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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1917
Page
4
The readable text mixes fragments about events and names with illegible sections. It references a president and a totem, mentions a chess Wadler Saari, and contains multiple garbled phrases indicating a damaged historical page.
House floor leader James Mann of Illinois speaks against using the Lawson inquiry to embarrass top officials. He cites fairness in Cannon era rules and praises Mann as a future Republican Speaker. He fears the investigation could harm the nation’s image and urges restraint.
A editorial discusses rising news print costs and the likely publisher responses. It predicts higher advertising and subscription rates, smaller page sizes, and more aggressive pricing to balance costs. Also notes a planned Congregational church supper event and a carpentry tool advertisement.
The Nogales column notes arrivals and appointments in the city including R. Rylan and Charles Teiealt. It mentions the governor’s health, the formation of a reck cottage project at Stone avenue and Aletta street, and Yuma county’s lack of lower house representation. The Phoenix section reports the cemetery ordinance, street processions, and Henry Teller’s re election as United States senator by the Colorado legislature.
Mayor Parker said city finances are better but the electric lights will stay off nightly at 11:36 p.m. to reduce costs until a $2,060 bill is paid. He urged patience while efforts to meet current obligations are pursued, noting the measure is temporary.
The Colorado State Grange in its annual convention in Denver today passed opposition to the proposed federal farm loan district and a government land bank at Denver. A bill for the land bank creation is pending in the senate.
A long desultory roster lists numerous visitors and residents from Los Angeles Seattle Denver and other places arriving in town or passing through. Mentioned names include Parker from Phoenix McCyemin from Kansas City and Sype from Stories among many others with notes on their movements and local lodging or meetings. The item reads like a social column of arrivals departures and engagements with stops at the Santa Rita and other local spots.
A historic discussion outlines the Anti-Vice Movement’s rise to political prominence and its temperance agenda. It notes key figures, funding networks, and research commissioned by Abraham Menner to study European conditions, revealing the movement's methods and expected social impact.
The passage mocks the Grip Grip and recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with careful use and directions. It notes the remedy is highly recommended by users and widely obtainable.
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