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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1923
Page
2
Joseph M. Renseatt, president of Santa Margarita Cattle Company, defends M. B. Musgrate and deputies against criticism. He says government hunters have eradicated wolves and mountain lions there, saving ranchers thousands of dollars and allowing safe herd protection across the ranges.
Neville Chamberlain, brother of Austen Chamberlain, is reported as the next British ambassador to the United States. He is said to be slated for the post of chancellor of the exchequer which has been vacant since Neville Baldwin became prime minister.
The University Board of Regents will call bids for the campus library, a $260000 project, at the September 14 meeting. Notices from President Cloyd Heck Marvin say the session marks the first under a new rule requiring one quarterly meeting in September. Other university affairs for the coming year will be discussed.
Contained report states the American consul to Yokohama was killed. The article continues from page one noting details around the breakwater incident and the ensuing events in Yokohama.
Shanghai dispatches say J R Kennedy general manager L E Sweet superintendent of Kokusai News in Tokio and George Denny AP Tokio correspondent are safe. A direct message from Denny received that night marked the first direct Tokio communication since the earthquake.
The Shanghai dispatch says the United States consul-general at Yokohama and his wife were killed in the earthquake disaster. State department officials identify Maj D Kirjasoff of Waterbury Conn as the consul there acting as consul-general since last year’s death of George Scidmore. Kirjasoff, a Russian-born American, joined the service in 1914 after studies at Yale Harvard and Paris.
An Eastern News Agency dispatch from Osaka cites 900000 casualties from a quake and fires. The article notes restoration of telegraphic links between Osaka and Tokyo and mentions condolences from officials and power executives. The Japanese department of communications orders provincial bureaus to relive traffic and accept varied messages.
The branch office of the United States Veterans Bureau in Tucson will stay to handle Ko reau trainees and students while the sub-district office moves to Phoenix. Administration HQs will be in Phoenix. local quarters to be relinquished for a smaller site but enough staff will remain locally.
The Pima supervisors financed a new $15 000 Amphitheater schoolhouse via bond sale. Five bids ranged from 40 below par to par with accrued interest plus a 196 premium. Sold to Sutherlin Barry Co of New Orleans. meeting curtailed by Dr W A Baker’s absence. speed cop debate paused awaiting Baker’s vote.
The Mesa Jewels won two of three in a holiday series against the Phoenix Tigers after losing Sunday. In the morning game Mesa triumphed 7 to 4 and again 6 to 4 in the afternoon.
The 1923 aerial map designates Tucson as a municipal flying field and official landing site on the southern air route. The city awaits a steel hangar to be erected by the Army Air Service, with completion expected within weeks. RK KE Fishburn, aviation committee chair, helped secure the map through government channels.
Preparations to secure cotton pickers from Tucson District under Arizona Cotton Growers association with L. D. Weed as local agent. Eight truckloads to Tempe planned this week as workers travel from Nogales and Douglas to border fields and then distributed to cotton districts.
In Arivaca district farmers report heavy losses to crops from a grasshopper outbreak. Cattle areas were spared, but small farms along Arivara creek faced near total destruction of beans and corn, causing hardship for families relying on garden crops for sale and winter supply.
Miami September 4 Nearly 1906 spectators saw Karl France of Los Angeles win on an accidental foul from the 16 round main event. Hunefeld foul leading to France victory by foul with a low right uppercut. France won all rounds except two which were even. Joe Rivers of Miami scored 4 technical knockouts over Alex Brown of Tucson in a 4?round semi final. Browns seconds threw in towel in the seventh. Rivers floored Brown six times. Jimmy Douglas of Phoenix won a referee decision over Joe Salinas. Alien Whitlow of Phoenix won a referee decision for John Gonzales in a four round curtain raiser.
Premier Count Yamamoto survives a deadly attack at a Navy club meeting where the floor collapsed. Viscount Takahashi and 726 others killed at a party gathering. Islands including Enoshima vanish from sight, blocking the trans Pacific cable. Tokios devastation grows with 296,900 houses lost. rebuild may take years. Embassies of the United States France Italy and China destroyed.
On Labor Day a large Miami crowd watched the Miami Miners defeat the Globe Red Box in a dramatic game at Giebe. The box scores show notable performances from Rue Miami and Giebe with standout efforts from Wilson Quinn Morty Tobin Pact Pace and Games.
Sept 4 report notes the Halt weight championship match between Beary Leonard and Johnny Dunder postponed from tomorrow night at Yankee Stadium due to undisclosed reasons. Leonard holds the title while Dunder seeks the featherweight measure in the planned clash.
Emma Wallace Hoppers promoting Hair Youth a scalp dampening dropper claimed to stop hair loss and restore luxuriant hair. The ad touts results for women and men, with additional products and a beauty book, urging purchase at drug stores and counters.
The administration of martial law is centralized in the war department offices with General Fukuda in command overseeing transmission of orders or parcels to affected areas.
After the earthquake in Tokio, innumerable victims clogged the Summida river as frenzied crowds, overwhelmed by fear and fatigue, leaped into the water. Thousands perished when bridges collapsed and the river overwhelmed the city.
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