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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1893
Page
2
The text discusses Arizona representation at a Chicago convention and urges county residents to act quickly. It mentions JOPAE SLAs resolving a local difficulty, praises western states, and notes the University of Arizona’s advertisement and faculty improvements. The overall tone is patriotic and promotional toward state institutions.
Governor Hanes travels to Yuma to confer with Thomas Gates on reforming the prison. Hoe shows keen interest in the institution and aims to achieve self support before his administration ends, believing the goal is attainable.
A Watt organized plan to shift the county seat to Bisbee is said to be gaining traction. It claims last election voters and one third of taxable property can back the move, with Willcox backing Bisbee for easier access than Tombstone. Promoters have worked quietly for weeks and are confident. Tombstone should act promptly if true.
A jumbled mix of social, religious, and personal notices mentions Presbyterian home plans near Washington DC for an industrial school, a New Jersey Methodist conference rejecting ministry applicants, discussions of church society roles in Japan, and the Baltimore First Congregational Church pastor Edward A Lackence moving into laboring families’ quarters. Also notes on Gen George Ureene, a Van Dorn soldier letter to Captain Lumaden, a grant to Mr Dawson, early paper in the Utah Territory, deaths of Jessie Norment and William Maver, a land sale near Matomuskin, and royal references to English capitalists and European travel plans.
A fragmentary clipping notes heat and light facts such as glass versus brick heat loss and snow color. It also references German card play, noble ranks, and a royal wedding subscription in Cepada for Princess Victoria Say of Teck with a Canadian sleigh prize offered to subscribers.
Reports describe a Europe-bound shipment of ninety five thousand ounces of il Ver, a World’s Fair fire claims only eleven firefighters dead, and others saved or injured. Bank failures spark panic while Denver silver meetings promise revolt if silver war continues. Terrence Connelly's suicide attempt at Whipple barracks draws concern as Rio Grande do Sul faces revolt. Treasury rules on monthly silver purchases under Sherman law remain contested amid wild Wall Street rumors and a dull silver market with bar price drops.
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