Bisbee Jotting and Local News In Brief
Sun shines on Joseph Lefrre home as various locals send updates from Bisbee. Jones of the drug store returns from Texas, Freezer visits Seattle, and Williams recovers at home. Judge Williams and attorney Leavenworth return from Sonora after a play trip. Juli�n Cardenas faces preliminary exam for the slaying of Gonzales, with bond set at 10,000 dollars.
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Juliue Cardenas
Jon Gorslvr
Inez Betards
Williams
Jardenas
Cartenas
Gonzvne
Prospector Rows Over Copying Controversy Across Papers
A Preston article accuses Tecron Star and Tecon Citizen of copying from Pearc correspondent. Debate centers on attribution and journalistic ethics as readers are urged to trust local reporting over syndicated pieces. The dispute references rivals Bates and the public’s right to original church notices.
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Tecron
Yreterdey
Columos
Pearc
Goform
Tecon Citizen Poder
Tombatone
Halloween Deviltry in Tombstone on Glad Halloween Night
Tombstone youths celebrated Halloween with mischief that disrupted local business and turned shops into mock scenes of a town in carnival. Clerks, lawyers, and tradesmen played along as pranks left beer kegs, a hidden barber pole, and counterfeit commerce in a wake of festive mayhem.
Why Roads Are Built and Arizona Copper Mines
The El Paso News reports on Arizona copper mining expanding output. Clifton and Morenci produce 5,000,000 pounds monthly. Shannes smelter forthcoming will raise figures. Arizona Copper Co. earned about 250,000 last year amid large employment and regional prosperity. Rail extensions to Hechi ta and Morenci lines to El Paso are planned, despite highway challenges with Southern Pacific. Builders pursue railways to support mining growth and El Paso commerce.
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Tekco
el Paso News
Arizona
Clifton
Morenci
Southern Pacific
Lordsburg
Arizona Copper Company
Businese
Hecchita
Synthero Pacific
Away Beck
Arisons
Hacbits
el Pano
Graham
el Paso
Want Lands Allotted by Yuma Indians Seek Forty Acres Each
A delegation of Yuma Ladisse from the Arizona side of the Colorado River, about nine miles south of Yuma, arrived to petition the land office for permission to take up forty acres apiece in severalty. They claim prior location rights, seek removal of white squatters, and note their self sufficiency and cultivation of the lands. General Thomas F Wilson represents them, a fifteen year ally of their chief Captain Tom-Toevson Citizen.
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Colorado River
Yuma
Land Office
California
Thomas F Wilson
Cbief
Tom—Toevson
Promising Mines Develop in Chiricahua Mountains
In the Paradise district near Chiricahua Mountains, mining activity is reviving after years of dormancy. The Eagle Nest group, owned by Caroey La Hue and Mitchell, has been bonded for $60,000, with work starting soon. Prospecting by Myers and Walker has produced multiple ore shipments, and a new railroad to El Paso is expected to cut haul distances.
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Sav Sion
Geleyville
Eagle Nest
Blue Mountain
Caroey la Hue
Mitchell
Lee
Myers
Walker
C C Davis
Douglas
el Paso
Halloween Ghost Party At Wolcott Residence Tombstone
A Halloween gathering at Mr and Mrs FM Wolcott on Fourth Street drew about fifty ghosts and ghouls for a night of dancing and feasting. Guests wore costumes and revealed identities around a grand panquet board, ending in high praise for the hosts and a celebration of a memorable event.
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Tombstone
FM. Wolcott
Fourth Street
Lawterce
Apo
Incomplete Message From Wy Oleots Receives Help
An unclear note mentions a leak and a “Toilet Seep” at Wy Oleots. The sender asks for a call back to provide more details and seek assistance. No specific names, dates, or locations beyond the stated party are identifiable.
A Great Statesman's Secret Diet Led To Health
A celebrated statesman lived by chewing each bite thirty times, claiming health benefits. The article extols Hosteller's Stomach Bitters as a 100 percent vegetarian remedy for stomach, liver, and bowel troubles, urging sufferers to try it.
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Jose
Josbs
Daniel Webster a Great Urater But a Poor Seer
Daniel Webster shines as an eloquent orator yet his prophetic insight proves unreliable in moments of political fate. The piece weighs his famed oratory against misses in foresight amid shifting national tides and public expectations.
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Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster and the Pacific Coast Debate in 1783
In Weston era musings a Western Investments excerpt recalls Daniel Webster opposing a 1783 Congress post route to the Columbia River. The orator warned against costly coastal expansion, arguing the western land would remain distant and fragile, while irrigation and harbors would transform it into a frontier.
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Weston
Daniel Webster
Buat
Protei
Congress
Fort Independence Co
Columbia River
Wassiu
Bostia
Daniel Sould
Northern Pacific
Ie Faes
United States
Tombstone Mining Revival Sparks Optimism for Future
Toward stone mining remains strong with bids shaping the flourishing mining sector. The advertiser notes rich ore deposits and high grades likely to persist at depth, while Tombstone’s rehabilitation proceeds. Bright prospects for the silver camp and its resilient residents are highlighted as a beacon of enduring hope.
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Towrstone Mining
Tucson Siar
Territorial Press Sees Shift as Officials Resign
A disjointed clipping notes Auditor Vickers resigning and Governor Murphy likely to be replaced soon. It praises Clifton papers and urges removal of the Secretary to improve governance. The piece argues a reformed press will be a credit to the Territory and its people.
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Clifton
Wolfere
Arizona
Paosrooren
Vickers
Murphy
Taxes Due in Cochise County Then Delinquent December
Notice states taxes levied in Cochise County last year are now delinquent and payable at the county court house in Tombstone. Taxes become delinquent December 31 with a penalty added. Payment can be made at the Tax Collector’s office during business hours 9 am to 1 pm and 4 pm to 5 pm. Scribner appears as Ex-Officio Tax Collector of Cochise County.
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County
Cochise
Tambtone
Cochine Cousty
Supreme Court Decision on Corporate Assessments in Minacle
The Supreme Court of Minacle rules the State Board of Equalization erred by not treating large corporations with public franchises as valuations of their total capital stock. The court held the board acted as an arbiter and failed to apply established rules, denying consideration of bonded debt and other facts, resulting in underassessment through a nominal cash value.
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Supreme Court of
Minacle
Bradetreet
Sangamon County
Chicago Tesch 12 Federaton
State Board of Equalistion
Eeespettagatior
Size of mining claims under new western laws
The piece discusses lode mining claim size limits under federal and state laws since 1872. It notes 1500 feet length and 609 feet width as federal maxima, with states like Colorado and Gilpin County setting narrower widths. Narrow claims drive careful outcrop tracing and slower absorption of ore, contributing to deeper prospecting in Colorado.
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United State
Iawe
Colorado
Gilpin Clear Creek
Boulder
Summit
Gilgia
Dakotas
West
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