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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1895
Page
2
Fragmentary текст reports a senate debate on women’s suffrage in Arizona with references to Phoenisx B.A. Packard a territorial bill and a battle between House and Council over granting voting rights to women. The piece notes republican views on self preservation and ongoing political friction.
The text notes Arizona remains attractive to train robbers, warning about the fate of those who visit Southern Arizona. It reports Lux governor sending to the council nominations of Thor Gater prison superintendent J B Hamlin insane asylum superintendent T D Satterwhite attorney general P Ole treasurer, described as good men who have been tried and found not wanting.
The house has introduced furry bills with an estimate that ten percent may become laws. Most bills will consume lengthy discussion, while five that pose the main challenge will pass with little opposition or debate.
A report outlines the Mexican government seizure of cattle in Lower Celi forvis, with many cattle belonging to Dobnnon and Roberts of our county. The piece warns retaliation could harm future relations and worsen tensions between neighboring countries.
A speaker argues against transferring state capital to Tucson or Globe claiming such changes will fail to affect constituents and incur heavy political costs. He warns legislators who vote for a bill should be transferred to Globe with the house.
Gen James N Bethune of Georgia, brother of Arizona Justice, is reported by a New York Herald dispatch to be critically ill in Washington at age about 92. A longtime Georgia Virginias figure, he helped push secession, promoted free trade and direct taxation, and once served as Georgia attorney-general. He also owned the musical prodigy Blind Tom.
Malaria, chills and fever, remittent and ague are promptly relieved and cured by Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters. The tonic is described as a slow acting family medicine aiding digestion and biliousness, while protecting against sudden temperature changes and other ailments. It strengthens the system, boosts appetite, aids sleep, and speeds recovery after debility.
Deputy Marshal Scott White arrived from Benson to pursue two armed bandits who sabotaged an west bound passenger train near Willcox. The robbers forced the engineer to open the express car, blew the safes with dynamite, scattered adobe dollars, and fled toward the Chiricahuas as a posse formed from Breckenridge Bisbee and Tombstone.
The vacant lot at Fremont and Sih streets is being fenced by T. M. Co as rumors spread of a planned shaft. Citizens discuss the move as a possible start to mining in the heart of Tombstone near a rich ore belt. A city tax bill abolishing the railroad commission passed with one dissenting vote. The Tombstone Drug Stars advertise a full line of emollients.
Yume sends a large petition to Phooix backing woman suffrage while weather and local events stir tension. Sheriff Fly pursues the train robbery trio Joe Scott Jim Yates Grant Wheeler and John Woods. A hospital death Ignacio Garcia aged 20 is buried at county expense.
T A Cantoli returns to Waco Texas while townspeople report social events and misadventures. The Vitale company arrived and will play tonight. A Mexican man frozen to death after a heavy snowstorm is found along the canyon road. Deputies head off train robbers while plans for California shipment proceed. Minor injuries and marriages add to daily Bisbee life as residents adjust to changing conditions.
W J Hurley found guilty of contempt of court for attempting to bribe jurors in the McDonald case. Five days in jail and a $500 fine or 500 days in county jail. He was held to answer on a felony charge in San Francisco with $10,000 bail.
Energetic men offered a free prepaid outfit and a sales job with weekly earnings from sixty to one hundred dollars for years. Apply via P O Box 1871 New York.
A quirky tidbit from Gothau notes a young man buys a pair of white gloves late at night due to no sizes in stock. He wears them at a cotillon and spurs discussion on fashion. The piece mixes local fashion gossip with brief economic and industrial blurbs about DC property, New York city payrolls, platinum from the Urals, a large handle factory, and Cutts’ wheat and nitrates exports.
Wiluias Streyway of New York has received notice of his election as a member of the Royal Academy of St. Cecilia in Rome. Bulky medical claim aside, M.D. Bully Ack asserts more English women die yearly from faulty dress than from all contazzicum diseases combined. Tux czarowite reportedly reluctant to wed and seeks to renounce the throne in favor of Grand Duke Michael. Ross Yours, descendant of a Pitcairn mutineer and noted for intelligence, plans a Pitcairn colony history.
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