This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1890
Page
2
Meek and Madero oppose the Blinn Act as undemocratic and harmful to majority rights in Tombstone. Editorials critique disincorporation efforts, election irregularities, license resistances, and Governor Wolrey’s public stance on statehood, urging clear majority rule and accountability.
The text states Governor Wolfley will start a newspaper in Phoenix named the Arizona Republica to serve as the administration’s organ and Republican party mouthpiece of the Territory. It predicts failure and financial loss, while noting a bill in Congress to admit Arizona as a state and warnings that opponents could suddenly become full citizens.
The Prescott Courier notes Mr. Gocprse has been confirmed as Chief Justice of Arizona and will arrive in a few days to assume office. It adds little on Mr. Gooding's qualifications, but expresses hope he proves an able upright judge.
The piece presents a fragmented verse about a man in a coastal setting, dreaming of roaming again while yearning for a meaningful signal in life. It ends with the speaker resting beneath a memorial stone and notes on memory improvement advertised elsewhere.
Robert B. Stanton, chief engineer of the Denver Canyon and Pacific RR Co, completed a perilous Colorado River trip to survey a potential Denver to San Diego railway route with a Gulf branch. The journey, through Markle and Grand Canyons, yielded 1200 miles of standard gauge track prospects, extensive photographs, and optimism on minerals traffic. construction awaits the engineer’s report though dates remain undecided. The report highlights dramatic canyon scenery and the project’s mining traffic potential, with earlier explorers facing fatalities and the team intent on safety.
M Fisher and B A Haraszhy prepare to work placer claims near Gila City with operations to start next month. New Deal mine in Silver district shows pay ore while Alberta camp reports favorable outlook in Yuma county. Laguna placers near Gila City expected to yield heavy, profitable outputs under James Cushenbury. Laguna camp machinery aboard Mohave steamer and Trigo placers will be shipped soon. Ground is rich but buried in sand. deep cuts planned for gravel processing. Edler reports Riverside mines developments with a bonded group sale to an English company. Pinal Consolidated mine, owned by J Champion, shows progress with nine workers. Ore shipped via Reymert and Casa Grande railroad, yielding 109 to 490 ounces per ton silver. Black Horse mine yields strong silver. Quartz Mountain lead under L C Turk with Wiswell mill operates as a prospecting machine but shows two-foot vein with free gold. Aztec Land and Cattle Co to ship 10 920 cattle to Kansas this spring. potential migration of settlers and investors tied to eastern stockholders. Castle Creek reports Roberts mine under Joe Dobson delivering good ore. buyers say it is more valuable than expected.
Editors critique east investors rushing to Arizona mineral properties, warning many claims are mere prospect holes. They urge miners to develop deposits, extend drill work, and offer real ore to attract capital, noting many so called mines become pay streaks then abandoned for sale. The piece stresses prudent, substantive mining over flashy assurances.
A Victorian style ad praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a humane alternative to harsh purgatives. It argues purgatives cause convulsion and pain, while the Bitters strengthens and regulates the bowels, stimulates the liver and kidneys, and conquers nervousness and diarrhea.
Advice to mothers extols Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a fifty year trusted teething remedy that quiets pain and helps sleep with pleasant taste and claims it relieves wind and diarrhea. The Can Can hosts a Sunday dinner with dainty dishes and coffee. A child died from a scorpion sting in Carbo. German cotton seed sugar claims and a Senate committee report on Arizona territory laws with a substitute to legalize past legislatures.
The Nogales Herald describes Rev M A Crawford and his wife as Congregational missionaries who went to Hermosillo nearly three years ago to establish a church. Facing public hostility they persevered and now oversee a thriving church in the city center, with their home open to Americans and frequent guests.
Native invites patrons to the Pony saloon for pure whiskey and a range of liquors plus Curman Key West cigars. The Twenty-four Cathe Company passes through Springerville with 800 head of red cattle bound for Magdalena, New Mexico to Hutchinson Kansas. The Dictator mine, owned by Hugh Mullen & Co, shows a 28 foot shaft on a 3 foot vein with ore assays up to 300 per ton and plans to expand.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.