Local News And Business Briefs From The Southwest
Judge McShafter of San Francisco dies while reports from Phoenix Prescott and Tucson cover local appointments, cattle markets, ore finds, and political conventions. Major figures include Mark Smith, J Alexander Forbes, and Steve Elkins with notes on Fort Verde surveys and Panama railroad contracts.
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Martin Murphy
California
San Jose
College of Notre Dame
Prescott Courier
Price Behan
Steve Elkins
Fort Verde
Arrest and release of Vickers near Nogales details
In a letter Deputy Collector C D Reppy of La Noria recounts Vickers and his wife being stopped by two Mexican guards while crossing the line. After brief detention, Vickers was taken toward Nogales. his wife returned home. Inspector Graham and Col Joan Fenochio intervened, securing his release by Saturday evening.
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JV. Vickers
C. D. Reppy
la Noria
Wich
Santa Cruz
Apascar
Sta Bueno
Nogales
Lochiel
Wage Claims in Homestead Mills Spark Circular Split
The Federated Traces circular argues workers’ wages are not as high as claimed amid the Homestead dispute. An office review of 3,431 mills workers shows wages near 7.50 a day for 12. 5 to 7 a day for 45. 4 to 5 a day for 54. 1.68 to 2.50 a day for 1,677. and 14 cents per hour or less for 1,631.
Vickers Seeks County Treasurer Nomination
J. V. Vickers announces as a party candidate for Cochise County treasurer. He previously served as treasurer for one year after appointment, held Cochise County council seat in the 16th legislature, and is described as a large taxpayer and upright citizen. The convention is urged to consider his qualifications as a strong opponent looms.
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JV. Vickers
Vickers
Cochire
Board of Supervisors
Andy Ritter
Cochise
Cochise County
Vicker
Hse
Tombstone Bronco Ride Ends in Fatality
Manuel Dellasso a young Mexican resident of Tombstone died after a bronco bucked him near Boston mill. He rode to stay on but fell backward as the horse rose and then kicked him. He was brought to Tombstone and died yesterday morning from severe chest injuries.
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Manuel Dellasso
Tombstone
Boston
Manarl
Notable Cross Currents From Cochise County and Beyond
Witty dispatches report Gus Barron and wife departing for California while Napa Nick rides the outgoing stage. Local figures Allen English and Mie Lizle Brownlee travel to California and Indiana respectively. A San Francisco bout ends in a police-declared draw after fifty rounds. Grant Brothers finish Pantano contract and ship crews to major cities. Rome Georgia hosts Speaker Crisp to a 3,000 crowd. Chinese smugglers seen en route to Cuba. Costello stores beer. Burt Brown’s body shipped home. The Anglo American shifts to weekly edition. jury finds Marquis De Mores not guilty. Seattl e case linked to Mayer duel remains. Major Downing, once thought dead, arrives in Cochise. obituaries and recollections circulate.
Yuma Wins River Fund After Congressional Twist
The Yuma Times reports an appropriation of 10000 dollars for the Colorado river at this point, aided by M A Smith and Congressman Bowers. The item was cut in Senate then restored by the conference committee, passing both houses and receiving the president’s signature. Smith later described the sequence in a letter to Samuel Purdy.
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Yuma
Colorado River
M. A Smith
Bowers
Conference Committee
Congress
Mr. Smith
Samuel Purdy
Death in Carrs Canyon Miner Burt Brown Died of Natural Causes
Coroner Alvord, returning from Hua Chuca inquest, found Burt Brown dead in a Todd cabin in Carrs canyon. The miner, about 24, perished from natural causes likely a cramp, with a faltering diary revealing illness and marsh fever symptoms.
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Coromer Alvord
Huachuca Mountains
Carr's Canyon
Tombstone
Burt Brown
Todd
Bisbee
German Mines Suspending Work on Rot schanberger Tunnel
The Saxony government ends operations on the Rot schanberger tunnel and related Freiberg mines after silver prices sink. The project, begun in 1844, aimed to drain Freiberg mines to the Elbe, with branches totaling about 21 miles of tunnel. After 23 years, the main tunnel opened in 1877, but mass layoffs follow as most Freiberg mines become unprofitable. mining began in 1200 and yielded 9.2 million Prussian pounds worth 850 million marks.
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Saxony
Rotschanberger
Freiberg
Elbe
St. Gothard
Germany
The Branch Case Shows Mental Strain Behind Bars
Wm Branch remains in jail as officials debate his fate with Justice Alvord. Dr. Hamilton reports Branch is not fit for examination due to insanity and he has refused food, with hearings postponed to tomorrow at 2 p.m. Sheriff plans probate insanity tests as Branch endures spells and hallucinations. Converse and Son of Yuma resurface alive at Indian Wells.
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Whipple
Lee
Washington
Journal-Miver
Wm. Branch
Alvord
Ryan
Dr. Hamilton
Converse and Son
Yuma
Indian Wells
Court postpones Wm Branch exam due to Dr Hamilton absence
Friday's Daily notes an assessment on Silver King stock at 2c per share and reports delays in Wm Branch examination before Judge Wolcott caused by Dr. Hamilton's absence. Other items include a Sept 20 World's Fair commission meeting in Flagstaff and city debt funding discussions.
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Silver King
World's Fair Commission of the
Flagstaff
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