Tombstone Epitaph Published Every Susday
A spoof item column names editor WM Mattich and notes subscription terms. Various quips reference a bank raid in Indiana, steel in pens, a Dover Ohio cemetery keeper Headstone, a Kent fire chief, a healer named Healthy, and a Phoenix marriage of James Rindsay to Margaret Lemon. Also mentions a Mackay statue at Reno and a University of Nevada mine school dedication. A widow buys a millinery hat via a rolling pin workaround.
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Dover
Ohio
Kent
Healthy
John W. Mackay
Reno
Nevada
Mackay School of Mines
University of Nevada
Mackay
Japanese and U S agree on keeping Japs under surveillance
The Yuma Sun quotes an understanding between Japan and the United States regarding the handling of Japanese residents in U S territories. It states that unless naturalized, such individuals are placed under the surveillance of a special officer when arrested and not put behind bars.
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Japan
United States
Little Brown
Yuma Sun
Do You Want to Know What You Swallow
A fragmentary report discusses public interest in the safety and content of swallowed substances, mentioning Dr. H. S. Bierce and a range of medicines and tonics. It notes concerns about medical credibility, public perception, and the influence of sensational advertising on health remedies.
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Hs Wierce
Battal
Tata Mole
Pieter
Hay
Plerer
Architects Submit Prison Plans for Florence Territory Prison
Architects have presented two plans to the board of control for the new territorial prison at Florence. The board has not adopted either plan yet and will consider additional submissions to select the best design. Governor Kibbey indicated reinforced concrete may be chosen for its fire and earthquake resistance. Construction funds will not be available until December, delaying work beyond that date.
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Board of Control
Territorial
Florence
Kibbey
Territorial General Fund
Arizona Indian Confesses Politics
John McKee a Papago from the San Xavier mission pleaded guilty in Yuma to drunken and disorderly conduct while asserting citizenship and Republican loyalties. He claimed to have helped the Quay machine in Pennsylvania and boasted of voting for Governor Stone seven years ago, noting his Carlisle and Grand Junction training.
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John McKee
San Xavier Mission
Redondo
Yuma
Justice of the Peace
Quay Machine
Pennsylvania
Jim
McKee
Stone
Arizona
Carlisle
Grand Junction
Colorado
Yume Sun
New Corporation For Cochise County
Articles of incorporation filed for Bowie Improvement Company with Peter Anderson C D Reppy A T Colton B F Thum and T 3 Bunch as incorporators. Business is real estate with a capital of 100000. Bowie town’s railroad shops and growth position it as a potential railroad center.
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Bowie Improvement Company
Peter Anderson
C D Reppy
A T Colton
F Thum
County Recorder
Bowie
Burg
Doctor visits Lowell over scarlet fever cases
Dr. W A Greene of the county health board inspected Lowell today after reports that recovering children from scarlet fever were seen roaming the streets. The visit aimed to assess public health conditions and ensure safety.
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W. A. Greene
The
County Health Board
Lowell
The Automobile Fuel Problem and Health Remedy Ad
The article links rising gasoline demand and prices to limited supply, then pivots to health, praising Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for weakness, kidney issues, and female ailments. It urges readers to try a bottle, claiming genuineness and purity with a branded stamp.
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Wenan
Feud Rekindled as Sheep Herders and Cattlemen Clash
In Kirkland and Walnut Grove a long running feud between cattlemen and sheep herders resurfaces after A. T. Meadows dies from wounds following a duel over sheep and goat mixing. Meadows shoots the Mexican herder, who also dies, after four shots are fired. The coroner cites mutual killing. Meadows leaves a widow and six children as communities fear renewed violence if encroachments continue.
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Phoenix
Kirkland
A. T. Meadows
Meadows
Walnut Grove
Damages Sought Over Cattle Shipment From El Paso
J B Carruthers files suit in district court El Paso NM against El Paso Northwestern Railway and several lines over a 1906 cattle shipment from El Paso to Kansas City. He seeks 1500 dollars alleging 132 hours on the road when 72 is normal and 41 hours without food water or rest.
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J. B. Carruthers
Distret Court of
el Paso
el Paso & Northwestern Railway
New Mexico
el Paso, Rock Inland & Pacific
Chisago
Rock Island
Chicago Rock Island & Gulfire
Kansas City
Copper Smelter Declared a Nuisance
Justice Holmes issued an injunction against Tennessee Copper and Ducktown Sulphur Copper to stop operations at Ducktown Tennessee, after Georgia sought to condemn the smelters as public and private nuisances due to health hazards and vegetation damage within a forty mile radius. The report notes the health and environmental concerns and hints the companies should relocate.
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Washington
Justice Holmes
Supreme Court of the United States
of Georgia
Tennessee Copper Company
Ducktown
Tungsten Ore Buyer in Cochise County
Duncan B. Cummings from Denver arrived in Benson to inspect wolframite ore buyers. He plans a few days in the Dragoon district and may extend his stay, impressed by mining conditions in Cochise County.
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Duncan B. Cummings
Denver
Colorado
Benson
Unique Proposition to Arizona People Proposed by Venice Chamber
Venice California proposes Arizona residents meet in the Venice Auditorium in summer to plan a statehood campaign. The Venice Chamber of Commerce offers the large exposition pavilion for showcasing Arizona products while noting its own record of unique Southern California initiatives.
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Venice
California
Arizona
Arzona
Venice [Chamber of Commerce
Venice’ Chamber of Commerce
Fragmented Mescal Dower reminiscences and frontier humor in Arizona
A garbled reminiscence from Mescal Dower touches Arizona politics journalism and hard rock lore while recounting a rambling tale of a Douglas incident involving a Yaqui woman and a pact with a gringo, followed by satirical vignettes about local life. The piece ranges from dog ordinances to carnival humor, rag art, and desert town anecdotes.
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Arizona
Acros
Old Grimes
Berin
Arizona officials report tours and meetings in the region
Allen B English returned from Tucson where he was called on legal matters. G J McCabe visited Kingman with a Pythian delegation and saw the grand canyon. The Arizona Miners Association held its Prescott meeting on July 3 to unveil the Rough Rider monument. Sheriff deputies secured liquor licenses in Yuma County as two dealers closed. Chinese Inspector Connell visited Tombstone to monitor the Chinese population.
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Allen B English
Tucson
BS Kaufman
G J McCabe
Kingman
McCabe
Grand Canyon
Arizona Miners’ Association
Prescott
Rough Rider
Monamment
Yuma County
Yuma S
Yuma
Connell
Sustained Injury While Riding In Cochise
Clyde Smith of Cochise working for H C Hooker was injured two weeks ago while riding on a roundup. His horse fell into a ditch trapping his left leg and breaking both bones below the knee. He was treated by a doctor and is now in Tombstone hospital receiving care.
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Clyde Smith
Cochise
H.C. Hooker
Bore
Tombstone
Arizona Horses For England Polo Trade Plows On
In southern Arizona a English hare buyer ships ponies to England for polo players. The Tucson Post notes shipments start at one per load with more to follow. Horses fetch $500 to 1,000 in England, while purchasing costs run from $60 up and transport to New York costs 75 and 50 to land in England. Most ponies are branked trail horses trained to chase steers and move to balima steer inspiration.
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Arizona
England
Tucson Post
New York
Merry England
New Life for Alcohol Problem Essay by Douglas Examiner Editor
Editor Semple of the Douglas Examiner argues liquor cures are ineffective and warns the social and personal ruin of intoxication. He contrasts past social drinking with the disease of addiction, noting loss of dignity, brain damage, and harm to others, while claiming temperance efforts fail to erase the past.
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Editor Semple
Douglas Ex—aminer
Man Bay
Notable Visitors and Legal Ties In Bisbee City
Wednesday notes list Attorney Parsons of Douglas County visiting, Martin Costello returning from Tucson, and county officials from Bisbee attending the supervisors meeting. J M O'Connell and J M Johnson appear in court circles, with several Bisbee attorneys in attendance and plans for a three week trial calendar next week. The Phoenix lodge of Elks bought the Dorrie opera house for $18,500 as Miss Tottie Sheppard arrives from Blalee to tend a ailing relative.
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Kearney
Bisbee
Andy Scott
Douglas
The
Phoenix Lodge of
Elka
Dorrie Opera House
Capital City
Grand Lodge Knights Pythias Session Establishes Widows Fund
At the regular annual session in Kingman Arizona the Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias formed a fund to build a home in Arizona for widows and orphans of deceased Knights. Next meeting set for Phoenix in 1908 during Territorial Pair week with 1650 members reported.
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Arizona
Grand Lodge
K. of P
Kingman
Phoenix
Cananes
Mexico
JM Aitkin
Prescott
First Yuma Heights figs reach San Francisco early
The initial shipment of this season's figs from the Yuma Heights fruit ranch went to San Francisco this morning. Yuma figs are the season's earliest in California markets and this year arrive a week sooner than usual, expected to fetch top prices per Yumna Sun.
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Yuma Heights
San Francisco
California
Palmerlee Mining Hype in Huachucas Promises Prosperity
Jon Palmerlee, renowned mining man of the Huachucas, visits the county and notes vibrant activity and flattering prospects for large mining prosperity in the region. The town of Palmerlee honors him as a visitor and booster of local industry.
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Jon Palmerlee
Palmerlee
New Orleans Minstrels Set for Tombstone May 21
The New Orleans Minstrels performed at Pavilion theater to a full crowd near Fifteenth and Ringo streets. The show featured tasteful stage effects with two large U S flags, strong singing and dancing, and a finale of a lively negro farce that drew loud applause. The troupe has visited Little Rock annually and never disappointed audiences.
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Aller, Quine & Oakes Orleans Minstrels
Fifteenth and
Ringo Streets
Pavillion Theater
United States
New Orleans Minstrels
Little Rock
Litte Rock Gazette
Tombstone
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WM. Mattich
Indiana
Washington Post
James Rindsay
Margaret Lemon
New Corporation For
Cochise County
Mescal
Ariz
Mer Minst Dreue
Nacozari
Jack Gilloil
Jack
Copper Queen
Evalina Angeline Sophia Sophistica Jessit
Deaser
Turiescii
Lee
Eay
Joe Martinelli
Board of Supervisors
Beanch
Pictleville
JC Kinsay
Financial Guarantor Contract Company of
Attorney Parsons
Douglas County
Martin Costello
Overlock
Charley
Shriners
Los Angele
Arizona Temple
McNeish
Attornes
J. M O'Connell i
Blackstone
JM. Johnson
Jesse Oakum
Tottie Sheppard
Blalee
A. W. Howe
Grand Lodge Knights Pythias
Horton
Tergereatt
Horton MG. CO
Ft. Wayne
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