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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1907
Page
2
A string of quips and sarcasm about Congress Roosevelt and public policy runs through this fragmented page. It jokes about the Thaw trial the Panama canal and monetary design while noting local and national figures with a saucy editorial tone. It comments on marriage gender and courage in war with playful digs at politicians and press.
Proceedings in the Idaho assassination case excite but lack the Thaw case punch. The Thaw trial will cost New York taxpayers about 125000 and the defense around 400000. Omaha favors paying children to attend school, and this may lead to strikes for shorter hours and higher pay.
Senator Spooner vows to remain in the Senate until tariff reform is achieved. His past record suggests he is crafting a long term political career strategy to secure a life position.
A regular alarm over a yawning national deficit is compared to the yearly notice of a failing peach crop, underscoring recurring financial concerns in familiar failing terms.
A Missouri court declared that boys have an inalienable right to climb trees, noting the ruling would likely not have altered outcomes if decided differently. The decision emphasizes fundamental rights and child recreation in the jurisdiction.
In 1873 Iowa Grangers pushed a maximum freight law that later served as a model for legislatures in 1907. The movement faced ridicule yet stood about thirty four years ahead of its era.
A state’s political forecast argues that by exploiting rivals’ weaknesses Oklahoma can craft the finest and most lasting constitution in the United States, asserting strategic advantages over other states.
An OCR fragment discusses medical ad claims regarding Dr Pierce medicines and claims of confidence in their makers. It mentions bottles, wrappers, and a promotional address for Dr. Pierce and contains references to health, beauty, constipation cures, and the need for physicians’ trust in remedies.
The piece argues that unprotected producers and poultrymen raise prices beyond what the steel trust does, noting that essential goods like eggs butter and cheese remain costly. It contends that focusing on high priced manufacturers ignores broader price pressures and questions the fairness of tariff benefits.
A stray comment on journalism notes that the English journalist writes with effort and should offer readers fresher ideas than peers. The piece argues writers need not travel far to find material for the newspaper.
Two Phoenix residents on a hunting trip chased a road runner after spotting a supposedly crippled prairie chicken. They ran on foot along a road but failed to secure the game and returned empty handed. Their friends now plan a snipe hunt for them on an upcoming Saturday night.
A squad led by Inspector George Webb of Tucson arrested six store department employees of the Arizona Copper company in Clifton for violating the alien labor contract law. The detained workers, clerks and bookkeepers from Scotland, are relatives of stockholders, prompting protests about the enforcement. Some executives of the company face arrest for bringing the men here under contract.
March 4 1907 Huachuca observes St Patrick’s Day with Broucho busting horse racing badger fight and dance. Prizes aid best riders Col Joan Yous Doc Goodin Al Turner John Jobo Bert Hand Jin Walker Sid Simpson among participants. Soldiers attend and join exercises. Private Goden hosts printing plant at fort. Visitors Vari and Earnest Graf invest in stock. Joe Bush Associate installs new heavy machinery and latest typewriter.
The Arizona Territory governor expands international relations as two cases reach resolution. Austria Hungary complained about maltreatment of subjects at the Roosevelt dam, but engineer L C Hill found no foundation. A Russian estate involving Albert Richard Rudolph de Witte yielded $120 remaining for the rightful heirs, after formal action by authorities.
The Tempe Normal Student announces an interscholastic declamation contest to be held in the Normal auditorium on Saturday night March 1. Each high school may send one contestant chosen by its own method. The Student offers two medals, first and second, with strong interest from Phoenix Mesa Tucson Tombstone Douglas Globe and Jerome schools expected to participate.
U S District Attorney Alexander tightens oversight of railroad safety under the uncoupling apparatus rule. Suit filed against Southern Pacific in Benson. Arizona and New Mexico Co. fined $100 in Globe. El Paso and Southwestern paid fines after abandoning an appeal. Alexander seeks accountability for cars sent from shops with intact devices, focusing on neglected repairs.
From Tuesday's Daily reports Elery Butler was an outgoing passenger for Bisbee today staying several days on business. Also noted are heavy machinery shipments marked Made in Helvetia Switzerland bound for Guaymas and a Prescott mass meeting for Rough Riders reunion with Roosevelt to attend a Bucky O Neill monument unveiling reception. A Mexican case in Judge McFarland's court awaits grand jury on 2000 bond. Sheriff Pacheco visits Tombstone to check on Lieut Wheeler recovering from wounds. Col H I Pickett leaves for Los Angeles on urgent business. hydrophobia ward at Saltillo Civil Hospital treated fifty four patients with most discharged cured.
Philo Wilcox as commissioner sold the Aztec property under a long standing Scribner vs Meade suit. Bidders attended, with M D Scribner buying for 1405 dollars. The home features a fine garden. Meade receives two thirds of proceeds, Scribner one third.
F M Murphy president of the 8 F P and P railroad arrived in Phoenix with Harry Robinson of Pasadena to inspect branch lines and mining enterprises. They met Drake of Santa Fe lines and Tombytone partners E B Gage and W P Staupton. The party plans visits to Silver Bell Tombstone and mining operations in the region before continuing to California.
The Douglas Dispatch reports a strange stage rear animal at the Waldorf saloon. Arrived yesterday from Sonora, sent by an old prospector friend in Mexico to Frank Welty. It blends raccoon fox and badger traits with a long flexible nose and a two foot tail. It loves chickens and locals call it an ant bear. Nothing like it seen in Douglas before.
The Protection Have Co will hold their regular annual St Patrick’s Day dance on Monday the 18th since St Patrick’s Day falls on Sunday this year. The committee chose the following Monday for the big event. Music is excellent and the dance should draw a large attendance of devotees of Terpsichore. The occasion is awaited with pleasant anticipation.
The territorial auditor reports February receipts for incorporations totaling 6743.60 dollars, about 240.44 daily, the largest month yet. January follows closely with 6662.40 dollars, about 31.20 per day.
Fragmentary OCR mentions a hog and dragging action with unclear context. No identifiable people or organizations emerge. The snippet lacks sufficient readable facts to form a coherent news item.
Treasurer M Gaines leaves for Phoenix on a brief visit. Misers Campbell visit Tombstone from Cananes, hosted by sister Mew Coogan. Anna Trotke departs for Cleveland Ohio. Mrs Bulford Greenwood of Benson visits Tombstone, hosted by sister Robert Reed. Aland Wm Stevenson, Sulphur Springs Valley cattleman, visits Tombstone on business. Deputy assessor tightens up town finances. Bananas en route to California pass through Yuma. J Sholer, former Tombstone resident, moves from Oliver Typewriter to Multigraph in Cleveland and Fort Worth.
The El Paso Herald reports rapid colonist travel to California as special rates began March 1. Over 500 tourists on the California Fast Mail No. 7 headed west, with tourist cars aboard Southwestern No. 24. Sleeper cars ferried passengers via the Southern Pacific. The colonist sale is expected to draw thousands in the next eight weeks as labor needs rise and eastern interest in the coast grows.
Superintendent H. P. Brown of the Presbyterian Indian School at Tucson announces the Kobler ranch, three miles south of Tucson, has been bought for 9500. The school will move from its Tucson residence, with new buildings to cost not more than 85000. The ranch was purchased from Geo E Kebler, formerly of Tombstone.
A Tucson special meeting of Twin Buttes Mining & Smelting approved increasing capital stock from 1.25 million to 2 million to fund a new smelter and railway extension to Calabasas. David S. Rove was kept as president and William MacDermott named general manager of United Verde. Separately, Mexican Central passenger train near the Rio Grande fatality involved Senor Manuel Maria, a renowned Mexican composer, on a trip to California to see his son.
Ben Williams a Bisbee pioneer and former Copper Queen superintendent arrived yesterday to attend the annual stockholders meeting of the Bank of Bisbee. He is a major stockholder in both the Bank of Bisbee and the Bank of Doug.
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