Arizona Seeks Statehood Warm Welcome for Beveridge Visit
The Prospector writer greets Senator Beveridge with hospitality and thanks for past support of Arizona statehood. The piece urges he visit in November and hints he might become a citizen of the new state, praising friends across Tombstone and El Paso. It also recounts a Sunday murder tied to Juarez races and rent disputes as reported by two El Paso ministers.
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Hitchcock
California
Texas
Bailey
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Sisterhood of States
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E. Kobberg
John Leech
Juarez
Robert Bruce Saith
Perry J. Rice
Senator Beveridge Pays Deserved Flag Tribute
Senator Beveridge presented the flag that flew over the senate during the statehood bill to Postmaster General Hitchcock. Beveridge praised Hitchcock for aiding statehood and noted his strong support while visiting Arizona, earning high esteem from Arizonans across political lines.
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Senator Beveridge
Frank H. Hitchcock
Arizona
Hitchcock
No Election To Be Held This Fall
Chronology of the 1 hood bill as signed by the President delays Arizona’s statehood. The bill pushes constitutional reference to Congress for 250 days, likely deferring elections and delaying a new territorial legislature through 1912. Officers may hold over until state officials are elected.
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Mark Smith Addresses Tucson Jubilee on Statehood
A Tucson jubilee speaker, Mark Smith, congratulates Arizona on statehood amid eastern opposition warnings. He predicts delayed full admission beyond the current Congress session and warns of continued delays until after the next presidential election. He urges pride in Arizona’s future and its vast resources.
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Mark Smith
Arizona
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Doings in District and Probate Court Monday
Judge Fletcher left for Globe to hold a brief district session while Judge Lewis will sit in Tombstone. Contested cases involve real estate and a witch ownership dispute with witnesses and counsel listed, plus criminal and civil matters against Carmen Consolidated Copper executives and a suit by Powers against Apicuns Consolidated Copper. A special juror venire was ordered for next week and funds were paid for nonresident witnesses during a trip.
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Jadee Dean
Second District Court Opens With Casey Trial Proceedings
The second district court convened this morning with Judge Dean presiding under a panel of twenty jurors seated at 9 oclock. The demurrer in the Territory case of Casey, charged with knowingly concurring in false corporate representation, was overruled and the trial began. Attorneys Morvian & Dorr represent Casey as witnesses are prepared for testimony.
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Henry Chas McKean
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DC Baroen
Craig John Pollack
JB Copp
John Keifer
EB Maller
Leary
OB Waitsker
JL Miller
Martin Costello
Spoere
L Cummings
JP Casey
Jury empaneled in Carmen Copper case faces testimony
In this district proceeding the jury was empaneled and jurors listed. The prosecution examined witness Jobn Fites, former secretary treasurer of the Carmen Consolidated Copper Company, who testified about corporation minutes and the defendant's official capacity at the time of issuing.
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WD Jones
CE Hicks OP Cafter
WB Whitsker
Destrick H Warmington
Thomas Allaire
J. L Speers
Martines
CE Miller
G W Clifford
Jobn Fites
Carmen Consolidated Copper Company
Trial recounts and court docket notes from regional cases
The report covers the Carmen Consolidated Copper case with Bell as vice president and manager testifying about an alleged false report, delays, and jury matters. It records jury excusal for Benson and Bisbee jurors, criminal docket progress, and probate and civil filings including divorc es, estates, and guardianships with dates and appoint ments noted.
Smith Resigns G. O. P. Chairmanship in Arizona Signals Fight
A Globe dispatch reports Hovel A Smith resigning as chairman of the republican territorial committee and Freak F Towle of Globe to be appointed. The move appears linked to a possible senatorial bid by Smith, surprising Republicans amid plans to wage a strong statewide fight after purchasing the Daily Silver Belt.
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Hovel Aith
Republican Territorial Committee
F Towle
Globe
Inescott Smith
Hoval A Smith
Arizona
Smith
Daily Silver Belt
Smith Sugyeate
Unidentified Mexican Murdered in Bowie Rail Yard
A Mexican laborer, about 85 years old, was found dead in Bowie railway yards with two deep knife wounds. The body appeared cold, indicating death hours earlier. A late Monday fight between two unknown men sparked the investigation, but no conclusive clues to the victim’s identity have emerged.
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Sol Lewis Dies at Home in San Francisco
Sol Lewis, regarded as a father of banking in Arizona, died at his home in San Francisco on Wednesday. The notable financier shaped early Arizona banking and left a lasting impact on the region’s financial sector.
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Sol Lewis
Arizona
San Frenciero
Notable Visitors and Moves From Tombstone Thursday
Jossie L. Clark from Benson visits the city on business. Theo Mets from Bische t arrives briefly on a burleee trip. Graves of Piru National Bank in Douglas appears as a witness in the Casey case. M H Gordin of El Paso Southwestern Ball and company tours. E C Piper, station agent at ouoles, reached Tombstone from the henter city to attend court. Mrs Thomas Blaine travels with passengers to Breton after a two week stay. Myre Mart Neus departs for Los Angeles for summer with friends. Harry Macia leaves for Los Angeles to join Arizona contingent at the beaches. Miss Mary Neal Cheyney returns home at Taesom after visits in Tombstone. Dr John Bacon departs for Miami to assume charge of Miami hospital. The physician will visit Tombstone occasionally and stay in touch with old friends.
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Taesom
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Miami
Miami Hospital
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Rough Riders Reunion Planned for Arizona
An announcement says the next Rough Riders reunion will be held in Arizona. It notes Theodore Roosevelt’s color and that the event will occur on a specified day in Arizona.
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Rough Riders
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Theodore Roosevelt
Arizona Aims to Host Mining Congress in Los Angeles
Arizona officials plan to push to host the American Mining Congress in Los Angeles, seeking support from Secretary Wray and Yuma officials. Delegates including Tom Stone and others will be instructed to promote Arizona to win the convention, with Douglas also pursuing the event.
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American Mining Congress
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Wray
Yuma
Tom’ Stone
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Douglas
Miner Invents A Fly Catcher
A miner named Joseph Kress has devised a large fly trap that is protected by US and foreign patents and backed by Lex York Life Insurance purchasers. The device stands about three feet high on a wooden base, shaped as a narrow inverted V, framed with screen netting and designed to trap hundreds of flies in hours.
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Lex York Life Insurance Company
United States
Tombstone Visit Sparks Office on Cattle Company Work
LN Barnes of the quillas Land and Cattle company visits Tombstone as work continues on the Saltation of the big Sterlig 480H machinery led by engineer staff from Moora Co in San Francisco. The scene includes Mrs Grey and son Doug as they observe progress while cars dodge utilities and water waves threaten the site. An engine crew averts disaster after two water waves halt a passing train, causing minor damage but no injuries.
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Mechomien Mercans
Bet Yeetercay
Los Angeles
Greece
Eles Ly
Angell Pvar
Winslow
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Keing
Hubbard
General Offices To Be Removed From Tombstone and Silvertell
The Southern Arizona Smelting Company and Arizona Southern Railroad plan moving ten general offices from Tombstone to Silvertell under the direction of President Frank Murphy. The transfer aims to centralize forces at the northern terminus and improve efficiency despite staffing adjustments.
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Arizona Southern Railroad Company
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Frank Murphy
Daly
Ts Clasest Forse
Wort Loboe Railroad
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New States Arizona and New Mexico Get Publicity
A Washington dispatch notes the passage of statehood for Arizona and New Mexico has generated widespread attention. The Senate ordered 2500 extra copies of the statehood bill to publicize the new states and their vast resources while Acting Forester Puttertee pledges cooperation with forestry officers of the new states to boost forest conservation.
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Mustangs Shift to California Auction Fast Demand Rises
After exhaustive searches in Yar pai county ranges for marketable cattle, a large shipment of mustangs heads to California buyers. In recent weeks over a hundred head have been sent west with Demmer Me. Champeon of Los Angeles purchasing. More than 200 head are slated to depart soon as the lively equine market grows and horses are used mainly for farming.
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