18 Aug 1923
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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1923
Page
1
Rescue units respond to a blaze at the C A mine with fire apparatus loaded by Globe crews. Equipment and cartridges are rushed from Binbes station, as 100 workers rush to the scene. Firefighters brace against sulphide flames to prevent further damage and to keep the blaze from spreading.
Heavy typhoon hits Hong Kong harbor killing many and sinking ships. The Ming Sang and L-9 suffer losses while Empress of Australia and other vessels ride out the gale. rescue efforts and port damage follow as fishers and officials assess the aftermath.
A joint commission of churches in El Paso approved a resolution to adopt a plan of union. The measure, debated by all members, was explained and voted on during the session in El Paso.
A blaze at the General Petroleum Company property in San Pedro California caused an estimated 41 million dollars in damage. Fire spread near Fort MacArthur and a 500000 barrel tank after an explosion. Officials consider incendiary origin. Firefighters and 1066 workers built a dyke to prevent runoff into nearby homes as winds threatened further danger. Earth shocks felt in Messina add to a tense day.
Fragmentary note describes a jinxed vessel recall related to a sea incident. Mentions captains, port locations, and a storm affecting a ship at sea. Details are unclear but center on a recalled boat and a perilous event.
Los Angeles August 18. Mary Miles Minter, now of age, moves to court to gain an accounting of earnings from her film career during minority. She claims millions passed through her mother Charlotte Shelby and seeks control over funds while her mother remains hospitalized. Shelby and sister Margaret Gibney defend the arrangement and say Mary can seek an accounting any time.
Eight western state governors issue a call for a Tariff Congress to meet in October in Denver. The bipartisan gathering aims to discuss flexible tariff provisions, unite chambers, banks, and producers, and promote a permanent American tariff policy supporting production, wages, and international standards while removing partisan tarff disputes.
Paris August 18. The French outline a cautious reply to Britain on postwar aid and reparations. Officials signal that a peaceful settlement depends on funding and a stable entente. Negotiations focus on smoothing relations and supporting the war’s final solution.
A railroad wreck near the Arkansas River injures one, with seven trains delayed from 12 hours. In Trinidad a well known resident Charles Welbenaid is killed and McDonald employee Jee Duran seriously injured when a meter trestle collapses into a nearby area after an early morning incident. Gas prices in Houston drop from 19 to 18 cents per gallon as stocks accumulate, not a price war.
In Willard Utah the town mourned two flood victims Agnes M Ward and Mary Ee B Word killed when a 36 foot water wall swept their farm home Monday night. The community faced heavy property damage from the northern Utah flood and held last rites yesterday.
Colleen Moore the motion picture actress will marry John Emmett McCormick western representative of Associated First National Pictures tonight in Los Angeles after obtaining a marriage license yesterday Miss Moore revealed her true name Kathleen Morison and her parents are Mr and Mrs C R Morison of Los Angeles McCormick is 20 years old they will have a brief honeymoon due to upcoming film work.
U S officials report no word of an uprising in Santo Domingo or casualties among American Marines. The Rochester’s departure from Panama remained unconfirmed by navy channels, while Marine Corps HQ sought official word and officials doubted the seriousness of any revolt without prompt reports.
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