20 Sep 1902
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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1902
Page
1
The St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney vows action after a fatal incident linked to a gang calling itself Boodle Hundred. Police investigate a hazardous device report tied to the case.
Republican leaders denounce the speaker over his recent action provoking sharp clashes within the party. The dispute centers on policy moves and party alignment as tensions rise ahead of votes and public debate.
Cir CA Folk voiced anger at police and sheriff efforts to find missing delegates indicted for bribery. He warned of disclosures that could shock city politics, while rumors of Kelly in disguise were investigated and found groundless. Eugene Gutke, father of an imprisoned boodler, died in grief after learning the news.
Waterbury news reports Bristol authorities catching John a diminutive eleven year old boy known as the black sheep of the Crowley family. He and a younger brother are described as committing fires robberies church thefts and a sneaky break in to a store. His latest act was stealing a teacher’s pocketbook as she led pupils from a building. He is sent to reform school until maturity.
In Lucerne on September 20 Lord Salisbury's physician states the patient has a light gouty affection and there is no ground for anxiety about his health.
In Birmingham Alabama a stampede at Shiloh Baptist Church during a national Negro Baptist convention panic sparked by a cry of fire left over a hundred dead. Most victims were local residents. Booker T Washington attended and tried to calm the crowd but the panic continued.
President Roosevelt arrived in Cincinnati Ohio and was escorted to the St. Nicholas hotel by Senator Foraker Mayor Fleischman and local officials. A morning reception luncheon and grand military display preceded his speech to business leaders at the Fall Festival. A night parade and a second address were planned as commerce shut down for the event.
Mayor J W Fleming reports a New Mexico flood disaster in the Mimbres valley where over 1000 people face hunger. Three weeks of provisions are distributed as orchards may be ruined and debris blocks homes. Silver City and Deming are nearest towns as relief appeals go out.
New York reports intensified inquiry into the murder of Mrs. Anna Pulitzer. Police suspect William Hooper, a Utah man whose apartment held the victim’s clothing, as the key figure, with robbery the suspected motive.
The Associated Banks of New York report a weekly deficit of 1,642,050 below required reserves. This is the first shortfall since November 899. The week shows a $5,788,100 drop in specie and $1,563,600 in legal tenders, attributed to Midwest crop financing needs rather than alarm.
John Aller a builder is in Somerset Hospital in a precarious condition from wounds thought self inflicted. He was found in a barn near Readington after behaving oddly in the Readington area. Weakened from loss of blood his skull is not fractured but scalp injuries are severe and required six men to move him.
New York metals and currency markets list Mexican dollars at 40.14 cents, silver at 51.34 cents, and copper trading between 11.65 and 11.90 per unit.
Washington gossip holds Speaker Henderson quit a hard race and feigned hurt to trigger a new convention and boost his own nomination. Iowa officials doubt his motives, predicting long-term harm to his bid for re election and a fractured party in his district. National Republicans urge closure and a strong replacement to salvage the seat.
In Quincy Massachusetts on September 20 the cruiser Des Moines was launched from the Fore River Ship company yards. Miss Elsie Macomber of Des Moines, Governor Cummins of Iowa, and the Des Moines mayor broke the champagne bottle on the prow to christen the vessel.
The Northwestern Christian Advocate denounces a Rome dispatch claiming President Roosevelt suggested Archbishop Ireland be made a cardinal. It argues such a move violates church state separation and could make Roosevelt the cat's paw of a Roman Catholic official, urging him to retract.
U S Senator Albert Beveridge of Indiana, urged by President Roosevelt to sell Cuban reciprocity, skips Los Angeles and heads toward Denver after Utah and California leaders prune his speech. He cancels planned stops in Oakland and Sacramento amid disfavor for the policy.
Belvidere Illinois September 20 A 30 000 000 sewing machine combine is organized to absorb most US makers. Newark New York and Chicago firms sign papers with Barnabas Eldredge named president of the proposed trust. Singer excluded as merger targets include New Home Household Domestic Demorest Williams and other midwest eastern factories.
Southern Pacific plans to take in 40 000 tons of German steel rails in the coming days. The order abroad was placed because American firms were too busy to meet the large demand for material.
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