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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1895
Page
2
A fragment notes the 1805 outlook for western states and the House silver faction. It suggests profits if silver advocates stay aligned, referencing Sunday publication roots and ongoing political calculation.
A Findlay Ohio editor notes a local project to extract material gas by pumping air into the earth while citing that the country consumes about 23 million pounds of tobacco annually generating nearly 14 million dollars in internal revenue from tobacco.
The passage notes Alva Johnson, labeled a train robber, is under a life sentence. It mentions his contempt of court fearlessness and his refusal to testify about the Rosene robbery during Kid Thompson’s examination in Los Angeles.
Lumber companies in northern Arizona plan to open yards in Phoenix as the north and south road nears completion. The 3. P. Co. would lower coast harbor hauling prices in southern California, triggering a building boom and a larger Phoenix development push.
The article notes only 132 hangings last year compared to 9,800 homicides, arguing juries fear taking a human life and suggesting life imprisonment could reduce acquittals. It asserts a growing public will against the death penalty and a belief that current practice is a farce.
Tae Prosrectuk announces year 1505 improvements with added power in news and job rooms and a rapid mailer. The paper marks eight years of operation defending decency, exposing corruption in Cochise county politics, and vowing continued independence from temptation while serving the people.
Bisbee in mid January 1695 notes Canfield to ship final cattle batch on the 17th. Inspector Jenkine from No ler arrives to oversee weekly cattle shipments. Pecqueira to ship 24 head of steers to Kansas City on the 19th. M M Sherman expected with 1200 head of cattle. Mrs. Crossey moves to new house and opens a fine dining room and restaurant. A beer shipment from Milwaukee arrives. A counterfeit meeting is warned at the breweries Saturday evening.
Exorasy and America plan to contest a boundary line in Alaska prompting claims of a detente in the region. Authorities stress the issue involves alleged delonate and potential summer travels tied to the border discussion.
Discharge of more than a hundred Carnegie Steel workers who attended a meeting to form a labor organization has provoked strong anger among remaining employees, raising tension to a fever pitch.
The tax loyalty of Col William Herring to Cochise county is described as fiercely tested as he asks to join the attorney general in the Curby appeal. Herring prosecuted a life-sentenced prisoner who seeks a new trial, while the county gains no monetary compensation for Herring’s lengthy, public-spirited defense of Tombstone families.
Hints advise eating more fruit and careful seed care. Southern pole beans cling better than northern varieties. Soil quality influences melon flavor. Tomatoes have changed in form by cultivation yet remain tomatoes. Weeding green celery plants can affect the vegetable’s texture and size.
A fragmented guidance note suggests methods for ironing starched clothes using beeswax and a sectirons substitute. It mentions keeping reference items like tape and sponge in the kitchen and a doll view while handling tasks. The text is garbled but implies practical domestic tips.
The Mexican officers seized cattle near Yuma without demanding duties or stating reasons. General Andrade told American cattlemen that things would be resolved. Moore & Carney hold seven horses for Wm. Fain, feared in Mexican custody. Peter Johnson returned from the desert unmolested.
The article notes a wind event, registered residents, and a mastiff sent to Tombstone. It mentions upcoming travel times Prescott to Phoenix, washouts near Yuma, and railroad activity with Southern Pacific planning tree planting and parks costing over 1 million dollars. It also cites Henk Arnold on Americans' taste for music and placer gold activity around Yuma, Vicacho, and Cocopahs priced per ounce.
Reports from Fort Huachuca detail rising activity as P. J. McCarty and Pat Sheehey travel to Bisbee to pursue town property investments. locals note beef trade rumors, a Lochiel event on the 21st, and captures of bear news with conflicting explanations. Funeral for Mea Gassaway marks a somber note as arrivals log at Grand Central.
A vivid, old fashioned notice extols Hostetter Stomach Bitters as a preventive and curative tonic for malaria and bilious disorders. It claims to strengthen the system, improve appetite and sleep, and aid convalescence from wasting diseases while warning against cold, wet weather and hard mental labor. The text also references various curiosities and a large steam facility in Levien, Holland.
Eastbound Sunset Limited passes Benson Fridays at 720 PM and westbound Saturdays at 3 37 AM. Passengers praise the train as magnificence with deluxe attendants, prompt service, and royal treatment. For details contact T H Goopuas Gen Pass Agent San Francisco or P O Waneren Benson Arizona.
A chaotic dispatch reports mine entombments at Dig Lake Colliery Audley with 90 to 120 workers trapped, plus 20 previously drowned. Other items cover Arctic expedition fears, political resignations in France, a Denver mint coinage bill, income tax debates, and a Homestead boiler explosion with multiple deaths.
After four months use Simmons Liver Regulator my wife is almost entirely relieved of chro mite constipation and bleeding piles. W B Leeper notes the powder form is sold by druggists and can be taken dry or as tea.
Samuel Ben ner issues a grim forecast for 1895 predicting continued embattled business, bankrupt manufacturers, and ruined farmers. He expects grain prices to fall to 40 cents a bushel in Chicago and corn to 25 cents, with hogs at 3.00 per hundredweight next winter and overall declines in wool, cotton, livestock, and property investments.
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