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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1923
Page
6
The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to republication of all news dispatches credited or not in this paper as stated by the Arizona Daily Newspaper Association.
The city weighs funding for northside arroyo covering with private property assessments while a large majority of affected owners support the plan. Public health, flood risk, and sanitation bonds are cited as the broader city interest, urging taxpayers to share costs and back the improvement.
John Yutze reports extreme dryness in his Santa Catalina ranch region, noting a record dry spell ahead of today after 23 years in the area. Indications point to heavy rain in the hills last night. Oscar Jones, Arizona pitcher, beat Chicago 2 to 0 for Brooklyn. The Chicago club, with Jack Moon in March, sits third. Brooklyn is fourth. A new state bridge at Fairbanks over the San Pedro river, built by convict labor, should be usable by Sept. 1, with three piers in place and steel concrete construction.
James Graves Scrugham, Nevada governor and American Legion vice commander, heads a drive to use unsettled acreage for World War I veterans rehabilitation. Born Lexington Kentucky January 19 1880 he earned a BME from the University of Kentucky in 1900 and taught mechanical engineering at the University of Nevada before serving as state engineer in 1917. He resides in Reno.
A short excerpt of Cowper verse praising a virtuous young woman as a pure, quiet guide through life. The lines compare her to a gentle stream guiding the world with grace and usefulness, reflecting heavenly virtue in her countenance.
Donald MacKinnon, Australia’s new Washington commissioner, advocates closer cooperation among English-speaking peoples led by America and Britain. He links peace to shared Pacific interests and argues for white Australia policy retention while seeking Pacific market expansion and mutual understanding with the United States.
Straw votes are never significant and merely indicate public preference. Modern dances have faults but pale beside the vulgarities in criticisms. Heredity shapes a boy's folly like his father. More folly in a cause brings more blind devotion. Daylight driving seems safer as drivers are not hugged in daylight. A winter disillusionment awaits Sambo when possums do not grow up north.
A collection of wry, reflective lines on life and politics. It muses on gravity as a non-stop record of folly, war’s mood softening fences, inherited riches, village humor, and a conscience that weighs speech differently.
A reflective assort of aphorisms and quips on diplomacy, stock markets, and manners. The piece wittily contrasts old world romance with modern restraint and notes privileged men rarely fret about minor sartorial details.
Peter B Kyne recalls Tonopah boom days and a rich desert rat visiting New York, reporting it looked like a permanent camp. South of Atlanta a statue marks a Confederate leader’s fall with cannons nearby. a girl quips about tripping over it, and Pat ties his horse to a lamp post before entering a public house.
The piece argues against government ownership of railroads, claiming private initiative keeps efficiency and service high. It asserts nationalization would burden America with bureaucracy and waste, while European models prove state control limits progress and prosperity.
Albany journal notes a proposed British subsidy to grow cotton in the empire with support from the Empire Growing Association and Federation of British Industries. The piece warns such policy could push Britain toward empire self sufficiency and threaten U S independence by shaping global trade. It mentions 1872 year exports of cotton and perceived risks to American vessels and markets.
The article notes Australia reducing state involvement in commerce and manufacturing. It mentions government mills and factories being offered to private interests. An Italian ministry aims to end state experiments in industry and trade, signaling a shift toward private enterprise.
An extracted paragraph notes Governor Hunt speaking on limiting the Supreme Court and Congress deferring to constitutional decisions. It includes a quoted exchange about law and a light, with references to a horse and a rider in a fragmented scene.
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