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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1923
Page
6
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Harvey Firestone argues England dominates world rubber supplies with about 85 percent control through colonies. He notes British actions raising crude rubber prices, U S import volumes in 1923 and the need to boost American production amid looming import taxes. He cites sources from the Department of Commerce and calls for Latin American production to reduce dependence.
Commentary notes the supreme court ruling that the governor overstepped constitutional bounds in changing the highway bill while endorsing the three cent gaso line tax. The piece mocks the governor as self-styled father of the constitution and highlights tensions over the chancellor discharge and other actions. It also discusses Mellon's push for a large federal building program to reduce rents, with a projected cost of 200 to 300 million dollars over twenty years.
At a Republican county central meeting delegates for the county convention were set for September 19 with Tucson receiving twenty three delegates. Colonel M J Egan of Clifton was appointed a regent of the University of Arizona to fill the vacancy left by Clarence Fitch. Egan is recognized as a leading Arizona lawyer and his appointment shifts the regents balance between Tucson residents and non residents.
A rural reply argues that farm life offers better livings and simpler pleasures than city living. The farmer praises home comforts, fresh air, family life, and self sufficiency while noting urban crowds and rising costs.
Fragmentary OCR notes an item involving a mail order agent and Roebuck station with dates and amounts but details are unclear. the readable bits point to a transaction or notice related to August and a railroad context.
In a rambling column fragment the writer riffs on hotels and services in a fusty tone. It mentions The Broadway Central Howl as a hostelry with odd plumbing delays and a joke about hot water. The piece wanders through war talk and faded jokes about poets politics and heat.
Odd vignettes discuss pacifying Germany by dividing the Ruhr, social maxims on drink and haircuts, Lausanne pronunciation, and Napoleon’s shadow. A political line questions a calm conservative at home while jokey travel fantasies hint at jet cars and ride pleasures.
A string of satirical observations on public figures and common concerns from the era. The speaker mocks Coolidge and politicians, notes gasoline prices, golf balls, and labor issues, and comments on social trends and divine guarantees in a wry newspaper voice.
Henry Breckinridge attacks Viscount Birkenhead for his Williams College speech remarks about Woodrow Wilson. The former British official criticized as improper and tasteless with calls to cancel or defer his address to the American Bar Association. Birkenhead challenged Wilson and defended his own stance on America's world role.
The interview profiles Portugal's first minister in London and future president, tracing his rise from a pro-republic background to leading efforts for unification. It notes his books, curios collection, and family lineage, describing how the 1910 revolution shifted him from estated life to political leadership.
Louis F. Post criticizes Birkenhead’s remarks about the former president. Post argues the practical value of ideas over personal leadership and notes his disagreement with the war stance. He contends Be was speaking from a practical viewpoint rather than personal loyalty.
A garbled OCR fragment from a Washington docket mentions an entity named Auckland Gedes and a monetary matter. The text is incomplete and lacks clear dates or actions.
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