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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1899
Page
1
Local notes report new warehouse expansion and rapid space use at the company site on Main Street. The piece mentions residents, businesses, court actions, weddings, and community events including a Queen band concert and various arrivals and travels around Bisbee and Nogales.
A Globe report recounts a July departure by a husband wife and infant toward Upper Salt River then Strawberry. The mother pushed a carriage bearing the baby. the infant vanished with the carriage later found empty. Authorities suspect drowning or harm but no conclusion reached. Jerome was named as a potential destination.
Sheriff Scott White dispatches warn that the Woobie train robbers are near Globe with a posse pursuing. A pursuit is deemed unlikely to halt the fugitives as rumors of arrest and mental illness circulate amid local unrest and El Paso Times commentary.
The former Arizona delegate to Congress, Marcus Anretius, traveled from St Pauls to New York and Washington on business while speaking on party sentiment. Reporters note a shift in western and southern views influencing national politics and the stance of Tammany and Bryan era debates.
Secret Service uncovers a counterfeit operation selling fake valuables and bogus health tonics like Hostet ter's Stomach Bitters. Advertisers push dubious cures while reports mention a car accident and a science talk on natural coke in coal beds.
The Phoenix Indian School has developed into a sizable, citylike complex with handsome buildings and improved surroundings. A recent concert drew visitors from the city who spent the evening touring the grounds and listening to the music. The school is now the second largest in the United States, with Carlisle, Pennsylvania first. Phoenix may overtake Carlisle if growth continues.
The report notes Arizona residents and businesspeople relocating to Los Angeles and other parts of California. It cites Globe and Tombstone families, suggesting many have moved or split their presence between Arizona towns and California, with a notable population in Los Angeles.
The Consort editor mocks critics amid claims of theatrical voice and Salvation Army ties. The Courier reports improving business but notes real and imagined troubles, including poultry shakeups, wool thefts, and vandalism on the wood pile as the press faces peculiar local challenges.
The Lake Superior and Western Development Company holds an option on a Bisbee Arizona property. Plans call for extensive development and deep sinking as needed to prove the site, with officers and mining men committed to rapid progress once funds and approvals align.
A reference notes the Oceanic steamship to be as long as the Brooklyn Bridge from tower to tower. It claims authentic Chinese history spans from year 122 of one era back to 26007 years before China, with Ching historians describing a continuous 2400 year timeline.
An unclear, fragmented report notes a writer claiming moral decay in Net culture and general society. It mentions a Sardose Hereid with potite shotdder and Calorie State Mudlee, plus a reference to a progenitive movement and a forthcoming justice appointment.
The Newaise fearless journal and Arzone'e staan arater hail the Jerome Mining News on its ulth year with wishes for continued unity and prosperity and free silver support.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions water and a date reference. details are unreadable and no coherent event or entities emerge. The readable content is insufficient to identify people places organizations or a clear incident.
Uncertain reports describe Fee Shamtoes facing recurring danger as a vow and threat loom. The text is garbled but implies a spingeaker context and potential risk to multiple people who lack understanding of differences between related terms or leaders.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate the California health board opposed a proposed law and suggested it would affect or target several states and groups. The text is unclear but mentions Oregon Washington and New Mexico and racial terms.
The Copper Producers' Association in New York reports copper output for the first half of the year rose only four percent from the prior period amid rising consumer demand and higher prices. Officials doubt the remainder of the year will show a proportional increase, with continued strong home and export demand.
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