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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1897
Page
2
Fragmented OCR reveals Tombstone Epitaph notes and Arizona Kicker items. Mentions Chinese Equal Rights in Chicago and a November election, lists spurious coin rumors, U S government payments to mail lines, Arizona gold production, and proposed taxes on various businesses.
Frank J. Cheney senior partner of F J Cheney Co offers one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Sworn before me this day of December. Testimonials available by F J Cheney Co Toledo.
OCR fragment presents partial numbers and monetary figures without context or identifiable entities, hindering meaning. No discernible events, names, or locations are evident to construct a coherent newspaper card.
Bisbee brief notes the upcoming Fourth of July events and crowds. It records travel, small-town misadventures, a timber-car accident near the hospital, returns from California and Phoenix trips, local deaths, and a health cure anecdote from Chamberlain's remedy with Bisbee and Tombstone ads.
The Kango News records weekly cattle shipments by Carl Stanley and others. Entries include June 1 shipments of 51 yearling bulls and various steers from Colorade to Holt Live Stock Co in Denver, June 2 consignments to Holt from Los Angeles area, and June 3 movements in Denver. Additional notes mention Morgan cattle from Hot Spring moving to Hutchison Kansas and 200 Hereford cows plus 112 calves from I. C. Heoser's herd in TulA. Mr Geer comments cattle healthier than western Texas stock.
Isolated items recount the marriage of Charles Edward Eichelberger and Marganta de la Torre in Yuma Arizona. The couple, aged 39 and 17, reportedly wed after a courtship noted by locals with congratulations from friends and an illustration of the event.
A pistol death near Jerome is tied to a quarrel with Mexican Leandro Muiz over a woman. Raiz is captured and handed to authorities after another letter about Geo. W. McFarlin surfaces. A July 9 execution date for Lehley is noted as a thirty day respite is granted. Also reporting a Tombstone school event and a local wedding ceremony.
Attorney Blenman reproduces a letter from Hon. Mark A. Slaith requesting clemency for Phillip Lashtey, stating he has asked the President to commute the sentence. The document mentions William Russell White of Arizona, a naval academy graduate, tied to Tempe and the territorial normal school, with ties to Pat White and Annapolis.
The mayor and Common Council announce a public meeting at City Hall to plan the Fourth of July celebration. Citizens are urged to attend as many topics including parade routes and fire department support will be discussed. A large gathering is expected and organizers aim to coordinate with fire and police committees.
A rough report outlines a mill project in Solomonville area with capacity of 60 tons daily, expandable to double via additional machinery. Boilers and engines are underway, rock breakers installed, foreseen completion within two months, and plans for future feeding and processing equipment.
Fragmentary OCR lists agreements and transfers among multiple parties with references to Turquois and Tombstone districts, cattle deals, and product names. The text is jumbled with misspellings and unclear dates or contexts, preventing a clear event narrative.
A widow from Patapkiruta Pennsylvania writes to the mayor requesting help finding a suitable husband. She describes herself as thirty, childless, refined, loyal, and eager for a stable home with a respectable, educated retiree who can share responsibilities and not expect her to work the wash tub.
A reader letter from J. W. Venshie of Dowsey Los Angeles County extols a diarrhoea remedy amid urban complaints and a mayoral appeal. The missive references pain stench and death in an era when such cures are advertised by pharmacists.
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