23 Jun 1902
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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1902
Page
1
A historical item notes a housekeeper connected with Mr Balduf faced eviction amid a social scene in New York. The piece names the widow and hints at spouse-seeking activity in the city, reflecting early 20th century urban life.
A Long Island City jury awarded Mrs. Mercer fifty thousand dollars in a breach of promise suit against Balduff of Texas. Evidence showed Balduff's wealth and involvement in cattle hides and wool. the case included tales of a half Mexican half Indian mistress and a disrupted engagement.
The Denver Gas and Electric and Lacombe Electric Light companies announce a controlling interet in a single firm indicating a practical consolidation. The old company seeks street lighting contracts for twenty years and faces council scrutiny over franchise restrictions that may block the deal.
Portland reports the supreme lodge of A O W deciding on lodge law definitions. A Spaniard is regarded as white, while in Arizona and New Mexico Mexicans of Spanish descent are white but those of Indian blood are not. Vermont and New Hampshire unite after failed Vermont Quebec merger.
A large blaze in the Southern Pacific roundhouse in Fresno California caused about 75000 dollars in damage. Ten locomotives were in the roundhouse at the time, all ready for the next day’s work, and four were destroyed.
Thomas Holland, Colorado State game and fish commissioner, spent hours pinned by a bear trap in a basement vault at the state capitol. A night watchman heard his screams at dawn and freed him. The trap once belonged to Roosevelt aide Seton Thompson and was kept in the warden’s office for display. Holland may lose his leg from the injury.
Washington report says Arizona and two sister territories will be elevated to statehood next winter after a compromise. A Senate push for the omnibus bill is halted for the current session with a safe Senate majority anticipated, and telegrams from Washington and Phoenix confirm next session statehood expectations.
Delegates gather in Grand Island for the Democratic-Populist state convention with figures like William J. Bryan ex-Senator Allen and former Attorney General Smythe expected. Analysts say the convention outcome hinges on Bryan accepting the governor nomination, which he has previously declined.
The seventh week of the anthracite coal miners' strike began quietly in Wilkes-Barre. Big towns show no signs of a strike while small settlements report idle days as miners await a development, with President Mitchell's public address read aloud in mining towns.
debate centers on admitting Cuba as a new U S state or through treaty after sugar duties cut under the Dingley tariff. Senators Elkins and Rep Newlands push plans while Hooker predicts Cuba’s entry is inevitable, arguing the island’s strategic and economic value warrants Union admission.
London awaits the coronation week as King Edward and Queen Alexandra land from Windsor at noon. The royal return signals the start of daily attractions through Saturday with ambassadors envoys and princes arriving to join the festivities from the continent.
Washington, June 23. The administration concedes no reciprocity treaty with Cuba can be submitted this session. Initial plans to draft a treaty in Washington are abandoned. any draft must go to Havana and return before Senate consideration, unlikely before Congress adjourns by July 4.
Five soldiers of the Twenty-seventh Infantry escorting a wagon train near Caup Vicars Mindanao were attacked by ten Moros. One soldier cut and another wounded. a Moros rifle was captured and the attackers fled. In Scranton Pennsylvania a 9 year old boy Edward Crantle was found chained to a barn floor by neighbors. His father is under arrest after binding the boy's wrists and ankles and starving him.
In Durango Col on June 28 a crowd of Mexicans forced about twenty five Navajo Indians off a gas mains trenching job for the San Juan Coke and Gas Co. They demanded eight hour limits and a $2 50 daily wage. The Indians were replaced by white workers amid local labor tensions.
In New York on June 21 Mexican dollars show 42 percent silver value and 52 percent copper content with a quoted price around 1200 and 12.42 percent. The report reflects fluctuating precious metal values and exchange rates for the day.
Otto Jaekkel of Buenos Ayres was arrested in Trevor Wisconsin on charges of obtaining 50000 dollars from Engelbert Hardt by forged drafts. He used acid to swap a firm’s name for a fictitious one and forged letters to Brussels Bank. The scheme spanned Hamburg Paris Brussels and New York with a $38000 recovery after a chase.
Two Cleveland and Pittsburg railroad engines collided in heavy fog at Mingo Junction Steubenville Ohio killing two trainmen and injuring several others. Local crews blocked tracks as investigators arrived to examine the wreck and determine fault.
A major whisky trust faces a restructuring that aims to secure its finances while preserving core trust features. Executives emphasize maintaining brand integrity and customer confidence amid ongoing financial realignments and strategic reviews.
New Jersey will host an entirely new firm to take over the whisky trust Distilling Company of America. Back dividends totaling 6.5 million will be paid from a 16 million bond issue. Total capitalization drops from 126 million to about 82 million as stocks are retired and a fresh 32 million issue is issued.
In Toronto on June 23 militiamen numbering about 1600 arrived and are quartered at the armory. A prolonged conference between street railway company officers and the Board of Trade committee was held overnight and a settlement may be reached today.
John alias Bull White, a feared character, was arrested on suspicion of multiple brutal assaults on women in June 1933. In weeks prior three women were attacked by an unknown prowler, all victims beaten with no theft involved. Mrs. Kate Cripps, 50, remains hospitalized with serious injuries and facial bruising.
In Sullivan Indiana at night a weasel climbed to a bed and mauled an infant, drawing life blood while the mother slept. The child died, according to scattered details from the scene.
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