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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1892
Page
4
A collection of editorials and letters critiques the silver issue, politics, and local leadership. The Tombstone press comments on the Nogales Record closure, bank power, and potential sheriff tax shifts, while praising or challenging party positions and candidate prospects amid national coinage debates. The piece condemns male political behavior and notes mining output shifts, railway trade, and Western political maneuvering.
Reports from Wattre Idaho describe a deadly pursuit of fugitive nonunion workers after a Fourth of July skirmish, with twelve suspected bodies found and others driven into Brush. In Parsnvnc, Care negic upper and lower mills face a mass strike of about 3000 workers as gas is shut off. Paris notes rescue efforts after a glacier disaster near St Gervaise. Hamlet Brones and Sax Dingo track a British schooner, Eliza Edwarde, suspected of smugglin, while a national mining congress signals a shift toward silver policy and presidential alignment.
The defeat of the free coinage bill prompts Bland to claim perpetual party battles over money power and sectionalism. Senators fear the bill's fate while Stewart predicts revival next session. Walcott blames campaign pressure and timing for the defeat as Sherman pushes to repeal the silver law.
General James J Weaver born Dayton Ohio June 12 1833 studied at Ohio University law school Cincinnati 1854. He joined the Second Iowa Infantry 1861 rose to major and brigadier general by 1865. After the war he held legal and tax roles then served in Congress. He ran for president with Greenback Labor and later People's party, remaining active in reform movements.
The report lists June cattle slaughter totals for Gus Sobery 9 head P Huntington 85 A Bauer 26 and notes mining claims and land transfers in Tombstone Bisbee Warren San Pedro river with buyers sellers and bonds. It also cites Great Eastern and Mayflower claims near Tombstone plus a political line about poverty and Homestead strikes with federal troops in Idaho and Pennsylvania.
Critics urge removal of overzealous district officers after a string of incidents involving foreign vessels in port, including the Edwards seizure and release. They say the government’s actions have harmed the harbor’s image and that the public should demand accountability.
A. G. Olliver, a Democratic delegate, recalls that when Grover Cleveland neared a two thirds threshold, Arizona's five votes tipped the balance in Cleveland's favor amid cheers. He notes that had Arizona backed Hill, the silver bill might have survived the House defeat, and Cleveland’s influence steered the outcome. The delegate urges humility over crowing.
The passage and defeat of the free coinage bill hinged on a small crossover among lawmakers. A few Republicans aligned with Democrats to pass, while some Democrats joined Republicans to defeat, leaving Republican papers with limited consolation from the result.
A Central Labor Union meeting in New York on Sunday adopted resolutions denouncing Pinkertons and saying only capitalism makes the Homestead outrage possible. It calls for arbitration instead of strike and boycott and promises financial aid to the Homestead strikers.
The district board condemns Pinkerton actions and Carnegie Frick allies as murderers and enemies to the Republic. It justifies working men using force to repel Pinkerton invasions in self defense and expresses sympathy to bereaved families and sister turning societies who lost members.
A Mexican paper reports a decree from the Alcalde of Castellas lamenting drought. It states that if rain does not fall within eight days, masses will be canceled, churches burned, and devotion objects destroyed, with further harm to priests and nuns if the drought persists.
A reward offer promises one will cure pneumonia with Dr Drummond's Lightning Remedy with refund if unsuccessful. The Mint settlement shows 1,416,897,995 standard ounces gold valued at 26,356,766.58 and 65,037,990.48 silver with total assets reaching 152,579,425.93. Also reports on a tea stamp mill inspection and a violent Duquesne brawl ending in death and injuries. It notes a low Tombstone to Tucson circus fare promotion and various cattle brands across multiple Arizona locations.
Subscribers to the Daily Prospector or Weexl ey Errrain with cattle brands gain the same run in the Errrarn without compensation. A page on cattle interest covers local affairs. A year's subscription to the Evrrarn-enti tles includes a one inch brand advertisement in the WEEKLY Aprrapn.
An early medical advertisement touts a vegetable remedy claimed to cure consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and nervous disorders. It promises radical relief and offers to send the preparation free of charge in German French or English to any reader upon request by mail at a named block address.
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