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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1902
Page
2
Editorial argues high license for liquor sales strengthens peace and order, citing murders from dens selling poison as motive. It frames licensing as practical reform, warns against mob justice, and urges shared responsibility by citizens, councils, and workers amid labor and war concerns.
The piece argues that Anglo Saxon nations lag in peace promotion while Russia and Italy push peace initiatives. It criticizes US Britain at The Hague and notes continental Europe bears costs of armament as nations seek a peace basis, warning that military preparation harms industry.
A historical critique condemns United States District Judge Jackson for using injunctions to suppress labor organizing. It accuses him of acting as a self-appointed legislature and threatening free speech, arguing Congress and the courts must curb this power, with the Supreme Court remaining pivotal.
The issue is momentous for the country as it involves miners jailed by a prejudiced judge. The text argues liberty and fair pay are not guaranteed by the actions of operators and railroads, and warns that harsher measures would not settle the broader labor conflict or curb monopoly power.
A critique argues that the Declaration of Independence overstates inalienable rights and questions whether life liberty and the pursuit of happiness are truly inalienable. It notes historical examples from debt imprisonment to wartime conscription and cites current prisoners held without trial to dispute the concept.
In Janesville Wisconsin a court enjoins Thomas Becker from associating with Mrs. Gallup wife of John K E Gallup on Gallup’s application. The case questions the judiciary’s authority over personal visiting lists and hints at Mrs Gallup’s reaction to the order.
The Rev T A Hyde of Sheepshead Bay argues in a Phrenological Society lecture that women deserve the right to propose marriage. He says historic male dominance arose from a savage era and that civilization now allows women to initiate courtship, noting examples of queens and heiresses leading proposals. He asserts the decisive move often comes from the woman who encourages the man and makes love.
In a heated discussion sparked by Mr Hyde, the author argues that equality in proposing leads to broader rights for women including voting and proposing. The piece notes women’s rising role in industry, where deftness replaces brute strength and men stay home. It ends by noting Hero Hobson’s engagement and asking whether rumor is reliable.
A remark notes the governor of Georgia employs sixty nine colonels on his staff, suggesting that many private soldiers in wartime rise to high ranks in peacetime.
The London Chronicle debates the crown jewel, asking if the famed gem is a ruby or a spinel. It notes spinels over three and a half carats can be as valuable as flawless diamonds, while larger spinels may fetch any price, and that the crown stone may be a spinel despite royal rumor.
A passage notes a practice in several New England churches where deacons walked the aisles after services and gave metal checks to communicants deemed fit to partake. On communion Sabbath the deacons collected these checks before distributing bread and wine.
Seedy patron seeks suit measurement while insisting on a price, but tailor demands a deposit from unknown parties. The man clarifies he does not want the suit but merely desires the experience of being measured.
A comic exchange shows Mrs Nocknoodle urging perfect gentleness while Mr Nocknoodle raises his voice in temper. A candidate’s friend reassures and urges perseverance with a motto about running and fighting another day.
A cryptic exchange references Adam's fatal slip and Freddie-Popper remarks about rib retention, attributed to a New York Times dialogue snippet. The lines juxtapose biblical and pop culture phrasing in a terse, playful test of meaning.
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