17 Feb 1902
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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1902
Page
1
Military orders rush aid to Shamaka after a deadly eruption and earthquakes devastate a wide area. Soldiers, surgeons, and Red Cross teams mobilize. 4000 dead reported as fires, lava, and falling ash blot the landscape.
Snow began in New York and spread to Staten Island with gale winds. Reports say ten inches in parts of New Jersey coast and drifting snow hampering live savers on beaches. Boston echoes a morning storm with high winds threatening railway lines.
An old style advertisement touts DeWitts Witch Hazel cures for piles and skin irritations. It urges readers to visit Cook & Company and warns against paying more at other pharmacies while claiming equal quality and lower costs.
Washington February 17 A large House crowd witnessed the repeal vote as the war revenue taxes were unanimously repealed 278 to 0 after a swift debate on the rule.
Two masked men robbed Flanagan's gambling club in Clinton at an early hour, holding 120 patrons at revolver point and taking about $2,000 in valuables. Des Moines dispatch notes the incident as an orderly but bold crime in Iowa.
The Senate ratified the Danish treaty today without changes. Senator Bacon's amendment to strike the civil rights paragraph was defeated by a viva voce vote. Senator Cullom explained the treaty provisions as the ratification passed. A local classified note advertises DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve and Bell's Pharmacy listings.
Dr Leyds European agent for the Boers in Paris said the Boer delegates Wessels and Wolmarans travel to the United States to meet American Pro-Boers. The aim is to arrange distribution of funds donated by the American people for the Boer cause.
London report says Marconi's wireless telegraph company will insure the inventor's life for 75000 dollars with the risk shared among several insurers.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt was today re-elected president of the National Woman's Suffrage Association for the ensuing year. The item appears amid a Washington dispatch dated February 1. A brief classified note invites readers to use The Citizen's Classified Ads to find employment.
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