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April 9, 1911
Tombstone Epitaph
Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona
What is this article about?
Samuel Foganini, a 65-year-old Frenchman known as 'Napoleon' and long-time Tombstone resident, was granted entry to the county poor farm in Douglas due to old age and poverty. He lost his fortune in the early 1880s panic while in Chicago and moved west hoping to recover.
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Aged Tombstoner
Sent to Poor Farm
The board of supervisors granted
permission yesterday to another fam-
iliar figure about the streets of Tomb-
stone to enter the county poor farm
at Douglas by the name of Samuel
Foganini, owing to old age and being
unable to provide for himself the
necessities of life. He has been living
in this city for many years, is famil-
ilarly known as "Napoleon," is about
65 years of age, and a Frenchman by
birth, having arrived in the United
States 45 years ago. It is said by
those who know him that during his
early life he was independently rich
but during the panic of the early 80's
lost his entire fortune, at which time
he was a resident of Chicago, and
came west shortly after in hopes of
recuperating his losses.
Sent to Poor Farm
The board of supervisors granted
permission yesterday to another fam-
iliar figure about the streets of Tomb-
stone to enter the county poor farm
at Douglas by the name of Samuel
Foganini, owing to old age and being
unable to provide for himself the
necessities of life. He has been living
in this city for many years, is famil-
ilarly known as "Napoleon," is about
65 years of age, and a Frenchman by
birth, having arrived in the United
States 45 years ago. It is said by
those who know him that during his
early life he was independently rich
but during the panic of the early 80's
lost his entire fortune, at which time
he was a resident of Chicago, and
came west shortly after in hopes of
recuperating his losses.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Fortune Reversal
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Poor Farm
Fortune Loss
Tombstone Resident
French Immigrant
Economic Panic
What entities or persons were involved?
Samuel Foganini
Where did it happen?
Tombstone, Douglas, Chicago
Story Details
Key Persons
Samuel Foganini
Location
Tombstone, Douglas, Chicago
Event Date
Early 80's
Story Details
Samuel Foganini, aged 65 and known as Napoleon, a long-time Tombstone resident and French immigrant, loses his fortune in the early 1880s panic in Chicago and moves west, eventually entering the county poor farm in Douglas due to old age and poverty.