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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1901
Page
1
Local notes from Bisbee recount daily life and business. Mentions Jack's Opera House event, Copper Queen store clerk hire, and planned railroad links to Frankie and El Paso. Court cases include fines for drunkenness and petty offenses as well as pardons and parades for Decoration Day.
An early look at the Pan American postage stamps from the government printing office shows denominations of 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, and 10 cents. The 1 cent green depicts a steam locomotive, the 2 cent carmine mail train, the 5 cent blue postal automobile, the 8 cent brown Niagara Falls bridge, the 10 cent brown canal at Saulte Ste Marie with steamers, and the 6 cent brown Saulte au Ocean steamship. The designs emphasize Fast Lake Navigation and Fast Ocean Navigation.
A list of jurors subpoenaed for grand jury service appears to include JL Merrick CL Comaingse B Lolgreen SD Lowry Geo Avton TF Hopkins JA Howell Geo Rus Wm Lailey JM Hooker WO Butler W XM Fourr AG Curry DP Hickey Boo Pranks CE Com Wao Cowen. The district court schedules the term for late June with juror names published for eligibility.
The Territorial Medical Society names officers H W Fenner as president and H W Steve as vice president with others in Tucson. A resolution urges territorial cities to enact sanitation laws to curb tuberculosis and require disinfection after occupancy by the ill. A catheter clause seeks cuspid fore in public places. The next meeting will be held in Tucson next year.
Arizona Lumber and Timber adopts a voice to text system where officers dictate into graphophones, transfers to stenographer, who writes the letters. The process speeds up writing and reduces dictation mistakes, according to Walams News.
A Phoenix dispatch reports Senator Clark of Montana faces heavy taxation as Yavapai County increases the assessed value of Clark’s United Verde mine, listed with historic tax leaps from $24,000 to $240,000. The Jerome area battles over county boundaries and mine valuation amid Copper Trust politics.
Arizoma flourishes as new avenues expand weekly and capital flows into Athona for development and treatment. A dating notice invites widowers and bachelors over fifty to marry a 23 year old wife described as pretty and stylish, with contact via Mattie Pisroe in Washington Jersey, Marion County, Kentucky.
A fragmented notice notes a divorce action revived with a libel claim seeking $200 in damages from bio. The terse fragment hints at a personal dispute and a restored lawsuit, with no further details given.
Census data list New York as the largest city with 3 427 202 residents followed by Chicago 1 628 675 and Philadelphia 1 203 657. Other top cities include Louis 575 238 Boston 360 302 Baltimore 506 967 Cleveland 381 788 Poly 352 219 Ben Francisco 342 782 and Cincinnati 325 802.
Readers learn about the Holland submarine boat capable of underwater travel to attack ships with explosives without surfacing. The ad-like piece also touts Seonsed Rivers Se and a tonic called Butters claiming to treat stomach liver and blood disorders and to prevent illness.
Weduralay's Day reports Clark and wife of Mateo visiting Tombstone. Local residents discuss visits from Bisbee and California, a new baseball team forming at Uleeren, and preparations for events on the reservation. Mentions of Jefferson's expense, town improvements, and Plymouth history quoted from Governor Bradford.
The big firm will locate offices near the post office with extensive improvements planned. A new meeting may occur to discuss the former Grand Co. site as work begins. A street realignment adds depth to the property, aiming to support future development and access.
Memorial Day events proceed with Burnside Post GAR leading services. The group plans a 3 pm march to the cemetery and extends a general invitation to all citizens to attend the services as memories of veterans fade.
The article reports on large timbering work at a big shaft in Cochise county, with extensive productions and arrivals in Bisbee and Tombstone. It mentions theater performances by local groups, court terms, hospital updates, and social events, plus a buggy accident near the water hydrant and ongoing games in saloons ahead of next week’s court attendance.
Fragmentary report notes California oil companies plan stock sales to eastern investors under strict disclosures. It cites concerns about heavy share allocations and potential neglect of local interests as oil firms deploy securities via eastern channels.
Fragmentary text discusses agitation over incorporation and a nocturnal move. References to “big copper camp” and “orin ation” hint at local action but key facts are unclear and specific details are missing.
Read as OCR from a periodical, measures include a man’s right to sue for slander by wives or female relatives, a state loan program for farmers at six percent interest secured by crops, mining property development, regulation of ore traders with church exemptions, and a bill to standardize block and type size for print.
The US Fr. Huachues club played Tombstone yesterday at Fort. The soldiers won 2 to 0 despite lively play and colorful uniforms. Umpire Goonbod made a minor error but recovered quickly. A return game is planned for Tombstone on July 4. A Brooklyn physician later spoke on infectious diseases at the Americ American Tubeceptio Congress.
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