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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1899
Page
1
Local items from Bisbee recount a busy spring with visitors and residents arriving. News touches on mining figures from Huachea and Tombstone, stage line operations, a grand cake walk fundraiser, upcoming ball game plans, railroad developments, real estate work, and social visits among Bizbee’s townsfolk including Hart and Baker.
A high speed wreck derailed a freight train near Dragoon injuring none. Twenty one cars plunged into a ditch, track torn up for miles, causing over ten hours of partial right of way blockage. Wrecking crews from Tucson and Benson work to clear debris. No deaths reported.
Halderman brothers and two others are jailed on murder charges after allegedly killing a man near Lordebarg. Sheriff Scott White and Deputy Sid Mullen led capture efforts, with the pair asserting they killed in self defense. Preliminary exam scheduled for the 46th before Justice Schuster. relatives seek legal counsel.
An Iowa native and former Arizona governor candidate, ex governor-elect Irwin of Keokuk has been appointed minister to Portopal, replacing Bellamy Storer who moves to Maurid. Jobo N. Irwin, long a prominent Republican, is tied to Trewin & Company and active in politics, with transfers following the resignation of Governor Wothey and appointment of Train as governor.
An advertisement extols a perfect wheel model and claims Hostetter’s Iron Fittings improve digestion and general health. It promises restoration of vigor, color to the cheeks, clear sleep, and relief from indigestion and constipation. It warns against substitutes and promotes regular treatment.
A Phoenix Herald correspondent reports a stunning mica find in Northern Arizona's Grand Canyon area. Clear mica appears in a ledge 40 feet wide and 20 feet high with a 20 foot face, offering sheets four feet square. If confirmed, this could revolutionize the mica industry, surpassing existing large sheets.
A lengthy wedding notice from a periodical edition describes the marriage of Slaughter and his spouse, with family, guests, and home scenes at a ranch. References to vendors, local places, and future wishes are interwoven with community color and a blessing for long life together. Additionally, a railway note covers a minor wreck near Globe, detailing injuries and a conductor’s experience, with brief mentions of local figures and travel plans.
A garbled Tombstone page reports arrivals and detentions from Dragoon and Bisbee, with Halderman Brothers to Tombstone, a New York Piper advertisement page, and Chin wedding congratulations. Local mining and contractor notes mention A Duglass, M M Q Gorman, and O Grman visiting mines near Dragoon. Hawaiian volcano activity is noted with looming eruption and military details from Spanish War era units.
The report lists forty nine warships for the American navy in various stages of construction or in commission. It enumerates eight cruisers four motorships sixteen torpedo boats and seventeen destroyers with Phoenix pushing a territorial fair issue. Albuquerque citations urge Arizona residents to travel to Albuquerque for tips on hosting a successful exhibit.
In Tucson a heated dispute centers on whether the city should own its waterworks. Alledgedly, hidden in water pipes are mahogany colored Ethiopians, and current events draw scrutiny over their possible involvement and implications for public control.
Coll Bryan spoke in Milwaukee on Thursday asserting that democracy has not been halted and will continue the same struggle. He claimed past defeats by Harrison and Cleveland on disputed grounds, and predicted the Democratic Party would achieve victory in the future on issues where it previously faced defeats.
The government processes 17 million pieces of mail daily from 73,070 post offices. About 254,600.60 money orders are issued daily, with wealth carried exceeding 1 million dollars. Washington receives 600,000 deed letters yearly, half returned to writers. Postal road mileage totals 174,777 miles, and postal cars travel 251,556,008 miles in 1900s era figures.
Epes Randio ph states there is no truth to rumors that passenger train service on the 8 P M route will be altered. He says the current schedule meets demand and remains in effect at the present time.
The post office department accepts A. J. Mead’s proposal to lease space in Prescott for the office at 708 dollars annually for ten years starting next year. Patents granted to Allen E Covk and J Dyer of Phoenix for a bottle washer. Pensions granted to Arizonans Reisene Henry, Vickenburg, and Belville A Grant of Phoenix. Join L Burrows of Phoenix receives 12 dollars. Civil service exam May 1 for a Fort Apache plum ber position with 75 dollars monthly. Star Service at Huachuca Siding. Fort Huachuca postmaster allowed mail exchange with Huachues Siding twice weekly from April 23 1999 with locked pouch transport at no extra cost.
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