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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1919
Page
4
The Tombstone Daily Prospector weekly edition by Giragl Brothers announces subscription rates in advance. One year and six months options are offered for readers, with pricing details included for the publication.
A Tucson Star report argues packers cut costs and prices while tailors and retailers reap excess profits. It notes packers paid less for cattle on the hoof than March 1 and reduced selling prices, yet tail dealers held or raised margins. Consumers deserve fair pricing and broader sector reform.
A French Chamber of Deputies inquiry compares government and private ownership across railways, mines, and utilities. Findings show private mines outperform government ones, yet government mine workers are far less productive. The piece warns against broad government control and notes wage rises for railroad workers as a political factor.
Mexican congress debates oil industry controls as American interests and foreign holdings clash over licensing and leases. The discussion centers on restricting alien oil activity to government licensed operations amid rising global demand and unsettled Mexican policy.
The white metal prop up mines in the Rockies. Silver, mined with gold, copper, and lead, sustained profitability. Colorado saw silver discovery tied to gold ore in 1862 and 1895's silver outpaced gold. The 50th anniversary of silver discovery is being prepared. Senator Pittman predicts prices stay high for twenty years.
Silver has become the most profitable metal to mine as prices rose from 50 cents to 1.21 dollars per ounce since the armistice. An American mining engineer returning from London says world demand is global and supply is scarce, with silver at 1.12 dollars making its extraction more profitable than any other metal.
Fragmentary notes describe a bill to aid blind children in Arizona and a few lawmakers involved. The text mentions Mr Whipple a mother and various unnamed officials while noting a push to provide for the blind and signs of early progress in a child gaining some sight.
The piece discusses romance between American soldiers in Germany, the peace treaty context, and how Article X and League covenants interact with fraternization limits. It weighs whether soldiers should await settlement of their affairs and the personal costs of separation in a foreign land.
A man is not successful until a dominant purpose guides him while other powers yield. Fear not to escape the old rut and open the mind to morning. It is easier to dream than act yet vision calls us to be up and doing. Benedict Arnold is remembered as a great writer and Gods and Ford want to be a senator.
Extradition papers issued at the capital for D. E. Andress former justice of the peace at Clifton Greenlee County accused of kidnapping in Eastland County Texas. Andress held in Clifton jail. Eastland and Greenlee sheriffs report investigation ties to a Greenlee county robbery and murder case involving a Chinese restaurant keeper known as Sharkey. The Eastland County grand jury indicted Andress on kidnapping charges amid state extradition proceedings.
In Denver a telegram from John D. Ryan to England requests 100 million ounces of silver. The Pittman act fixes silver at 1.00 per ounce, risking a market gap if a Treasury contract displaces open-market sales. Nevada and Washington producers weigh the implications as officials push for open-market bids.
George R. Williscroft a pioneer of Arizona and Salt River Valley resident for two decades died last night in a local hospital after an operation. He leaves two wives and three daughters including Mrs. Gertrude Lewis of El Paso Texas.
Nora Martnes was brought from Bisbee to be examined in Superior Court as to her sanity and returned home by county authorities. County Attorney Robert N. French returned from Douglas where he had been working to expedite deportation cases. Marrs arrived home from San Francisco after months away visiting his sister. Pink Murry of Boquil as Land and Cattle Company visited town with his family. Attorneys Rod McDonald Alex Murray from Bisbee and others were in town. A Phoenix company formed with a $1,000,000 cotton and oil venture was organized here.
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