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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1902
Page
7
A Havana era article argues that sugar beet and tobacco trusts seek control of Cuba by owning plantations and processing facilities. It claims acquisition could influence tariffs and sugar prices while allowing the trust to dominate Cuban output and commission houses.
Local residents on State Street and East Bayard Street oppose a telephone pole project arguing a street-wide system exists already. John F. Crosby and workers stopped bystanders from digging as a contractor seeks permission to set poles in front of homes. A doctor and several men support delaying the installation due to safety concerns and road access.
A 1901 Rochester discussion by Miss Anthony argues decreasing female intellect blamed on marriages of women to drunkards. She claims fewer children born from such unions would ease society’s burden and urges women to avoid harmful alliances for a better world. Also an advertisement for DeWitt's Little Early Risers pills for constipation appears.
Reverend Father Frank O Bryan, assistant pastor of St Pius Church, wearing priestly garb, was robbed near Nineteenth Street and Ashland Avenue. Three men demanded valuables, two revolvers pressed to his head, and they took a gold watch and chain plus $11. Pedestrians nearby were warned not to cry out.
Grandmother of Tommy Ryan, renowned pugilist, Mrs Fan nie Young of Thedesa New York, died at her home at 104. Mother of thirteen, she lived with daughter Mrs Maxim Jerome and saw five generations. Her mind remained sound until last fall when she became childish.
San Antonio Texas January 6. H H McLane Alamo Heights was robbed of a Stradivarius valued at 5000 and an old German violin valued at 2500. The thief tried four days to buy the instruments but failed. He fled the room, collided with a wire fence, and dropped the violins breaking parts. Police alerted. reward offered.
A new mining strike near Dagger Well twelve miles south of Kelvin and thirty miles east of Florence reveals a 350 foot wide dyke with gold bearing lead contents and assays of 1.20 to 8.40 dollars in gold plus 4 percent lead. Located three miles long, the find has sparked excitement as parties move to locate the district and potential boom. Nearby Ripsey mine and Fleming Bros. strikes are cited for comparison. The site lies sixty miles northwest of Tucson along the Tucson River side route via Willow Springs.
The notice suggests Schilling's Best baking powder saves one third of the price while delivering a better cake. It also claims Goldtree's oyster leaf enhances romantic appeal when sent home to a wife.
An 1901 London Free Lance report recounts the escapades of the so-called boy Jones who infiltrated Buckingham Palace twice. He loitered in a royal apartment, hid in chimneys, and claimed to observe the queen and ministers at council. He pledged no theft, yet faced light punishment and later emigrated to Australia.
A compact guide traces common idioms to historical moments. It covers feathered caps in Hungarian wars, deadheads in Pompeii, cold shoulders in France, black guards around British guards, kicking the bucket from Elizabethan theater, catching a Tartar in Russia, and bricks of Sparta as a soldier’s boast.
A survey covers maritime loss rates, US coffee use, new plant introductions in Britain, Porto Rican dancing, ballroom appeal, tea history in England, US congress contests, senate representation, fruit harvesting research, and a whisky bottle float designed to detect adulteration.
A colonial Tasmania census tabulates conjugal condition as unmarried, married, widowed, and divorced. The Argentine president informs Congress that the floating debt is paid. A Purus tribe in South America exhibits distinctive black and white mottling. The Patagonian islands hold vast evergreen forests and probable mineral wealth.
The piece details a baroque pearl set in a dull gold brooch frame, white mother of pearl cuff buttons with diamond centers, and sport themed lead panels. It notes silver bags with heavy cords, art baser metals jeweled, and a bronze ash tray featuring a horseshoe and an Art Nouveau maiden.
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