Arizona Notes and Opinion From The Territorial Press
A collection of satirical and editorial snippets on irrigation funds, artesian wells, and a $25000 appropriation. commentary on cigarette trust rhetoric and Apaches. printer publishers’ rivalries and Tombstone politics. praise for Col Wm Herring as attorney general. regional fortunes after recent food issues. biblical appeal urging moral publishing in Florence and Phoenix.
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Tombstone
Col Wm. Herring
White ar gous irrigation stance sparks heated call to action
A derisive, racially charged statement claims tax as the sole path for the whites of Ar gous to obtain irrigation experiment appropriations. It accuses Uncle Sam of degenerating, labeling one side as the silent majority and the other as the ruler of Hades, signaling a volatile political rhetoric without specific events or persons.
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Argous
Sam
Hades
Direct Tax Bill Returns 16 Million to States and Territories
The direct tax bill will return about 16 million dollars to the States and Territories that were forced to pay early in the sixties to aid in suppressing the rebellion. It is not yet determined whether Ariscos’ receives payment or if a son is involved.
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Ariscos
Pima County Split Favored by The Star
The Star endorses county division for southern Pima, arguing residents should decide the creation if they can bear the cost, and urging safeguards to keep politicians from gaining control once the new county is formed.
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the Star
Pima County
Pima
Treasury Approves Gas Duty Collect by Buffalo Office
The Treasury department approves the action of the Buffalo collector of customs on natural gas imported via pipes under the Niagara River from Canasta. Assistant Secretary Spaulding sees no objection to daily entries of estimated quantities and monthly liquidation from meter readings. The note also mentions Otero’s defeat and two bills in the New Mexican legislature regarding registration of livestock brands and public readings of laws to precincts to avoid extra publication costs.
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Treasury Department
Buffalo
N. Y
Niagars
Canasta
Spaulding
Otero
New Mexico
Congress
Lordsburg Liberal
Schoo Fund
Defiant Speech Targets Federal Commander in Ball’s Bluff Battle
A speech accuses the Federal commander at Ball's Bluff of treason. The speaker has long defended her sex and stayed active in the last Presidential campaign. Casapa exported 40 million dollars in trucks to the United States in 1890 and imported 52 million dollars from the country.
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Ball
Biull
Casapa
T Pted
City Hall Vote Sparks Debate on Women’s Suffrage
A column recalls Mes Hotta and Col Lockwood amid debates on political allegiance and antisilver letters. It notes the pending passage of a woman suffrage bill by the Council and argues men may favor women voting while women’s first ballot in Arizona might hinge on support for breeches.
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Hotta
Council
Aricona
Death of former Tombstone man Hutton noted in Laredo
The Laredo Daily Times reports the death of Sidney Hutton, former United States assayer at Laredo, who died last night at the Commercial Hotel from heart enlargement. His wife arrived in time for his death bed. Hatton was from Maryland and had many warm friends in Laredo. Mrs Hatton is a Rathourn daughter and sister of Mrs Mark Smith, with community sympathy offered. A California syndicate plans to extract 620 acres for a vineyard near Socorro New Mexico this spring on ground described as Meaquit lead, said to be the west’s best grape land.
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Laredo
California
Socorro
New Mexico
Peculiar Smuggling Case Heads to Nogales Trial
Two men bound over at Nogales on smuggling charges after buying calicos in Nogales Mexico, selling in Sonora, chased by Mexican guards into Arizona and seized by U S customs. They testified they bought from a Nogales merchant, but the court ruled the goods were smuggled into Arizona from Sonora. Also reports the Socorro mine disaster bodies unearthed. victims decomposed.
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Nogales
Mexico
Arizona
Sonora
Unequal Fun and Follies in Boy Girl Tales
A whimsical verse exchange contrasts girl and boy roles with playful complaints about fun limits. The speakers mock traditional expectations noting boys carry tools and plans while girls wait for proposals and share in the costs of romance, ending with humorous reflections on youth and money.
Legislative Doings and County Treasurer Report
Puestx March 5 1891 the house passes Woods Fare Ranger til Dunbar stock car and railroad exemption bills. County treasurer reports balance 45 637 55 with funds split among general, school, delinquent taxes. W H Stilwell in Washington after Mark Smith injury on crutches for a month. Ed Wells appointment praised by Stilwell as fair. public mood favors ree coinage except for gold advocates. Public opinion leans toward a quiet victory at the 1892 polls.
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Dunbar
General Fond
Tombstone
W.hl Stilwell
Washington
Mark Smith
Prevents Wrinkles and Maintains Youth in Skin Care
A drugstore ad touts Leatrelle Oil as nature’s wonder for preserving youth and freshness, claiming it prevents aging and dryness and battles skin aging. A mountain hunter reports finding many dehorned calf carcasses in canyons, denouncing cruelty of stock owners who dehorned and released them to die. Eleven Arkansas steers with improved blood were slaughtered at Armour packing to test feeding values of cotton seed, meal, weed bulls, corn and pea hay, with results to appear in a bulletin from Karase City Live Stock Indicator.
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Nogales
Arkansas
Armour Packing House
R. L. Bennett
United States Branch
Newport
Ark
Karase City
Verduge Captured Near Alamos After Jail Escape
Verdugo, the man who escaped Pima county jail last fall and was sought for murder, has been captured and jailed in Alamos Sonora after fleeing through Altar. He reportedly robbed a deputy collector of internal revenue, and local opinion expects his execution for prior crimes. Also noted is J M Holt of Miles City planning a visit to southern Arizona for cattle purchases. Tombstone records Margretta F Cowan dying March 4, funeral set for Friday at 2 pm at the M E church.
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Verduge
Manuel Verdugo
Louis Cohn
Pima County
Alamos
Sonora
Altar
Internal Revenue
Verdugo
Nogales
Alila
Califor
Tu=lare
San Luis Obispo County
Tui
Oo Cam
Committee On Elections In the Council
Leonos
Leon
United States
Queretaro
Gadsden
Unis
Therro
Sibh
Local Happenings From Nogales and Nearby Arizona News
Riverside flood and bridge damage dominate updates from Clifton Guthrie and Yuma with rail lines washed out. Reports mention mines suspended in Arizona and Detroit, waves of high water across the Colorado Gila and Al Clifton, plus local notices on public safety, court actions, and transport delays.
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Clifton
Arizona
Detroit
Clifton Iron Bridge
Guthrie
Gila Valley
Unanimous Blaine support and land bill action shared
A Missouri representative poll shows Cleveland 35 and Peliier 10 with Republicans broadly backing Blaine. The President signed the land court bill and other measures including direct tax, anti book making, and district court provisions as work proceeds on land titles and mint history.
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Missouri
Cleveland
Peliier
Basse Shren
Blaine
Wilk le
City Council forms new committee and names members
The council approved a resolution creating a committee on the present expensive form of city government. Mayor appointed Councilmen Smith, Fuss and Princeville to serve on the panel.
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Deos
Smith, Fuss
Princeville
Noted Proposals on Removal of Apaches from Florida
The article comments on moving Geronimo’s Apache prisoners from Florida to New Mexico. It quotes the King ston Shaft asserting Geronimo may be treated as an honored passenger, while signaling threats of retribution if free coalage is not granted.
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Geronimo
Florida
New Mexico
Kingston
Harrixon
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