On this date in 1878, the first issue of the Arizona Silver Belt was published at Globe City which contained an editorial suggesting the word “city” be dropped from the town’s name.
On this date in 1913, a gold nugget weighing 29 ounces (0.8 kilogram) and worth over $500 was brought in to Tucson by a man who had found it on the ground after a hard rain.
On this date in 1932, John Clum, Apache Indian agent, Mayor of Tombstone and editor of the Tombstone Epitaph, died at age 80.
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On this date in 1882, President Chester A. Arthur warned Arizona that he would place it under martial law unless it showed more respect for law and order. The warning was directed chiefly at Cochise County.
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