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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1907
Page
4
Mrs Howard Gould asks four million dollars in alimony amid family rifts. Observers note those leaving the Gould family often demand large sums. The London Economist reports a five percent drop in commodity prices over four months, suggesting stocks may have been tangled with this arithmetic.
An English expert claims five trillion dollars in gold remains in South African mines. Critics warn experts can err, and cipher misreads may overstate the amount.
A remarkable Texas cyclone lifted a letter and carried it to the intended recipient twenty miles distant. The incident highlights the storm’s unexpected force and unusual delivery outcome, drawing local curiosity about weather events and their unpredictable effects.
In irrigation projects the national government has expended 20,000,000 and is furnishing money at the rate of 1,000,000 a month. It is needless to urge Uncle Sam to dig dirt. He is doing his share.
The next session considers appropriation for an army balloon experiment. Demonstrations are under way in St Louis and, if successful, could provide a substantial boost to aeronautical research and development.
A Kansas exchange extols wheat as prosperity but warns delusions remain as farmers face changing fortunes. The text mocks quick economic miracles and hints at shifting beliefs from agriculture to automobiles, while critics question historic authorship and the reliability of long-held legends.
Government expert reports the timber on the Minadanas tract alone worth 44000 dollars. The trees in the Philippines have not yet been slashed or sown and largely wasted, and forestry should now be advanced enough to prevent a fresh example of vandalism.
Rudyard Kipling visiting the Canadian northwest advocates occupation by men of British stock, arguing the white man's burden is heavy and warns against losing ground won in the western hemisphere, a view many may share.
President Roosevelt identified five great systems that conduct the railroad business in America. He named the rebate system the graft system the campaign contribution system and asked what the others might be. The Louisville Courier Journal notes the remark.
Mr. Justice Got notes Italians fail to grasp that the President is only a limited element of the American government. He questions whether the President shares that view and asks if bets exist on his understanding.
Silver hovers around while wheat stays near a dollar per bushel as Mr. Bryan discusses eastern issues. The Nebraskan cannot keep his twin commodities together, leaving market watchers unsure which way prices move.
Bright October nights promise numerous meteors with brief storm interruptions. English astronomer W Wenning notes shooting stars are abundant from October 1 to October 10 and again around late October, with a spectacular display on October 21 1900.
The Southern Pacific abolishes traveling conductors to create better roles for the retained staff. Former traveling conductors are reassigned as stationary train conductors with improved pay and duties.
In Santa Cruz Mexico a dispute over detained countrymen led to 400 Chinese immigrants landing and attacking the English ship Woolich crew. Chinese were armed with knives clubs revolvers injuring several officers and crew. five in serious condition. Federal troops and gendarmes intervened, rounding up the attackers. Leaders to be held pending injuries' outcome.
Governor Kibbey spent five hours with Ferswent Roosevelt. A telegram said they met in Vicksburg Mississippi and rode to Memphis arriving about 1 a.m. Roosevelt was with Kibbey four hours during the trip. Kibbey then went to Richmond Indiana to visit his mother who will return to Phoenix with him briefly. Secretary Ely said no intimation came from the governor about what Roosevelt said or did that would interest the territory.
The Territorial Fair will stage athletic contests for high school age boys from any territory school. Events include relay races, a one mile, 220 yard hurdles, and sprints with a silver medal for 1st and 2nd. Entries must notify the fair superintendent promptly. no entries after November 1.
Southern Pacific announces a special Pullman service between Douglas and Phoenix during fair week. Mail service will start in Dooglia and Bisbee each day and travel to Phoenix without change. Expected to attract Cochise County visitors to the fair.
Dr Edward Ayres estimates 250000 deaths from mosquito bites, tying bites to diseases including malaria yellow fever beri beri and dengue, noting four infections are always fatal.
Federal grand jury in Santa Fe, New Mexico, returns twenty seven indictments covering nineteen names linked to the Phelpe Dodge company. Charges center on conspiracy to defraud related to coal taxes in San Juan County. Jurors not voting for indictments are discharged and replaced. three men are released this month with four more expected today.
Workmen at the Pacific Creamery east of town unearthed an olla filled with human remains. Indications suggest cremation and burial in the vessel. Remains included only teeth and bone fragments. the olla broke on removal. Stored as a valuable relic from earlier peoples.
The Anvona Republican notes the body of Antonio Gomez aged five was brought into Phoenix from the Agua Fria on the 20th. Officials state the death was caused by a bite from an insect, possibly a trap door or bicycle spider, with the report citing a bite as the cause.
A Williams woman arrested for ramping a saloon was acquitted after a Flagstaff jury held the last legislature’s law prohibiting women from loitering at saloons unconstitutional. Mrs Day of Tucson injured her hand in a firecracker explosion, losing a thumb and mangling fingers.
An immigration inspector files a deportation case against a young woman accused of being an alien prostitute under U S law. The detainee, daughter of a Chinese father Jim Ge and Mexican mother Emalia Rivera, reportedly bears the identifying features of mixed parentage. She remains in custody and may be deported to Manila if the charge stands.
Local police report a $10,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the party or parties who murdered Harvey K. Brown in Baker City Oregon on September 30 by a bomb at the front gate. The reward is posted by Fal Rand, sheriff. The case, connected to the Steunenberg affair, was recently described in dispatches.
The Graham County Advocate reports wage cuts in Clifton Morenei mining district by Altoona Copper Shannon Copper and Detroit Copper companies. Wages drop from 50 to 7 cents per day with changes effective in October.
A distorted report claims Greene Cananea Co will cut 550 workers and suspend night shifts for a period, reducing active staff from about 300 to 100. Also described is a vast Parker railroad bridge over the Colorado River, containing 25,000 tons of steel and 21,000 barrels of cement, with a 1700 foot main span. A Beorillo women’s club forms in Yuma.
Arizona reports note Cuche now a regular stop for No 10 on the Southern Pacific. Safford saloonkeepers cleared of charges of allowing drinking and gaming. Globe seeks mine development at Hore Shoe. Thatcher man loses a hand in an explosion. Alfalfa seed harvest begins. copper price firm at 14.5 cents. Governor Kibbey travels with water box for President.
Peery Merilt of Johnson was struck by lightning while riding with Dick Sutter near Menson. The horse fell among rocks, killed, and Merrill was badly injured with scalp wounds, a skull fracture, and back injuries. Dr. Powell, called from Benson, found him alive but critical. Merrill is a nephew of John J. Merrill of St. David Benson.
Superintendent W M Ruthnauf presents a list of about 1000 Tucson children marked absent from public school. The board of school trustees and city and Pima County officers will be asked to enforce Arizona's strict truancy statute, which makes parents liable for misdemeanor fines or imprisonment if their children fail to attend.
Thursday's Daily reports J. O. Andemon visiting family in Tom, plans ren io 8 fortnight. Anderson works a mine venture in the southern territory. A derailment near E Pon 8 W injures several west-board passengers. Mrs E Berner and Deputy District Attorney Rose relocate to Tombstone for court season. Local officials, taxpayers, and postal changes noted as outages continue. ties, trains, and municipal improvements cited.
Notice states annual meeting of stockholders of the Phoenix Eastern Railroad Company at its Pres Territory of Arizona offices on Wednesday November 20th at 12 00 noon. Purpose is to elect a Board of Directors for the ensuing year and to handle other business brought before the meeting. Secretary Chas. F. Walker signs the notice dated October.
Fragments note a July sale of watermelons and cantaloupes, plus a large supply and price concerns. References to local visitors, church social, and community events appear, including performances, visits by Mee Walker and others, and a damaged transport section amid rising water and flood impact.
Brenden D.S. Rowe of Twin Butter Company, based near Tucson, ordered the closure after a Milwaukee telegram. Superintendent William Methermott discontinued operations on the property, affecting about 100 employed workers.
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