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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1902
Page
1
An alleged expert forger in a California prison faces bribery pressure from bankers to calm his behavior. The case centers on alleged influence peddling and security concerns within the penitentiary system.
Charles Becker, famed for deftly tampering with bank paper, nears release from San Quentin and reportedly may receive a $5,000 monthly pension from the American Bankers Association. Officials note Becker boasts of skills and threatens a larger haul if not provided an income, recalling his 1896 scheme that netted $16,000 from a $12 draft.
Charles Marshall and son Harley of Springfield Township, Ohio, battled a swamp raccoon that mauled them while hunting. Charles lies bedridden with severe facial throat and body wounds. doctors doubt his recovery as blood vessels were severed. Harley also suffered serious bites before the raccoon was killed and they obtained help to return home.
The Cleveland board of health asked local banks to redeem circulating paper money with a new Washington issue due to widespread smallpox. Health Officer Friedrich said current currency is foul and dangerous as the epidemic reaches ten to twelve cases daily with two or three deaths, and officials see little headway.
Carrie Nation rode a Big Four Chicago division train from Chicago to Indianapolis. She argued with smokers in the smoking car, tried to confiscate a traveling man’s pipe, then disrupted a sleeper’s card game. She reclaimed cards after a struggle, and the Pullman porter locked her out as the train neared Lafayette.
In Chicago on August 23, the First National Bank faces a protest over a marriage salary rule demanding at least $1,000 yearly pay. Employees including fifty bookkeepers and twenty paying tellers urge raises and shorter hours, threatening a strike as officials offer a non committed reply.
Silver masts and evergreen crowns line Unter der Linden as Berlin prepares for King Victor Emmanuel of Italy to visit Thursday. The visit includes receptions state dinners and opera performances ending with a troop parade at Tempelhoff field, marking the king's first call since his accession.
The Maine left President's Roads at 8 30 am for a trial run over the government course off Cape Ann. It passed the tug at 11 45 am marking the first stage of the course and covering about thirty five minutes for the distance. The run implies an average speed near 17 3 knots.
In Rockport Mass three battleships of Admiral Higginson’s squadron rode at anchor in clear sun, forming a heavy fighting force in the Atlantic weather. The ships held position as alert for danger signals or orders, with favorable conditions and a quiet night for the defenders.
Washington August 23 An international seismology conference will be studied as a joint inquiry led by Emperor William Germany invites the United States and many nations including Mexico Japan Brazil Argentina and Chile to participate in a spring conference. Count von Quadt delivered the invitation to the State Department.
Washington Aug 23 Attorney General Knox returns from vacation in Atlantic City and plans to depart for New York then Oceanic voyage. Assistant AG Russell who is in France investigating Panama canal issues cables Knox urging personal attention to unspecified features.
President Roosevelt resumes his trip after overnighting with John T. Robinson in Hartford. A floral horseshoe from Hartford workers was placed on the engine by his request as he delivered an address from his carriage in Willimantic after a crowd cheered at departure.
Minor White a veteran soldier and minister forcibly entered a church meeting in Johnson Township. He warned against disturbance with a rock and preached as a mob formed. The unruly scene ended with White leaping from a window as chairs overturned and women screamed amid calls to mob him.
Mrs. Michael Noonan of Limb Springs near Chester, Indiana, celebrated her 108th birthday. Born in Ireland on August 22, 1794, she has lived under five monarchs. She walks with a cane, sews without glasses, and continues active daily, tracing longevity to plain food and ancestral blood. She married eighty one years ago and leaves a large family including a son, three daughters, thirty four grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren.
In Rochester New York Edward Dorsey found the body of Mrs. Andrew J Young in the Johnson Seymour mill race after diamonds glittered in driftwood. Her dirt covered hat lay nearby with signs of a struggle and police suspect murder though no clear violence on the body. She had left her husband in a saloon earlier Monday night and was not seen alive afterward.
In Springfield Missouri Aug 23 a house formerly linked to a murder at 159 Main Street was haunted by a man posing as a ghost. Police burst in to find a tramp named Charles Potts hiding in a locked room. He admitted the ruse earned him weeks of free shelter.
Paris Aug 23 The AP learns the remains of Charles Fair and wife will stay in France as lawyers seek to decide if a postmortem examination is advisable to determine the injuries that caused their deaths. The Fair family has consented.
August 23 metal prices list Mexican dollar at 4144c silver at 524¢ copper quoted between 11.50 and 11.70 cents per pound. The report notes market activity and price ranges for metal commodities in New York.
Detectives uncovered a plotted swindle aboard an ocean liner aiming to fleece a party of Genoa millionaires. The apparent scheme was thwarted before any losses occurred, with investigators tracing the conspiracy to several suspects aboard.
On the Kron Prinz Wilhelm voyage to New York a game led by Willie Vanderbilt Jr and other millionaires drew two professional card sharps. Captain Richter ordered them out after a bystander warned of cheating, ending the high stakes ante of fifty dollars and sparing the travelers a loss.
Brutal early morning shooting and pistol battle at a candy pulling near Travelers Rest in Owsly county leaves Jesse Nealy dead and Robert Allen mortally wounded after Nealy gunned him down. James Nealy loses an arm. Reuben Fox and Mrs Peters wounded. nine injured total as clashes erupt between the Nealy and Allen factions.
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