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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1891
Page
6
Snow yesterday morning delays eastern mail. In town: Si Bryant from Turquois. Capt. Kelton confined to bed. C B Tarbell heads to Phoenix for short business. Mrs Cringle ill but improving. William's hotel in Maricopa burned, loss $3,000. Mining, university vacation, and local trades noted among scattered items.
A Sunday morning killing in Fairbank reveals a dispute over buggies seized in a civil suit. Witnesses describe Joseph Haffner and R. J. Fisher as central actors, with Richard A. Helms fatally shot after a confrontation at Haffner's blacksmith shop. Helms died from a abdominal wound after a day of recovery. The coroner’s inquest and formal exam are pending.
A group from California left Phoenix aiming to prospect dry placer fields in Arizona using a newly patented dry washer tested in California. They carry a small mill of thirty five pounds and plan to use a larger one weighing about one hundred eighty pounds stored at Tucson, awaiting developments.
The new countries embraced include New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, West and South Australia, New Zealand, Taemasia, British New Guinea and the Fiji Islands. Rates drop to one cent per half ounce for newspapers and postal services vary, with nine countries remaining excluded from the union.
Fairbank jury failed to determine cause of Richard A. Holmes death and could not conclude it was a gunshot wound by an unknown person. They adjourned to Tombatono to interview the prisoner, but Sheriff refused per Attorney General Herring, leaving the verdict unchanged.
An aged retired doctor, handed an East India missionary formula for a simple vegetable cure for consumption and other ailments, claims it can speed recovery. He will mail a free copy with full preparation and usage directions in German, French, or English to any requester with a stamped reply. W A Noyes Rochester VI.
Company I 9th Infantry led by Lieut Wm G Elliot traversed Globe on Deepth en route to Fort Huachuca via San Carlos. The unit, 55 Apaches and Apache Mojaves, enlisted last April at San Carlos as regular troops. They left Whipple Barracks November 23 arriving via Phoenix. Alongside are 10 troopers from the 2nd Cavalry and Regt Bennett as first sergeant. Sanchez the chief praised government education for Indian children while noting preference for girls education on the reservation.
A scrambled OCR fragment lists names and places including DM Hasler and wife in city, Wm Swayze CM Wilde, Davide Rankin Sonora, PALACE CC Wheeler Tucson, DM Barringer Philadelphia, CE Osterhouse Sonora, BAN JOE EC Fesler Indian, Seward Blake St Louis, Hetty Carperson Widlcox, SC Fredericks Sonora. The readable items suggest a directory or notice with multiple persons and locations.
County records show Fred Colman transferring to J O Connor horses wagons and harness in Bisbee. William Glading Trustee transfers 13 mines in Dragoon mountains Cochise district to Frank Glading Trustee for $1. Signed deeds list property interests and mineral assets in the Cochise region.
The text presents fragmentary letters and notices involving Frank Glading and trustees to William Prescott, mentions of English correspondents seeking export info, and an affidavit by J P Johnson related to San Rafael and Tombstone district assessment work. It includes references to a London firm A M Warre Co and a Cracco General Surry Co with promotional content.
News wire digest reports the S P strike picks filled positions with minor exceptions. Rio Janeiro protests imperial donor funeral funding. Rio Fortella resigns as governor. Admiral Silveira to succeed. Norcross identified as Boston bomb suspect with matching clothing and tailoring marks. Navy moves from Valparaiso. Yorktown to join Boston later. Telegraphers strike widens. trains tied up. neutrality guards on Rio Grande. World Fair seeks 5 million dollars. Singapore wires Chinese weasels lost to Hongkong. Italy and US ties noted with Harrison. golden placer mine booms near Golden. Colima eruption fears. Tucson election contest. congressional committee leadership seen. Butte Miner lauds Crips silver support.
The report notes a bi chlé treatment venture yields profits for originators. It estimates seven hundred local patients weekly paying 25 dollars each, totaling 17 200 dollars weekly and 910 000 yearly. Home treatments add 200 cases daily at nine dollars, about 655 200 yearly, bringing total patient income to 1 565 200 annually.
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