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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1902
Page
2
J F Wilson of Yavapai County runs for Joint Councilman with Lev H Manning of Pima County on the ticket. Bernard H Harry Cody Nat E Hawke William Angus Bartholomy Wiley E Tussing W S Bartlett named for various county posts amid a political scene with Cincinnati baseball rooters watching.
The article argues the tariff supports the sugar trust and shapes politics. It condemns forcible annexation of the Philippines as criminal aggression, urging a fall vote against the Republican party to curb trusts and oppose imperial policy while noting senators Hanna and Foraker in labor disputes.
The piece denounces official interference in officers romantic pursuits, arguing government paternalism is petty and unnecessary. It questions why authorities would adjudicate private entanglements and urges letting personal lives take their natural course.
In a playful note, readers debate whether weather quirks support Captain Peary's pole claim, despite official denials. The remark hints at ongoing fascination with polar exploration and a weather influenced myth.
The Phoenix Republican argues a tariff affects anthracite coal via a layered levy on Welsh coal imports. Pittsburg Post notes 67 cents a ton duty on Welsh coal, paid by a New York firm, challenging claims of no duty on anthracite. Roosevelt remarks cited without full context.
The piece argues that tariff design and Tariff Act sections ensure foreign anthracite pays duties, with almost no free imports in 1901. It notes most Pennsylvania Virginia anthracite falls below 92 percent fixed carbon, yet section 415 technically imposes duties on coal under 92 percent. The Pittsburgh Post is praised for exposing the fraud and linking policy to politics.
Hon. N O Murphy returns to public life as an appeal in Wilson v treasury robers case heads for the supreme court. The taxpayer suit, once ruled on by Judge Kent, hinges on privileged testimony and leadership of the party. The decision may go to the U S Supreme Court or remain as unfinished business in Arizona.
The piece argues President Roosevelt should not demand a strike end in exchange for a commission, noting commissions are political tools. It denounces operators as barbarians and supports compulsory arbitration as the natural, necessary remedy to protect the public and resolve the conflict between miners and operators.
The text describes apes and gorillas as usually vicious and less prone to playful tricks than the common monkey. It notes the monkey as a trickster in wild and domestic states and mentions Humboldt observing over a hundred monkeys swinging by tails in a South American forest.
A New Hampshire judge holds a handwritten letter from an old farmer refusing juror duty. He cites needing to butcher and sort apples during the term and recommends Si Jackman, who has kin in Manchester and would go for car fare. The note references a past juror incident involving Bud Stiles.
In a courtroom exchange a prisoner, seeking mercy, mentions his elder brother a physician. He claims the doctor predicted he would live at least twenty more years, arguing that his death would undermine his brother’s scientific reputation. The judge pushes back on the relevance of family pride to the case.
In Alsace a four year old girl fell ill after a period of voracious eating yet grew thinner. Doctors could not explain the change until a serpent about twenty inches long emerged from the child’s mouth. The snake was killed and sent to Strassburg University, and the child soon regained health. It is believed she swallowed the serpent while drinking impure water.
Butterflies have been observed at elevations up to 16 626 feet on Chimborazo slopes by M Bonpland and at similar heights in the Himalayas with notes by Sir J D Hooker. Explorers including Sir Martin Conway report high altitude occurrences in the Himalayas and South American ranges.
In 1837 England, Thomas Laveland sued Miss Caro line Newton after she bit part of his nose for attempting a kiss by way of a joke. The defendant was acquitted and the judge stated that a woman may bite a man’s nose if kissed against her will, a remark echoed by a joking barrister.
A man proclaims dominion in his home, insisting he is the master, while his wife replies they will host guests all week. He leaves with sarcasm about those who fear to claim autonomy, reflecting a tense domestic scene reported by the Chicago Record-Herald.
A Buffalo Commercial excerpt recalls a Boston girl named Elizabeth now seven. Her grandmother notes she is older, while Elizabeth replies that she once did everything she was told because she did not know better. The dialogue reflects a child’s view of growing up.
A salesman in a bookstore declines weather barometers prompting a joke about stationary barometers in weather reports. The exchange highlights a witty pun between stationery items and meteorology.
A dialogue about smoking stunting growth precedes a note that coal first fueled Wilkes-Barre on February 11, 1802, marking a historical industrial moment. The snippet blends a street-level exchange with a dated technology milestone.
The Washington Post notes true cigars vary by feel, construction and revenue stamps. Seek flexible wrappers with quiet sound and tight roll, avoid hard filled sticks, and check stamps to distinguish imported from domestic products.
A collection of quotations with commentary on values and fate, followed by a detailed description of scissors manufacture from bar steel to final polishing, including forging, shaping, hole punching, filing, hardening, tempering, and testing for smooth operation.
Description of imperial tastes showing barbaric excess as tongues of songbirds were served at vast cost. Mentions Nero’s theaterlike dining rooms, capon liver in milk, and pork, with a note on untuneful emperors. Ends with a dialogue about a girl and another rival.
The article surveys thunder lore from Hawaii to Iceland to England, noting Mauna Loa as the sky’s echo and ancient fears. It cites Scandinavian, Charlemagne era, and village practices aimed at warding off storms and evil spirits, plus a global superstition linking even versus odd thunder claps to storm severity.
The Detroit Free Press reports that gleaning survives in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire where women and children gather fallen grain after harvest. They form small sheaves, carry them home on their heads, thrash by hand, and use or sell the grain. A half peck is a full day for a child and gleaning is often treated as a picnic.
In a German church a preacher lost his thread and pausing for breath cried that he smelled fire in the church and nearby homes. The congregation fled in alarm while realizing the danger was only in his imagination.
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune notes bees place honeycombs with precise regularity, shaping cells to perfectly fill space, as if planned on paper. It adds ants build hard smooth roads and tunnels, surpassing human efforts in efficiency and design.
A reflective quotation argues that no event is trivial and every action has roots and branches influencing the wider substance we live in, with both presence and absence shaping the mass.
A passage discusses how chronic nostril afflictions can render children stupid and cause awkward movements. It suggests snuff use in late seventeenth century Europe may have influenced prominent individuals, linking nasal health to intelligence and behavior.
A Philadelphia Record excerpt shows heated talk about Flaherty and Flanigan with sharp, mocking comments on intelligence. The dialogue highlights public suspicion and a tense social clash within the community.
A compact exchange centers on parts of speech and how stutter affects speech. Teacher Thomas and Tommy Tucker engage in a discussion on language mechanics and verbal expression within a brief, playful dialogue.
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