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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1892
Page
5
Senator Bannoux of Virginia died of heart disease on Saturday. The report notes his passing and references various political commentary from the era, including remarks on Democratic platform goals and Arizona politics. The piece also covers related local and regional issues such as bond advertisements and prior acts of the 16th legislature.
Tuesday's Daily reports Mrs WW Whitney and children headed east while Mrs Ellsworth and daughter arrived by noon coach. Dick Paddock and brother run the Gila Bend railroad hotel. Allen English and W K Meade rode the incoming coach after visiting Tucson for the Democratic convention. Delinquent tax sales begin. bidding continues through June. Sam Brannon returns to Tombstone from San Pablo mine then heads to San Francisco. R C Kettlewell to fill his San Pablo vacancy. J M Leary shifts to Albuquerque via Eddy, New Mexico. Sonora residents concert tour through town Thursday night. Rev. G F Bovard to preach at the Methodist church with quarterly conference to follow. May Shields closes a successful Fairbank term. farewell dance held. Also notes on local stray advertising for Swayne’s Ointment and a humorous kitchen scene excerpt from a stage of life.
Work on the peninsula railroad connecting San Quintin with San Diego and a branch to Yuma has been abandoned after a substantial portion was built and surveys completed. It is likely the San Diego to Yuma link will later join the Salton to Cuyams road, which is already 30 miles out from San Diego.
The Tucson Territorial Convention endorses silver restoration to pre 1873 Mint Act status and calls for free coinage of silver under U S policy. It instructs delegates to Chicago on June 21 1892 to push for free coinage in the Democratic platform and favors nominees supporting silver expansion.
An advertisement declares Drummond's Lightning Remedy will cure most rheumatism cases and offers a $5 reward if uncured. It states the medicine can be prepaid by express to any address and invites druggists to stock it. Also notes city council equalization meetings and a salesmen posting with earnings claims.
Local column from Bisbee notes births and departures with names Wm Schmpecher Hughes and McAndrew among others. It covers travels to Tucson Prescott Tombstone and San Francisco plus sickness and deaths including Mrs Warren Barrows and Miss Fancher. Also reports steer injury Ben Clark’s critical condition and an appeal about silver coinage and a mail order catalog offer from Cariaco Green.
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