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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1902
Page
2
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Citizens discuss a high license tax to regulate Tucson liquor sales arguing it would reduce dives, curb crime, and stabilize prices. Opponents warn of political death for supporters, while officials vow to exterminate dives and uphold municipal reform. The piece also notes Tom Platt’s Roosevelt prospects and recalls past partisan fallout over policy shifts.
The article notes King Edward’s recovery from illness and a modest coronation planned for next Saturday. It describes crowded expectations, torn decorations, and stand owners debating refunds for unused seats amid a shift from grand pageantry to practical concerns. It also critiques the commercial tone behind the event and mentions Pension Commissioner Ware.
State Labor Agent Gerow reports half of harvest workers heading to Ellis County Kansas after crossing the border. The lure is a bribe of two extra meals daily and five drinks of prohibition whisky, drawing astonishment from Missouri Maine and beyond.
A critical piece condemns Ellis County for overfeeding harvest workers and providing excessive alcohol with prohibition in spirit yet lax execution. It questions state leaders and reformers, asking how such conditions persist in Kansas and compares the county unfavorably to Hawaii.
The Isle of Palms off Cuba is claimed to be a country without an owner because no one has informed J. Pierpont Morgan of its existence.
A call to support the city council in passing the high license ordinance. The statement urges residents who enjoy good whisky to back measures preventing poison in liquor and protect legitimate brands.
An editorial criticizes Whitelaw Reid for promoting Anglo American supremacy and proclaims peace with all nations. It argues United States foreign policy should remain nonaligned and warns against imagined English American kinship. It cites immigration patterns and stresses diverse origins shaping the nation.
The table shows arrivals by country from 1882 to 1902 and asks how much of the purely English stock will remain in the United States a century hence if the influx continues without interruption. The data include Italy Austria Hungary Russia Sweden Ireland Germany Norway England and totals.
The Tucson city council debates the Buehman high license ordinance claiming fewer prisoners in the airs of Tucson and Pima county and lower costs of public justice compared with current levels.
Mr Charles Rouse, noted young statesman and clerk of the Pima County Board of Supervisors, calculates the Southern Pacific railroad company to be worth 454674.50 dollars for tax purposes. The stray fifty cents at the end of his figures raises curiosity.
The article describes opium gathering from poppy plants with irrigation, flowering fields, and crude extraction by cultivators. It then notes John Stow’s death in 1605 and his valued London chronicle, praised though his monument and legacy endured, with licensing and rewards described.
In early biblical times rich garments carried silver gold and gems as gifts to dignitaries. Embroidery used real gold thread and took years to ornament. Moses notes the gold thread for tabernacle decoration. Eastern customs preserved rare needlework gifting habits as slow to change.
The article muses on the wonder of voice in humans noting the unseen nature of sound. It describes how a soprano, a basso, a baby, an orator and actress produce and modulate tones through throat muscles and breath to create the many sounds we recognize as voice.
A Chicago Port cartoon shows a shopper sarcastically testing a clerk by letting him fit a pair of shoes. The plan backfires as the clerk insists on his own choice and price, prompting the customer to demand shoes chosen by the buyer with specified plans and specifications.
Eben I. Rexford in Lippincotts Magazine notes Japanese winter conditions test residents but not as harshly as outsiders expect. He describes minimal heating and open houses with paper panels, thin clothing for coolies, and the hibachi for partial warmth. He also offers guidance on transplanting ferns including soil preservation, shading, watering, and avoid planting until sundown.
A traveling salesman from Market Street wholesale house argues that the term drummer has shifted to imply showiness and dissipation. He says true salesmen must stay businesslike and notes many in the trade are religious, joining churches during stops in towns, influencing local reputation and commerce.
A Kutsburg Dispatch correspondent extols the mangosteen as the fruit of Java noting its perishable nature and the difficulty of obtaining it. The fruit arrives within a purple shell and pink gauze, revealing white segments each containing a seed, with a flavor likened to a blend of grape orange pineapple and banana.
In a rural Scotch district two boys debate the cuckoo’s first call of the year as a sign of marriage or wealth. A farmer, skeptic, admits he has neither, and Daft Jamie jokes that hearing the cuckoo first means you are not deaf.
The Suffolk note observes how girls depart for first jobs, with family farewells, tears, and flowers. It humorously notes many travelers’ destinations remain near, often just to the next station, while going beyond London feels like the world’s end.
A fragment from Ee ward Webb recounts two legendary wilde men chained in Prester John's court and Constantinople High Street. Each day they receive a quarter of raw mutton and are narrated by a man who describes their long hair and neck chains to prevent them from attacking passersby.
A ferryboat nears the shore when a violent storm erupts causing fears for the vessel. The ferryman and his mate, both Scotchmen, consult briefly and he tells passengers with anxious resolve that they will only take their fare to avoid unknown perils ahead.
A New England parson warned his congregation that the little church at Jonesville is once more tossed upon the waves with no shepherd, signaling uncertain times for the parish as a sleep without spiritual leadership.
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