28 Mar 1902
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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1902
Page
1
A fragment reports fears that a Boston figure admired for piety may have been an imitation or misrepresented. The piece frames speculation about authenticity and devotion, hinting at public concern over true belief and identity.
In Boston society circles a young man posing as English nobleman Sir Herbrand Pelham Clinton charmed hosts and borrowed thousands before vanishing. An investigator traced no solid noble lineage, noting Burke's Peerage doubts and origins of the impostor. Back Bay households remain silent as the case unfolds.
Washington March 27 report states the vice president sent a message to Congress urging the establishment of diplomatic and consular representations in the New Republic. The proposal aims to formalize relations and expand international presence.
A gas well west of Abilene resumed after winter rest. It stands at 1250 feet with potential to reach 2400 feet or more. Artesian gas pushes water up, and the water resembles Dead Sea water rich in muriatic acid and one third salt. Investors buy adjacent land. Junction City and Concordia plan 3000 foot wells.
Senator Matthew Stanley Quay arrived in Washington saying illness in Florida interrupted his winter, but he is in good health now. He laughed at rumors he would seek the Pennsylvania governorship and said such talk is denied.
Washington March 28 Commissioner of Pensions Evans has placed his resignation in the President's hands. It will not take effect until a diplomatic post is found. There is a report he may succeed Powell Clayton as ambassador to Mexico.
In Washington and Colorado headlines mix as Postmaster General Payne faces scrutiny and possible cabinet talk. The piece recalls Myron McCord’s Colorado misgivings and portraits a push for a National Museum fossil preparator, with science salaries noted and a Capitol tour anecdote from Representative Henry’s Texas constituents.
In Washington on March 28 Democrats and Republicans weigh the move to place Philippine currency on a silver basis. The plan aims to reduce gold reliance, with debates over the ratio of silver to gold and the impact on trade and export costs in the Philippines.
Liberty Kempf, partner in Kempf Bros., was killed by his wife last night in their Walnut street home. The seven year old son witnessed the shooting as Mrs. Kempf fired five times, with one bullet striking Kempf in the forehead. The couple had quarrelled after an intoxicated episode and the wife surrendered at the city hall.
In Des Moines Iowa March 28 a joint conference of miners and operators ratified the agreement reached last night and adjourned. The miners won no raise in day wages nor hiring of shot firers by operators.
The Cabinet meeting focused on details for withdrawing U S troops from Cuba. Secretary Wilson addressed German discrimination against American food products especially meats and warned of possible similar American measures against German goods.
TRENTON New Jersey March 28 The Colonial Lumber and Box Corporation has capital of fifteen million dollars five million preferred drawing 8 percent cumulative dividends. The company is authorized to deal in lumber iron and boxes Easter lambs at the Palace Moat Market Saturday 134 136.
An official estimate of New South Wales wheat prices places 1 390 000 acres to yield 14 705 000 bushels. The projection reflects government figures and assesses the agricultural outlook for the region.
In Phillipsburg Mont on March 28 J C Hunter was found guilty of second degree murder in the death of his son in law W O Walbridge after a brutal crime sparked by threats over a marriage. Hunter received a 99 year penitentiary sentence with no visible emotion.
Fifty passengers were badly shaken in a collision between trains on the South Side elevated line in Chicago. The Metropolitan train following it became unmanageable, causing the rear coach of the South Side train to be demolished. Passengers were hurled from their seats as flying glass covered them. Many were cut and bruised but none seriously injured.
A head on crash at Sag Bridge today between Joliet and Chicago Electric Railroads cars left two men dead and several others injured. Dense fog hindered visibility as investigators examine the wreckage.
A Baltimore girl recounts an adventurous tale set in a sultan's domain. The narrative unfolds with daring exploits and exotic imagery as she describes life inside a harem.
Miss Doris Marlow recounts being seized from a Turkish harem after an engagement with a pasha’s favored man. She describes sale to a wealthy pasha, life in the harem, and a planned poisoning plot before escaping with aid from an Englishman and French police, reaching Baltimore via Paris.
Charles Francis Woodward, condemned for the murder of Sheriff William Ricker, was lynched by about 200 men in Casper early today. After night organization and a siege of the jail, the mob broke in, dragged Woodward outside, and hanged him from a tree near the jail. The crime occurred January 20 at Wood near Garfield Peak in Casper.
Washington March 28 President Roosevelt sent to the House a veto of a bill for Emanuel Klauser charged with desertion. He says the bill and the Senate version conflict with the wartime act and orders revocation of a general court martial proceeding and an honorable discharge.
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