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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1907
Page
2
The fragment mentions Tombstone Epitaph published every Sunday and editor Hattich plus pricing for one year eight dollars and six months' subscription. It contrasts the railroads reluctance to engage the rate question with a note that retaliation would be unwise and recalls 1816 when there was no summer and predicts 1907 may not mirror that year.
Uncle Allen Sparks dismisses Doc Briggins as a monumental liar, noting his unusually vivid memory of things that never occurred. The exchange highlights tensions between the two men and hints at broader local friction.
A Michigan poker player collapsed dead with four av es in his hand before he could act. An Arizona bettor would have chased the juggernaut, removed the pot from play, and let fate claim the rival. The piece notes three types of people the wills the wonts and the cants each with distinct fates in effort.
With the launch of the battleship Kansas the United States is claimed to have become the world second naval power. The new warship strengthens the fleet and boosts national prestige amid rival nations.
The administration believes a closer inspection of certain battleships may ease Japan's restlessness and tensions. This approach reflects a belief that showing naval strength could deter further aggression and promote stability in the region.
A Cincinnati man accused of throwing his wife from a third story window says he can prove the act was an accident, suggesting he may have meant only to fling her toward a washstand.
A libel action by Dr. Pierce over an article in the May 1908 Ladies' Home Journal charged false and defamatory statements about his Favorite Prescription including claims of alcohol and harmful ingredients. The suit seeks damages and a Supreme Court ruling on publisher malice and damages.
At the National Educational Association session in Los Angeles Edwin Cooley Chicago schools superintendent was named to succeed Shafer as president. J F Stillwell Phoenix public schools chief was nominated for fifth vice president, with A J Matthews Tempe Normal School principal and James A Barr of California as directors. Stilwell and Matthews oversee Salt River area schools in Arizona.
The Phoenix Democrat reports Captain Grimstead at the Phoenix Indian School says he will leave 500 Indians in the big rabbit drive at Peoria on Friday. Two hundred will depart the school and 300 will be gathered near the Pan-American ostrich farm on New Risers. Grimstead invited local friends to join as guests.
Peter O Keefe sues El Paso and Southwestern in the 1st District Court for 20000 dollars for injuries after a fall from an unsecured stirrup on a freight car while employed as a switchman on April 18, 1907. B S Gerson sues for 5000 dollars claiming injuries from a derailment in August 1906 on a Don Luis to Osbornes line seat back injury left him a nervous wreck.
An eastbound extra freight derailed near Maricopa early Thursday after a broken journal on a box car caused it to leave the track. Several cars left the rails and trains were delayed for hours.
George W. McAdams leaves for Cleveland with ten Navajo Indians procured from the federal government by the Cleveland Amusement Company. He will serve as interpreter and remain away until about September first. Also noted: a witty courtroom quip from an Irishman and plans for a large land settlement in Querétaro backed by Texas capitalists.
The Phoenix Republican reports Mesa as the busiest Salt River Valley cantaloupe shipping hub with eleven car shipments yesterday and a record haul by H. B. Phelps who picked 110 crates from 1.5 acres. Projections suggest crate prices around $1.60 after costs. Acreage in the Moss association more than doubled to about 750, up from 350 last year, with 162 cars shipped east and about 20 sold locally.
The St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad plans to open about 1,200,000 acres of undeveloped land in Arizona and New Mexico for settlement. Property is valued at at least $8,000,000 to the railroad. Executives in New York and St. Louis are shaping plans, with B F Yoakum directing inspectors across the property in eastern New Mexico and northern Arizona. The Santa Fe owns substantial land in the region, and Frisco actions may spur its sale to settlers.
Arizona Republicans grow anxious as factional rivalries surface over who should occupy the governor seat if a change occurs. F Ainsworth in Oyster Bay meets Roosevelt to discuss the Arizona situation, with Wilson of Tucson urged by some to be the candidate. Cochise Bisbee and Douglas factions clash, Tombstone leaders remain cautious, while A H Gardner presses for unity and control as tensions rise across the territory.
Tuesday’s Daily reports Mre A Wottowe returning from Hiabee after weeks with Irlende, 11K Street of Boquillas Land r& Cattle Co. ism county seat visitor Voda. Bud Snow, Willcox constable, brought a prisoner for county battle. Jay Wolf and Tombatone socialize with friends. Howarth examined for sanity and ordered to asylum after long hospital stay. A Pennsylvania inventor touts a railroad tie. rail stability discussed. Jack Huffaker, Bisbee and Lowell justice of the peace interpreter, and County Recorder A. McDonald on brief business. President Falke and Treasurer McPherson of Arizona Gold Mines Cooperating at South Pass in the Dragoons visit Patagonia. Col. Wm. Herring and daughter join Sorin mines expedition to the Dragoon for a month at Cochise Stronghold forest reserve.
Bisbee Miner reports a clash between Southern Pacific and Phelps-Dodge at Naco over the SP right of way through central Naco. SP workers began tearing down houses of the Moctezuma group after a Friday ultimatum. several structures have been razed though no serious clashes reported yet.
J Curtis and Alfred 8 Dooan have left for the Biruce Mines in the Huachuca mountains 11 miles from Hereford on the E P and W railroad to begin active development. Curtis owns the properties and aims to place them on a dividend basis with substantial prior work already completed. The camp sits about 6000 feet above sea level near two springs supplying domestic and mining needs. Curtis, a noted southwest mine operator, previously developed the Old Boot mine into a saleable asset for Imperial interests.
A resident of St Petersburg has requested a university catalogue from the University of Arizona. He wishes to review American school catalogues as he plans to visit the United States and join a university.
Clerk James of the probate court issued several licenses in recent days. Garfield Wilson of Douglas to wed Maria Mirands of Agua Prieta Mexico. J W Hartman to wed Anna Fitzgerald, both of Bisbee. W J Greenwood to wed Susan Cole, both of Bisbee. Charles Brown to wed Pearl Wickman, both of Bisbee.
W H Gill sub Indian agent at Fort McDowell killed an Indian named Austin Navajo triggering uproar and calls for uprising. Commissioner Francia E ich writes from Los Angeles July 8 1907 commending Gill praising his duty and proposing promotion for exemplary conduct in the dangerous incident.
John Cummings a 53 year old Cochise prospector was seized by Sheriff Jack White and taken from Tombstone to a territorial insane asylum. He fought the train at the Tucson depot crying for rescue and insisting he was being kidnapped. He was placed in a padded cell and strapped in a straight jacket during transport and after arrival.
Master Mechanic Sam Garrett of the TMC Co arrives home after weeks at the sea shore. James McClintock leaves for Douglas. Wm Deckcraw plans a visit to Memphis Tenn. Superintendent Talbot returns from Bisbee with his family to join him at Gleeson. A probate complaint targets Lowell resident Malcolm for sanity board examination. Col H L Pickett and son Harry plan a trip to Louisville then Tennessee for about thirty days.
Territory uses 100 dollars to fund a memorial for Al Seiber, pioneer scout and Indian fighter killed at Roosevelt. Geo W Hunt oversees the project, choosing native granite boulders for a two block monument with a five foot shaft and a polished front inscription. Completion is expected in a few weeks with brief grave-side exercises at installation.
United States District Attorney Joseph Alexander reported significant smuggling activity along the international border. While in Nogales for several days he gathered clues he believes will lead to arrests and convictions, and he will push the case to the limit.
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