Tombstone Epitaph Records Of Cochise County Summary
Parcel and deed records list transfers and loans across Cochise County towns including Bisbee Douglas and Paradise. Transactions include foreclosures, new trustees, satisfactions of mortgage, and incorporations with entities such as Nebraska & Arizona Copper Co and International Land & Imp Co. Notable names: JW Sanders WE Stoner George McGilliary RL Nichole H Laurie Milton Ponce and Gid Graham.
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Laurie
Milton Ponce
RL Nichole
JM Laurie
Relinquishment and Transfers of Property Rights
Property records show Ray Kelley transfers to Otto D Wylee Douglas with 90 installments of 15 each due before 35 months for land knowledge. Richard Warren to LE Meiges due in one year for 1060 3900. James Cresto to B Caretto includes a lunch counter item valued at 5000. Melina Johnson relinquishes possessory right to land in section 21 township 23 Laxo. Mei Jonna files a claim.
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Ray Kelley
Otto d Wylee Douglas
Richard Warren
LE Meiges
Melina Johnson
Laxo
Beveridge Poses as Champion for State Medal Bill
A Washington dispatch reports Senator Beveridge intends to push the state medal bill with urgency once the railroad bill is cleared. Supporters expect quick action at Congress, but other matters threaten delay. Delegate Cameron is campaigning for early passage with tireless effort. A Phoenix lodging house stocking containing two railroad watches was tossed from a back yard and later rescued by a passing train crew. investigators cannot explain the stocking’s origin. Two young women, aged 18 to 22, wrote county officials asking for husbands, saying they are old maids seeking suitable spouses among sheriffs or others.
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Beveridge
Butt
Senate
Cameron
Phoeniz
Court proceedings note quiet day in old courthouse
A calm session at the court house sees juvenile court hear Frank Troat of Benson petitioning for his son to enter Industrial School with a $19 monthly support. Other items include Plad vs Superior and Pittsburg Mines Co injunction dissolution and notices of appeal, Yaple v Henry, and T N Laken v AE Hurst with May 4 dates.
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Court House
Frank Troat
Benson
Frank
Dove
Institution
Plad
Superior & Pittsburg Mines Co
Yaple
Henry
John Escapale
Joba
T.N. Laken
AE Hurst
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertised With Testimonials
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cure claims. It asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure cures internally by affecting blood and mucous surfaces. Signed testimonials from local merchants vouch for honesty and business reliability. Price set at 75 cents per bottle with testimonials available free.
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Hall
Arizona Still A Supplicant In Washington Dispatch
A Washington dispatch reports concern among Taft administration leaders and congress over passing measures on statehood and the postal bank. Hot weather loosens temper as members plan vacations. If the Senate adopts a different statehood bill and the House insists on its form for the postal bank bill, conference outcomes are doubtful.
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Washington
Letways Administration
Congress
Taft
House
Senate
Territories
Ehood
Arizona general notices: patent grants and post office changes
The notice records Hildreth of Phoenix gaining interior department admission to practice, patents issued to Arizona residents Frank Davis Tucson for a dust blowing attachment, John G. Kirkpatrick Prescott for an ironing board, Thomas Peacock Jerome for a pulsale, and establishes post offices at Wilgus Cochise Elgin Santa Cruz with Reubin Collie and Pirtleville with J J Langford as postmasters.
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Fen 8
Hildreth
Phoenix
Interior Department
John G. Kirkpatrick
Prescott
Thomas Peacock
Jerome
Wilgus
Coch
A. Wineh
Elgin
Santa Cruz County
Reubin B. Collie
Pirtleville
Cochise County
J. J. Langford
Ecounty
John R
Condition of Arizona National Banks
The article reviews the condition of Arizona Territory banks as of March 29 reported to the comptroller of the currency. It notes an average reserve of 20.07 percent, loans and discounts rising to 4 71 937, gold coin to 375 140, lawful money reserve up to 775 551, and individual deposits increasing to 6 885 623. It also states the Mechanicsdale National Bank of % approved as reserve agent for the First National Bank of Douglas and Merchants' National Bank of New York as reserve agent for the Prescott National Bank.
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Mechsnicesod Metale National Bank
First National Bank of Douglas
Merchants’ National Bank of New York
Preacott National Bank
Boiler Accident at T. C. M. Co. Mine Incident Summary
The T. C. M. Co mine unwatered lower levels and managed a large subterranean water flow when a boiler accident briefly reduced power. Despite disruption, managers reassured that operations would resume with increased power. Separate note mentions a Tempe dentist using hypnosis for extractions, hinting at anticipated patient reluctance.
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Monster
Surveyor McNetelh in City on Business Before Board
Local notes list Surveyor McNetelh visiting the city for official matters ahead of a county board meeting. Visitors include BA Tovrea and wife from Bisbee, Henry Hall of Bisbee on court business, and Courtland’s Locke greeting friends during the week.
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Surveyor McNetelh
Super Weore
BA Tovrea
Bisbee
Henry Hall
Vataeter Locke
Courtland Ie
Tombetone
Flach
Tuberculosis Sunday Observed in Tombstone
In Tombstone Arizona the Congregational church hosted a large gathering for Tuberculosis Sunday with Dr H H Hughart giving a detailed talk on fighting the White Plague. The event aimed to discuss prevention and extinction of the disease and offered actionable guidance for those at risk.
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United States
Arizona
Tombstone
Congregational Church
H. H Hughart
Tombatone
Quiet Day in District Court
In district court E J Sacklin v Coo Valdez the judgment favored the plaintiff and Provident Mutual Building and Loan Association was dismissed. US v R T Rogers carries a year in prison and a $509 fine, with appeal noted to the supreme court. Joe Walker faces grand larceny over a stolen horse from a Douglas livery stable. warrant executed near Bakersfield, California. McPherson v York and Branewice Balke Collender Co v Geo M Land both end in plaintiff judgments. Ed Shipp indicted for assault, pleaded not guilty, case not set.
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Kersfield
Cal
McPhereon
York
Branewice Balke Collender Co
Val Geo M Land
Ed Shipp
Asaantt
Local News From Tombstone and Adjacent Areas
The Tombstone Telephone Co installs new cables in the business district as the first ver nones begin on Allen Street today. Local inmates recover a purse and return it to paper office for description at hospital. The Athlna Labor Review debuts in Popeaix under E. E. Motter with twelve pages, monthly and labor focus. Belated legal business trips, and visits include Ben G and Sam Stanton from Benson. Bishop JS Merrill serves on Cochise grand jury recalling 1881 county formation after split from Pima.
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Tombstone Telephone Co
Allen Street
Athcna Labor Review
Popeaix
E. E. Motter
Ben G
Morni
Bisvee
JS Merrill
St David
Merrill
Cochise County
Pima County
Twas
Roads Named by Board as County Projects and Bonds
The board of supervisors approved three new road maps linking Naco to Don Luis, Cochise to Wilcox, and Cochise to Pearce, officially establishing the routes. An order for Wilcox and Cochise school bond elections was recorded, with sums of 7000 and 4200 for the districts. The clerk was directed to protest territorial road control delays while noting $28,000 paid to contractors on the Poor Farm, a second payment of lum, and a $1778 jail contract warrant for Gleeson.
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Board of Supervisors
Naco
Don Luis
Cochise
Wilcox
Pearce
Wilcox and Cochise
Territorial
Contron
Cochisea
Territorial Road Fund
Wehive
FMW
Gleeson
Elimination of Reserve Lands Near Huachuca Area
Forest services report the removal of about 50 000 acres from Carces national forest mostly within Huachuca, Tumacacori and Bab Quiveri divisions. The largest block, about 12 500 acres south of Babecomuria, lies west of the Hungh military reservation, with roughly 17 000 more added to the Tamuescori division.
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Forest Services
Carces National
Huachues
Carces
Tombstone Pioneer Richard Gird Near Death in Los Angeles
Word came today that Tombstone pioneer Richard Gird is on the verge of death at his Los Angeles home. Gird, a founder of Tombstone’s early exploration, partnered with Edward Schieffelin in locating the camp and with Toughnut mines later sold for about $1,000,000, sparking widespread regret among Arizonans who knew him.
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Norman Berg
Macia
Los Angeles
Tombstone
Barr
Richard Girdies
Richard Gird
Edward Schieffelin
Interpid
Wilcox Fire Destroys Docks and Shops
A major blaze tore through Wilcox early today starting in a barber shop and sweeping northward through six to eight business houses. The hotel suffered heavy scorch damage and the post office narrowly escaped interior damage. large mercantile buildings survived. Cause unknown.
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Tombstone
Wilcox
Unlucky Indiscretion for Mexican Prisoner
Juan Ramirez escaped from the Florence territorial penitentiary and, after a successful getaway, was pardoned by Governor Sioan while outside with other inmates. He did not return, and prison officials, led by Superintendent Rynning, seek him as the search continues.
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Juan Ramirez
Territorial
Florence
Juan
Rynning
Sioan
Chia
Have You Been Enumerated Yet in Tombstone Census
The piece urges residents to register with Enumerator Meyers this afternoon to ensure complete census counts for Tombstone. It promotes notifying Meyers or the Prostretux office to enroll residents as part of Uncle Sam's program. It also notes the 1909 United Verde annual report filed with Yavapai county assessor, listing mine output valued at 5370 TOL with breakdowns in copper and gold figures.
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Cochise County
Pr Ducere
Tombstone
Meyers
Prostretux
Uncle Sam
America
United Verde
Yavapai
Gopper
Mexican Detainee Burned to Death in Jailed Cell
An unknown Mexican prisoner in Cass Grande jail died in a fire. The inmate possibly tried to bore a hole through the wall to escape or fell asleep with a lit cigarette, dropping it in bedding. The frame jail burned quickly and the door could not be opened to release him.
Forest Fire Continues Ravaging Nearby Forest Lands
Reports from the temporal canyon area say the forest fire remains uncontrolled after a week of burning. Firefighters struggle to contain the blaze as it sweeps across extensive forest land with alarming speed.
Arizona Indians Being Enumerated
Arizona Indians are being enumerated amid challenges seen in other reservations. Joe Finch, superintendent of the Indian census, just returned from Apache County and White Mountain Apache Reservation to guide two enumerators with interpreters. He reports progress in good hope toward an accurate count.
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Arizona
Joe Finch
Apache
White Mountain
Saloon License Granted by the Board
The board of Supervisors in session today considered granting a saloon license for Curran of Benson. A protest by the Anti Salon league was countered by Benson citizens in favor of granting the license, which remains subject to revocation for formal violations.
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Board of Supervisors
McCabe
Bowen
Schecter
Curran
Benson
Middlemarch Co Continues Development Amid Setbacks
Middlemarch Co reported ongoing development efforts and expansion plans despite a recent manager O Gorman's death causing a setback. The company aims to resume progressing projects soon while facing operational challenges. Floyd L Armentrout, linked to masquerading in female attire in Maricopa, escaped Whittier reformatory last April 8 and was recaptured.
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Kelly Middlemarch Coye
Kelly
O'Gorman
Maricopa Ternoon
Floyd L. Armentrout
California
Whittier
Shooting of a Bisbee Actress in Orpheum Theatre
Sheriff reports a shooting at Bisbee noon during a performance. A man named Hughes shot and seriously wounded an actress. he then shot himself. Motive hinted as unrequited love and jealousy. further details unavailable.
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Sheriff's Today
Bisbee
Hughes Ehot
Orpheum Theatre
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Sarah Krentz
EJ Hand Tod
Hancock Mines
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Mei Jonna
Washington Dispatch
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Mishee
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Jack Rice
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Bieter
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Grand Jury Tools
William Schilliam
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Hereford
ET Ijeme
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el Paso
Tombstone Tel Co
MR Pryce
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Middlemarch Co
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