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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1892
Page
2
Local brief including Monday arrivals and events. Fresh Bird Seed at Miller’s Drug and a campaign push for Mark Smith at Schieffelin Hall. Proclamations, court updates, and town notices mix with business changes such as Hinds Honey Cream and Peto’s drug store sale.
Judge Stilwell charged M D Scribner with taking $20 000 from San Francisco to pay Southern Pacific taxes but McAllister said the money came via Wells Fargo for university taxes in 1889 and Scribner asked only for a receipt. the tale is disputed and no such receipt was given. Other notes cover local candidates and civic items including a new fire bell and store moves.
Report from Tombstone dated Nov 7 1892 recounts Crow Scott White and M D Scribner visiting St David to address voters. Judge Stilwell defended Scribner amid accusations and repeated praise at Bisbee. Mention of telegrams, SP Co, and a possible forgeries claim. Includes note on Fitzsimmons vs Hall fight and Republicans expecting Harrison’s Massachusetts majority.
Governor Murphy spoke to a Bisbee audience on Saturday night reading from manuscript. The crowd cheered for Mark Sim while widely opposing W. H. Stilwell and attacking Scribner tax payments linked to the Southern Pacific. Stilwell, Staehle, Fred Herrera and Allen English saw mixed reactions as Murphy and the party traveled to Fairbank and then Phoenix.
Voters cast ballots by noon with 23 percent turnout. Scott White supporters claim a countywide 100 vote edge, Scribner and Montgomery factions jockey for influence as betting on the results swirls. Bowman, Wentworth and others draw limited wagers while Bisbee and Tucson reports hint at shifts. A retired physician advertises a vegetable remedy amid campaign noise.
A wide survey across states lists Democratic and Republican tallies, with key contested states such as New York New Jersey Colorado and Wyoming. It outlines expected electoral votes and possible shifts by third parties, noting Cleveland vs Harrison standings and city county margins.
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