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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1897
Page
1
Western miners crowded Kansas City hoping to land one of 300 trenching positions for Missouri and Kansas Telephone Co. Many unemployed arrived from other cities while most who spoke with recruiters were hired on the spot. The scene highlighted widespread job scarcity as officials advertised limited openings.
A large expedition of about 300 armed firefighters and volunteers sails from Dallas and heads toward the coast between Corpus Christi and Galveston. Contingents from Colorado and New Mexico join with groups from Texas to form a southwest coalition. Also noted is Byron Every of Woodstock Michigan suffering rheumatism later aided by Chamberlain's Pain Balm, advertised as available in Tombstone and Bibee.
Dispatch from Athens reports Colonel Varseo capturing Vouklies village and another infantry battalion with guns moving to Crete. The Turkish fort seizure prompts reinforcements as King receives daily telegrams urging continuation of his policy. Local ads and notices flood Tombstone Drug Store with salves, syrups, and assorted goods.
A social AP reporter visiting India’s central naval provinces reports hundreds of starving people along rail lines. Five bodies found near stations highlight a mortality crisis in Bundelkhand, where 200000 of 700000 residents receive relief and numbers may climb to 300000. The piece notes severe deprivation and large migration by train as a sole aid.
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