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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1902
Page
2
Entry states compliance with Act of Congress marking second class mailing status at the Tucson Arizona post office. The line confirms classification and administrative handling under postal rules.
Editorial lauds the grand jury for a prompt, clear report on Hoey’s affidavit accusing postal clerks. The charges are declared groundless and the post office officials vindicated. The piece calls Hoey's attitude contemptible and urges him to reveal who advised him to target Boston girls.
The piece mocks the Bulgaria Sofia dispute over Miss Helen M. Stone's ransom by a World War era American stance. It recalls Consul Charles Dickinson being dismissed after pressuring Sofia. It laments the snub and hints at a comic, biased defense of rescue by American power.
The piece argues Democrats fail to unite for Cuban reciprocity, calling it a flawed approach that leads to discrimination and retaliation. It warns that applying concessions selectively risks escalating tariffs and tensions with Canada Russia and Great Britain while labeling Cuba as a test case for the promised policy.
The bill for the Philippines mixes merits with flaws. It favors independent coinage with free silver but restricts legal tender after 1905 and forces coins to display U S sovereignty. The result would hamper commerce as Philippine coinage would differ in value and standards from U S coins, creating an absurd monetary split.
A political stance asserts that absolute free trade with Cuba would be the just policy Democrats would enforce if they held federal power, framing it as a natural outcome of Democratic control.
The editorial urges quick removal of Tucson’s wedge citing public improvements as sound investment. It compares Tucson’s progress to New York Chicago and other cities, arguing improved streets parks and water supply raise property values and attract visitors. The piece predicts a new era of growth and renewed civic pride.
Kipling’s verses for Sir Philip Burne-Jones’s painting The Vampire were created after much labor and pursuit of a long elusive idea. Kipling grants Burne-Jones copyright to the verses and adds a playful note about their use, then shifts to a legend of moonbound spirits guided by an owl and ancestors to a moon cavern where Joy reigns.
A Chicago Post excerpt shows a teacher urging a child to join in singing "I Want to Be an Angel." The girl resists, asking why tell a story when she struggles to learn the piano and play the harp.
A humorous exchange in the Chicago News recounts a woman asking about abstinence and a man replying with a boast that he has not touched water for 40 years, highlighting a quirky local anecdote from the era.
A promotional passage extols The Sun as a modern, fearless, nationwide newspaper with strong private life and public policy standards. It highlights full mechanical capability, extensive global correspondents, and robust Washington New York bureaus. Subscription rates include daily and weekly options.
The Weekly Sun presents world news, market reports, short stories, and a women’s column. It promotes household interest, agri department features, and club inducements. Subscriptions include free postage in the U S Canada and Mexico with advance payments.
Office Chief Quartermaster Denver invites sealed proposals in triplicate by March 31 1902 11 am for transportation of military supplies Routes 1 2 3 4 6 6 T and 8 and for drayage at Denver during fiscal year starting July 1 1902 U S reserves right to accept or reject all proposals Information furnished on application Envelopes marked Proposals for Transportation on Route No addressed to J W Pope Chief Q M
A near fatal runaway started a horrible leg ulcer on J. B. Orner of Franklin Grove Lil, resisted doctors for four years until Bucklen’s Arnica Salve healed it. The advertisement notes oils, burns, bruises, cuts, corns, scalds, skin eruptions and piles are helped. available for 25 cents at druggists.
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