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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1907
Page
2
The Denver Daily Mining Record argues mining extends beyond ore to quarrying and material supply. It notes mining underpins steel concrete and stone in modern buildings, enables rapid transit and farming machinery, and stresses that utility, not stock quotes, defines mining’s true value.
The Garden City Telegram recalls a father advising his daughter to kiss her mother each morning to brighten her face, noting a mother’s enduring care through years of childhood and hardship and the magic of a mother’s kiss in rough times.
The cartoonist laboring to illustrate the farmer in a straw hat overalls and one suspender is far behind. The gentleman with a plug hat and diamond stud is cast as the farmer of the current situation.
The season is seen as likely to proceed quickly, risking heightened fatalities comparable to mining fatalities over several months, prompting concerns about safety and health.
An old text fragment discusses self reliance and medical authority, naming Pierre Favorite and medical schools. It references cures for nervous conditions and rhetoric about endowments, with a note about mailing a headline musical authority advertisement to Barus NY.
The text contrasts folly and reform in Arizona, claiming irrigation makes crops reliable and steady work possible year round with good pay. It suggests posterity may benefit if the current regime continues to progress, implying dividends for future generations.
A Jewish banker’s $5 million legacy to the Pasteur Institute stands amid notes on wealth and monuments, naval oil as auxiliary fuel for 20,000 ton battleships, and claims two thirds of a girl’s weight is sugar. Gov Hughes cites Gettysburg patriotism, urging public service over private gain as national greatness hinges on civic duty.
Judge Dean critiques Lombatour district court divorces in Cochee county as a sign of regional notoriety. He notes most applicants are wives seeking relief from poor providers and abuse, citing a case where drunkenness and wast of earnings led to a divorce. He argues law must curb whisky traffic and urges restraint on those enslaved by liquor.
A Santa Fe dispatch reports indictments for conspiracy to defraud the U S government related to coal lands in San Juan county New Mexico. Named are Charles A Spins Las Vegas NM Phelps Dodge executives and allied mining officials and attorneys from New York Cleveland Farmington Globe and Santa Fe with ties to El Paso Southwestern railroad and the Bisbee mines.
United States District Attorney Alexend HI lesalt in Prescott plans against the Santa Fe Railroad Co over alleged safety appliance violations. A train car with faulty couplings forced workers to step between cars. In Nogales a gambler cried after losing an $80 bet on a straight flush observed at the gaming table.
Minutes record the regular meeting of Cochise County Arizona Board of Supervisors held at Tombstone on October tb, 1907. Members Wm Riggs and JJ Bowen attended with GJ McVabe, detailing audited and allowed demands for the county including jail, road work, lumber for roads, tax rolls, and interpreter fees across multiple towns and precincts. The record lists numerous payments to individuals and firms, such as Bassett Lumber, Copper Queen Consolidated Mining, and other local services, reflecting county operations and expenditures through the third quarter and September 1907.
A compact opinion notes that calls to abolish football persist but lack a viable replacement for engaging American youth. It parallels the argument to medicine claiming no substitute exists for Home Totter’s Stomach Bitters in treating dyspepsia and related ailments, urging cautious balance amid debates.
The private ear Cloudcroft with Gen Sup t G F Houx and Sup t F B King of the E P S W visit Tombstone for an inspection of the Tombstone division. They toured the city, praised steady local growth and mineral potential, and left on the 10 10 p m regular to Beneun.
Notice to owners and assigns that John Gleeron Douglae Gray and partners operating under Leadville Mining Company will not be responsible for any work or debt on lode mining claims in Cochise County Arizona. Names include Leadville Gray te Copper Rug Western Belle Turquoise King Maid of Sunshine King Solomon Northern Light Head Star West Site York arteston Raltanca Wesu Commpelitan Compro Wonder Miam More. Publication July 25 1907.
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