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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1891
Page
6
Scatterings from a chaotic local page reveal Needles California utterly destroyed by fire last Saturday. News notes report George Page visiting Albuquerque, a divorce request by Josephine Renouf, and Dr Goodfellow attending a wounded clerk at the customs house.
El Paso reports detail a dramatic rainmaking effort that began Friday with dynamite bursts on Mt Franklin. Balloons and mortars filled the air while 7,000 feet of oxyhydrogen and hundreds of bombs shook the city. Clouds gathered later as rain machines proved effective, prompting speculation on future weather manipulation.
The Gazette editor faces public ire after a hostile ad hominem tirade criticizing women's role in home life and equal rights. The piece links women to childlessness and praises restrictive Arizona grasshopper legislation, claiming such policy would benefit society.
The discussion centered on subsidies with Barnes proposing a two thirds vote. Norris sought two thirds of electors. Amendments limited voting to electors or property owners faced opposition. Herring defended subsidies with restrictions amid critique of the Harrison Act. Arkansas? Arizona figures debated lotteries and gaming limits, with Alexander and Barnes divided on scope. several amendments passed or failed.
The grand jury list names foreman BS Coffman and secretary C M Strauss among other members. A street accident injures Mrs. C N Thomas at Mammoth, her son Dee saves her from flames. Ben F. Smith plans a trip to Ft Huachuca with a three dollar round trip. Albuquerque Democrats appoint a statehood push committee to meet Republicans. George Fitts reports a ten year almond tree on Toughnot street yielding 11 pounds valued at 27 dollars, highlighting low gathering costs and potential revenue.
District judge Swan’s ruling orders a Chinaman who crossed from Canada to be released and returned to Canada, challenging the prior interpretation of whence he came. Acting Secretary Spaul ting directs Detroit officials to repatriate the individual, creating departmental confusion over policy.
A scrambled world of sensational notes reports suicides, murders, fraud charges, political misquotes, weather extremes and a Turkish flag debut at a world fair. It also covers a jailhouse lynching, a fatal prank in Coney Island, and a railway wreck with a minor injury toll.
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