08 Oct 1911
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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1911
Page
1
Cattle shipments from Sonora are forecast to be heavy this fall with high prices prompting traders to anticipate strong exports. Officials report import volumes and prices aligning with optimistic early forecasts and suggest favorable market conditions at border points despite earlier doubts.
Three women campaign under the Socialist banner in Cochise county for state level seats. A L Duncan of Bisbee seeks representative, Mary E Miller of Bisbee for county attorney, and Abe Hatten of Willcox for clerk of court.
Nineteen shopmen and foremen left Tutcon division to join a growing strike tally of about 120. Master Mechanic Peterson notes new workers arriving from the east and says essential repairs continue with the remaining force.
A powerful storm generated a tidal wave off Sonora’s coast causing extensive damage in Guaymas and Empalme. Buildings are wrecked and communications are crippled as wires fail south of Hermosillo.
President Frank M Murphy of Development Co of America and JM Howe travel from Prescott to Tucson as part of bankruptcy proceedings. A telegraph to trustee M. P Freeman notes a conference aimed at terminating Imperial bankruptcy, with further moves anticipated by local figures in Megerell property area.
Rev H A Duck presides with morning sermon on The Sentimental Church Savendom and Y P S C2 topics Sew Work Our Society Might Do. Evening service explores The Baseball Game of Life with a cornet solo and hymn singing. Community invited to attend.
A Mexican escapee, found demented at the Price Brown ranch near Phoenix, was returned to the asylum after a telephone call to Mrs. Brown. The report mentions local church notices, a brief medical advert, and various Arizona happenings including council actions and railroad news.
The board of supervisors will meet Tuesday to canvass petitions for county tickets. Various candidates arrive from Bigbee, St David, Douglas, and Gleeson to press bids for offices including supreme judge and county road superintendent. Teachers return from Bigber after a successful institute. Dowell campaigns in the assembly race with strong local support.
Fragmentary list shows candidates across offices such as Superintendent, Sheriff, Recorder, County Attorney, Assessor, and Supervisors. Names appear for Democratic and Republican lines with towns including Tombstone Bisbee Douglas Willcox St David and others, indicating a crowded county ticket slate.
An uprising surfaces in Sonora Mexico with a figure unable to pay taxes as merchants and officials move to expel Chinese residents from Agua Prieta. They plan to levy taxes on Chinese to force departures and anticipate more follow.
Colonel Pickett spoke to a crowd of over 300 as illness limited his mobility, delivering a straightforward democratic platform without personal attacks. The Globe Democrat and Globe Silver Reef praise his sincerity and clear stance on Arizona political issues.
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