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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1901
Page
2
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Entered according to Act of Congress as Second class matter at the post office of Tucson Arizona.
The Arizona Star apologizes to Col. W. C. Greene for a false published item and preserves its senator nomination for now. The piece argues for Arizona statehood, home rule, and elected officials, criticizing the territorial system and urging citizens to control government and resist distant political bosses.
The editorial urges accepting Andrew Carnegie’s renewed offer to fund a Washington national university with 25 million in cash or bonds, arguing the fortune stems from the Federal tariff system and urging a larger endowment if possible. It contends no objection remains and calls for swift acceptance.
The Lordsburg Liberal questions Arizona’s fitness for statehood claiming lack of competent officials in the Territory. The reply notes governors served short terms or were ousted, argues territorial rule suppresses achievement, and insists capable Arizonans exist who would not run under territorial politics.
A Washington dispatch asserts the Roosevelt administration intends to end discussion of the Sampson Schley controversy. The piece defends pursuit of justice, cites the Dreyfus affair, recalls the Mountain Meadow massacre and urges that suppression of debate only fuels public protest and demands accountability for Admiral Schley.
A discussion contrasting New Yorks futile attempt at sumptuary laws with Arizonas broader individual rights regime. The piece critiques prohibitory enactments and suggests Arizona tolerates greater personal autonomy while public debate continues.
A Rochester banquet speech by William T. Jerome critiques New York Raines law on Sunday closing. Jerome, New York District Attorney, recalls enforcing the law with Theodore Roosevelt and Judge Gottschall, arguing it creates corruption and blackmail and fails to curb immorality. He calls for repeal or reform and cites widespread Sunday saloon activity in New York City. He cites personal past enforcement and urges moral, not criminal, resolution.
In St Petersburg cabmen charge half as much for women as men. Six hundred tons of oysters are eaten in England each year with Germany consuming 350 tons and Holland 160. The sultan’s gifts are made by about 50 men in a Constantinople workshop. A chip from Gladstone’s elm sold in London for five shillings. Excavations for London’s tube reportedly displaced 23 inches of the Bow Bells spire. Myopia rises among Tokyo students with over half of 1,786 surveyed being near sighted. A large cargo of fresh fish has been unloaded at Gloucester Massachusetts, with 200,000 pounds total weight and 150,000 pounds iced. Domestic servants in Switzerland decline as many emigrate to the United States. 1,021 applications, 402 workers found. Italy forms Knights of Labor, honoring progress for skilled labor with a gold cross inscribed To the Worth of Labor. Malaga grapes, once associated with the city, are now largely grown elsewhere in Spain due to historic blight.
Grow a few fruit varieties well and keep the orchard mellow and clean with a surface barrow. Use thorough surface cultivation to prevent red raspberries between rows and mulch well before hot dry weather. Pear trees need less space and usually grow pyramidal. prune tops to avoid excessive height. Continuous cropping harms fruit quality and increases culls at harvest.
A collection of pointed maxims in two seasons of ride and spring and fall. The quips say silence cannot borrow money and ignorance excuses, while praise is undeserved. Father Time is pictured as proactive with a scythe, per Chicago News.
A Spanish custom involves sweeping an infant’s face with a pine branch to bring good luck. The practice, noted in local traditions, is described as a cultural rite believed to confer protection and fortune on the child.
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