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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1902
Page
2
The editorial urges President Roosevelt to address John Pierpont Morgan directly to end or endanger the strike within 48 hours. It claims Morgan controls the situation as the most powerful individual in the United States or the world and argues for public accountability to end intolerable conditions.
Hon Marcus A Smith, Arizona's Democratic leader, urges nonpartisan support for Col Wilson's election to Congress. He argues statehood hinges on respecting congressional guardians of Arizona interests and speaks as a trusted official rather than a partisan advocate. He frames his views as prudent guidance for Arizonians.
The piece argues it was improper for President Roosevelt to appeal to the mine workers leader Mr Mitchell to end the strike. It contends Mitchell may lack power to comply and calls for a public appeal to the appropriate official rather than to Mitchell. The author cites broad public sympathy for the miners and calls for a different approach.
A New York millionaire, Major Charles A Smylie, is killed by his hunting companion, lawyer Storrs, who mistook him for a stag. Smylie, 42, famed for National Guard service and sharp shooting, dies in a hunting accident that exposes the dangers of friendly fire and misplaced trust.
Professor Jastrow notes the Sabbath predates Pentateuch law, tracing to a Babylonian atonement day with rites to appease angry gods. Hebrews adapted the concept, creating a weekly respite from toil viewed as a delight rather than an inauspicious dies.
A Kansas City Journal writer explains that cigar terms like perfecto panetela and londres refer to shapes not quality. The article details packing, head and tuck ends, varieties from conchas to napoleon, and color terms from claros to maduros, noting oscuro is fading in use.
A Detroit Free Press anecdote recalls a Virginia mountainside cabin where a cook stove was mounted on a kitchen table to solve a space constraint. The mountain woman explains the porch still bears guns and dogs as visitors admire her improvised setup and clever fix.
The passage surveys major rivers noting the Nile for its lack of tributaries over 1,200 miles, the Jordan as the crooked river at 213 miles, and the Potomac as 500 miles with a lower estuary. It ranks navigable rivers by elevations and volumes, compares Indian rivers to Ganges and Indus, and mentions the Tsangpo, Gan ges, Rhine, Mississippi, Amazon, and Yukon with long navigable stretches and sacred associations.
A New England parish minister says the measure of a satisfactory sermon is opposite to city clergy. He watches Deacons Drew and Snow for signs of engagement. If their eyes stay closed, he believes minds are listening and trouble will be revealed after the service.
The article recalls ancient love of roses among Greeks and Romans. Roses perfumed cups of Falernian wine in republican times. Spartan soldiers refused unperfumed wine after Cirrha. At Baize regatta, Lucrine lake was strewn with flowers.
A Brooklyn Eagle item recalls Willie crying then telling his mother his face wasn’t clean when he started. The brief exchange shows a quick wit from the child as he answers his mother’s scolding.
An irate debtor warns disturbance will provoke a response while a urbane collector plans to resume contact at roughly the same time tomorrow. The exchange appears in the Houston Post with a curt streetwise tone.
The Boston Transcript notes Africa's exports as natural products and imports as manufactured goods while reflecting on how a woman's whim can shape a man's fate.
The article notes that Persians rarely display courage, calling Kashan a mercantile city with a noted lack of warlike spirit. It recalls a popular story where 30,000 Kashan and Ispahan troops, after Nadir Shah disbanded his army in India, asked for 100 musketeers to accompany them home for safety.
A light hearted vignette where Little Ethel and Mrs Next Door discuss play house in their gardens. They imagine arguing over the back fence just like real neighbors, reflecting polite family neighborhood charm.
An exchange between a conductor and motorman ends with the motorman speeding to confront a dog after the conductor asks how to handle a quarrel over payment. The Houston Post reports the scene with brisk dialogue and a risky street moment.
A humorous exchange shows Mrs. Dimpleton urging life insurance and Dimpleton joking he is healthy and likely to outlive her. Mrs. Dimpleton criticizes his outlook while Washington Vimes notes the banter in a witty bedside-remarks style.
The Midhas mine near Melbourne yielded a flat hand shaped gold nugget in 1887. It measured 1214 inches long and 8 inches wide, weighed 617 ounces of nearly pure gold, and resembled a colossal open hand with two fingers closed. It was found 120 feet below ground in the northwest main drive, fifty feet from where the Lady Brassey nugget had been found the previous year.
A Melbourne parsonage visit by Jim the Slogger, a famed local boxer, led to a locked door stand off with Bishop Gee. After a brief fight the bishop prevailed and the baptism proceeded. Jim then began attending church henceforth.
A Scotswoman in a new country refuses to accept church singing. She scowls at an anthem and laments the devil in worship. Her neighbor reminds that the anthem is old and sacred. The old woman replies that Saul once threw a javelin at David when he sang.
A father tests his son on the Noah story. The boy answers that the waters went down because the dove returned bearing a pickle, revealing his idea that olives and pickles are things that come in bottles the boy dislikes.
On the morning of the first battle of Winchester Dr. Hunter McGuire offered Stonewall Jackson brandy. Jackson refused saying he did not drink it because he liked it too well, an evident display of Puritan self denial and self control.
The article states that in Brazil parents or guardians must obtain a medical certificate showing vaccination before consenting to a marriage. It also notes that in Norway and Sweden both the bride and groom must present vaccination certificates before marriage can be legally performed.
A note from the Boston Transcript describes Slimset as well meaning. He persuades local boys to quit smoking for a week and donate their cigar money to Derby to buy him a suit. Derby is characterized as someone who buys clothes from Slimset’s store when he has the funds.
In a terse exchange Meritt declares himself a practical, plain businessman and asks Miss Wisely to marry. She answers with a blunt, fact driven reply about her own practical nature and asks for a clear sense of his worth.
A New York News reflection notes that sneers may mask kindness and smiles may mask cruelty. It asks which man is most fit to live by the happiness he spreads, stressing the face as the first contact with others.
A Baltimore Herald line quotes a cynical elder noting how easy it is to trade reputation for money, but hard to reverse the choice once made. The remark frames a cautionary view on personal integrity and financial temptation.
A London cabman received 2 sovereigns by mistake instead of 2 shillings from a woman. Realizing the error, he returned to the house and gave the money to the woman's husband. The husband, tearful, refused to let the cabman be short, assuring him his fare was a shilling and gifting one shilling fourpence as a reward for honesty.
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