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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1891
Page
2
Friday’s Daily notes Tombstone public school enrollment rising to 140 pupils from last year as Yaple’s advertises low cost school supplies. The item mentions Willcox tram interest and local market reports including a horse sale and cattle outlook near Phoenix.
The Phenix Herald reports arguments at a convention where Judge Sedge Barnes pressed a proposal to fix uniformity of textbooks. Most members reacted with astonishment at the legal move and concerns about potential robbery risks across counties and towns if the system were adopted.
Henry M. Stanley’s mission to the Belgian king seeks resignation from the Congo Line governorship. A German colonial officer in Alsica declined the post.
Dispatches from Matamoras state Gereia and his party are being closely pursued by Mexican forces with a likely final engagement today. Garcia may attempt crossing the Rio Grande at Salicino Beinosa or Logualta. troops at Fort Brown and Fort Ringgold will intercept. Also reports on boxing match Woods vs Davis and other items including a note-raising scheme, railway telegraphers union, Chandler defense, Holy Coat exhibition, adulterated bread analyses, and border commission appointments.
The Gazette outlines the first draft toward framing the state constitution in a Bill of Rights. It defines three government branches, asserts federal supremacy over the state, and limits civil rights including jury trials when value exceeds ten dollars. It bans imprisonment for debt, prohibits perpetuities, guarantees free worship, and declares railroads public highways with lotteries banned.
A noon confrontation between Dr. J. C. Handy and Frank J. Heney over a pistol escalated into a deadly struggle. Handy seized Heney after a scuffle for the revolver. Heney fired, wounding Handy in the abdomen. Handy died after surgery. Heney surrendered and posted bond. The city reacted with shock as connections between the men surfaced and prior tensions were noted. An unrelated sports note reports P. L. W. Carntage of Buffalo setting ten and twenty mile records on a patched tire.
Wednesday's Daily reports from Arizona include weather notes with storms near equinesia and a prospect of rain this fall. Mrs J B Barnety was a passenger on the incoming coach today as locals discuss figures like A Joerger visiting from his near a Montain brewery with a hoed of beer. Mrs M A Howell returns to Tombs after several weeks in Bisbee.
Fragmentary report notes a dispatch from Tormbetene involving a person named Mandy and a condition tied to towels and a time around 3 PM. No further particulars are provided.
A jumble of names and places appears in this OCR fragment including Marshall names such as Nelon, Keenan, Benson, Keplar, and Parke. Locations span Denver, Chicago, Oakland, New York, San Francisco, and Tombstone with dates like September 19.
Reports from Harshaw and nearby Hallettau detail zinc mine activity and ownership by Finley Powers Hubbard and partners. Ore success, lease transfers, and corporate moves at Herius and Washington Camp are noted amid local rivalries and ongoing property sales talks.
An advertisement extols Stetumety Bitters as a thoroughly safe medicinal stimulant derived from vegetable sources. It claims relief for various ailments and dyspepsia, appealing to readers seeking rational, plant based remedies and promising benefits to the weary and distressed user.
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