touted as an assured project. Tombstone mourns Howard Murray who died on the 10th after illness. he once ran the El Paso Telegraph, lived in El Paso, married recently, and lay in state in San Francisco before death.
The Range News reports cattle shipments from the county including June deliveries to Adams Denver and Raton with 20 950 total head since April 20. Postmaster salary changes show Jerome FICO Pioenis Williams Wieslow and Lempe with several increases and decreases.
Pensions granted to Arie zonana list Original recipients including Nelson H. Corp Phenix Uriah Thompson and others with amounts from 10 to 17 dollars. Increases recorded for Joseph Fel mer Globe and John Feste r Walker with raise to 12.-appointed seamstress at Phoenix Indian school and a Milwaukee blacksmith at Pima Indian agency. Patent granted to McCune and Davin Camp Verde for blow Hugh H Coote Bisbee cigar bol. The Williams port office moved to C E Boyer building.
A period ad touts Flys Creara Bala as a cure for catarrh and heat related cold symptoms. It promotes a trial size for 10 cents via Ely Bros of Warren Street and cites testimonials noting relief and safe ingredients. The copy warns against mercury or cocine in the balm and urges purchase from local druggists or Ely Bros directly.
Colorado Commerce reports a San Pedro crew arrived to construct the 140 foot Cuban for the Colorado River Steam Navigation Co. The light draught vessel, built at San Pedro yards and shipped by rail, will launch in six weeks. Capt. Mellon to command with Mohave dry dock plans pending.
Fragmentary text describes rising trade and travel, a Brooklyn man’s death in a show window, and ambitions of commercial travelers to control trusts. It mentions the New York World’s estimate of 100000 people traveling abroad this summer and financial figures between 1000000 and 10000000, suggesting economic activity and uncertain figures.
Swollen streams and mountain ditches disrupted travel as Rough Riders reached Las Vegas Lut Col Roosevelt and Lis on time, matching arrivals at San Juan despite the rough terrain and displaced roadways.
A garbled passage notes many prominent mining men taking up the defense of certain properties and questioning the governor’s intentions and whether his course was proper. The text hints at controversy over depicted portrayals and motives.
A group of robbers stopped Fred La Fountaine at Valley Falls R1. The victim ordered to raise hands, they searched his pockets taking sixty cents and $125. He recovered the $125 after the assailants fled.
The article notes American investors securing a franchise to build a broad link from Hong Kong to Han Kow China, spanning nearly two miles, arguing railroads drive prosperity while health remains essential. It praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a popular tonic supporting vigor and weight gain among the sick and weak. Fresno news reports a political resignation sparking controversy in Liberty’s godly circle, with divorce claims cited and a royal decree denying general principles.
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