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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1902
Page
2
Editorial notice announces J. F. Wilson for Delegate to Congress from Yavapai County and Levi H. Manning for Joint Councilman from Pima County. Brady declares as a candidate for supervisor, subject to Democratic county convention action.
A conference of Senate leaders including Hanna and Spooner with the President settled that no tariff revision will occur next session. The piece argues the Republicans will protect trusts while Roosevelt fights their influence, noting Henderson’s anti nomination letter and the ongoing clash over trust control and consumer costs.
The remark suggests the President could pressure reformers in his administration but is unlikely to do so. It frames him as a locomotive fireman figure facing challenges from would-be engineers while implying limited political action.
Horace Boies was elected governor of Town twice and is described as a vote-getter. The piece notes that Henderson declined renomination to Congress, implying a political strategy discussion. It also critiques ministers using moving pictures, professional whistlers, and other devices to draw congregations, urging a return to Gospel preaching to gauge impact.
The speaker accuses Mayor Schumacher of treating residents as champs and calls for a special election to let the people decide the high license issue, arguing the city legislature mandate requires it. The plea frames the mayor’s actions as contrary to public will and formal procedure.
The piece contrasts the German emperor’s claim that electric cars are enemies of humanity with urban desire for electric cars in Tucson. It argues progress brings danger, noting trains, heat, crossings, gas, water quality, and crowded cities, yet people still choose urban living despite perils.
The article questions the pace of urban progress with rapid transit gas and sewers while contrasting the Docile Papago with the restless white population. It notes Mayor Schumacher had not called a special election to decide the high license issue per the council resolution and asks whether he vetoed it or why he does not obey.
A terse editorial voice questions why trusts object to President Roosevelt's conciliatory notes and pleas. The piece casts the trusts as stern overseers enacting rigid policies while the public awaits clear action.
An Illinois newspaper comments on a favored candidate with playful language noting he is no toodle doo and never pods out. The piece wryly observes how such quirky expressions grow in earnest times to aid communication.
The ball bearing wheelbarrow may be followed by an automatic plow and a self chopping hoe. If these innovations arrive, the farmer will have little to do beyond cutting watermelons.
The piece argues that Republican leaders Platt and Quay push a political angle on the coal strike. Both men claimed the strike would end within two weeks, each endorsing the other's forecast. The writer questions whether the timing favors mining votes in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Senator Tom Platt led a sequence where the New York Republican convention initially withheld endorsement from Roosevelt, then after Roosevelt appointed George W. Ray as U S district judge and Platt’s vote shifted, the party endorsed Roosevelt. The order suggests a cause and effect dynamic in party alignment.
The claim highlights the risk from workers who lack proper understanding of blasting. An ignition error or fire damp can trigger a catastrophic explosion, potentially killing hundreds. The author notes many past cases of such accidents.
A Jacksonville Illinois newspaper prints bold editorials attacking the President's war on trusts with uncompromising zeal. The piece condemns corporate power and urges decisive action.
An Englishman strolling a Scottish border loch with rod and reel sought sport for three hours but found none. He asked a watching boy if any fish lived there. The boy replied that any fish would be tiny since there was no water until it rained yesterday.
A bold advertising stunt shows a coach team crashing through a large plate glass window at a New York furniture store. The owner, instead of closing, wrote on a white board in the window that the horses knew where to find good furniture, turning misfortune into promotion.
Charles Theodore Murray decries the Quartier Latin as the worst place to send youths alleging it tempts with attractive vice. He contrasts it with other global slums and warns that debauchery here ruins young lives, blurring virtue with immorality.
The term coal originally referred to charred wood known as char coal. When mineral coal trading began it was called sea coal to distinguish it from timber fuel. As mineral coal grew popular the name coal applied to the new fuel, replacing the older term.
The article describes Finnish baths as a trial for visitors. It details removing clothes, donning a lightweight garment, lying in a cord hammock over a large water-filled receptacle, then adding a hot iron brick to produce steam. A plunge into cold water follows before redressing. The experience is described as drastic and revealing.
A mountain at the gulf of Bothnia summit experiences perpetual sunlight for June 19 to 23. A crowded Stockholm steamer departs every six hours to view the phenomenon as in winter the sun disappears for weeks and then returns for short intervals before lasting days.
Benjamin Constant painted a blue Garter ribbon for Queen Victoria. The queen criticized the tone, Constant defended it, and Windsor sent him the Garter order to prove his color sense wrong. She did not award the order.
A historical note describes albumenized milk as a nourishing drink for invalids and suitable for healthy people in hot weather. Prepare by beating one egg white with two thirds of a cup of milk, then strain and serve. Recommended at three hour intervals between meals.
Beth Blunt quotes Mr. Terse asking Miss Slight to marry him. She rejects plainly saying she does not believe in bookish notions and will not marry him.
A humor lecturer arranged for a woman in a box to clap after he stroked his mustache. The bit failed as the audience loved him from the start, and when he pulled his mustache the box erupted in applause. Twain then avoided such tricks in future performances.
Historic eruptions produced lava beds that stayed steaming decades later. Vesuvius streams in 1858 still vented steam by 1870, Etna beds from 1787 remained hot under crust until 1849, while Jorullo in Mexico erupted in 1759 and showed ignited probes in 1780 and steam in places forty years after, with two steaming crevices eighty seven years on.
Two elderly strangers and an old man, carrying a large telescope, linger near the Grand for an hour seeking Will Blank at a friend’s residence. They recall living next to him in Linton, but the passerby knows no such person, prompting a humorous misdirection about local neighbors.
An Italian philosopher constructs a 1 to 10 envy scale across professions. Architects score 1, advocates 2, clergy 2, military 2, science and literature 4, journalists 5, authors 8, physicians 9, actors and actresses 10. Envy rises with prestige and amid competition, with theatres showing the keenest envy and physicians often deeming colleagues charlatans.
The article recounts legends of crows predicting weather and fate. It cites Alexander the Great and King Alonzo as saved by two crows, describes rooks signaling decline when deserting rookeries, notes crows’ habit of staying near home before storms, and observes rooks venturing into towns as a sign of snow.
A furniture dealer who loves books explains that low shelves matter. He notes heat harms bindings by drying leather and warping volumes, and cold, damp, or overly dry air also damages books. Direct sun fades bindings, so light should be gentle while preserving a bright library without sun exposure.
The painter Fuseli dismisses the critics of talk by noting he had pork for dinner. He asks if dinner chatter is not as interesting as the rambling remarks of his visitors, sparking a light exchange about value in conversation.
A hospital physician notes that most suicide attempts do not lead to repeated attempts. He observes many survivors feel renewed, with life seeming brighter and the past fading as they recover and seek air and fresh experiences.
An entomologist in South America failed to photograph a swal lowtail despite modern equipment. A native offered live specimens for a shilling each and returned with six butterflies. He revealed his method only on departure, using a blowgun dart to stupefy the butterfly, making capture easy.
A tale recalls the old French parliament where a dull prosy speech was met with humor as the president urged silence. He compared chatty members to those snoring, asking for quiet so listeners could focus on the debate.
A ship under full sail presents a magnificent sight with exhilarating wind. Between decks the creaking grows as the vessel sails, the wind and waves stressing the hull. Calking wears, then frames weaken as pressure shifts air and water.
The box tortoise uses a hinged plastron that can raise to shield the head and front legs, forming a boxlike barrier with the carapace. When danger passes, the plate lowers, freeing the head and limbs. the hinge is a strong elastic ligament.
The Seri Indians are described as a mixed Jekyll and Hyde tribe. They spend part of the year near the northern Lower California boundary, adopting peaceful, farmhand roles on haciendas. When crops mature, they reportedly transform, migrating to Tiburon Island to pursue a savage, cannibalistic lifestyle.
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