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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1894
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a railroad event involving New Mexico and Arizona Railroad, a home burn, and a clock-like timing reference. The text is garbled but suggests a timed sequence and a comparison to Tombstone time, with unclear details and a possible incident or schedule note.
The local notes item reports visits and arrivals in Benson, Tombstone, and Fairbank, including H Gerwein and Mies Hattie Lost, Frank Earls, and Marat Masterson. It notes the Benson newspaper starting May 21, shipments to tombstone and Fairbank, a partnership filing for F W Braun & Co, a baseball game Nogales versus Guaymas, and an excursion train from Guaymas. It mentions canal water concerns, track material revival at Bowie for railroad work, and a dip point change at Central spar.
Friction over a fatal incident on the San Carlos reservation last Friday where An Taian was killed by an Indian policeman during an arrest attempt. Police claim self defense amid the chaotic scene as details emerge from the Tombstone-Journal-Miner records.
A fragmented report recalls a missing gold mine in the Catalinas sought by Thomas Wallock and an Indian guide. Rumors say the mine may be found, a soldier once claimed the site, a powder wagon and gear were connected to the effort, and locals report ongoing staking and pursuit of the claim.
A historical letter condemns drastic purgatives that convulse stomachs and weaken the system. It argues many misuse violent cathartics, warning they ruin health, and advocates Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a gentler, restorative tonic improving liver and digestion.
The District Court of the First Judicial District of Arizona Territory in Cochise County issues a summons to Ernest Brook Ernest Pillers and Henry Peters Astin to appear within ten to thirty days and answer a complaint seeking damages for a stated sum, with default possible. The document cites official court seals and dates in a federalized territorial format.
A compact survey of science notes describes super large stars with diameters exceeding a solar system, mirrored ant hill scale dwellings, Florida chameleon egg hatching by sun heat, precise earth dimensions, steam engine heat efficiency, and palm tree lengths in Ceylon and Brazil, all cited from Clark and other sources.
A collage of biographical snippets, statistics on philanthropy and hospitals, quotations, and miscellaneous notes. Mentions include Liberia’s president birth, Liberia founders, poetry output, a Baltimore thesis author, Persian lore, and charitable totals in France, Vienna, London, and Paris. Includes historical quotes and a veterinary advertisement for a cough remedy.
The document records a gubernatorial proclamation announcing a reward. It names CHAS ML BRUCE as secretary and notes official action by the Governor. Details are limited in the fragment, but the notice signals formal state reward proceedings and administrative authority.
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