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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1902
Page
2
Editorial urges swift council action on the high license ordinance declaring public approval clear. It asks for a recorded vote and accuses those who try to delay of improper influence, noting four council members favor the measure and calling for a special meeting. The piece adds San Francisco has many saloons relative to male residents, remarking on women’s presence.
The University of Nebraska leader says if he had a thousand sons he would want them to play football. He is asked what game he would want his daughters to play if he had a thousand daughters.
Texas Congressman George F. Burgess condemns President Roosevelts talk on trusts as vocal exercise and accuses Republicans of inaction and political manipulation. He cites failing attempts to curb trusts, dubious constitutional amendments, and growing packer power while urging concrete remedies. He notes Cuban reciprocity, beef trust prosecutions, and sugar trust influence in Congress.
The piece attacks the Congress for inaction on anti trust measures and tariff reform while criticizing the administrations publicity tactics for the Cuba relief plan. It notes Republicans joining Democrats to stall anti trust efforts and highlights missed reforms like Sherman act enforcement and interstate commerce power. The author ends by reflecting on Battle Wyoming's founder’s foresight.
The speaker suggests Alcalde Schumacher appoint all council members to avoid gridlock. If Barkley and Shand, elected by the people, are declared ineligible as dive keepers desire, the Old Alcalde would appoint their successors. One council member is already an Alcalde appointee who authored the high license ordinance.
A London letter in the Los Angeles Herald portrays Prince Albert of Thurn as Europe’s envy for his endless wardrobe. The prince reportedly spends about 15000 dollars yearly on suits, wears rose-scented garments, and uses about 1000 neckties and 200 pairs of boots annually, illustrating the gilded age dandies amid monarchies.
A reflective essay contrasts royal spending with peasant wages in Galicia. It questions extravagance funded by subjects, notes Alaska travel tales, and remarks on bachelor ideals and Tucson's push for higher living standards amid global affairs.
The Houston Post applauds the International Typographical Union for rejecting a rule banning militia members from union membership after its Cincinnati convention. The decision upholds law and order and citizenship over a stance against government. Alaska volcanoes attract observers but pose risks if curiosity overrides safety.
A Missouri River subject exposes the folly of paternal assumptions that government funding can solve all navigation challenges. The river’s resistance to easy fixes undermines critics who rely on appropriations as a cure.
A member of the meat trust offered $25 for the recovery of negotiable securities valued around $75,000, a move that puzzles papers. The press notes the trust’s conduct and questions why the finder was not charged interest for holding the securities.
Amoy on its namesake island has had a millennia long burial culture. The city and its cemeteries are entangled with packed graves many layers deep covering over a million square feet. Wells and water supply are compromised by graveyard runoff and open plazas collect refuse amid rampant disease.
Lord Spencer of Althorp, famed book collector, buys a bric-a-brac item for two guineas. A later connoisseur reveals the piece is a cheap marmalade pot with a green thistle decoration, exposing the bargain as overvalued.
Mr Hyde rejects his wife joining a women’s self improvement group and asserts women should stay home. Mrs Hyde argues learning is valuable, while he dismisses the idea. He ends the exchange by striking at the cat and scolding their child.
Miss Skylight asks Professor for life course advice and proposes journalism. The professor's blunt reply declares she is born to be a whil liner, underscoring gendered expectations and the era's view of women's roles.
The text notes wet clothing can conduct lightning with little harm to the body, while people may be killed without clothing harmed. In rare cases bodies have been stripped naked by lightning, and foot coverings often suffer serious injury as the foot area offers the greatest resistance to current exit.
A Boston Tran script recounts a late evening where Kitty-Fred called me a dream and Sertha-THlow jokes about it. It notes Fred had described troubling dreams last week.
A fragmentary dialogue chain shows Belle asserting money gives status while Emma questions living with a man she deems her inferior. Emma cautions secrecy as they discuss happiness and social standing in life.
Dialogue fragment shows a man offering his hand and fortune. She refuses due to mismatched proportions with his gift and his offer. The exchange highlights comic misreadings of generosity and desire.
In a staged exchange Elsie asks if she was taught to scatter clothes on the floor. The mother protests while Elsie replies she learned it herself as the lights in the theater illuminate the actors between scenes.
A New York reporter fabricates a social study by imagining a needy man and collecting charity, aided by a generous newsroom editor. The hoax collapses when the editor discovers the deception, suspending the reporter and planning to confront the chief with the misplaced funds.
A reflective piece extols the impact of a cheerful face beside the sunlight of heaven. It argues that a bright eye and sunny smile lift spirits, bring warmth to the household, and stir joy even when appearances are plain.
Three men planned a dynamite blast in a Queensland mine. Two leave, one lights the fuse and drops a lit match near gunpowder, blowing up. He is badly burned and lacerated, dragged away by his comrades who resume work as if nothing occurred. The 1889 account recalls the deadly incident.
The essay argues women crave strength in men whether in body intellect or character. It critiques reliance on male protection, notes women compensate for perceived weakness by seeking strength from men, and laments role reversals. It concludes that strength is what women love in men.
A correspondent asks if a boy of fourteen ever wrote a successful play. Examples include Lope de Vega who wrote La Pastor al de Jacinto before fourteen, Pedro Calderon at thirteen, Metastasio with Giustino at fourteen, Jerrold with More Frightened Than Hurt before fifteen, and William Henry Ireland who claimed plays by Shakespeare at about fifteen.
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