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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1923
Page
1
A wartime era dispatch notes President Harding showing signs of improvement after brief illness and a hospital stay. Doctors including Charles K. Law report steady respiration and a rising pulse as aides discuss future plans and travel readiness.
London reports Prime Minister Bald reparations note shows no near prospect of a Ruhr settlement or new talks. Britain pressed for a joint allied reply to Germany while France and Belgium offered little material. The government warned the European crisis could worsen if negotiations drag on.
Mexico City reports the assassination of Francisco Villa as a political crisis. Following his death on a Parral morgue slab, five widows and Villa’s followers sparked a miniature civil war over his estate as investigators debated the truth of earlier death reports.
Four officers of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank of Tempe were arrested on charges of conspiring to obtain money by fraudulent representations. The bank closed after a fire destroyed records, sparking street demonstrations as investigators review partially destroyed ledgers. Bank president W. W. Kingsbery and his wife were freed on $5,000 bonds. cashier Thoreton Jones Jr. remained jailed.
Senator Royal Copeland of New York told the Georgia General Assembly that Republicans have failed and Democrats will return to power. He urged focus on transportation and natural resource conservation and said farmer prosperity is essential to national prosperity. He stressed the farmer and veteran in his remarks.
Several Secret Service men guarding President Harding were allowed a few hours of relaxation at the hotel last night. Local reporters observed the agents taking an automobile ride, signaling improvement in the president's security detail.
Carbis A Walker of the Central YMCA finished a 32 mile Lake Erie crossing from Point Pelee Ontario to Lorain Ohio in about twenty hours and fifteen minutes. He arrived at Lerate at 5 38 p m and later told reporters never again. Walker praised the endurance demanded by the rough water and westward current as oarsmen kept him going through a harsh night. He was exhausted and partially paralyzed, resting at a U S coast guard station.
Aug 2 report shows Baldwin and Curzon exposing a deadlock in reparations talks with Germany. Britain aims to publish its correspondence. France may preserve secrecy favoring Premier Poincare. Italy reportedly agrees with Britain but joint action appears unlikely. Viscount Grey calls the situation grave.
Baseball action across cities with scores and batter details. Washington and St. Louis split a pair in one game with late runs, Boston overcame Chicago, New York edged Cleveland, and Philadelphia defeated Detroit. Batter lines include Faber Cvengros Schalk Murray Fullerton Walters and Pillette Cole Dause Bassler Wolfe Perkins.
At Pittsburgh Rn H New York 161 619 000 3 s i Pittsburgh 016 601 000 2 9 8 Batteries Watson and Snyder Meadows and Schmidt At Chicago RH E Boston 001 000 000 171 Chicago 001 001 20x 9 8 Batteries Benton Cooney and EH Smith Aldridge and O'Farrell At Cincinnati rn HE Cincinnati 000 200 00x 2 1 Batteries Glasner and Heasline Donohue and Hargrave At Brooklyn St Louis called off
Leo P. Floyd secretary and John Harrington teller pleaded guilty to embezzling about 822 000 in Liberty bonds from the closed Hibernia Bank and Trust Company. Judge George F Kunklee sentenced them to four to ten years. Mandell the Denver broker linked to the scheme is jailed on related charges.
Dublin dispatches say the Irish Free State will release all prisoners under yesterday's court of appeals ruling and re arrest them under the new public safety act passed by Dail Éireann last night. The measure allows government to hold prisoners charged with active opposition to the Free State.
A washout on the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad right of way near Thistle Utah delays a passenger train bound for a state convention. Flooded roads in the district hinder travel. about 150 delegates were en route with details unclear.
Premier Smuts of the South African Union is resting in Cape Town after serving in his role. The report notes his age and current status as he pauses from duties.
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