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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1896
Page
4
Arizona and Southeastern RR timetable excerpt shows passenger and freight schedules. The fragment lists trains with departure and arrival points, calling out routing between Arizona and southeastern lines, including terminus notes and connection details.
Local notes cite political strife in Arizona with factions aligned against the administration. Reports mention a new cause, economic moves in Nogales, a large cattle shipment from Huachuca, and a forecast of new alignments between Cleveland free silver Democrats and gold standard supporters. Consensus suggests silver gains and possible bolting by goldbugs.
Dispatch from Washington notes the Supreme Court weighing the classification act with two key questions: validity of the act as passed and whether it takes effect immediately or later. The bill’s passage omission by clerks is cited, but the Court held the law valid, though the timing question remains unsettled and may trigger further lawsuits.
Director Devol of the Tucson experiment station outlines a growing method for Australian salt bush seeds harvested from heart shaped seed cases. Seeds germinate best when sown before rain and kept moderately moist, then transplanted to soil, with plants building drought tolerance as they mature. Single plants can spread up to 16 feet on alkaline soil, and the plant may be used as forage mixed with other feed. Separate notes report a Tombstone mining accident at McCabe mine where John Rock and Dan Twomey were injured when a hoist bucket failed, falling 209 feet. Rock breaking a leg and Twomey sustaining injuries, another man uninjured.
An 1890s Tombstone page notes medicines like Electric Bitters promoted for various ailments, including stomach disorders and headaches, with testimonials. It also reports a gravel train derailment near the depot where cars derailed but managed to derail without causing major damage or injuries.
Clip from the Silver City Sentinel describes Schlatter the Healer, once missing after a comeback, moving across New Mexico routes from a cattle ranch near Datel range to Alma and Mogollon. Reports cite cures for Mrs Roberts and a Pleasanton girl, with further travels toward Clifton Arione and a white horse, as locals discuss his mysterious, wandering tale.
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