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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1907
Page
4
The report notes a nationwide surge in mining labor demand. Camps on the Pacific slope and in Arizona Nevada and the northwest show strong need for practical miners. The labor pull is so intense that workers may be sought out rather than seeking jobs.
The text extols Arizona as leading in mineral wealth and favorable for investment. It cites vast deposits, robust agriculture and stock raising, strong educational and religious institutions, excellent climate, and strict laws as incentives. It argues these factors create economical mining and liberal returns, promoting superior citizenship and continued growth toward statehood or territorial governance.
The piece argues that world gold output plus US production of about one hundred million dollars in gold annually reflects economic growth. It notes increasing European immigration and a growing demand for gold in money and industry as the country develops.
Months pass without news on Martian earth signaling. The writer jokes that if contact occurs, Wall Street would push to place tickers on the sister panel, while noting many Wall Street schemes are even more far fetched.
Admiral Dewey has been the honored guest at the tenth anniversary celebration of his Manila Bay victory. The event marks a long standing tribute with cheerful festivities and a gold brick emblem as part of the celebrations.
A car of hay from Safford for Higdon and Co was opened in the railroad yards. A swarm of bees hung inside the Globe Belt and another swarm worked their way into the honey to help pay the costs. The incident is tied to G V G and N with company charges noted.
A Phoenix dispatch reports Governor Kibbey is asked to appoint Arizona Rangers to Kelvin mining camp on the Phoenix & Eastern. The petition claims local authorities cannot control rising disorder, with increasing unrest and drunkenness.
Superintendent G K Reed of Shannon Copper Co at Gleeton visits Tombstone and notes twenty miners at work on the Copper Belle. He reports daily shipments of about forty tons to Clifton smelters and ongoing development, with the property looking well.
Business transacted in probate court includes appointment of Joseph Barth as administrator for the estate of John Kreger and decrees establishing notices to creditors for the estates of Daniel Waugthal and Phillip Waugthal. The estate of Frank Billing is bound to Mrs M F Buling.
The Prescott jury found J. P. Storm not guilty after two hours deliberation in a case tied to county treasury embezzlement. Four indictments had followed a $15,316.53 shortage revealed after office books were examined. News mentions broad context and local agriculture notes from Phoenix Gazette.
The Hasselgren case was dismissed in Judge McParland's court today. It arose from a cattle inspection dispute and the dismissal was based on the claim that the disputed tail was held under proper authority by virtue of a writ of replevin.
A trackwalker on the Southern Pacific line near Tucson detected a heavy iron device placed between a switch point and the rail threatening to derail a passenger train. A string of box cars stood nearby as a potential collision buffer, and the discovery prompted police and detectives to investigate. the iron piece was recovered and authorities pursue leads with no arrests announced.
Lady Bowyer titled American Langtry, divorced wife of Sir George Bowyer, denies romance claims about her Arizona trip. She says she is here five days on business, not seeking publicity, and recalls a barefoot girl past in Tucson before later life in California.
Judge 5 H Godfrey and C Godfrey of Yuma bring a $25,000 damages suit against the Southern Pacific for the Mohawk Summit fatality of their 26 year old son. He rose from messenger to freight conductor before being crushed by a defective car top handbolt, bleeding to death at Mohawk Summit on September 22. The suit sets May 30 as the trial date.
Civil service exams announced for several Phoenix positions with June dates. Engineers, clerks, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, plumbers, and a farrier listed with salaries from 600 to 900 per year. Further details available from Postmaster McClintock in Phoenix after Bryant’s return from Los Angeles.
A Korean repeatedly expelled from the United States for illegal entry was finally detained with a Japanese man near St. David. Immigration inspectors Webb and Connell arrested the pair after a long pursuit along the San Pedro river, leading to their deportation and ongoing border patrol actions.
Reports spread that the territorial anti gambling law, effective April 1, is not being fully obeyed in some towns and mining camps. No charges yet. rumors persist of poker games and wheels operating in Phoenix Yuma and Crown King. Palace saloon in Prescott rumored to back a larger club house to defy enforcement.
The Phoenix Republican recalls Judge James Reilly of Tombstone a storied early figure. He led the Expositor in Phoenix, faced lynching critics, and once closed his shop after printers quit over wartime turmoil. Reilly later settled in Tombstone, where he served as justice of the peace amid rough frontier days. Mining shares he promoted rose from ten to around fifteen to twenty five dollars as conditions shifted.
A report describes opposition to a Southern Pacific railroad extension across a Tequila district area. Local hacienda owners resist selling land for the right of way, while SP officials claim the route benefits the territory and note they will not buy land. An alternate path had been surveyed previously.
In Rincco alley last night Gonarra Murilo, a Mexican man from Picacho, stabbed and killed Crux deal, another Mexican. The inquest has fixed the crime on him and he is jailed.
The city board of equalization notes a likely rise in the total assessment compared with last year. The board of supervisors schedules a meeting for June 4 with attendees including Mareer of Detroit on mining business. Tombstone visitors dine at Can Can as improvements continue. District Attorney Shelly returns from Buster on office business.
Friday's Daily reports John H. King named postmaster at Turner in Cochise County following C. A. Clark's resignation. Judge McFarland wed in a ceremony with B. E. Copple of Jerome and Genevie Germa of Los Angeles. Local visitors include Pink Murray in Tombstone, George Lenham of the Douglas Theater, and AH Emanuel in Tucson. Varies names note general travel and business, including W K Street of Boquillas Land & Cattle Co visiting the county seat. A Mexican and American doctors' exchange is described regarding crossing Sonora into Arizona. JV Vickers, Cochise pioneer, plans arrival. Chief Bravinie pursues a New Sicran couple fleeing from Los Angeles toward Tombstone. A $25 reward is offered to locate the elopers, described as a well-dressed cowhand and a cowboy-hatted girl headed for Arizon a.
Former Tombstone resident E. Buchner, secretary of the Bi Yo MOGA, passed through Douglas en route to Leavenworth Kansas where he will marry his fiancée in early June. He and his wife-to-be are expected to arrive in Hisbee about June. Buchner is popular in M.G.A. circles.
An El Paso dispatch reports Yaqui Indians in Sonora continuing raids. James F Simpson and Leant Faying arrived with word that ten Mexicans and two Americans were killed in the latest attack. Cu ral Torres leads a large pursuing force as Yaqui raiders press north from Sahuari population center. The outbreak follows a year of tension and starvation pressures.
Bam Lee a Nogales Chinese man linked to immigration tension marries Mise Ameli of Nogales. Officials fear the union hides a scheme to aid Sam in evading deportation, while Sam asserts the ceremony is a simple union in a tense border environment.
The Tombstone public will soon enjoy a high elie drama presentation of Damon and Pythias at the Schieffbury under the auspicies of the jpel K of Pledge. Prof Lawrence McCarty directs, bringing vast experience from UK venues to assure a well presented production.
The University of Arizona debating squad was edged by the University of California team. USC scored 1252 to Arizona's 240 as the Californians demonstrated stronger delivery and logic while all visiting members had prior public experience. The subject was whether the United States Senate should be expelled by popular vote.
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