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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1891
Page
5
A late 19th century column blends talk of Arizona statehood with city happenings and ads. It notes the territory’s vote in favor of statehood, a city election, tax reminders, marriage licenses, a Christmas ball, and mining reports. It also mentions ore values, livestock movements, and local business advertisements.
A morning wedding at Frank Wolent's residence in Torwbetowe joined Mr. E H Storrs and Miss Virginia Lash. The report mixes local nuptial details with broader regional notes on mining funds, California orange trees, and a World’s Fair funding debate.
The Southern Pacific Company has refused to grant a system wide wage increase from San Francisco to New Orleans. The decision affects all employees and outlines the company's stance on labor demands across the network.
An editorial in the Tucson Citizen urges statehood as a priority, contrasting with a month of balloon literary pieces and hoping the reckless aeronaut lands safely back to earth.
The article argues that nonpayment of taxes by owners like Mr Hilton should not be tolerated and that lawmakers and taxpayers alike must uphold tax obligations. It likens the county to a mining company where every stockholder must pay pro rata, and defends the county treasurer’s duty to collect assessments despite public criticism. It also critiques an anarchic act by Wasps linked to Russell Sage and cites immigration anxieties linked to its consequences.
Six members of the 1th infantry at Fort Huachuca celebrate Arizona posting praising perpetual sunshine and scenic landscape. They compare wretched conditions at Fort Madison New York to abundance of good things in Arizona and convey relief at the climate and healthful surroundings.
The report notes nearly all Panama merchants facing severe downturns with widespread loss of confidence in any improvement. Many storekeepers describe dwindling sales and rising concerns about the town’s economic outlook.
A letter from C P Hestiseros to Jeter of James Simpson argues Texas policy blocks Southern Pacific expansion. The report notes 300 to 500 Christians faced massacres by Chinese rebels, with churches pillaged and a cartridge fire in Silver City causing an explosion and a runaway cart incident. The piece also cites the Mills Campbell race and silver debate dynamics.
The San Francisco man found guilty of Samuel Jacobson’s murder states in his will that his executors may sue the city if he is unjustly hanged for a crime he denies. Relatives propose an ongoing legal process to compel Judge Mary Ly Ochre to reveal central evidence supporting the case.
Prec Wednesday's Daily recounts Carrolton Missouri resident James N Mann who was scalped by Apaches sixteen years ago in Arizona. His head wound remains open and requires daily dressings while doctors doubt his vitality. A separate incident reports a Chinese immigrant stabbing miner Thomas Floyde. Floyde fought back before dying from a knife wound.
Gold Watch and 204 dollars are promised to each agent who recruits a club on the one dollar per week plan. The 4 karat gold filled case is guaranteed twenty years. Fine Elgin and Waltham movement stem wind and set. Ladies or Gent's sizes. Equal to any fifty dollar watch. A hunting case watch offered at twenty eight dollars with express shipment and examination prior to payment.
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