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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1897
Page
3
A fragmented July court session report references a special session addressing calendar disputes, attendance of all members, and the judge’s tentative scheduling for the first Monday in July. The article mixes regional commentary on Arizona border issues, local obituaries, market notes, and scattered advertisements, including patent remedies and local business notices, with little coherent narrative.
A newly elected justice of the peace in a predammet delivers a flowing charge to the jury. The jurors hear all evidence and counsel, with the judge urging a verdict based on which side’s testimony is believed. The scene includes formalities, copies, and notes on proceedings and delays.
Reports from Apache County show a staunch resistance to territorial tax measures amid a broader showdown over funding for the normal school, territorial university, and reform school. Delegates and county officials press for exemptions while Mohave and Navajo responses remain unsettled as legal avenues are explored.
Nerve Life promises to remove obstacles to marriage and cure wasting illnesses by restoring vital power. It claims to remove causes of youth excesses and restore refreshing sleep. Special physician discounts and a sealed two cent packet offered with a trial treatment. Grand jury final statement reports in Cochise County on sixteen cases with recommendations.
Dispatch from Flagstaff reports Jim Parker, sought for robbery and murder, captured after a pursuit beginning at Willow Springs two miles northeast of Flagstaff. Sheriff Preston assisted by others, Parker surrendered after being roused at camp and taken into custody for transport to Prescott. The reward for Parker’s arrest remains noted but undetermined.
A garbled OCR style passage references a figure named McKinley and a "White Mouse" with a radiating fate, describing a strangling incident, an exit, and an appearance by a doctor from Arizona. It hints at a tense, charged scene by water, with unnamed investigators and taken care of details, but the details remain unclear and disjointed.
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