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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1902
Page
2
Editorial notice from R G Brady endorses Levi H Manning of Pima County as a candidate for supervisor subject to the Democratic county convention. Announcment states intent to run in the party process and seeks convention action.
The Manila dispatch notes Captain Pershing’s successes against the Moros with minimal American losses. The piece weighs Abdul Hamid’s potential reaction, warning a holy war could unfold if the Sultan intervened. It argues Hulking Turkish restraint likely, given Europe’s power balance and U S naval capability.
The piece argues Republicans distort actions vs words and calls Arizona voters to defeat Republican candidates. It cites opposition by party leaders to Arizona Statehood, warns of plutocratic control in Washington, and urges busting trusts by abolishing them rather than taxing.
The piece argues that an amendment giving Congress power to regulate corporations would fail to win state support, noting Southern resistance and the political clout of trusts. It contends existing tariffs and Republican backing aid monopolies, while questioning Roosevelt’s pressure and linking trust strength to current economic signals. It also references mining safety concerns and political figures like Brer Rabbit, Colonel Watterson, and Senator Hanna.
The article explains the decision not to renominate Robert E. Morrison as United States district attorney, citing official reasons and the process involved. It notes the appointment's political and administrative context and outlines who would succeed him.
A mine disaster at Jeffner mines in Fairmount West Virginia illustrates why miners press for union labor. The piece argues unskilled labor endangers workers by mine fires collapses gas explosions and promotes safer practices and apprenticeship before hands on dangerous work.
The poem and divine John Donne, dean of St Pauls since 1821, wed Sir George Moore’s daughter without consent and gain favor after a witty note. Flaxman and Reynolds face naysayers about marriage. his wife vows art should thrive through wedlock, urging frugality and Rome study to forego matrimonial burden.
In Villers Cotterets the younger Dumas attended a statue unveiling for The Three Musketeers creator. An elderly villager told a blunt tale of Dumas pere, joking about unpaid banquet bills and the butcher who supplied the feast. The son aimed to settle his father’s score amid the ironical humor.
In the 1636 travel account The Duke of Holstein's Travels Into Persia and Muscov[y] reports a Samara Russia gourd that moves as far as the stalk reaches, withering grass where it turns. The fruit robs nourishment as it ripens, sprouts woolly rind used as fur, and is said to be eaten by wolves.
The piece argues personality shapes success more than fortune or environment. It cites examples of moderate gifts overcoming wealth, and diligence surpassing talent, noting the log cabin boy can excel beyond palace upbringing. It emphasizes persistent effort as the key to achievement.
A Colorado Springs Gazette item notes a playful exchange where the African lion asks about the grizzly bear's absence. The lioness explains the bear is laid up after the tortoise bit him, joking that the bear got what he deserved for fooling with a shell game.
Quote from Catholic Standard and Times recalls victims accusing a swindler who appeared a perfect gentleman. He seemed gentle and suave, yet the transgressor’s path proved him deceitful to those who trusted him.
In a town many claim a heartless man has burned many women. Hortense argues he lacks imagination. Lucille counters he has none. The exchange suggests at least a dozen local hearts were broken by his actions.
A summer resident asks what posts to use for a piazza. The oracle of Bushville insists pine is best, claiming cedar is poor and will not last. The authority states he proves every claim with experience, citing porch trials to support pine as durable.
An old dispatch from the first lord of the admiralty told Admiral Codrington not to engage the Turkish fleet but quietly urged action. Codrington defied the instruction and sailed to Navarino where he destroyed the Turkish fleet.
The proprietor invites visitors to view a famous lion named Mustapha described as intelligent. A French sergeant once pulled a thorn from his foot, and the lion reportedly devoured all the sergeant’s superior officers in order to promote him to colonel. Entry costs a penny. From the German.
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