Second-class Mail Status in Tucson Post Office
Notice states entry made under Act of Congress as second class matter at the Tucson Arizona post office.
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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1902
Page
2
Notice states entry made under Act of Congress as second class matter at the Tucson Arizona post office.
Editorial argues Major Waller’s acquittal on court martial for torture and execution while urging trial of General Smith for issuing orders. It weighs accountability for atrocities in the Philippines and critiques contemporary reformers and suffrage advocates amid a broad, polemical tone.
The column parries a plan to feature a woman's portrait on U.S. stamps, arguing such an honor would provoke strong regional divides. It cites Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mary Pitcher, Barbara Frietchie and Potter Palmer as potential candidates while noting resistance in parts of the South and the nation’s social climate.
The piece criticizes the San Francisco Post for urging multiple ballot departments and weighting votes by voter influence. It contends that merely dropping a slip into a ballot box has no inherent sacredness, while patriotic symbols like the flag are treated as sacred and protected.
A former editor argues the ballot box is sacred next to the flag and warns tampering is a felonious act. Elections hinge on floating voters who follow others, so both sides seek to influence turnout. The piece condemns the ultra respectable who abstain from primaries as promoting bad government.
A critical look at Cecil Rhodes in a column condemns his will for funding a primarily English education for American youth. The piece argues such endowments reflect political aims and criticize reliance on wealth from taxation while urging homegrown, scrutinized higher learning. It warns that universities funded by fortunes built on unjust taxation may hinder independent freedom.
A New Orleans dispatch hints the federal probe into Chalmette camp activity is a show. The State Department reportedly maintains the operations are legal as long as shipments stay domestic and do not turn Chalmette into a naval or military departure point.
The text asserts that Britain could not press the South African conflict without American horse and mule supply from the United States. It claims a royal proclamation barred such supplies during the Spanish war, while Secretary Hay notes a one way treaty with Britain. It accuses the Roosevelt administration of defying public opinion to make the US Britain’s chief helper in subjugating the two South African republics.
Prospective 2.10 performer Rister Alice and veteran trainer Charles Marvin are noted figures as racing circles discuss Battlesign’s uncertain future. James Golden plans a grand circuit stable return, while Aelse posts the season’s fastest mile at 2 17. Galesburg lists Arena as a 2 11 pacer nominee for Illinois stake, and a broodmare from Saginaw foals a bay colt by Basil Wilkes.
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