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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1902
Page
5
The Tombstone Knights Templar contingent completed two sections of candidacy amid a banquet at Rossi's, then returned home pleased with their reception in the old pueblo. Also noted are local civic moves, court actions, and ongoing university drills.
Willam Maul arrived from Pantano and reports Grindell shipping ore from their property at the Total Wreck mine. Lilly Hayes of BE W collar sales was seen around town. Dr J Zimmerman returned from Ca area planning a post graduate course. Rinehart, foreman of the Douglas teller, was in the city and went home this morning. George Mitchell, manager of the Consolidated, passed through on his way to the camp. Eesmith is up from Cananea for work says.
The United States Climatological Association plans a Tucson stop en route to Los Angeles for its June meeting. About forty members, including doctors from Massachusetts Colorado Michigan and New York, will tour health resorts in Arizona May 27 28 and stay in Tucson the next day. Local citizens and the Chamber of Commerce are asked to welcome the visitors and showcase Tucson climate and resources.
The University of Arizona announces four day commencement week starting Sunday June 1 with the baccalaureate discourse and ending Thursday June 5 with commencement. Four graduates Ruth Brown Bessie Smith Parrott and Walter Wakefield will receive diplomas. Alumni reunion and banquet are scheduled with events including a junior promenade on June 6.
In New York on May 23, the body of Julius Cohen, drowned twelve days earlier in Coney Island creek, was recovered by a sailor using a bread and quicksilver buoy. The loaf floated then sank, revealing the boy’s location beneath where it settled.
The Chelsea Bun House once drew huge crowds for hot cross buns on Good Friday, with 50 000 attendees at one event and 250 in bun sales the day. Mrs Hands banned sales on that day to comply with laws, while Queen Charlotte gave a silver mug of guineas and the Bun House fed four generations.
Dr. J Zimmerman, who practiced in Cananea, returned to Tucson and rejected Los Angeles fever claims as exaggerated. He acknowledged fever among miners but blamed water and diet, and said symptoms diverged from the sensational account.
Stockholders of the Cieneguita Copper company met at the Ford hotel in Phoenix to elect officers for next year. Judge Barnes was re elected president Dr Ford treasurer Ernest Ford secretary and a slate of directors including Barnes Martin Beebe Hoff M Ford and William Christy. Beebe of Tucson named vice president and general manager. The Sonora mines are newly discovered and rich with oxidized and sulfide ores. the company plans machinery installation and a forthcoming narrow gauge railroad to reach the camp.
A witty exchange unfolds as a letter taunts an envelope about space and containment. The envelope retorts that the letter cannot contain itself, turning the quip into a lighthearted verbal duel.
A Philadelphia Record excerpt recalls a juror’s week at duty as tedious and trying, highlighting the fatigue and monotony of service through a brief dialogue between a juror and interviewer.
A Philadelphia Press item quotes Bloffman noting his clerical staff struck yesterday. The conversation turns caustic as one man questions the grievance behind the action.
A bystander quips about a skeleton displayed from a vault while scientists discuss its oddities. The remark about a map of means and a large family of daughters adds dark humor as observers study the relic, noting unusual leg length differences amid the arctic ice theme.
A fragment notes a baby’s taste for the piano and a remark about gnawing polish. The Palace Meat Market advertises wedding and birthday rings by EB G Cape. Other notices mention H A Schell’s June departure for a Territory trip, Chicago visit, and return around October 15 with free eye examinations. Spring lambs also listed at Palace Market.
A public raffle offers chances from 1 cent to 4.25 dollars for ownership of the great pacer with a 1:05 half mile record at Phoenix. The horse comes with new rubber tired bogey and harness. Details available from R. D. Woodell at Club Stables.
A 70 year old man credits Postum Food Coffee with restoring health after a 60s breakdown caused by coffee. He adopted Postum, Grape-Nuts, and fruit, claiming strength and vitality at 70 comparable to age 50. He asks his name not be published. identified by Postum of Battle Creek, Michigan.
Sophia S. Flanders of Tucson acknowledges a $1600 payment from New York Life Co for her late husband Fred K. Flanders. He obtained a $2000 policy, payable as 1600 if death occurred within two years, following his December 1901 application as a bartender. Presented by May 16 1902 with witness Charles Blenman.
An old Tucson advertisement lists slot machines and trade machines for sale with prompt out of town orders, plus a clean shop with salesroom at 344 South Myer. It also promotes Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a burn healer and promises free changes to glasses if patients are unsatisfied before June 1.
All Sisters are requested to be present for the pai initiations at the evening meeting on May 26. Please attend and participate as directed by the organizers.
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