City News Roundup From Tucson Area
At three o'clock this evening trains for 10 were reported on time. Juan Mendoza died yesterday near Hoyle's sh twenty-one miles west of town from apoplexy. He was buried in the Catholic cemetery. City Recorder Hawke has a leave of absence for a ranch visit amid undelivered telegraphs. McLean D M Ferry Asa ter E E Downer Sra Cristina De a Hesler we re arrested for drunkenness and resisting an officer. 100 days jail and a $100 fine. Orozco, who burned Cochran's residence, was held for grand jury on grand larceny. cotenant George M. Russell of the theerth calvary is in Tucson voting for the United States army. Memorial services were held for Peter Case with remarks by Professor Mann. Mrs Hall neat and Evening Star, the services were short but impressive. Mas Garcia, hunter who killed a leopard in Rincon Mountains, brought in a large mountain lion. Jovita Garcia was arrested for enticing a fifteen year old girl. a hearing is set. Charles McCormick was arrested by Constable Mandet on embezzlement telegram from Bisbee. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Frank H Hereford. mother and child doing well. Sheriff Munds escorted Curtis alias Wesley, wanted for highway robbery, to Prescott. Sheriff Del Lewis of Tombstone transported a crazy man to Phoenix. Francisca Zepeda died of pneumonia at 49 Kennedy street. funeral tomorrow. Van E Murphy, from Caropea, died of pneumonia. brother in Cherryvale Kansas will arrive to take remains.
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Congregational H
Peter Case
Mama
Professor Mann
Stan Endeavor Society
Case
Hall Neet
Evening Star
Church
Christian Ave. Society
Mas Garcia
Isopard
Rincon
Congress Hall
Cana
Mornor
J. Jovita Garcia
Personal Mention: Arrivals For Huey Trial And Local Business
Davis and eight BE Sanduskey arrive from St Louis to supply horses for a British contract in South Africa. Dr J C Norton passes through en route from Phoenix to Cochise. B J Alwinkle travels from California to Oracle. Dr O W Brandon arrives from Naco for Huey trial as witness. Robert Hannah, Nogales inspector, also for Huey trial. Y C Fuentes from Cananea to meet his wife returning from the coast. W O Owen, survey inspector, from Nogales. W E Fryer, mining expert from Cerro, Colorado visits. R R Richardson from Silver Bell mining property. W S Cudaback of Nogales customs here for Huey trial. Deputy Sheriff Tom Turner from Nogales arrives by burro.
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Davis
BE. Sanduskey
St. Louis
South Africa
O. W. Brandon
Nogales
Naco
Robert Hannah
Huey
Y. C. Fuentes
Cananea
W. O. Owen
W. E. Fryer
Cerro
Colorado
R. R. Richardson
Silver Bell District
W. S Cudaback
Hoey
Tom Turner
Notable Visitors Gather for Hoey Trial Among Local Residents
P B Soto arrival on No 9 and registration at San Augustine. F Neilsen and wife return from wedding trip via Nogales. R K Freeman of Nogales travels for Hoey trial as former special deputy and now witness. Charles R Wores Harold R Bacon arrive from Oceanic mine. George B Ellison Bisbee visits Dr L T Britsol attends Hoey trial. Hualapai Clarke the Apache Kid killer is in town. Li A Packard Bisbee cattleman arrives on Nogales train. Mr and Mrs J H Hardy arrive from Minas Prietas and register at San Augustine.
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P. B. Soto
San Augustine
F. Neilsen
Nogales
R. K. Freeman
Hoey
Charles R. Wores
Harold R. Bacon
Oceanic
George B. Ellison
Bisbee
L. T. Britsol
Hualapai Clarke
Li. A. Packard
J. H. Hardy
Minas Prietas
Street Gar Line Change Promises Better Service
The Tucson Street Railway names Mose Drachman manager replacing R B Zeigler and plans to extend lines from Stone avenue to Seventeenth street and Union Park, and from the University to the sanitarium site. New open horse cars, harness, and double service to the university are planned, with rails and line improvements to follow. A runaway horse car incident yesterday showed safety measures needed as a Mexican driver took over and rescued the horse after a brief collision. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil advertised for immediate relief from burns cuts and sprains.
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Tucson Street Railway
Mose Drachman
R. B. Zeigler
Stone Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Union Park
University
Drachman
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Verdict Fifty Years Ago in Indian Court
An Indian court case described a jury ready to verdict and declaring that they could do as they liked with the confessing men while acquitting the rest. They doubted the reliability of the evidence noting it could be fabricated and questioned whether a confession proves guilt.
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Administration of Justice
Bombay Gazette
Farmer and sewing machine man joke ends with a punchline
A farmer misleads a sewing machine man about his crop with playful misstatements. The man slips into a coma after accident and requires two doctors to recover. A second joke asks how many live swallows make a pound, noting a swallow weighs ten grams and fifty would weigh a pound.
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Baden
Primitive suspension bridges traced to early interlacing flora
The idea of suspending a bridge is linked to ancient times with interlacing branches and plants across rivers. Monkeys possibly used such crossings before humans. In mountainous regions like Tibet and Peru these structures appear to have existed since history began, perhaps earlier.
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Tibet
Peru
Earier
Tucson Tragedy: Gambler Kills Mollie Conard Then Self
In a Saturday night quarrel over Mollie Conard's street occupation, Horace B. Allen shot Conard through the heart and killed himself with a gunshot to the head. The double death occurred around 1:30 am in Tucson as officers found both bodies in a room on McCormick Street. The coroner's jury ruled Allen dead from self-inflicted wounds and Mollie from a gunshot wound by Allen. Funeral services for Allen and Mollie were set for tomorrow at Parker's undertaking parlors.
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Horace B. Allen
Mollie Conrad
Allen
Tecson
Bakersfield
Celtoria
Tucson
McCormick Street
Pedro Pellon
Mollie
Effie
Flannagan
Katenstein
Wilson
J. H. Wilson
J. L. Wiley
C. F. Fink
A. H. Zeigler
R. Moreno
BE. M. Hutton
Ben
O. C. Peker
Colorado
Ben Daniels
Daniels
Mollie Conard
el Paso
Nogales
Efie
Parker
Weight on the Moon Reduces Up to Two Stones
The text explains gravitation’s effect, noting a man of twelve stone would weigh about two stone on the Moon. With unchanged muscles and frame, he could seemingly jump over a twelve foot wall on the Moon with little more effort than clearing a two foot wall on Earth.
Autobiography From Noted Baseball Figure
Manning recalls urging Pitcher to write about famous men he met. Boyd reports the pitcher did so by penning an autobiography, as noted in the Boston Transcript.
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Manning
Pitcher
Boyd
Manning—Ie
Boston Transcript
White color in science and art contrasts
Scientific view sees white as all colors fused in light, while popular usage describes white as a color in paint yet as not a color when claiming someone is perfectly colorless. The discussion contrasts light spectrum and perception in everyday language.
Not Conclusive Church Choir Talk
A brief exchange from the Philadelphia Press shows a man claiming he is singing at the church and a woman denying knowledge until she recalls her brother Jack mentioning his choir joining. The dialogue suggests uncertain confirmation of membership.
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Jack
Philadelphia Press
Zeckendorf Store Special Sale Draws Large Tucson Crowd
A Tucson report notes a storewide sale at the Zeckendorf Store with crowds on the floor and departments featuring seasonal goods. The clothing sale runs through the week with new specials in every department, praised as up-to-date for local shoppers. Burdock Blood Bitters advertised as a cure for eruptive skin diseases.
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Zeckendorf
Tucson
Open session invites for Degree of Honor Lodge event
Arizona Lodge No 1 AOUW invites members and female relatives to an 8 pm meeting on a Wednesday in April 1902 to discuss founding a Degree of Honor Lodge. Grand officers from Colorado New Mexico and Arizona will explain details and collect signatures. Refreshments to follow.
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Arizona Lodge
U. W
Mary
Alden
Carrie Reyman
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
H. W. Altman
Fuel Proposals Sought for Western Posts for 1903 Year
Sealed proposals in triplicate will be received here and at post quartermasters offices until 11 a.m. May 12, 1902, for supplying fuel at Fort Apache Fort Grant Fort Huachuca Fort Board and Wingate Fort Douglas Fort DuChesne Fort D A Russell Fort Mackenzie Fort Washakie Fort Logan and Denver during the fiscal year ending June 30 1903.
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Denver
Colo
Forts Apache
Grant
Huachuca
A. T
Forts Board and Wingate
N. M
Douglas and DuChesne
Utah
D. A. Russell
Mackenzie and Washakie
Wyo
Fort Logan
J. W. Pope
Q. M
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Peerless Flour
Eagle Milling CO
Tucson, Ariz
Juan Mendoza
Hoyle’s Sh
City Recorder
Hawke
Oox
Western Union Telegraph
McLean
D. M. Ferry
Asater
E. E. Downer
Sra Cristina de
Hesler
Wilson Court
Bave
Flanjudge Wilson
Orozco
Cochran
Ige Wilson
Cotenant
George M. Russel
Theerth Calvary
United States Army
Orndorf
Charles McCormick
Mandet
McCormick
Frank H. Hereford
Sheriff Munds
Yavapai County
Prescott
Curtis
Wesley
Munds
del Lewis
Tombstone
Phoenix
Francisca Zepeda
Kennedy Street
van E. Murphy
Caropea
St. Mary's Hospital
Wale
Cherryvale
Kans
J. C. Norton
Cochise
B. J. Alwinkle
California
Oracle
E.G
CAPO
Gorham Mig. Co
Rogers Os
W. C. Bennett
Dr. Thomas
Yaas
Waal
Yeas
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Tress
Himself
Loin
He Was
One
C. F. Cornwell
Valley Street
Saugerties
N. Y
United cMderns
Fifth Ave
Baldwin
P.O
Absolute Safety Pioneer Transfer Co
Stone Ave
A. T. Morris
Cincinnati
Ohio
DS Minney
Pioneer Transfer Co
Cennry
Brady-Schneider Commission Company
South Stone Avenue
Madam Lamos
West Broadway
Recorder
Cafe Goldtree
Bell’s Pharmacy
Cali
Willis P. Haynes
Col
Broadway
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