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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1918
Page
7
The Citizen publishes a radical change in advertisement measurement from column inch to agate line. Rates will be quoted on the agate line, aligning with metropolitan dailies. The shift includes a price increase justified by rising circulation.
As peace settles, nations weigh the war's worth. France bears the cost, Italy sees Italia Irredenta achieved, and America notes sacrifices by American soldiers. Germany faces a reckoning, while some offer aid for a future shared among nations.
Opinion argues Colonel House and Secretary Lansing will serve with at least three more. Taft Root Gompers possible. Bryan and Ford urged to stay out for fear of impractical peace advocacy.
The article argues politics are adjourned in Tucson and Arizona with one city election left unsued. It asserts a Republican Congress will aid President Wilson to solve postwar issues, reject Bolshevik influences, and prepares for peace table decisions including potential action on the Mexican situation.
The Citizen urges Senator Colter to refrain from a new legal contest after a disputed vote and to act as a sportsman for Arizona. It praises his past service in the constitutional convention and the legislature, and warns against stirring turmoil by pursuing further challenges. It also reflects on wartime policy and the American stance toward Germany.
The text argues over Germany's harsh postwar burden. It contends Germany overthrew autocracy, seeks relief from hunger, and asks if aiding Germany would curb Bolshevik influence, enable reparations, and align with American principles. It frames a strategic choice between punitive or constructive policy.
Washington dispatch links anti Wood sentiment to Kansas Nebraska and Colorado voting gains. Eighty Ninth Division raised by Wood, later relieved at embarkation, is noted for fierce action and morale. Republicans gain senate and house margins while loyalty to Wood remains contentious.
Twenty years ago in Tucson a variety of items fill this brief column. A property recall hints at estate matters and probate upward of fifteen percent, while a Salt fover Valley forecast promises a fruit surplus this year. In Havana the city returns to normal after a shipyard stoppage as harbor workers resume. Roy seeks a printing trade helper over sixteen who understands English and wants to work, with applications to the Foreman Citizen.
General Petain expresses gratitude to his troops in a Paris message praising France’s four years of struggle to defend territory. He honors soldier courage and sacrifices and notes the need for perseverance and duty amid losses. A fire at 82 North Sixth Avenue damages a home, with 50 cents in clothing destroyed. investigators cite a lighted match as the probable cause.
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