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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1906
Page
4
The piece lauds a clean campaign and reflects on the orderly transition after the election. It urges public support for the incoming two year administration, praises those who ran and those who lost, and calls for full cooperation to ensure a successful governance, noting Arizona’s stability amid national finances.
A Pittsburg bank clerk who slipped $5,850 on a royal flush is portrayed as lacking the resilience of local millionaires, with a jab about losing to a chorus girl.
A witty reflection on gravity asks who can explain why plums fall to those higher up, extending Newton's insight beyond apples and into a broader puzzle of nature and reason.
The General remarks he senses a GOP win in the South after last Tuesday's action by Southerners, noting a renewed political scent in the region and implying a changing electoral mood.
A provocative line quotes the French President denying fear of reform. The remark mocks a so-called blue enamelled American reformer described as operating under full steam, suggesting tensions in domestic or international policy discourse.
If courts decide the Pullman Company is a common carrier, many snobbish riders may abandon them, altering the carriage market and consumer habits.
Mr Rockefeller expresses hopeful aims that the Ohio tangle will be resolved in time. He urges readers to keep their lamps trimmed and burning.
The Tombstone miners express gratitude after a wage rise at T. C. M. Co. A band-led procession visits President E. B. Gage and General Manager Staunton with cheers. Residents of Tombstone and Superintendent Walker are praised for leadership as the town anticipates broader benefits from higher wages and local prosperity.
Hassayampa day at the territorial fair November 17 with W T Blakely in charge. Phoenix merchants offer prizes for various age and birth origin categories including a stove for the oldest married Arizona couple and a Stetson hat for the oldest native-born son, plus prizes for daughters, babies, and a Roosevelt family photograph prize. Contests exclude winners from the 190 events.
Partial returns of county election show delegates to Congress Marcus A Smith D and W Williams F Cooper R. statehood supporters. local figures include Steven Roemer D and Bennett R. probate and district attorney races noted with Goodroddy Swift and others. numbers and timings appear mixed in the tabulation.
Incomplete returns show a large majority opposing joint statehood in Cochise County. Adverse sentiment is not fully expressed as many voters failed to express an opinion on the all-absorbing question.
Information from Tucson indicates joint statehood advocates, recently defeated, plan to contest the election. Leaders claim fraud and vow to press plans before the next Congress to explain the will of Arizona’s people amid high opposition to joint statehood.
Douglas precinct four poll workers took ballot boxes for meals, as C A Overlock vows to contest the vote with counsel after betting on George Hardiker for justice of the peace against Ben Rice. Early returns show twenty precincts reporting with four large margins. socialists barely visible due to limited precinct results.
The Territorial Majorities Tombstone stands as a premier western mining camp with a 93.50 score, praised for its ideal location, abundant water, natural sanitation, prime mines, and notably hospitable residents.
Thirteen indictments issued by a United States grand jury in Graham county target Rapier who forged checks on the reclamation service and cashed them. The report notes evolving business power from mills to magnates and cites copper price statements. A Congregational church social Friday evening features games, contests, stereopticon views, and history with Ladies' Aid directing. program begins at 5 pm. admission with refreshments is 2 cents.
Chairman Dillion of the Democratic Territorial Central Committee reports players in the new assembly as fifteen Democrats and seven Republicans, with Pinal county excluded where a Democrat may win. The proposed council lists Mohave, Coconino, Apache, Navajo, Yavapai, Maricopa, Yuma, Pinal, Gila, Graham, Cochise, and others.
Democrat Bowen won the supervisor election over Republican McCabe with Bowen holding the chairmanship for the past four years. Bowen will continue as chair after serving eight years total, while Scott White observed the political scene on the streets yesterday.
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Gila Valley Globe & Northern By. Co. will be held at the company offices in Tucson Arizona on Wednesday December Sth 1906 at 2 o clock p.m. to elect a Board of Directors for the ensuing year and to transact such other business as may come before the meeting. Cuas E Warner Secretary Tucson Arizona October 1908
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