Train wreck injures engineer and delays service in Arizona
Train number 9 arrived an hour and fifteen minutes late at Gila Bend after engineer William Allen was injured leaning from the cab and struck by a post. He is hospitalized with a jaw bone fracture but expected to recover. The report mentions several local funerals, a planned Los Angeles summer office, and various officials testing in Nogales and Tucson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Allen
Arizona
Gila Bend
Allen
Madagan
Tucson
Fenner
A. Rodgers
Wisling
Dr. Rodgers
Los Angeles
Dr. Odgers
Edwin 8. Baker
Nogales
R. D. George
United States
E. P. Grindell
Personal mentions of Gov Murphy and Sheriff Del Lewis
Gov Murphy passed through on his way from Phoenix to El Paso while Sheriff Del Lewis traveled through the city this morning, heading back to Tombstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Murphy
Phoenix
el Paso
del Lewis
Tombstone
Arizona Presbytery Sets Tucson Meeting Schedule
The Arizona Presbytery will meet in Tucson from April 16 to 21 with sessions at the Baptist church and Indian school. The program includes sermons, devotions, business sessions, interolocutory discussions on state of religion, and several mission reports led by Rev. H B Mayo Rev. George Logie Rev. James B Kelso Rev. R N Craig and Rev. T C Moffett Dr Arthur T Pierson of Brooklyn expected for the Thursday evening session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona Presbytery
Tucson
Baptist Church
Presbytery
New
Wm. Eadie
Cherre
George Logie
James B Kelso
Arizona
Home Mission Committee
Presbyterian Missionary
Synodical Missionary
R. N. Craig
B. C. Meeker
San Xavier Mission
Pima
H. Cook
Arthur T. Pierson
Brooklyn, N. Y
Sunlight as the Greatest Disinfectant and Its Limits
Surgeon General Stermberg notes sunlight destroys many disease germs, with cholera and tubercle bacillus killed by direct exposure. He warns some microbes resist but are slowed by sun and heat, and argues prolonged sun and high temperatures aid disinfection, reducing need for chemicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Koch
Witcy
Stermberg
Civilization by Chemistry Explains Industry and Life
The Saturday Evening Post argues chemistry shapes civilization through explosives, fertilizers, medicines, gas lighting, inks, photography, leather tanning, mineral and vegetable oils, pigments, and food preservation with small, safe quantities of chemicals. It notes chemistry’s dual role in destruction and creation across industries and everyday life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saturday Evening Post
Gas Leak Prank Turns Night Wake into Laughable Warning
Wives often wake husbands to strange sounds in early mornings. Mrs. C of Baltimore frets she hears things and smells gas. She investigates, wakes Mr. C, and a whispered warning about a gas pipe leak ends with him advising to place a bucket and return to bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. C
Baltimore
Mr. C
John
Baltimore Sun
The Blues and Courage in Letters and Folklore
A reflective extract discusses how the blues hinder enterprise and how Stevenson valued courage and gayety. It notes Arabian Nights as a folklore compilation with roots tracing back to 1450 A. S. and Galland’s 1704 French translation. It also mentions New York public school drill regulations and dog populations by country, highlighting cross-cultural curiosities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bgp
New York
New York Mail and Express
Disappointed Darky Seen With Watermelon Theft Tale
An anecdote from Forest and Stream recalls a Saturday scene in Luray Virginia. A crowd of workers carries watermelons paid off from a farm wagon, one man smashes a melon on the curb and erupts in a profane rant at the farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darky
Luray
Mansfield
Jekyll
Hyde
Trappist Diet Described As Bare Vitality Rules
Lippincotts describes Trappist monks practicing extreme vegetarianism. Dinner is a plain vegetable boil, rye bread, and milk or water served in a rustic bowl. Supper is bread and water, breakfast rarely mentioned, with two eggs allowed for invalids and an egg at funeral feasts. Monks avoid meat, considering eating a necessary evil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lippincott’s
Laziness Club Fines Met by Doctor’s Witty Reply
A club of lazy men fines haste. They laugh at an old doctor, then ask him why he hurried. He replies that he did not hurry, but his mate did and he was too lazy to stop her. The tale hinges on witty laziness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace B. Allen
Parker
Artors
Mollie Coward
Oman
He Proposed as a Joke She Accepted in Brookixn Life
A humorous proposal leads to an engagement as reported in Brookixn Life. The man says he no longer considers himself a humorist. The village tone focuses on a light personal milestone rather than broader events.
A Fine Goods Display At Tucson Millinery Co
Mrs. Allie Griffith manager announces new display of hats at the Tucson millinery shop with reasonable prices and inviting selections for customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorham Mfg. Co
Rogers Tros
Tucson Millinery Co
Allie Grifith
Mgr
Grape Nuts Named Cure For Stomach Troubles
Lucy N Richardson of Logan Ohio shares a testimonial about Grape Nuts curing years of stomach distress. She describes relief from flatulency heart burn and bloating after trying the food with cream and reports a 20 pound gain in five months and improved health.
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Columbus
Lucy N. Richardson
Logan
Ohio
Open Session Invites for Degree of Honor Lodge
Arizona Lodge No 1 AOUW announces an open meeting at 8 pm on Wednesday in April 1902 to institute a Degree of Honor Lodge the ladies auxiliary. Wives daughters and female relatives are invited. Guests Mary 3 B Alden and Carrie Rey man will provide details and signatures. Refreshments served and social time to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona Lodge No
Mirs
Mary
B. Alden
Carrie Reyman
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
H. W. Altman
Workman
Proposals Sought for Fuel at Western Forts for 1903
sealed proposals in triplicate due by May 12 1902 at Fort Apache Grant Huachuca and other posts for fuel supply through June 30 1903. bids may be rejected in whole or part and must be marked Proposals for Fuel. J W Pope Chief Q M.
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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
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Tucson, Ariz
M. F. Castaneda
Blanche Watkins
Artenaca
Benson
Ternoon
Song of Veteris
Co. U. Ball
W. C. Maddox
Quin Anderson
Douglas
H. B. Mayo
Organization For Work
T. C. Moffett
E.G
CAPO
the Model Shop
BR of the West
Cc. Bennett
Robert Louis Stevenson
Gayety
Gowen
Richard le Galhenpe
France
England
Germany
Sweden
L. Ty
Russia
Turkey
Eole
Fifth Ave
Leo
Absolute Safety Pioneer Transfer Co
Stone Age
A. T. Morris
Cincinnati
D. 8S
Minney
Pioneer Transfer Co
Ceunury
Brady-Schneider Commission Company
Agenm
South Stone Avenue
Madam LA Moss
West Broadway
A. O. U. W. Attention
Thomas Conlon
Cafe Goldtree
Dan
Bell’s Pharmacy
Cali
Willis P. Haynes
Abe
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