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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1901
Page
1
Sirtiee reports an opera house dance on Thorley Avenue on Mar 29 with local preparations and a general note on Bisbee area affairs. Douglas notes cover town council terms, railroad progress to Fronteras, visits by Bisbee merchants, and daily town developments including a wild hog sighting and site surveys for a temporary roundhouse.
A fragmented satirical piece contrasts editors and doctors, railing at physicians as costly impostors while praising editors for frugal craft. It critiques medical fees and claims doctors overcharge, while editors endure modest pay and long study. It references the government sane science fund and varied anonymous contributions.
The Arizona census shows Globe and Jerome rising strongly while Adena Tombstone Prescott small towns list gains. other mining centers like Bisbee Clifton and Ajo not mentioned. Reports estimate territory population around 15,000 with mineral output near 92 million dollars for the year, copper leading at about 25 million.
A Frenchman in a boarding house misunderstands English phrases about a polar bear on the ice. He asks what a polar bear is and what it eats, while others mock his language and insist the bear would not eat him. Excerpted dialog shows miscommunication and cultural humor.
Clifton and Gallup report the Phelp-Dodge company near finalizing purchase of Gallup mines in New Mexico. The plan includes extending its railroad from Clifton to Gallup to cash in on the rich mining country. The railroad portion of the deal is nearly closed, with only the sale of Gallup mines pending.
Judge Down appointed P Blair to manage Mammoth Col Lines Gold Mines Limited after the company defaulted on interest payments totaling 200 009. Blair told the Florence Tribune that development work will continue though the mill will be closed for three or four months.
New Mexico today filed in corporation papers a plan to build 189 miles of track from El Paso to the Arizona border, connecting with the Ancona Southwestern railroad slated to extend to San Diego. Backers include New York and New Jersey capitalists.
Unclear OCR text hints at a large scale operation needing a threabd troupe to guard a mine. Mentions J C Ayer and a big machine man who recently hosed nuel copper in Toug areonoty Wis. The note suggests Mr Ayer faces brewing and various costs.
The text alleges President Grover Cleve profited by $100,000 from misappropriating Northern Pacific stock. It questions the presidency and implies tarnished reputation, presenting a troubling claim about the official’s conduct.
A cited Williams News quote praises a rising figure described as a giant in development and progress. The piece notes their travels and cautions pessimists to step back, framing forward momentum and public warning as core themes.
The passage hints at three expeditions pursuing the North Pole to its seclusion with offers of bold efforts and national enthusiasm. It mentions Funston and a rally by the American people to pursue the pole, framing a chase for elusive polar attainment.
In Holbrook shaft a bower CC Warner suffered a crushed index finger when it was caught between the king bolt and top cage during hoisting. Dr Hickman attended. The report, from Bulteaa ing mensure, notes political talk and mining intrigue in the area including Heiczs Clark opponents and Mat Clerk mining under the Wockman lod. Excerpt mentions Mick Pockets and a cautious public still paying debts while a Bisbee man claims to have sparked the South Bisbee company.
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