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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1906
Page
4
A nostalgic poem contrasts Thanksgiving customs with indulgent feasting. It mocks gluttony and holiday excess while noting the traditional gratitude to heaven for blessings on the land. Printed in Not Goodwin's Weekly, the verse surveys food, drink, and domestic rituals.
A London doctor decries bridge whist as a disease and favors “cutting it out.” Patrick J. McCarthy is elected Mayor of Providence, while a quip about a strong Irish name suggests city politics. Secretary Bonaparte calls trusts hogs in a pen and a San Francisco official named Coffee is roasted during the campaign.
The report notes Russia plans a cautious approach toward Japan amid rising tensions. If Moscow proceeds with restraint, Tokyo may seek firmer steps or stronger responses to assert its position on regional issues.
A Kansas farmer contends with excessively long ears of corn that do not fit his shelter. London doctors promote the "smile cure" aimed at improving health by facial expression rather than mood.
A traveler notes that natives of cannibal islands favor the richest foods and would relish an American multimillionaire, illustrating a stark appetite for wealth as a social symbol.
A vintage drugstore advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic promising lively liver pure blood clean skin bright eyes and perfect health for a dime. It emphasizes genuine tablets and warns against bulk copies, urging readers to buy from druggists for 10 cents.
The 1907 officers elected include Albert D. Barnhart grand high priest of Prescott Francis M. Zuck deputy grand high priest Selim J. Michelson grand king Richard L. Fuller grand scribe John M. Ormeby grand treasurer George J. Roskruge grand secretary Also Knights Templar officers John J. Sweeney grand commander John J. Hawking deputy grand commander Nathan A. Morford grand captain general Charles L. Caven grand senior warden William J. Martin grand junior warden George HON. Luhrs grand treasurer George J. Roskruge grand recorder Rev. Broderick T. Bennett grand prelate The 1907 Grand Lodges sessions will be held in November at Morenci in Graham county with the Grand Lodge traveling the loop railway from Guthrie to Morenci.
Eighteen bricks of bullion weighing about one pound each, from the Lampasas mine, were consigned to the City of Mexico and shipped from Nogales under bond. The load, stamped M A Lopez owner, sat on the B P S W tracks in Douglas for over an hour awaiting the eastbound to El Paso. The Mexican government taxes exports but this shipment moves through duty free as Mexico builds its gold reserve.
An Apache Indian known as Francis T G91 was brought from San Carlos by Deputy Sheriff Frank Smith to await trial in district court for the murder of his one year old child. The officer said the father struck the infant with his fist in a rage causing unconsciousness and later death. A preliminary hearing occurred before the next grand jury.
The Arizona Miners' Association reports two executive committee meetings confirm its growing strength and rising membership. The committee, led by Mr. Gibson of Globe, decides to keep the mining exhibit open year round at the fair grounds to showcase Arizona's mineral wealth to visiting valley audiences.
Large numbers of mining firms from across the United States are filing for incorporation in Arizona. More than two hundred corporations are registered monthly, taking advantage of the territory's liberal laws, low costs, and minimal post filing restrictions.
The Territorial Fair receipts, excluding race entrance fees, total about 315,000, up from 11,000 last year. Entrance fees last year brought the total to around 14,000. Superintendent Clark estimates this year’s receipts will be between 2,000 and 3,000 more than last year.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports success of the Campbell System of dry farming on table lands east of Las Vegas. Fifty thousand acres were marketed three months ago at 1.25 per acre and now command higher prices. The land is rapidly sold to new settlers from Indiana Missouri Iowa and Kansas attracted by the method and resulting immigration.
Soldiers from Fort Wingate New Mexico have captured about 115 Maqni Indians of the pueblo of Orapai seventy miles north of Winslow. The pueblo has been divided by a feud with a faction driving the other from their mesas. The United States will intervene to settle the dispute and punish the wrongdoers.
First returns from Cartwright precinct were misleading causing vote shifts during the Maricopa County treasurer race. Don Babbitte moved from four votes behind to two ahead of E S Miner after corrections revealed Babbitte gained two votes. The count followed official tallies as supervisors completed the certification.
The district court on Thursday empaneled a jury for the Lamb case. Sixty jurors were examined to complete the panel with twenty jurors chosen. Witness Phelix Holden testified on the shooting scene and location diagrams, aiding the prosecution. The trial is expected to extend over Teddy Day with thirty to forty witnesses remaining. District Attorney Flannigan and associates prosecute for the territory. defense teams include Allen R. English and Bennett & Williams. Several jurors were excused for the term. A divorce continuance was granted in Tilden vs Tilden. Buster, convicted of perjury, received a five year prison sentence at Yuma.
The court heard the Lamb murder trial with the defense completing testimony and the jury to be charged at 1 30 pm. Assistant District Attorney A M Sames led closing arguments as the jury began deliberations around four o clock. Additional criminal cases including Morillo and Verlye await, with the week likely extending into next. Also noted were advance plans for Norris & Rowe shows on December 5 and the burial of Chas Hearst who died at the hospital yesterday.
Friday notes show the Cochise Club mulling dances every other week and plans for a modern hotel in Tombstone by year’s start. Other items include court witnesses from Bisbee, jurors in county cases, and a December Benson bridge project with bids to be opened.
Rev. Father Albert Negahaguet becomes the first full blooded Indian ordained in the Roman Catholic priesthood in Oklahoma. The bishop consecrated him and he now dedicates his life to religious work among his people in the diocese.
The Mens Club of the Congress Sonar church plans an illustrated lecture by 8 J Entriken, who was with Peary in his Arctic expedition. Dr Hickman and Justice McDonald of Douglas attended Tombstone court today. Gambling was voted out of Phoenix by 204 votes. Mrs Grace Watson seeks her two children said to be in Pearce, while a divorce case and a Warren assault case proceed.
Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders will be held at the company's offices in Tucson Arizona on Wednesday December 5 1906 at 2 oclock p m for the election of the board of directors. Cas A Waxen Tucson October 31 1906.
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