Mark W. ALEXANDER
September 20, 1905
Arizona Republican Newspaper
Mark W. Alexander died at the Telford Ranch, east of
Mesa, Monday of pulmonary trouble. Mr. Alexander and
his wife and father-in-law Mr. McKennon have been in
Mesa since February last and have lived at the Telford
place during that time. Mr. Alexander was 29 years of
age and came from Kalamazoo Mich. His body will be
shipped there at once and will be accompanied by his
bereaved wife and father-in-law.
MRS. A.F. ANDERSON
February 3, 1905
Mrs. A.F. Anderson was murdered by an unknown person
early Saturday morning. Neighbors discovered the woman's
lifeless body lying on the floor of her home. The
indications are that she was choked to death. The
husband of the deceased is an employee of the smelter
and states that he left home at 5:30 o'clock Saturday
morning to go to work.
An American is alleged to have been seen leaving the house
about three hours later. Parties who claim to have seen
the man give a fair description of him and the police are
working on the clue. Robbery is supposed to have been the
motive as the room where the deed was committed was in a
state of utter disorder.
The victim was formerly the widow of Naponuceno Huntado,
a captain of the police who was murdered in this city
two years ago. She had been married to Anderson a
little over a year. Cananea, Mexico
Bert ANDERSON
October 21, 1905
Arizona Republican Newspaper
Bert Anderson, a member of the construction gang at the
Copper queen smelter at Douglas, fell from an eye beam on
which he was working a few days ago, and sustained injuries
from which he died the next day. Anderson had in his pocket
at the time of his fall, a center punch, which entered his
groin, puncturing an artery. The excessive bleeding which
followed was responsible for his death. He was putting a
lashing on an eye beam on the feed floor, stepped back,
missed his footing and fell about fifteen feet, landing
on his knees. The accident happened at 4:45 and he was
taken immediately to the Calumet Hospital. He was working
on the structural gang with T.L. McCabe. The man had been
employed at the Copper Queen for the past six months. His
people live in New York. He made his home in Douglas with
O.M. Ross.
Antonia and Gil ARIAZA
Arizona Republican Newspaper
November 1, 1905
Gil Araiza shot and fatally wounded his wife at Mammoth
last Wednesday and was himself shot in the leg by Justice
Kegel while trying to escape from the officer, the wound
proving fatal, says the Florence Blade. The leg was
shattered and had to be amputated. The culprit died
within a few hours after the operation was performed,
the shock to his system being a greater strain than he
could withstand. The wife, believing that she was on
her deathbed made a dying statement to Justice Kegel,
which was in substance as follows: "I, Antonia Araiza,
believing I am going to die, make this as my dying
statement: my husband and I had a quarrel. He said he
would get the gun and kill me and went and got the gun
and shot me without provocation." What caused the
quarrel was not stated. The woman died Thursday.
JOSE ARIAZA
April 15, 1905
Jose Ariaza died at his home in East Tempe early Thursday
morning and the funeral was held yesterday afternoon from St.
Mary's Catholic Church. The interment was made in the Catholic
Cemetery south of town. Senor Ariaza was one of the old timers
of this place. He has lived here for years and was well known,
having ran a freighting outfit for many years past. He was
well advanced in age and death was due to a general giving out.
G.M. ASHBAUCHER
December 9, 1905
G.M. Ashbaucher died here Tuesday evening of lung
trouble with which he was afflicted for years. He
was for some time connected with the United States
geological survey and came here first two or three
years ago. He went away again and returned last
fall to Mesa City, coming to Phoenix a couple of
weeks ago.
JOHN M. BACH
December 20, 1905
The coroner's jury having examined into the cause
of the death of John M. Bach, the man who dropped
dead suddenly Thanksgiving evening on North Central
Avenue yesterday returned a verdict that death was
the result of natural causes. Bach had been living in
Phoenix about four months, having come here from
Chicago, his home, for the benefit of his health,
being a sufferer of consumption. He was 35 years
of age and a member of a well-to-do family. Just
what disposition will be made of his remains was not
learned last evening, the announcement being withheld
until word could be received from Chicago.
At the time Bach died he was in the company of Jerry
Murphy and en route home with him to be his guest at a
Thanksgiving dinner. When a few yards beyond the
Rinard stable on Center Street, a severe coughing
spell came upon him and he told Murphy he thought
it best that he should return downtown. Murphy
started to assist him and when on the bridge across
the canal, Bach fell forward, dead.
An incident in connection with the affair shows the
uncertainty of life is told by Roe Weldman, one of
the jurors. Before starting out Center Street, Mr.
Murphy, Bach and Mr. Weldman stopped at the Hoffman
and had a drink. Mr. Weldman left the two in front
of the Hoffman and began to converse with several
friends. He hd been talking not over five minutes
when Judge Burnett came along and subpoenaed him
to serve on a coroner's jury. Mr. Weldman went
with him to where the body of Bach was. Great
was his surprise to find the death he was to
investigate to be that of his friend with whom
he had talked not five minutes before.
J.J. BAKER
Arizona Republican Newspaper
August 23, 1905
J.J. Baker who has been a familiar figure on the streets of
Phoenix for the past fifteen years died yesterday morning at
his rooms in the Baxter Building. The deceased leaves a son
at present a resident of Denver and some distant relatives
in Kansas. The son has been apprised of his father's death
and arrangements for the funeral await his instructions.
For years past the deceased has suffered from a cancer which
had grown on his arm and two years ago he underwent a very
critical operation in the hope of being relieved. While the
operation was in a way successful it did not have all the
desired effect and his death was indirectly due to his ailment.
He was at the time of his death, seventy three years of age.
For several years he had been custodian of the County Pest
House. In an early day he was an ardent horseman and retained
his love for the sport. He laid out the race track below the
city.
MAJOR OTTO BALKE
Arizona Republican Newspaper
May 9, 1905
R.L. Blake yesterday received word of the death near Berlin
of his father Major Otto Balke, retired of the German army.
Major Balke was seventy two years of age. His life had been
spent in the army and his career was an active one.
His father in the Napoleonic Wars had risen from the ranks to
the rank of major an unusual promotion in those days when the
commissioned officers were for the most part if not all,
members of the nobility.
His son at the usual age entered the service as a private
but within a short time became a non-commissioned officer.
For bravery in the war between Prussia and Austria on one
side and Schelswig-Holstein Denmark on the other he was made
a lieutenant by brevet having after the death of his superior
officers led a desperate and successful charge. He was severely
wounded in this engagement.
At the outbreak of the war between Prussia and Austria he
became a lieutenant and fought through that brief conflict
being wounded again at Sadowa. Here he was shot through the
lungs. He was further promoted after this and was soon after
detached from active service and visited many European
countries in the capacity of military attaché.
At the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian war he was recalled
to his former command in the Red Hussars. He participated
in the most important battles and was wounded at Gravelotte.
He was stationed in Paris during the period of the occupation
and was present at the crowning of the Emperor William at
Versailles, the only officer there not of the nobility.
He was retired from the army on account of infirmities and
was appointed postmaster at the city of Brandenburg which
office he held until a few years ago when he was obliged to
surrender it on account of ill health.
He leaves one son and several daughters, most of whom are
wives of German army officers; one of them is the wife of
an officer of the Russian army.
Major Balke received many marks of recognition from his
government.
