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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1902
Page
2
The Citizen critiques the city council committee handling of the high license ordinance. It condemns the chairman for delaying a meeting and warns the majority to enforce duty, implying public accountability and potential contempt actions. It also references political figures, private versus public ownership debates, and notes on mining region relief efforts and local bluffing rumors.
The piece discusses J Pierpont Morgan and a Vanderbilt bid offering 50 000 for North Hempstead s lake with talk of using the water for a private fish pond in a billionaire park. It warns local officials may be tempted to sell and notes possible political backlash from residents. It muses on broader implications for Lake Superior.
A heated fight in Ohio pits Senator Hanna against Mayor Tom Johnson of Cleveland with the Ohio Supreme Court ruling Cleveland’s charter illegal. An extraordinary legislative session is called as debates over taxation and corporate assessments intensify. Professor Bemis notes disproportionate property taxes on utilities and Johnson accuses corporations of tax evasion. The Cleveland board of assessors increases taxable values by about 20 million dollars, prompting further dispute.
The piece details Tom Johnson’s ongoing clash with corporate tax exemptions in Cleveland and Ohio state politics. It notes Republican leaders support tax caps while Democrats tout Johnson’s reformist agenda and potential clashes with Senate leader Hanna. The piece hints at internal Republican divisions and Johnson's vow to press taxation fairness.
A public official suspected of Barrie Libre fund influence faces imminent political death and lifelong stigma, signaling a grim fate within the political arena.
President Roosevelt faces a clemency decision as imprisoned miners press for executive mercy. The outcome will reveal his stance on using government by injunction in labor disputes.
The Indianapolis minister Rev. George L. McNutt is pictured as sensational or narrowly focused. He claims the ordinary church withholds membership from the workingman and urges him to establish his own church to serve his needs.
A Scottish parliamentary candidate canvassed an elderly couple and offered £5 for a kitten to influence a vote. The woman declined saying her husband is his own man, noting the opponent had already paid £10 for its brother. The anecdote, cited by London Answers, highlights early corrupt practices in campaigning.
Insects breathe through pores in their bodies and can be suffocated if these pores are closed by oil. A simple test shows a wasp dies after oil is dropped on its thorax or back. Therefore oil is effective for destroying insects.
Senator Sorghum comments on abuse with calm irony in a Washington Star quote. He says he has observed the man causing harm and would hire him if he sought someone to abuse, revealing a darkly sardonic view of power and use of influence.
Antrim's Giant's Causeway lies near Port Rush, Ireland, with thousands of basalt pillars ranging from pentagon to octagon shapes. Columns about eighty feet long form tight stacks with perfect joints like a natural ball and socket. The three main groups called little middle and grand causeways rise along the shore, seemingly an army of 40 000 ready for the tide.
A retired ship's carpenter disputes the Chinese origin of the word joss. He recalls traveling in the orient and notes a priest in Han kow saying the term is a corruption of Dios from Spanish missionaries. He adds that inland Chinese lack the term, while coastal seaboards may recognize it.
The Detroit Free Press notes that in America a gentleman waits for a bow of recognition before lifting his hat or speaking to a woman, while in Europe the bow comes first and the woman may ignore salutations. It advises against women stopping men in the street for chats and cautions against prolonged conversations in public.
London Standard reports Dr York asserting offspring inherit complexion from the father. He says a negro child born to a father with white blood is nearly as white at birth, while a white mother with a black father becomes nearly as black after a month.
The passage asks if ravens were considered unlucky and how they came to carry bread to Elijah. A Coptic Epiphanius commentary suggests the young ravens are fed by insects and later fed by adult ravens as their plumage darkens, a naturalistic tale noted as a curiosity for naturalists to evaluate today.
The article notes officers in the German army monitor soldiers frugality. Soldiers receive only cents a day and must keep money in a neck bag. Inspectors may demand the bag, and if funds are spent too freely, the soldier is reprimanded and required to cover his expenses.
The article notes that in seventeenth century Holland golf became a winter game. Dutch painters such as Van de Velde Van der Neer Avercamp and Van Goyen depicted golf amid winter activities like sledging and skating, with drawings showing single figures or small groups illustrating period golf.
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