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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1898
Page
4
A mixed local item brief notes railroad timetables for Arizona and the Southeastern X, several houses for sale, Wallace show bills in Tucson on November 7, bids for a new Tucson building closing October 27, and various ads for school books, petrified forest efforts, medicine products, and Syrup of Figs promotion.
Arizona political coverage includes gold standard lines, Mike Smith and Col. Wilson tours, and speeches at Mammoth and Geronimo. Local items report horse theft arrests in Graham County, Temple Bar hydraulic mining progress, and marriages of Andrew Jackson and Joanna Williams.
Ab Wing, a Can Can restaurant dishwasher described as almond-eyed, was arrested by Chief Wiser on burglary charges. He allegedly robbed the Can Can cafe of about $500 the Ilth with witnesses Henninger and his wife identifying the suspect. Wing, noted for poker betting, remains in jail as police pursue the remaining money.
The Phoenix In school announces its senior football squad will tour the southern half of California this winter starting late November. The lineup highlights John b y White Mountain Apache lai at six feet and 150 pounds, Isidore Coster from southern California at 20 years old and 120 pounds, and Cyrus Sun noted for speed who played full back last year. These players suggest the Indian team may show strong play and teach notable tricks during the trip.
A Rough Rider recalls a camp incident where sailors scratched their names on a bell atop a barracks. Shortly after, a shell hit the building. many who signed the bell were killed or wounded in the San Juan hill battle, with postwar inquiry confirming the claim.
The Cochise County Republicans publicly back the party platform opposing free coinage of silver without international agreement among leading nations. They pledge to promote such an agreement and preserve the existing gold standard.
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