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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1901
Page
1
Bisbee reports on rail progress to Fronteras with trains soon regular. Local officials and business figures including Mayor Burke and post inspector O Connell travel. Gosson and Provot appointed at Copper Queen works. Social items include weddings, a Mandolin Club performance, and a dog and pony show planned for the city.
War Banner reports a gas discovery near Borego on a test trip by George Pearce. He ignited a small gas vent, producing a ten foot flame from a single bubble opening in mud and water. The gas belt is located in section 18 township 11 range 10 east with a second seep two miles east. Additional notes mention a Houston woman with a 14 month old bee and an egg seen inside a shell measuring 23 inches long and 21 inches in circumference.
Two Phoenix Indian School students Frank Smith and Mary Rhodes join a printer's detail outing to the Buffalo Exposition Friday night last week. The trip is funded by W. Bentham of Phoenix, who will exhibit Indian wares there. Rhodes, a 14 year old Pima, travels with her mother. Edward Wood, a well educated Apache, accompanies as a strong race representative.
Official Tombstone records from April 1901 show board actions appointing Austin Goodall as Justice of the Peace for Precinet No 10, approving clerk bonds, and jail bid reads with no action. A May meeting is scheduled, and Southern Pacific engine 2276 touted as presidential train equipment with planned trip from Yuma to Los Angeles.
A Kansas City man credits a seven day water fast with curing rheumatism, while Mark Twain endorses fasting as a remedy for headcold. The piece notes potential dangers of starvation and cites various local observers and events from Tombstone and nearby areas.
A party of US engineers led by BG Heisler passed Florence en route to the Tonto Basin to survey for bedrock in the Salt River canyon. The proposed reservoir would span about thirteen square miles with 6000 square miles draining into it, reach 200 feet deep, and power mines within fifty miles. Estimated cost is 2,500,000 dollars.
The Bisbee Review reports clay samples from Benson were sent for testing and a brick works plan aims to supply the town. Satisfactory clay and a burnt brick sample are expected to arrive from Beaven and the Benson brick yard will be located nearby.
Detective Thacker of Wells Farze arranged for Bart Alvord the fugitive train robber to surrender with a plea deal. He would face a sentence no longer than five years in Yuma for holding up the Southern Pacific at Cochise and related federal charges would be dismissed. The report cites Minas Pietas and notes Alvord’s movements from Bravo Juan to Chacon amid pursuit.
The AOUW paid life insurance for Wm F Smith and Carl Nielson of Tucson 2000 dollars. CW Hancock of Tombstone led a camp campaign. Attorney TE Flennigan secured a bond for eastern capitalists and obtained a $10000 option on bituminous claims near Camp Verde from William who located them three.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a Cuban delegation and professionals but details are unreadable. No coherent events, names, or places clearly identifiable.
A garbled quote from an unclear source discusses possible electoral outcomes and city politics, with stray phrases suggesting a debate over a mayoral or city council result. Content is incoherent and lacks verifiable names or places.
A high court appointment in the District of Columbia elevates Thos Ho Achereon to judge of the Las preroe Qoart. The action follows a formal process with public notice and compliance with eligibility rules. Details regarding pledges or conferring bodies are unclear in the text.
The Bisbee Daily Review presents a broad display of news items and features reflecting liberal patronage. The issue extends a cordial greeting to readers beyond the Maule range and promises a welcoming, informative edition.
A Syracuse medical school case sparks a morbid classroom chant about illness and gore. The students chant Well man, sick man, dear man and mock medical procedures, reflecting a jarring reaction to a grim patient scenario.
In St David Arizona a canning factory and growing artesian water belt draw interest. Reports say Carter, Norcrowe, and Gould drill new wells. Benson may be affected by nearby city growth. Gardeners shift from Salt River valley while oil prospectors from California study the area for oil potential.
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