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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1899
Page
2
A garbled clipping from the Chicago News quotes a Theresa in New York offering 5000 dollars to keep someone sober for a week. It then oddly recounts Columbus and misstates his fate, mentions a political campaign in Cde isa with democratic hints, and ends with a quip about two classes of people: married and not.
A century ago Adam Smith praised the feat of ten men producing 48,000 pine in a day. He contrasted this with later times when three men could make 7,500,009 pine in the same period, an ordinary achievement by then standards.
A plain black bank of generous dimensions is found lying on a street in Mississippi. It appears too small for a belt and too large for a sleeve holder. If the owner proves property, the bank will be returned, otherwise it will be turned over after advertising costs.
A quotation from a Boer national hymn appears in a wartime dispatch criticizing a potential British advance. The text includes Afrikaans line fragments and a taunt that John Bull will need stout footwear for combat, attributed to the Louisville Courier Journal.
The Prospect in Prescott seeks to develop into a paying venture with favorable public opinion and growing advertising patronage. The piece ends with hopeful notes and a casual aside about success.
Sheriff Scott White returns from Bisbee and reports a quiet retirement of factional Hight in the Cobre Granie Co dispute. The arrangement withdraws injunctives and legal actions, forming the new Greeng-Miteru partnership led by WC Greene. J W Mitchell manages, White secretary. The firm plans a 200 ton base operation in Mexico with a 65 mile railroad link and aims to triple capacity, backing from capital to execute plans. A bid of 1.25 million for the property was reportedly refused by President Greene.
Trivial town notes report Trinidad Rojas guilty of petit larceny but later dismissed. A stage accident near Bisbee injures driver and passenger. Mining interests expand as Mitelen company gains control and J Hosteilo withdraws. Numerous arrivals and residents noted at hotels with names including Norton Chase and Geo Pichi.
The territorial board of health reviews a Michigan circular urging reciprocity among states for medical licenses. It notes that each state fixes requirements, and recognition would rely on mutual standards, possibly via state legislatures. The Phoenix Republican reports the circular aims to standardize licensure without creating a doctors' trust.
A party of about seventy members of the American Institute of Mining Engineers visited Bisbee on private cars, toured underground mines, and attended a grand banquet at Masonic Hall with decorations of crossed hammers and candles. Prof Douglas presided, praising mining leadership and the Copper Queen operation, while guests and staff were thanked for hosting the event.
The article notes slow but steady gasoline engine use in southwest camps, mentions fuel and water shortages, and describes a hunting scene with a large quail drive. It also reports the death of Mew Mark Smith at Tasso, detailing the bereavement for Mrs. Smith and the community’s sorrow.
Board met purenant to wy saree tol meeting Oct. 4 at 10 a.m. Members present M. C. Benton chairman pro tem Joan Montgomery Supervisor and EW nd Diet. Minutes Oct. 4 approved. Ordered relive the amount of the offer by Charles Harris for taxes at 189 and cancel the certificate of Treasurer sale. Notices to August Grisler and William Murphy to file bonds. Petition of Naso citizens leads to a new school district 10 miles east and west and 5 miles north and south with Nagy village as central point. board recessed to 2 p.m.
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