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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1901
Page
1
Bisbee notes recount a deadly house fire on Chihuahua Hill killing three Mexicans, plus a serious workplace accident at a converter where Jack Sheppard suffered severe burns. Community events, track freight congestion, and upcoming court trips fill the rest of this Bisbee page dated June 7, 1901.
The Supreme Court ruled against Cochise County in the Copar Huven Conspidated Company tax appeal. The Descline county district court judgment was reversed, citing that the county board failed to give full notice of its intent to adjust property values. Justice Dean noted prior rulings against the county board for inadequate notice to Arigune Pyer Company.
A Washington dispatch reports ex governor M. for U S material for Arizona and LL Stoddard appointed secretary of Arizona Territory to succeed Charley Akers. The appointment is linked to Governor Murphy and follows hints he may retire to practice law in Washington.
Bibes resident Mrs Lissie Crouch arrives with the Bis bee Dramatic Co after being suppressed as a civil case witness. She will be remembered by Tombstone propans as Lizie Wittit and appears Saturday night as Mrs Tibbs the parson's wife in The Mountain Wail.
District court entries list multiple cases with continuances dismissals and judgments. Defendants include Copper King Co and several individuals such as William Dew and Andrew Garrett while others face fines warrants and pending arraignment. Several cases are postponed to June and July terms with motions and amendments noted.
A man named Martin Petit, an elf and prospect, died after collapsing at a dinner after a mining tour. A doctor found a large piece of a threatening item in his throat. The piece is described in a sprawling, disorderly account including anecdotes about Governor Taylor, Nome Digger owner Mr. Cue, and Chamberlaine remedies. The article also mentions local news items about placer mining near King of Arizona, court reports, and social notes about residents and events in the region.
A garbled paragraph describes a department store project in New York with unclear square footage and erroneous phrases. It mentions a judge, justice of the peace, and a figure named Tombstons along with scattered references to Long Beach, California and a group of friends. The text is fragmentary and lacks coherent events.
The Republican reports Governor Murphy will issue a proclamation ordering a day of mourning by lowering the flag on all public buildings in the territory to half mast. Ex Governor McCormick, long an Arizona leader and former territorial secretary, died Monday after years in New York.
Charles E Taylor receives a letter from H Akers, head of the territory, informing him of appointment as a member of the board of managers for Arizona for the St Louis International Expo held in 2003.
The article describes the Holland submarine boat capable of stealthily approaching warships and placing an explosive without surfacing. It compares its effectiveness to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, touting relief for stomach ailments and as a strengthening tonic for those who need it.
The Mountain Wall produced by the Bisbee Dramatic Co will be presented in Tucson this week under That Girl from Arizona. Over 50 seats have been sold in advance. Mr Winstanley and Miss Randall star in the cast, and will also be seen in Tombstone, both praised for their parts.
A garbled Arizona column mentions railway plans toward Phoenix and Bisbee, social visits, a grand jury report, and upcoming events. It notes a Cannon Ball train between Nogales and Tucson, new theater plans, Mrs Engi with pneumonia, and officials attending a Buffalo supreme lodge meeting.
A garbled text fragment mentions a servant leaving a bar and a person named Keane. It references Shirea as a gedle Wh and unclear quotes about south as. Names and actions are unclear, with no cohesive event or verifiable details to summarize further.
The text appears as garbled OCR with unclear sense. It references a court decision and a Christmas prize at a university, but names and events are distorted and not coherent enough to identify specific persons, places, or facts.
Fragmentary text mentions government, payment, dates, and a library issue with misstatement. No coherent event or entities clearly identified for a factual card.
Local residents express disappointment as reprints of two condemned murderers prepare for execution next Friday. They urge stronger government action to curb killings and resist delinquent bands deemed capable of further violence.
Local report notes activity by Mive Lizas Bravin in Tombstone near Pearo with Los Angeles Times involvement on a Tuesday. Details are unclear but indicate ariation sorting and aricome related notes.
The Bishops’ portion of the fund now ranks in the second class as receipts from stamps reach the required $10,000 in the past year. Jerome also shows $3,000 from the same source, indicating continued growth in patronage and revenue from stamp sales.
In a Globe Times style note the writer imagines Jack Bowman testing a laridlike creature called a tag with a long tail, weighing two ounces. The piece playfully speculates on incredible distances and rapid travel, from Dawes City to New York to Globe, via a fantastical route ending with Salvation Army timing.
Geological survey reports Arizona contains the United States' largest unbroken pine forest, spanning over 8000 square miles with 10 billion feet of sawing timber. The main forest area lies in Cochise County near the Grand Canyon region, with portions in Gila Apache and Yavapai counties also shown.
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