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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1923
Page
6
The Tucson Citizen is produced in Tucson Arizona by The Citizen Publishing Company Frank Hitchcock president. The paper carries Associated Press dispatches and local news with rights reserved for republication locally and nationally.
George Washington expresses a goal of strict adherence to engagements while maintaining American independence from foreign influence. He argues for an American character to ensure respect abroad and unity at home, avoiding partisanship for Britain or France and preserving public tranquility.
The article rebuts Professor Meiklejohn of Amherst who claims America has not begun its educational system. It argues the US system, despite flaws, yields strong results with high school attendance, public spending, and notable graduates, challenging any claim of inferiority and urging concrete comparisons with other nations.
The drop from $1.10 to $1 and lower is projected to cost farmers over $20 million this year with a likely carryover. Experts link the decline to overproduction and weak purchasing power, urging Crop diversification toward dairying, poultry, fruits, vegetables, and flax while warning against overreaction and continued agrarian hardship.
A Chicago Tribune feature from 1973 surveys African American life and culture, exploring social dynamics, literature, and arts during a period of significant civil rights discourse and urban change. The piece intertwines profiles and critical reflections on identity and community.
A busy drive sees a family car break down with grinding noises. The driver and wife with six children watch as the man tries to fix the engine for a half hour amid crowd remarks. He finally exclaims in frustration that someone wants to be president.
Nikita Balieff, Russian vaudeville director, after two years in the United States, told a steamer to Europe that Americans dance without temperament or playfulness and with coquetry. The piece notes European standards and mentions an incident in New Jersey where an actress fainted on stage due to a heavy costume, remarking it as an unusual sight in years.
A humorous summary notes widespread expectations of a bountiful corn crop with farm life quirks. It mentions food supply confidence, automobile fuel shifts, August field sights, and a stray aside about corn by products and a peculiar government pest experiment arriving in Washington.
A collage of humorous lines and quips on language, manners, and society. It includes jabs about psychology, politics, wealth, and culture with playful misprints and aphorisms. The piece ends noting it is protected by Associated Editor.
Governor A. P. K. Safford and Mrs Safford were greeted by friends on their Tucson visit. The article notes Safford's blemish-free record as Colts- and governor and high esteem for his actions. It also reports The Citizen Printing and Publishing Company's record output, turning 27,000 circulars in five days, totaling 4,342,000 advertising inches.
U S Commissioner Henrich presided Monday over the perjury trial of John A Jenkins Rodney Jamison and A Jamison in a Cochise land dispute. After testimony from numerous witnesses for both sides the land was found open to contest and the defendants were acquitted. A related case against Percy B Fulton Howard K Fulton and John A Jenkins was dismissed at the request of U S Attorney Morrison.
Mrs Philip Snowden argues English women take suffrage more seriously than Americans and must lead reform. She praises working women while condemning idle ones, claiming a nation’s progress rests on women’s active effort and moral influence.
Clarke Jordan argues that violent and spasmodic measures to abolish crime harm society more than even-minded justice. He says equal rights, universal respect for law, and fear of deterrents are needed, while harshpunishments and biased trials provoke contempt for law and fail to deter offenders.
Reports say George J. Baker of First National Bank of New York died recently after a sixty year career. Flags were displayed in his honor as messages of condolence arrived from around the world. Baker, a leading figure in finance and industry, was linked to United States Steel and several railroads, with an estimated estate near 000,000.
A string of brief scenes unfolds showing a Western judge’s exchange with a hopeful, a barroom moment about a pie bet, and a funeral address by a chaplain praising a first sergeant’s service. The narrative notes a private peeking at the sergeant, highlighting small acts of humor and respect in military life.
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