Shannon Faces Election With Democratic Platform
Mr Shannon outlines his campaign for delegate to Congress on a straight Democratic platform. He seeks party support and presents policy positions intended to appeal to voters.
15 Jul 1902
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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1902
Page
1
Mr Shannon outlines his campaign for delegate to Congress on a straight Democratic platform. He seeks party support and presents policy positions intended to appeal to voters.
Hon. Charles M. Shannon discusses party principles, bi partisanship, and the need to regulate trusts. He backs statehood for Arizona, the Omnibus bill, and supports Mark Smith's legacy in Congress while aiming to be the Territory’s next Delegate. He criticizes the Republican leadership and promises to serve all Arizonans.
An article from Chicago recounts Northwestern University students forming the Anti-Osculation Society to vow abstinence from kissing. Professor Crook is honored, and pledges prohibit kissing while allowing four-person boating and short chats. A reception and beach party are planned for Saturday.
Seattle July 15. Absent posse efforts as Sheriff Cudthee calls all deputies to Seattle. A Chehalls dispatch reports Merrill, who escaped Oregon penitentiary with Tracey, has been found with a back bullet wound. The death supports Tracey's forest duel account.
Otto Faust a North Dakota farmer known as the generous man gave away most of his wealth to the poor and built a church. He traveled to Chicago with $65 to buy medals for his church claiming a divine vision to save the city and was found wandering in a demented condition. Police held nearly a thousand officers in reserve to maintain order.
A dynamite explosion at Berwin-White No 4 mine in Winder Pennsylvania near Rolling Mill mine claims four lives and injures many. The incident occurred around noon today about seven miles from the Rolling Mill site where a prior explosion happened last Thursday.
The American Anti-Trust League mailed a letter to President Roosevelt censuring his Pittsburg July 4th speech praising Attorney General Knox. It argues Knox failed to act against alleged Sherman Act violations and urges the President to retract his defense of Knox and reassign the attorney general to enforce the laws impartially.
Chicago today faced intensified disruption as eight hundred police were kept in reserve at downtown stations and rail yards amid the freight handlers strike and sympathetic teamster walkout. Merchants fear over a million dollars daily in losses while Erie and Santa Fe rejected compromise proposals, with teamsters under President Young moving perishable freight directly from cars to ease the bottleneck.
Five hundred delegates gathered in Denver for the biennial convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. The event opened with a parade and pontifical high mass as delegates convened.
London July 15 King Edward travels from Buckingham Palace to Victoria Station in an ambulance drawn by two horses for a royal yacht voyage to Portsmouth. Queen Alexandra accompanies him as there are no public demonstrations per his explicit request.
Willie Ray Webb of Albion Mississippi rented Post Office box 14 to write to his sweetheart Pearl Nabors whose parents forbid meetings. The postmistress refused further use by the minor. The Postmaster General ruled that postal laws forbid renting a box for a minor.
The corn speculators rushed in at the Board of Trade opening, bears held control, and July corn tumbled to 65 1-2 cents, down 15 1-2 cents on the day and 20 1-2 cents from yesterday's high, signaling a sharp break in the corner.
Memorial exercises for Lord Pauncefote, late British ambassador to Washington, were held at noon in the chapel royal at St James Palace. Attendees included all American embassy members and many government officials. King Edward was represented by Lord Churchill, acting lord chamberlain.
Theodora Van Wyck, niece of ex mayor Robert Van Wyck, interrupted the marriage to Frank Mitchell at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. Mitchell produced a license and the ceremony began, but the bride refused to proceed saying it was too serious. She later stayed in a leading Washington hotel while Mitchell sought her consent.
New York July 15 Mexican dollars rise with 41 percent silver and 53 cent copper. Copper at 11.87 percent and 12.
Two men drowned when the yacht Arib IV capsized after a sudden storm near Chicago. Eight others clung to the overturned vessel for hours, fighting for life. The yacht was owned by John Cameron, cashier of the National Bank of the Republic.
In Clayton Missouri a probate jury ruled Thomas B Warren addicted to habitual drunkenness and incapable of managing his estate, triggering a guardian appointment after his sister sought to protect his young wife and child. Warren, Princeton graduate from a prominent St. Louis family, spent about $70,000 on liquor in under seven years, leaving only $7,500 of his inheritance.
Governor Brodie announces the appointment of the new treasurer in Phoenix on July 15. The appointee is a brother of Christy, long prominent in local business circles and public life.
The Arizona Democrat cites support for J. F. Wilson as congressional candidate amid questions about local endorsements. The Star defends its stance and highlights Shannon as a counterpoint in the discussion.
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