Corner Stone Laid For Benson Reform School
The corner stone laying ceremony for the Benson Reform School building featured Masonic rites led by Grand Master John J. Sweeney. Mayor Schumacher introduced Hon. W. F. Cooper who delivered a keynote oration praising educational reform and territorial progress. Tucson and Bisbee delegates attended along with local crowds, with a banquet at the Virginia Hotel and speeches after. The stone uses Tucson tufa with marble slabs and will contain various ceremonial items. construction to finish next summer.
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Reform School
Benson
John J. Sweeney
Schumacher
Reform School Board
W. F. Coper
Cooper
Tucson
Bisbee
Virginia
The
Elks, Masons
Knights of Pythias
United Workmen
A. D
A. L
N. O. Murphy
C. F. Schumacher
H. Gerweth
H. Bellman
J. J. Sweeney
H. C. Trost
Fifield Gallagher
H. Beukman
W.F. Cooper
R. E. Rust
George W. Cheney
J. M. Orms
Painless Teeth Extraction via Vitalized Air Promoted
In Tucson on March 9 1902 Drs. Gray and Smith claim three teeth extracted without pain using their vitalized air. James Fraser and J L Powell endorse the method noting no pain or ill effects and recommend it to Tucson residents at the San Augustine Hotel entrance on Church Street.
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San Augustine Hotel
Church Street
Tucson
Arizona
March
Physician Moves From Sickly Town to Bogville
A light exchange in a Philadelphia Press item shows a patient explaining a one month stay in a prior place due to illness. The doctor narrator calls Bogville ideal, while a listener jokes about its notorious illness.
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Hiram Offen
Tmin
Philadelphia Press
Two Interacting Snaps and Jokes From 19th Century Columns
A collage of quips from old papers includes a flirtatious exchange about marriage, a note on ocean depth now stated as 46 236 feet, and aphorisms about deception and weather. The fragments resemble a vintage humor column with short witticisms and epigrams.
Smell of Paganism Sparks Conversation at Trinity Church
A Living Church correspondent recalls guiding a Japanese visitor to Trinity Church in Boston. The visitor, recently converted to Unitarianism, sniffed loudly and said in broken English, I smell paganism, prompting the observer to remark on the odd method of detecting false doctrines and its potential curiosities.
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Boston
The
Living Church
Trinity Church
Tie
Trinity
Minnick confronts Sinnick over book request
Minnick accuses Sinnick of ignoring his request for a copy of Scribbve's latest book. Sinnick replies that Scribbve proved his kindness by not complying. The exchange hints at a personal tension over a literary item.
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Minnick
Scribbve
Sinnick
Remorse. Law Notes recount a trial with a remorseful letter
A trial features a letter from Joskeu Brapier to Mr Bidwell expressing guilt and requesting burial for a young woman. The missive pleads for help and reveals regret, noting trouble and desire to lay her to rest beneath a specific ground so birds may feed on the soil.
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Mr Bidwell
Quotation on Disappearance and Bank of England Capital
In a witty exchange the New York World contrasts a sudden disappearance with a gradual one. A remark references the Bank of England, noting its capital grew from 71,200,000 in 1694 to about 14,500,000 in later years, highlighting financial change across eras.
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Bank of England
Southern Pacific Arizona stockholders meeting notices
The Southern Pacific Railroad Company of Arizona announces adjourned stockholders meetings for director elections and business at its San Francisco office. Notices schedule adjournments repeatedly through 1901 and into 1902 with specified dates, times, and secretary J. L. Willcott.
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Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Arizona
San Francisco
Cal
HEALTH VERSUS STRENGTH AND STOMACH WISDOM
A physician warns against overvaluing raw power comparing a strong man to an athlete whose collapse came from stomach trouble. The talk stresses balanced health, moderation in exercise, and the eating habit as more vital than sheer muscle for lasting strength.
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New York Herald
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Benson Yester
Lal
Masons
W. F. Gooper
DRS. GRAY @ SMITH
James Fraser
Bogville
Baltimore News
Boston Transcript
Saturday Evening Post
Atchison Globe
Greaterville
Fireman's Fund
California
New York
Willis P. Haynes
Cor Stone Ave
Broadway
Chicago
Congress St
Law Notes
Washington
New York World
J.L. Willcutt
Amy OE
L. Willcott
Wednay
Time Buy Place
J. L. Willcutt
Hanes
VU BA Pibut
AaLra Ane
Man
J.A. Willcutt
Kimball & Francis
Scott Street
Congress
R. D. Wooddell
O& Ow
John I. Reilly, F. D
Robert Hennessy Reilly
Hennessy
Chicago College of Embalming
Goldbaum
Yuma
Bay
Yuma Bakery
Billings & Jimenez
All Kings of Cement Work
Pioneer Transfer Co
A. V. Grosselim
Poste
Orchestr
Adolph Rosenbecker
Edward C. Towne
Frang Wagner
Jan VanOordt
Mime
Ragna Linne
Ten Celly Violin
Sopran
Kimball & Fra
Pioneer Investment & Trust Company
Laughlin
Los Angeles
Roberts’ Restaurant
Windsor Hotel
M. Roberts
Brady-Schneider Commission CO
Stone Avenue
Yuma County
Shaenee Or
Geo. C. Williams
Zellner Piano CO
Madam Rose
Wanamakers
Charley Whitman
B. Congress
Opera House
Whitman & Kom Proprietors
Helene
Camp &T
Tucson, Ariz
Geo. Martin
Union Market
Central Park Floral
Spring St
Holly
Xmas
H. Briggs
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