15 Oct 1902
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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1902
Page
1
Sensational clashes last night as police attacked multiple New York gambling houses amid a sweeping crackdown. Details indicate coordinated raids aimed at shutting down illegal gambling and arresting key figures behind the operations.
New York reports a district attorney led raids on five gambling resorts. About 50 cops arrested occupants including a Republican state senate hopeful and a Democratic alderman candidate. Gambling paraphernalia valued at $30,000 and cash totaling $250,000 were seized and stored at police HQ.
In Pittsfield on October 15 the coroner's inquest concludes that unlawful acts by James T. Kelly conductor and Euclid Madden motorman of the electric car contributed to the death of William Craig, Roosevelt's bodyguard, in the crash that struck the President's carriage.
Miss Mary Andrews of Hamilton Ohio an ordained Universalist minister has accepted a call to the First Universalist church in Kansas City She will become the first woman ever called to the pulpit and arrives about November 1 after impressing the church members during a recent visit
In Phoenix on October 15 the governor accepted the Tucson regent A N Grosetta's resignation and named J M Ormsby, assistant cashier at Arizona Bank of Tucson, as his successor. Ormsby said he would file his bond and assume duties immediately.
A letter from Meadows at Guaymas outlines an armed expedition by Arizona Charlie and associates to Tiburon Island in the Gulf of California. The goal is to seize the island from Seri Indians and extract gold riches, with Mexican authorization now secured for an armed landing.
Weather note from Observer E L Wetmore reports a northwest wind with clear skies and a high around 5.2.5. forecasted change to cloudy conditions with possible electrical activity on the 17th 19th and 21st.
Washington reports United States Minister Bowen in Caracas cables the State Department to send one or two warships to reinforce the gunboat Marietta at La Guayra amid a volatile Venezuelan crisis. He notes near Valencia the army remains active with fighting and surrounding the city.
The Michigan Supreme Court ordered Frank C. Andrews, former president of the wrecked City Bank of Detroit, admitted to $100000 bail pending his motion for a new trial. He has 16 days to furnish bail. without it he faces Jackson prison to serve a 15 year sentence. He is currently jailed.
In Washington John Mitchell meets Roosevelt to discuss a operators plan to appoint an arbitration commission for the coal strike. Leaders may waive union recognition. disputes over commission selection persist. Meantime, miners fund drive swells with contributions as Indianapolis headquarters report growing support and thousands of members at work.
A crowded Tucson audience heard Arizona Delegate candidate Mark Smith stress Statehood and continued Democratic support. Rochester Ford presided and Col J B Breathitt sat with local offices hopefuls as Smith praised Senator Quay and Western Republican senators and urged electing Col Wilson to Congress to ensure the Statehood bill’s passage. He spoke for about an hour, delivering heartfelt remarks and earning warm applause.
In Chicago on October 15 a free Mercy hospital clinic will operate on five year old Catharine Brown. Professor Adolf Lorenz, the Vienna surgeon famed for Lolita Armour’s operation, will perform the hip replacement for the daughter of a railroad freight handler. Catharine shares Lolita’s natural bilateral hip dislocation diagnosis by Dr. John B. Murphy.
Delaware and Hudson engine No 14 ran off tracks on Quay Street in Albany. The three story brick building was breached by the runaway locomotive while thirty cars followed until the engine halted in the backyard. Driver John Nelson escaped unharmed. fireman slightly cut.
The American four masted schooner Shenandoah arrived in New York from San Francisco after a 123 day voyage. One crewman was killed by a fall from the topmast and two were injured while the ship endured extremely rough weather and damage.
TOPEKA, Kan. Oct. 15. Charles Hardy, a state insane patient, committed death by his own action this morning by lying on the Rock Island railroad track in front of an eastbound passenger train. The train could not be stopped.
A transient man promised a Tucson woman a future and vanished to Indiana to fulfill it leaving local inquiries and a cautious public warning. Authorities pursue leads as residents recall his abrupt departure and the unusual vow.
In Fort Wayne Indiana on October 15 a remarkable tramp known as A No 1 arrived after a 1000 mile journey to deliver a trinket to a woman who paid him two bits for a promised face. He claims to have traveled 435000 miles in total, speaks four languages, never begs, and aims for New York.
New York price report shows Mexican dollars at 40 cents, silver at 50 cents, copper trading between 11.55 and 11.70.
Portia Washington, Booker T. Washington’s 19 year old daughter, will not return to Wellesley college this year amid social ostracism and faculty decision citing failure to pass musical examinations. The episode reflects tensions at the elite New England school with reactions from the Guardian and other observers.
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