Tombstone Epitaph Publimed Every Newday Editor and Prop
Arizona railroad expansion dominates this column with rail lines reaching mining districts and farming land. The piece, quoted from Phoenix Gazette, urges rail transport as key to Arizona growth and notes mining and agriculture idle without it. Also mentions editor contributions and local press notes on utilities and Rockefeller Bible class schedule.
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Tombstone
WM. Hattich
Arizona
Phoenix Gazette
Texas Bans Prize Card Playing at Private Homes
A new Texas law makes playing cards for prizes punishable by thirty days in jail even in private houses. The article notes the fashionable world may require sentries at doors and a hidden passage to an adjoining roof for future "bridge hereafter" games. It also mentions a Colorado watchmaker who, after learning he inherited $5,000,000, calmly finished a repair job, suggesting steady nerves are needed in the railroad business.
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Xas
Texas
Colorado
Aging Black Man Dies in Cuba at 150
A colored man aged about 150 dies in Cuba. The obituary mocks his alleged long life by noting he never polished Washington's shoe buckles nor recalled when Pilgrim Fathers introduced the Plymouth Rock hen into America, reflecting a satirical tone on race and history.
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Cuba
Washington
America
Pierce's Favorite Prescription claims and ingredients
The text denounces Pierce's Favorite Prescription as non secret with printed ingredient lists. It argues the bottle wraps show none of the usual alcohol, claims glycerine as a substitute, and asserts its uniqueness in treating women's ailments with endorsements from medical authorities.
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Pierce
Wileh
Dr. Heres
Piette
Butlaio
X.Y
Unig
Bass
Japan Plans Largest Battleship At 21000 Tons And 11500000 Dollars
A reported plan outlines Japan's largest battleship with 21000 tonnage and a cost of 11 500 000 dollars. The note adds a colorful line about Uncle Sam awakening a half century ago.
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Japan
Sam
Voters Direct Election for Railroad Presidents Debated
The idea of direct public votes for railroad presidents could remove some magnates from power, and it might prove beneficial for the railroads by replacing entrenched leadership with public accountability.
Deeds Worth Recording Beyond Ink Fade Time
Chemists warn ordinary ink will fade in about 70 years making written records unreliable. This note urges storing important deeds in more durable media and preserving history beyond fragile inks.
Roosevelt predicts wood famine amid heavy sawing
President Roosevelt warns of a looming wood famine as extensive timber cutting continues, with his recent months of sawmilling activity suggesting the forecast may be accurate.
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Roosevelt
Mule to lead Panama canal project deemed decisive
The Missouri mule is hailed as the key to advancing the Panama Canal effort. The animal is praised as a great factor in civilization, capable of driving heavy labor despite its humble status.
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Panama Canal
Divorce Rates Rise Prompt Census Alarming Trend
Census figures from Washington City show a divorce suit filed every ten minutes during court hours and a divorce granted every three minutes in the United States, a pace said to be rising for two decades. The piece also recalls early Salem schooling costs with Elizabeth Eastman in Salisbury earning 10 cents daily, and 1824 tuition bills showing declines for absences and fuel carried by pupils.
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Census Bureau
Washington City
United States
Marms
Salisbury
Mass
Elizabeth Eastman
Arnold
Walsh
Ice supplies rise as East reports bumper crops
Ice availability increases across the East with plentiful supplies, but the trust vows to maintain usual prices to curb extravagance in consumption. The policy aims to stabilize consumer costs while ensuring steady access during the season.
Grover Cleveland On Fishing Luck And Explanation
Grover Cleveland references a phrase about the “sinuosity of explanation” as he recounts his fishing luck. The remark signals his characteristic wit while describing a quiet day by the water and a modest catch.
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Grover Cleveland
Woman's brain size tied to lecturing gifts
A criticized remark claims a woman's brain is larger than a man's in proportion to her weight and uses this to argue women are better suited for great lecturing roles. The passage reflects outdated views on gender and intellect.
Reward Offered for St Paul’s Most Beautiful Woman
A St Paul paper offers a reward of 59 dollars for the city’s most beautiful woman. It notes that about nine of ten residents are awake at night thinking about what they would buy with the prize money.
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St. Paul
Missouri mules to aid Panama canal construction
Report states Missouri mules will be used in the Panama canal project. The plan requires adding an emergency to the government outfit to support the effort.
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Missouri
Panama Canal
Mysterious Shower Of Flesh Fragments Puzzles Missouri County
Local scientists in Missouri investigate a recent incident in which what appeared to be pieces of human flesh rained down in a county. Rumors point to a possible absurd cause as a Missouri mule in a neighboring county is jokingly suggested to have kicked something out of bounds.
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Missouri
How Arizonans Dispense Charity
A four year old girl of Mr and Mrs John T Meyers was bitten by a hydro phobia skunk near Press cott Arizona. Medical aid was called and a county treasury warrant was issued to cover travel to Chicago for treatment at the Pasteur Institute. Local residents organized a charitable fund to meet all expenses for the family amid their financial hardship.
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Parconte
Arizona Sandstone Brick Company
Presscott
John T. Meyers
Mey
Barney Smith
Board of Supervisors
George P. Harrington
Chicago
Pasteur Institute
R. W. Hobe
Spon
Mountain City
Will Ship Remains of Arizona Soldiers
W F Neil government keeper at Fort Grant was in town this week overseeing the shipment of remains of officers and enlisted men recently disinterred from Fort Grant cemetery. The remains will be sent to National Cemetery Santa Fe New Mexico for reburial. Of 178 bodies disinterred at Fort Grant seven are claimed by relatives.
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W.F. Neil
Fort Grant
Various Visitors And Court Activity In Tombstone
Mrs Deenen of Buber registers at Arlington hotel while many Bisbee residents travel to attend district court. Attendees include Dr Bacon and J M O Connell. Witnesses like Janee and Corning arrive. jurors Sam Barrow and John Corning travel from Roswell and Bisbee. Fire, wrecks near El Paso claim Bonett, Lincoln injured. Local mines, Huachuca region notes, and arrivals from Chicago Los Angeles Pearl City are listed.
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John M. Corning
Bistor
City
Arlington Hotel
Whitewater Post Office Opens East of Soldier Hole
Whitewater is named the new post office three miles east of Soldier Hole. B A Crawford serves as postmaster and J A Higgins is mail carrier. Neighbors gathered Saturday night for a surprise party for Mr McClusky with friendly games and lavish refreshments. A dust roughens the Twin Wind mill roundup last Sunday while rain is anticipated. EA Crawford’s two oldest sons travel to the Gila Vale via Douglas, stopping by the Whitewater post office on their way home from Clifton, with word that conditions along the Gila look favorable.
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Whitewater
Soldier
EA Crawford
Goue
Gila Vale
George Tyler
Douglas
Clifton
Gila
Seismic Disturbances In the Southwest
An earthquake of mild proportion visited Nagazari Sonora and the southern region Sunday night and Sunday morning. The tremor was felt along the river and was reported by Tombatonettes and real estate man Lawrence Woolery as waking households. A Mexican family on the Saughter ranch near Douglas reported a shaking attack with evident earth undulation and rumbling.
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Nagazari
Sonora
Naeseari
Lawrence Woolery
Douglas
Saughter Ranch
Huachuca Company Holds Meeting
Davis president of Huachuca Water Company will arrive in Tombstone in June to attend a stockholders meeting. The company reduced its board from seven to five with Davis named president, a secretary, and two Tombstone residents on the new board.
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Ale. Davis
Huachuca Water Company
Tombstone
Huachuca
Ite
Indianapolis
Indiana
Davis
Coming Season Of Theatricals At Schiefelin
The Schiefelin theater season for September promises a stronger lineup than recent years with planned improvements by management. Miss Jennie Boatman, Wolcott Schools principal, aims for a Chicago visit and is noted for her ability to impart core principles of modern education to young pupils who often advance beyond their grade.
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the Schieffelin
Jennie Boatman
Wolcott Schools
Chicago
Tombstone Notes Court, Exams, Dances and Arrivals
J B Stone arrived on court business and Rev Harvey Shields returned after a temporary court excuse. Teacher exams set for June 3 and 4 under Rockfellas with many applicants. A Graduation class 1917 dance at Gage Hall on Friday night May Slat. AML invited. music by Tombstone City Orchestra. Weather observer Wolcott records 1.24 inches of rain, signaling the rainy season. Decoration Day marches start 1am from Fourth and Allen led by G A R veterans. Schoolchildren meet at 9.30 at the schoolhouse to form ranks. K of P orders a uniformed tank in Tombstone with ~30 members. expect rapid growth. Gen B Wilcox elected Captain, H E Berner 1st Lieutenant, W G More Zed Lieutenant. Mother Jones visits Tombstone, gives a brief speech on socialism, meets mixed reception, described in flowery terms. Immigration inspectors active at El Paso. 140 admitted in one day. Twenty-four Spaniards arrived Thursday, eleven admitted later. many head to Morenci mines or other states.
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Tombstone
Gage Hall
AML
Tombstone City Orchestra
el Paso
Arizona
California
Colorado
Massachusetts
Morenci
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Mountain Monitor
New York
Young Rockefeller
Chris, Janee
Bisbee
Williams
Edna Slack
Huachucas
He Hutte & Arizona Mining Co
Ramsey Canyon
Sam Barrow
Roswell
New Mexico
A. L. Grow
Tucson
Mr. Mary Freidian
Dr. Bacon
Territorial Medical Association
Mre Bacon
J. M. O'Connell
District Court
B. Meyer
Benson
William John
George A. LeCourx
Los Angeles
Loretta M. Haney
Balisbury
Tom Wright
C. L. Edmundson
Jack Campbell
Stanford of
Charles Montonier
Pearce
James Welch
Globe
Lewis Birdne
Lowell
Dan Hunley
J. E. Morrison
8. K. Williams
J. N. Curtis
Katherine Barr
Miss Barr
Uncle Sam
Bistel
J. D. Machomich
William Reid
Beeler
al Feldman
Feldman Leing
Mark Walker
B.A. Hugher
Oureity
Huachuce
Huachuca Water Co
Dee Yoho
Glote
Cpts
Gila County
J L. Bo Alisander
Edwin F. Jones
George D. Chrints
Phoenix
SW. Clawson
Copper Queen
L. ©. Shattuck
Havey Shields
Muirhead
M. Doyle
Harry Due
W. Hankine
Fairbank
K. Williams
W. A. Fowler
Mr. Fowler
Meel
Mr. McClusky
Mack
Twin Windmilla
Huachuca Company
J. B. Stone
Henson Real Estate
Harvey Shields
Bishes
Superiintendent Rockfellas
Wolcott
Cera
Fourth
Allen
G. A. R. Veterans
K. of P
Iit
Gen. B. Wilcox
HE. Berner
W. G. More
Jones
Las
Horton Mfg. CO
Ft. Wayne
Ind
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