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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1908
Page
1
An illustrated ad touts a strong slate of entertainment including a Vitograph Co program with dramas and a roller skating act. It highlights Edison's operating picture as premier and promises a charged bill with several attractions and set showtimes.
A territorial advertising plea argues residents should bank and insure locally rather than send premiums to New York. It cites $2,000,000 yearly in life insurance premiums leaving the Territories and notes $110,000 available for loans on improved real estate, with potential annual growth. It frames the local company as for the people and urges supporting regional financial leverage.
A description of life insurance offerings emphasizing lowest rate policies with safety and abundant dividends. The firm promises careful economy in operations and legal reserve backed policies with modern liberal features. It notes loans secured by policies and other securities.
Brief item notes a corporate matter involving Occidental Life Insurance Company of New Mexico and Arizona and a principal named A. F. Stumpf. The text implies a formal action or filing related to the company and individual within the insurance sector.
Quiet court day records show Greene Cattle Company versus Larrien postponed by consent for a later setting. Cano Ry era Company low point hearing set for July. City of Tombstone versus S.A. Duval injunction scheduled for June 24 at 9:90 a.m. Peeples listed.
Congregational church outlines Sunday schedule with Sunday school preaching at 11 am Young People at 7 pm and an evening address at 7 30 pm. A sermon on Tombstone tragedy will be delivered at 5 pm Sunday June 21. Methodist church notes Epworth League at 10 pm and prayer meeting Wednesday May at 7 20 pm. Sacred Heart Mass times, Sunday school and services led by Rev J T Bees.
The Board of Health urges all property holders to clean corrals and outhouses to maintain sanitary conditions before the rains. Signed H. Horston Heenam M.D. Chairman. First publication January 0th.
Casere Jones reports a weather outlook for Armoor F focusing on daily temperatures and precipitation chances. The notice claims weather conditions will influence travel and agriculture with mild to moderate rain possible through the week.
New time card for Tombstone branch of EP and SW lists daily departures and arrivals to Bisbee Douglas Naco El Paso Benson Benson Henson and Rixbor. The schedule shows 6:29 pm 10:05 pm 5:55 pm and 7:36 am arrival times with multiple origin points and routes.
Local health column discusses Miles’ anti pain remedy and neuralgia relief, citing claimed benefits for persistent nerve pain. It notes usage guidelines and cautions while listing consulted practitioners and regional availability in the period.
Territorial items report on the death of Thomas A Harmon in Tempe, July melon shipments beginning from Tempe, 107 degree heat in Sale River valley, Seventh Day Adventists opposing Sunday barber shop closures in Phoenix, Mary Valenzuela Mayhew divorce case settled for 25500, Indian gold dust shipments from Gila City totaling 245, oil well near Del Rio stalled at depth over 1100 feet, Imperial valley melon train delivering 141 carloads, Yon Poy’s burial after Presbyterian service in Tucson, Christiano burial.
Reports say Mexican troops clashed with Yaqui fighters at a water hole between Guaymat and Hermosillo with several soldiers killed. Gov Cubilias of Sonora released a statement dated June 18 1908 noting Yaqui rebels violated peace terms and fled toward Becatete mountains. general and state troops pursue with energy.
A Chicago dispatch reports a committee to notify Hoo James Sherman of nomination bias. Western members include Powelllifornia James Hull Jobs Thompson J. H. Brown W.J. Rucker A. W. Ortero and Fox Rest. Also ads for homes and Chamberlains tablets appear amid an Occidental Life Insurance Co. notice.
Market notes show silver and copper prices with figures for lead and copper cathode. Silver bars around four to five dollars per ounce or similar cents per ounce, copper wires and cathode values listed alongside.
A brief weekly quotation notice from the Engineering and Mining Journal New York discusses smelter quotations. It mentions Douglae Smelter Quotations and a reference to silver prices, with uncertain OCR text and readable fragments.
Prison Superintendent Tom Ryan states 441 inmates occupy a 350 capacity penitentiary. Some inmates sleep outside tents and sheds as crowding worsens. Plans exist to train workers at Florence on July 1 to clear ground and build enclosures for ongoing construction of the territorial penitentiary.
The City of Tombstone seeks an injunction against a local Electric Light plant after repeated complaints from residents about nocturnal gasoline engine noise. Sheriff served papers after district court action by Pick & Bowman for the city. Local officials discuss election timing changes and potential May dates.
Adjutant General Coggins receives from the War Department a copy of Captain John M Jenkins Fifth Cavalry Fort Huachuca inspecting officer report on Arizona National Guard actions in April. Jenkins finds 100 percent reliability of militia men if called out, a highly favorable assessment by the Phoenix Gazette.
A testimonial from Mr. J. H. Seita of id asserts Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets restored his appetite, eased bloating, and aided digestion.
A Prescott Courier note recounts a Phoenix man charged with insanity after skull injury at work in the Congress wine, recalling a Deadwood case where a printer drank, fell from a bluff, and forgot himself yet was not deemed insane. Other items mention Hat prices, a dramatic recital, Tombstone drummers, and several divorce and legal filings in Bisbee and district court.
The list of letters for general delivery at Tombstone Post Office for the week ending June 13 includes Baco I Barney Frank Hall Joan Mendoza Ygnacio Miller Mra P Mahan George Nipoti Tustez Ponposs Kilpatrick Mra Edith When calling for above letters say advertised giving date of advertisement Faawots D Crance Postmaster
Notice to taxpayers that the Cochise County Assessor has delivered the 1908 assessment roll to the Clerk of the Board. The Board will convene July 1, 1908 at 10 p.m. to equalize the roll and will remain in session through July 20, 1908. First publication June 16, 1908.
The Santa Fe locomotive shops are closed until June 29, leaving over 1000 men out at Topeka. Thaw's counsel seeks removal to a different institution. The anti-gambling law reduces attendance at a New York race track, with little betting at Sheepshead. Luke E Wright of Tennessee to succeed Secretary Taft, resignation effective June 30. Interstate Commerce Commission restores old lumber rates west. The fight for national Republican chairmanship continues as Tait contemplates claims of supporters.
A fragment mentions eczema treatment claiming Chamberlain's offered better relief than doctors' remedies. It also references a used 18 inch electric fan for sale at $10.96, a boarding house with three rooms in Douglas Arizona, and a mortgage loan offer from Occidental Life Insurance Co claiming mortgage or car loans.
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