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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1902
Page
2
An Associated Press excerpt discusses Eis Commercial Cable Co with John W. Mackey proposing to lay and operate a cable to the Philippines at its own expense, while the U.S. Government resists permission and favors subsidizing a rival line. The piece branding Washington lobbyism notes competing proposals and political controversy.
Editorial argues the President sided with Navy Department and captains over Schley, criticizing him for relying on charts and etiquette driven Navy bias. It contends the Court of Inquiry evidence shows lack of cooperation and that Sampson’s distance and Schley’s leadership prove Schley the victor. The public, it says, understands Santiago’s outcome.
A bill directs the Secretary of War to compute pay and allowances for the late General Fitz John Porter from his 1863 cashiering until his 1886 vindication and retirement and to appropriate the sum for his widow and children. Porter’s case, once seen as a grave injustice, ended with restoration and full vindication.
A clipped note notes that the GOP in Congress makes taxation and policy moves hard to predict, citing analysis from the Los Angeles Herald as the source for the claim. The brief emphasizes shifting legislative ways under Republican control.
London dispatches report King Edward VII will wear a gou down under-jacket adorned with palm branches shamrocks roses and thistles. A cape will feature silver eagles lilies and national emblems as part of his coronation attire. The piece notes American readers’ fascination and suggests future U S leaders may also seek lavish inaugurations.
The tale centers on Paul Rainey the coke magnate and his friend Charles Latimer an engineer who trusted divining rods. Latimer warned Rainey the gas would end, Rainey kept drilling. Latimer died suddenly and Rainey says the gas stopped the very day Latimer died, implying Latimer turned it off. Citizens Classified Ad advantages are urged.
Public notice outlines Southern Pacific excursion pricing from multiple stops to Naco and return for Feb 22 23 1902 with train numbers 1 and 10 and ticket limits. Exhibitions by Speedy the high diver planned at both fights and ticket agents listed. Also includes will proving notice for John Hogan estate in Pima County Arizona with March 8 1902 time and place. Advertises Dr Kings New Life Pills for constipation biliousness and liver kidney troubles at 26 cents.
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