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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1913
Page
1
A Nogales dispatch says war resumption at Guaymas will delay for days as state troops refrain from renewed fighting until after political restructuring. Authority links the pause to Governor Maytorena’s resignation rumors and shifts in leadership plans prompting Hermosillo leaders to reassess campaign strategy in the Guaymas region.
Two visiting telegraph and telephone executives from Western Union and Mountain States Telephone Co. toured Tombstone yesterday. An improvised electric stunt thrilled Hugh McPhee of Western Union and 8 E Leonard of Mountain States. They enjoyed the show, promised to have the weekly Evtrarn mailed to their homes, and left impressed by Tombstone’s flair for entertainment.
The Tucson Citizen reports three hundred signatures collected for the referendum petition opposing the county seat removal bill, circulated by G W Pittock for Cochise county residents. It is expected that 200 more will be added as petitions circulate statewide with endorsements from multiple counties including Cochise, Coconino, Pima, Gila, Maricopa, Santa Cruz and Pinal.
In El Paso gasoline may drop to 16 cents a gallon by week’s end while naptha falls to 14 cents and kerosene to 9 cents a gallon amid price cutting among dealers. Also offers for eight acres of land at St. David with artesian well and irrigating ditch, free of debts, guaranteed deed and title. Wanted information on Dr Damien Lorraine last seen near Two Mountains Quebec, 42 years ago.
Catholic Mass at 9:00 with English sermon. Benediction at 7:30 p.m. Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. Weekday Mass at 7:30 a.m. All invited. Rev Vinort Gexevaien Coxonian tomar. Sunday School 10 a.m. Christian Endeavor 7:30 p.m. Epworth League 7 p.m. All invited.
An advertisement touts Newbro's Herpicide promising to remove dandruff and prevent hair loss. It claims universal dealer confidence and a money back guarantee, with 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes available and refunds if unsatisfied. Special agent E. R. Fisch handles sales and applications by barbers and hairdressers.
The record shows multiple civil actions including a new suit filed under case 448 involving HT Fisher and the National Bank for a debt of 7144 dollars. Appeals and other cases such as Bait 449 and Bait 550 appear with parties including P Bwaceon W N Edwarde JM Mubsim and Wm bilam, indicating an active docket of civil matters in JP court.
Bisbee businessman John Foster plans northstate banking work. he expects a three week wrist cast. Duplicate 1 cent rolls progress under Clerk Karger, due by the third Monday. San Pedro valley sees 75 new permanent families in six months under Hereford cultivation boom. Bean crop looks strong. Tony Tonsa of Bisbee recovers from a skull fracture after a horse kick with surgery not fully successful. Summer underwear sale at Kook’s. prices 6 to 35 cents. Sabio returns from Mess. Walter Douglas Copper Queen and others in town for citizenship papers talks. Mrs Davis visits Phoenix. Deputy Clerk Wilcoo on vacation in El Paso. McMian of Tucson to tour fairs August 1. Ayrshire herd to show in Sacramento, Portland, North Yakima, Phoenix, Fort Worth.
Two major Prescott cattle deals closed in the past week. M H Campbell sold range rights and livestock to Joe Roderick for 25000, with Roderick reselling at a 5000 profit. A transfer of all Campbell interests in Yavapai county is shown, with W D Webb involved and Oscar Connell to receive cattle, range rights, and personal interests near Anvil Rock. In Clifton, the A N M passenger station design aims for architectural prominence and traffic capacity.
A Nogales dispatch reports wireless apparatus being installed to facilitate message transmission between units of the US army and border patrol on duty west of Nogales along the Sonora Arizona line. Additional stations are planned as far east as Bacol, with a central tax task to be fished at Nogales.
A July fourth Tucson flag incident at the Mexican consulate, described as juvenile prank by consul Frederick Simpich, is minimized by the investigation committee. The event involved pulling down a Mexican flag and elicited a wary response from authorities.
Judge D A Richardson in El Paso oversees final arrangements for the $125,000 sale of a 120,000 acre Sonora cattle ranch near the Arizona line. Purchasers Roswell New Mexico associates and El Paso participants plan immediate stocking and transfer of ownership with legal transfer expected within days. Arizona Sales Agency in Phoenix invites inquiries for full information.
A conservative report notes Tombstone received the season’s heaviest rain as two clouds collided above the city last night. The downpour saturated the earth, swollen creeks, and drenched streets and trees, prompting cheerful public remarks amid the weather’s grand display.
Italian native Joe Moro, discoverer of the Swansa mine near Prescott, dies penniless after a lifetime of mining ventures. Once rich from mine sales, his later years were marked by poverty and charity to the needy. He prospected across the state for more than twenty five years, earning a reputation as an upright citizen.
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