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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1898
Page
2
A jumble of wartime notes mentions Manila, Dewey, and gun use limits as American forces prepare. It notes correspondents, relief totals, and transport ships, plus scattered notices on postal guides, Porro, and scarlet fever in town.
An advertisement style prose discusses fasting, clinics, doctors, and various “cures” for consumption. It promotes Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a universal remedy and includes anecdotal patient testimonials claiming improvements after using the product.
Bisbee jottings note visitors from San Antonio and Canada, post office arrangements during absences, Home Guards drilling, and local plans. A variety of travel, business, and social updates include trials, theatre, and a planned July celebration. Mexican cattle imports rise in April with totals across key border towns and a projected year total. The mining federation plans a home for aged miners with a $50,000 building funded by regional unions.
Ft Huachuca troops under Lt J O Sullivan O Shea move toward the border to cooperate with Major Nolan Calabasas to guard the line from Indian and bandit attacks and mobilize up to seven hundred men in Tucos Nogales Busbee and Tombstone if needed. Costa Rica counterfeiters have issued notes totaling about 1 million dollars with secret service inspectors bringing them to justice.
Headquarters advertise C P cyanide potash di oxide sodium zinc shavings borax glass CP test lead cracier mufflee furnaces and more. Write for illustrated catalog. Braun & Co 401 407 North Main St Los Angeles California.
The district court session covers multiple juries and verdicts. Notably one jury found not guilty and differed on another case, while a guilty plea led to a five year sentence in Yuma penitentiary. Indigent witnesses were paid small allowances and several jurors were excused or discharged.
Regular Bisbee cor respondent notes May 20 1898 visits by J Sullenberger in Tombstone for court J E Maneon of Los Angeles in town Sherman Crump Pearoite R W Bare manager Whitbeck Cattle Co W E Gimmil from San Francisco Miss Hattie Lusk to Tuccon for graduation John Williams to Tucson B F Graham Co opens second hand store Wm Quinn returns from Kansas City minor shooting incident Dr Green will be resident physician for United Globe mines Students raise tickets for next month picnic Lovie Bodecker to grade new road work Majore Winn Lbrernay updates Copper Queen Library with 100+ new columns
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