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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1901
Page
1
Local notes report a violent fight injury data and a death while a cold May street scene in Tucson area. The Southwestern railroad progresses with mileposts and grading near Mexico border. Douglas hosts weekly Agius house meetings to inform buyers and residents about Duis town growth and recent property purchases.
A Governor’s message notes HB 35 approved for John Duke of Yarapatomaty and HB 188 sets a license tax of 158 with penalties for cheating at gaming. Various HB measures cover revising code indexing, barbering practice, asylum care, railroad regulation, irrigation, indigent care, and municipal incorporation. Committees, referrals, and readings continue with officers empowered and bills postponed or passed as discussions proceed.
A Fort Apache correspondent describes eerie cliff dwellings in the Cliffwellers region. Dark rooms, one leading into another, line a long cliff with crude chiseling and a great fissure. Within lie skeleton remains as tribes allegedly perished, with local legends of ancient wars and forced retreat by White Mountain Cliff Dwellers.
Reported find in the Tar Quin area prompts prospecting and preparations across the country. While copper is believed rich, officials and locals stay cautious as investigations continue and more details are kept quiet.
WAS ON THE RIO EC Howell, a well known Arisco tan, has arrived in Tucson from the Philippines. Mr Hemel came to San Francisco on the Rio Janeiro. Consul Wild mar, 8 drowned, was there and Howell heard him urge to hurry up and open the cafe for papers he must have. They were evidently official papers meant for Washington. Howell and four others escaped in an email site boat.
Chicago weekly survey invites readers to name the most hateful traits in men. After counting votes the top ten include drunkenness cowardice selfishness conceit cowardice others deceit untrustworthy acts gambling and cruelty. A census note on the Cueroxre Ludiane shows 34,461 in a recent count, 12,295 in 1820, with a concluding remark about decline.
Guxkeox March 14 1901 reports a new gold strike near Gleeson Cochise County. Rich ore and rock infused with gold promise forthcoming mine openings. local activity includes a copper company building presses, offices, and an ore shipment camp at Great Western Co. A broad range of town news follows from land assessments, court sessions, clergy visits, and local commerce.
The Secret Service uncovered a band of counterfeiters and seized a large shipment of bogus bills. They note the imitators target valued products like Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, claiming it cures indigestion and debility. Authorities warn buyers to beware of counterfeit goods during purchases.
Judge WHG received two letters from eastern buyers within a week seeking to purchase several carloads of good horses. A Kansas City livestock firm inquired about supplying burr horses to Arizona buyers, reflecting growing eastward demand.
Richard Leverus Gardener’s manie led to hours of thwarted arrests as police attempted to detain him for whistling Googo Eyes and other tunes. United States District Attorney Robert E Morrison proceeds to Clifton to prosecute prisoners tied to counterfeit dollars and related fraud.
In a wedding report the bride’s dainty feet were described as wearing slippers like fairy boats. A printer’s error transformed the line into Mor fezht were incased in a pair of silepire that resembled ferry boats, illustrating how misread text can alter meaning in a civic record.
The text reports buyers reluctant to meet high prices, a man found lodging in Nogales after opium use, and various local incidents. It mentions a copper Crown machine, ore exploration at 200 foot level, and a horse riding and bronche busting contest with modest prizes funded by the Commercial Club.
The text presents an unclear fragment about Hawaiian developments and a brief, disjointed quotation regarding women dying from chilling effects. It mentions a legislative context and a medical journal reference without coherent details or verifiable facts.
A report describes an enormous irrigation endeavor costing around 100 million dollars to drain and redevelop a large arid region in the west. The plan envisions extending waterways and infrastructure to reclaim tens of miles of dry land, with the U S government playing a key role in the effort.
United States stands ahead in exports of domestic products for the year. A Cleveland common pleas court awarded $41.50 to a pretty young married neighbor in a damage suit over statements about a corset being worn too tightly. The verdict is seen as a vindication of the plaintiff’s claimed damages.
STATE of Oni9 Crive Tourpe Lucas County. F Frack J Cheyney senior partner of F J Cheyney & Co Toledo reads that each case of catarrh cured or paid. Sworn before A W Gasleon this 6th day of December 1864. Hall's Catarrh Cure claimed to be taken internally and absorbed by the system. Testimonials offered free by F J Cheney & Co.
A clipped, slightly garbled note reports Si Brysot receiving 640000 in cash for mining property in Tarquoie after twenty years of ownership. The text mentions his past in Tombstone, a former deputy overseeing a jail incident, and hints at local corruption fears. It also references Florence Tribas and Bisbee correspondence, with notes on quartz prospects and potential official funding to develop mines.
Readable fragments describe a local event involving Treasone and two individuals, with a focus on a community notice and actions taken by officials. The text records names and positions connected to a public matter and hints at dates and places tied to the notice. Further specifics are unclear in the fragment.
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