Weekly Epitaph from Tombstone March 14 six page edition
The Nugget reprints Thursday March 9 news from Britain noting Leadville smelters running twenty eight furnaces and daily ore reductions of eight hundred to nine hundred tons. Vanderbilt charity funds a memorial cottage for orphan girls at St Johnsland Long Island. A New York patent opera glass is traded for six months advertising. Albany legislators flagged life insurance receiverships and urged discretion to avoid public uproar.
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Leadville
Cornelius Vanderbilt
St. Johnsland
Long Island
Vanderbilt
Board of Supervisors
Express
New York
Albany
New York Daily
Waitz Mill in New Mexico Could Cut Ore Costs
A New Mexico Mining News editorial argues the Waitz process at Silver Cliff could reduce silver ore cost to about $1.50 per ton, calling it a bonanza and suggesting potential adoption in Arizona mills. It contrasts with higher costs for silver ore and discusses coinage policy and paper money as bimetallic standards. It cautions about congressional adoption and notes implications for national debt and banknotes.
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Waitz
Silver Cliff
New Mexico
California
Tax House
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Silver certificates repeal debated and bullion deposits urged
The article discusses restoring silver to financial parity with gold, arguing for keeping and expanding silver bullion deposits. It notes a major treasury balance and cites local Tombstone council votes on prostitution district limits, while questioning missing funds from the Republican National Committee and Star Route inquiries involving Dorsey and Brady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Republican National Committee
Dorsey
Star Route
Brady
George Gorham
Sewer committee appoints report on city drainage
A sewer committee of Councilmen Nash Dean and Atchison with City Engineer Kelleher and Mr Haskins toured the district proposed for sewers. They aim to lay lines through Allen Fremont Fourth and Fifth streets. Citizens fear epidemics from current stench and urge prompt sanitary action to prevent diphtheria scarlet fever or malaria. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of care.
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Nash
Dean
Atchison
Kelleher
Haskins
Allen
Fremont
San Luis Orispo
California
Gov Tritle in Prescott Welcomed by Prescott Courier
The Prescott Courier reports Governor F A Tritle arrived from Tucson fatigued after sickness and a stage ride. He spent the day with local acquaintances, praised Prescott, plans to stay a week, then go south and return to reside here permanently in the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Tritle
Prescott
Prescott Courier
Govenor
F. A. Tritle
Tucson
Arizona
Wall Street West Brooklyn Trader In Bank Robbery Plot
A Brooklyn man living in Michigan befriends a bank cashier and plans to rob a private bank and flee to Canada. The cashier reveals the plot but the boss and directors embezzle instead. The pair travel to Detroit with the supposed funds, only to learn the entire board vanished with no money. Texas faces a $5,000,000 treasury shortfall amid depredations and fiscal strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Brooklyn
Michigan
Canada
Detroit
Health officials provide update on local conditions
The health officer street coroner tax collector and pound master unite to share information about current local conditions. They outline public health concerns sanitary measures and ongoing efforts to address animal control and stray management in the community.
Health officer reports city sanitation and pest house work
February 23 1882 to report shows removal of 57 loads of filth at 75 cents per load and 75 nuisances removed. Inspected pest house, found measles not smallpox, flagged and unflagged accordingly. Noted food provided for patients and absence of active smallpox epidemic. Street repairs and obstruction removals completed at owner expense. Fire warden details fire inspection, incendiary suspicion, and two fires contained. License tax collector notes $870452 from licenses with many fractions and calls for better facilities and animal impounding.
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Giberson
McSwegan
Allen Street
Betwen Seventh
Eighth Street
Pest House
D. Calsher
McCann
Great Railroad Strike Sparks Massive Labor Demonstration
In Omaha on March 8 a wage dispute at the B M railroad escalated after 100 workers initially accepted 1.20, then 1.50, and finally 1.75 a day. A union of over 1,000 members led a 2,000-strong parade and riotous actions with guards, damaged property, and a police clash. Police and mayor seek military protection.
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Great Railroad Kirike
Omaha
Neb
Bidwell
Beak About Grant and Floods and Avenging Mob
March items report General Grant in financial distress with no income while his son Buck remains wealthy. Union Pacific directors elected Sidney Dillon as president with a large net earnings drop. Bolivar Mississippi floods break levees, forcing evacuations. A lynching mob in New Mexico executed three men and injured two others. Wyoming legislature approves Governor Hoyt with broad support.
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Beak
Grant
Wasuineros
Gen. Logan
New York
Gen. Grant
Jones
New York Times
Union Pacific Railroad
Sidney Dillon
Elisha Atkins
Frederick L. Ames
Ezra U. Blake
S. H. H. Clark
F. Gordon Dexter
Daniel Dows
Greenville M. Dodge
T. T. Eckert
Jay Gould
Solon Humphreys
Russell Sage
Augustus Schell
Wm. H. Scott
John Sharp
Golivar
Memiuis
E. H. Moore
Bolivar County
Hushpacana
Lake Charles
Mississippi
Bolivar
Rosedale
Legislative notes and frontier dispatches from March
A collection of brief items reports moves on the Franklin search expedition pay, a coercion act inquiry tied to Ireland, a Montana marshal incident at Milk River, a Price Station murder arrest, a Dallas death by laudanum, congressional debate on the Chinese bill, New York pedestrian awards, Arkansas River rise, a Knoxville train wreck, and miscellaneous notices including a marriage-disqualification debate for teachers and a New Haven rooster duel.
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Caiiaco
Helena
Montana
United States
John Healy
Milk River
Fort Assiniboine
Poplar River
Marshal Botkin
Rucker
Captain Norwood
Healy
Dallas
Tex
Frank Clanton
J. W. Norris
Price Station
Forth Worth
Norris
Ellis County
Duncan
Calishers Serarination Examining Debi Caliber Continues
A morning session before Judge Wallace reviewed the Debi Caliber case with witnesses including George W. Chapman city health officer who described empty five gallon oil cans and coal oil scented odors around the fire origin area. J H Todman testified to coal oil smell in the air and charred sacks. Recess taken. court reconvened at 1:80 p.m. Joseph Schultz then testified.
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Wallace
George W. Chapman
McCann
J. H. Todman
Benj. Cook
Joseph Schultz
Postmaster Appointments and City Council Actions in Graham County
Lou M. Butler named postmaster at Yorks Arizona while W H Savage becomes Bisbee postmaster and Capt Seamans visits Tucson for health. Bishop Dunlop preached last night and faces another service. Common Council debates culvert lumber and sewer plans, approves bills, and considers water pipe maps and fire plugs with Huchace Water Co. Also a mine accident injures Max Hansen, serious but not fatal, his wife having left town.
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Lou M. Butler
Yorks
Graham County
Arizona
J.8. McCoy
Huschuce Water Company
Maine
New York
W. H. Seamans
Tucson
W. H. Savage
Eng
Bisbee
Common Conseil
Carr
B.C. Quigley
Thomas
Fourth Street
Baron Bros
Committee On
Committee On Finance
R Cohen
Reppy
P W Smith & Co
J Lang
Nuggett & Co
D A Moriarty
H A Weston
Jobo Carr
B C Quigley
Eclipse Bakery
W T Blater
Tasker & Pridham
J Lenoir
John Carr
T A Atchison
An Chapman
J H Cummings
Tombstone W, M & L Co
Mc. Swegan
Wo Slater
Auditor
Atchison
Nash
Carrace
Dean
James 3. McCoy
Huchace Water Company
McVay
Geo. Haskins
Messia
Max
Hansen
Bob Tagersoll
Mr. Hanson
Bin
The Sewerage Question in City Council Meeting
The city council committee met Mr Haskins to discuss sewerage for the city. He proposes a single two mile system on Allen and Fremont streets with connections at Second Fourth and Fifth Streets and outlets on the mess, using pipes six to twelve inches in diameter and openings every forty feet for lot connections.
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Haskins
Allen Street
Fremont Street
Nadeau
Corral
Seventh Street
Tombstone City Notes and Local Updates
Local items report council delays on bids for work and salary talks for the police chief. Telegrams for unclaimed residents appear at the office. The new Methodist church organ arrives, and social prayer meetings begin at the Presbyterian church. A sale of Allen street property changes hands, with plans for a second story. Fort Lowell prisoners are transferred to San Carlos for trial. Weather notes compare Tombstone frost to Nevada depths.
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John H. Boner
M. Roxey
Jas. E. Hussey
M. KE. Jovex
Oriental Bowertson
Methodist Church
Mason & Hamlin
Presbyterian Church
J. A. Keaty
Allen Street
Giberon
Bisbee
Br. A. Fickas
Youxe
Tombstone
M. Guay, Esq
Gen
Howard
Willcox
Fort Lowell
San Carlos
Pacrix
Virginia City
Nevada
M. Guay
Cloverdale Springs
New Mexico
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Maxcu
United States Treasury
Ture
Texas
Grouce W. Crarson
Mr. A. Magee
Pucific Life
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N. M
Las Lanas
Chas
Shelton
John Redmond
Harry French
Foreman Woodruff
Redmond
Jas. McDermott
Gallup
Atlantic & Pacific
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Simpson
Sherif Jones
Crane’s
Curvenne, Wy
Hoyt
Schwatk
Franklin
Wininter Lowell
Lonnox
Lowell
Ireland
San Francisco
E. T. Kennedy
Russ House
The
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Whasuinaton
Senate
Hailey
Daniel McSweeney
Cali
Hazel
Fitzgerald
Noremac
Hurt
Sullivan
Arkansas
Strriz Rock
Ark
Arkansas City
Knoxville
Tenn
Knoxville & Ohio Road
Mount Vernon, Ky
Mary Sigmun
Roundstone
Miver
Memris
Friars Point
New
Weeters Union
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iMane Mall Welle
Viet Oe
Girard
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Looking‘glass
Galiforn
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Reet
Aston Oh Mead Cratar
Alpha
Gord and Carey
Overman
Ophir Ec
Grown Point
Buena
North Westers
Calishers
Perbonala
Iaw Acceses
Bo Tok
Pacific Life
A. Magee
Prescott Democrat
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