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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1894
Page
2
A territorial committee yesterday ordered a favorable report on the bills admitting Arloon and New Mexico. The news is welcomed by local people as a sign of progress and assurance for the territory's status.
Amtoxa shows support for the strike with peaceful conduct while states face major damage amid the ALR UV railroad dispute and clashes across counties. The report notes no center images to pry and emphasizes orderly behavior during the national conflict.
A favorable report from the senate committees on the admission of Arizona credits Mark Smith with indefatigable efforts. The note urges steps to show approval and warns that failure to recognize his success would be ingratitude. Everyone is urged to attend Schiefelin Ball tonight to show Arizonans’ appreciation.
Barkesestative Hart reports to the house a bill amending public trade law. It provides that settlers in non mineral townships or lands lawfully possessed by coal land owners or grantees may select the right to have surveyed under conditions. The measure seeks to enlarge facilities by surveying lands that can be surveyed like agricultural lands for actual settlement.
A well-to-do Mexican residence near Tempe was burgled of cash and small items. Suspicion fell on an elderly woman, despite entry through a high window and the impractical weight noted. She underwent a humiliating search by female officials, yielding ten items that proved unrelated to the theft.
Anticipation gives way to reality as the railroad strike collapses. Strikers fail to halt Pullman cars and many are replaced by new workers. Public sentiment resists even partial stoppages, and authorities move to suppress further disturbances with firmness. Disturbances in Chicago and the West largely subside, with minor unrest lingering on the Pacific coast before fading.
A divorce complaint in St Louis illustrates how lack of conversation and misaligned desires mark many marriages. The piece argues early, thoughtful choices by women could reduce unhappy outcomes and embittered wives.
A Thursday Daily tale speaks of a sinking ship crowded with women and children and a single life preserver. The piece questions whether a man would sacrifice himself to save others, highlighting moral tests and selflessness.
The article notes seven restrictive measures plus a heavy head tax to check Chinese immigration. It warns of a steady influx of Afghans Panthens and other Asiatic tribes from remote parts of India posing ongoing nuisance and social friction.
In New York a young racer failed to clinch the Britannia series as Vigilant drifted behind. The piece notes the harsh lesson that life is a string of broken dreams and reflects on stamina and resilience after a setback in an international youth race.
An old age health note extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a reliable remedy for the elderly and convalescents. It cites rheumatic pains, kidney issues, dyspepsia, constipation, and general waning vitality, presenting the tonic as both preventive and curative.
An OCR fragment outlines milestones in book production: early type casting, the use of stereotype plates by Didot in Paris, printing on wood and copper, and the first American almanac printed in Boston. It mentions 1574 as a notable date, with references to presses, slabs, and bound volumes influencing later typography and engraving practices.
A patchy era summary notes state runways in Cape and Orange Free State with small dividends. Mail service workers in England receive first aid training under St John Ambulance. A tiny Sikh book, half the size of a postage stamp, is cited as the smallest book. Missouri considers capitalization reforms with $100000 bond debt implications.
Lundborgs Crab Apple and Edel Weins perfumes draw crowds at the Tombstone Drug Store with shoppers praising scent variety and long standing popularity. The store advertises the fragrances as best sellers in its daily display.
The item catalogues a string of local tidbits from Prescott and nearby towns including residents arriving from Bisbee Huachucas and Hereford, weather notes with 110 degrees in Phoenix, a mortgage secured with Wrought Iron Range Co and a peach apple load bought by F N Walton. It also mentions officials appointed to irrigation and boundary survey progress and a humorous arrest chained to wagon wheels in Jerome.
A brass brick misidentified as gold from Albuquerque ruins triggers a failed fortune for a Mexican prospector. Other items note Flagstaff license tax action, a teacher appointment delay, and a Tucson Indian camp selling cure-all medicine amid a rail strike affecting Arizona trains.
Judge Hawkins rendered an impact decision in the Walled Verde Copper Company versus county treasurer case. The suit sought to restrain the tax collecting authority from selling ore assessed at 3040 for delinquent taxes. The judge ruled that ore on the dump is subject to assessment and taxation and the case will likely be appealed.
An old promotional snippet touts Syrup of Figs as a pure laxative aiding kidneys liver and bowels without weakening them. It asserts universal medical approval, urges buyers to seek the California Fig Syrup Co. product, and warns against substitutes.
A party of 70 Jews gathered from Besarabia Pototia and Yekateranoslav left Odessa for Hirseh colonies in Argentina. Described as robust and capable farmers, the group aims to settle agriculturally. MioxoN reached its thousandth performance at the Paris opera comique with free public admission. Ambroise Thomas, eighty two, attended as composer.
A fragment notes Pinaad's Hair Tonic is highly recommended and available at the Tombstone Drug Store, signaling a local nod to this grooming product.
Reports from Wastuxatos to Oak land and Oxans cover senate action on admitting Arizona and New Mexico, local ARLU meeting on a strike, Knights of Labor campaign planning, a Knox Transfer fire destroying stables, Pullman strike arbitration, Youngstown streetcar resumes, Oakland guard redeployments, and border war incidents in Corea and California.
Senator Vilas, former postmaster general, defended President Cleveland against Representative Gorman’s charges in a lengthy Senate speech. He criticized Gorman and Smith over sugar duties, noting caucus moves and proposed one eighth cent refiners’ duty, and discussed conference actions on iron ore and coal duties. War news included Corcan talks and new organization denials, while incidents ranged from a streetcar tie up in Yoraston to a subterranean explosion near Coffeyville causing damage.
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