28 Apr 1902
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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1902
Page
1
A violent incident left a child fatally harmed and the assailant severely injured. Police report a family tragedy with no immediate motive released, and the case is under investigation by local authorities.
James A Lennox, jailed after attempting to murder his wife and children near Stillwell Oklahoma, breaks silence from Talquah. He claims fear of neighbors and past events in Georgia drove him to plot before an iron shovel attack ended the lives of two children and damaged others. Authorities pursue US grand jury review.
The Catholic University of America announces a severe financial crisis with seven senior professors resigning to allow retrenchment. Endowment totals about 2.5 million dollars, only one million available for paying investments, amid claims of insufficient hierarchy support and internal faculty dissensions.
In Philadelphia on April 28 the Court of Common Pleas issued a perpetual injunction against Second Baseman Lejoie and pitchers Bernhard and Fraser. They are barred from playing with any baseball club other than the Philadelphia National League club.
Walter Schaefer of St Louis, 17, eloped with Mrs. Kate Spadt, 30, on March 25 and later washed dishes for her in Denver. Police arrested Schaefer, and his mother departed to bring him home. The romance followed claims of travel to Denver and Colorado resorts with funds and gifts reportedly from Mrs. Spadt.
RUNTON New Jersey April 28 The wild Copper company with an authorized capital stock of 80 000 000 is incorporated here today The company is authorized to mine smelt copper gold silver and other metals The registered agent of the company is the Hudson Trust company of Hoken New Jersey and the incorporators are Horatio Whiteridge Trumps of New York Arthur Brownlee of Electon and John French of New
The market report from New York details Mexican dollars at 41 cents and silver at 81 38, with copper prices noted as changed, reflecting brief shifts in metal rates.
CAPE TOWN April 28 The trial of Princess Radziwill on a forgery charge connected to notes claimed to be endorsed by the late Cecil Rhodes began in the supreme court before the chief justice. The princess pleaded not guilty and a defense request for a postponement to obtain evidence from England was refused.
The directors of the Calumet and Hecla Mining company today declared a dividend of $6 per share. The announcement came from Boston Massachusetts, with the April date noted.
Secrecy at the White House over Governor Murphy’s resignation grows as Phoenix politicians wrestle who will replace him. Rumors point to Colonel A O Brodie to assume Arizona’s governorship amid a slate of candidates and anticipated moves by the party. General Thomas F. Wilson denies candidacy but leaves open potential for attorney general.
In the House Curtis of Kansas defends General Funston for capturing the George Washington Aguinaldo. Sibley of Pennsylvania denounces General Jacob Smith calling for his discharge in disgrace over orders to kill youths.
Wah Doon a Chinese national lacking proper certificate was ordered deported last Saturday by Commissioner Culver in a formal border enforcement action.
In Chicago on Archer avenue and Loomis street early today, two policemen tried to corner five burglars. A thief was killed in the exchange as the pursuing officers returned fire. Policeman O Connor and Policeman Maronde helped chase the suspects and a gunman was shot through the head and died instantly.
The discipline committee of the Second Baptist Church in Little Rock formally preferred six counts against Governor Jeff Davis alleging drunkenness and gambling across the state, with a Lonoke incident three days after the state primaries. A three-member panel will seek his reply. Governor Davis, in Washington, asked for the pastor's word on a trial before returning.
A New York gambler named O Keefe rakes in about $80 000 over a few days at a faro bank. He reportedly built the win with steady play and sharp counting methods, drawing attention from others at the gaming parlor.
New York reports Sam O Keefe a famed gambler turning over the box in three Long Acre Square area houses. He reportedly won $32 000 in one game, $21 000 in another, and additional gains totaling $80 000 over five days. Once a Wall Street broker, he now runs a gambling house and plans to try English race tracks abroad next week.
In Nashville Indiana William Caldwell, a prominent farmer, was assaulted by about twenty five masked whitecaps on his way home from church. He was pistol whipped tied to a tree and struck with switches leaving him exhausted and bloody. Authorities plan an investigation and pursuit of suspects. Caldwell had recently faced farm theft accusations by unknown parties.
Bland Monument Association plans a silver bronze statue of Richard Parks Bland six feet tall, mounted on a six foot pedestal with a four foot base, to stand sixteen feet high in a courthouse yard if Mrs Bland approves. The statue shows Bland addressing the people with right hand raised. Inscriptions note the work is by friends at his Lebanon Missouri home and quote a Bland speech on defending silver and the Mississippi Valley against party control.
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