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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1892
Page
3
August periodical lists subscription rates and delivery terms. Tax report by superintendent of the T M and M C shows healthful finances and improved management after near-collapse. London bi metallitism news cheers investors. Cochise county property value fell by 150000 while cattle shipments neared one million. a dry season would have raised figures to 3 million otherwise.
Secretary Foster informs collector Phelps that Chinese sailors shipped abroad cannot be employed by Pacific Mail or any American ship. The City of Pekin crew must be returned to China. Also notes local items from Tucson to Tombstone including mill sale, arrivals, land purchases, and World’s Fair ore display updates.
Gexgeit Weaver spoke to a large crowd in Los Angeles Saturday night attacking Congress for demonetizing silver. He called for restoring free and unlimited coinage, arguing it benefits domestic commerce over Europe and vows to push silver back to its historic role as money.
The president names five figures to the monetary conference: Senators Allison of Iowa and Jones of Nevada, Representative McCreary of Kentucky, Gen Francis A Walker of Massachusetts, and Henry W Cannon of New York. They bring finance and economic expertise, with Walker noted as a census superintendent and Paris 1878 conferee, Cannon as former currency comptroller and Chase Bank president.
Retired physician, once tested remedy on thousands, claims a simple vegetable cure for consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and throat and lung diseases. He offers free plans in German French or English by mail to readers of this paper. W A Noyes 420 Powers Block Rochester NY. Also new arrivals of ladies hats and children's straw hats at Paul B Warne Krew.
August 7 column notes jubilant cattlemen and a district attorney's county visit. It mentions Santa Fe station agent, camping trips, and party politics in Arizona statehood. The piece covers local fires, property losses, post office details, and salesman recruitment with terse community updates.
Local notices compile cattle brands and owner details from Tombstone and surrounding Arizona ranges. Entries name brands, post offices, ranges, and notes on horse marks for dozens of ranches including Taft, Duvall, Monk Brooms, Chiricahua Cattle Co, and Whitenack Land & Cattle Co, among others.
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