20 Sep 1923
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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1923
Page
1
Court of inquiry hears testimony about a destroyer incident from the night of the change of course. Witnesses describe signals and movements as details are examined. Lieutenant Bratton serves as judge-advocate in the proceedings.
New York newspaper workers strike enters a clash as publishers demand revocation of a local union charter. Berry reports at center of talks while proposals for arbitration and hours wages are considered. Interior Department announces land grants for Montana and Arizona alongside unsettled press tensions.
Fragmented OCR lists players and scores across games including names like Read, Wise n Wing Ee, Omen, Taylor, Pirer, Pilietts, Cole, Murray, Quinn. It hints at game numbers and outcomes but presents no coherent final results or dates.
Detroit September report centers on Gladyslava Lorenc a 13 year old who died after police custody with her father accusing officers of abuse to force a confession to a grand larceny. Coroner's physicians examine the body as crowds clash outside her home and police guard the vicinity.
Omaha political figure Meg Harrop asks Henry Ford for an interview at Des Moines within two weeks to discuss running Ford for president on a Progressive ticket to push economic stabilization. Ford notes he is not aligned with either major party and hints at concerns over Prohibition laws.
Readable fragments mention early oats and Boden in Glutrines, but details and context are missing leaving the event and participants unidentified. Further text is needed to identify the action, location, and significance of today’s activities.
Four former officials of Walker Consolidated Petroleum of Dallas Texas were indicted today by a federal grand jury on 24 counts each. The charges involve alleged racketeering and related offenses in a Birmingham Alabama proceeding.
A brief report notes a serious incident during a local gathering in Shington involving individuals identified as Senith and F. Kohr. Witnesses describe it as the most serious accident of the event, with details sparse.
Marine corps aviators flying from Santo Domingo reached Port au Prince and moved toward Havana in a practice run. They arrived at 8 49 this morning and departed for Havens at 10 10, with route including St Louis and Guastaxamo Cuba.
Boston reports the destroyer McPariehg’s crew saved lives after a collision with the battleship Arkansas off Cape Cod. Seaman Spencer W. Brown drowned after becoming trapped in wreckage. Firemen A. M. Smith and another sailor entered the flood and swam through to fasten a rope aiding others to escape. The McFarland suffered a port side rupture and severe bow damage near the bridge.
Army officials completed plans for a large divisional cavalry concentration in the Big Bend country Texas with over 4060 mounted men of the First cavalry division to participate The units will concentrate at Terxes and march 200 miles from Fort Bilis to Marta over five days beginning September 26 The maneuver will cover a wide area and be the greatest mounted force concentration in years.
Fragmented text notes a September 26 report describing a Hart resident seen at home the prior night. The passage is incomplete and unclear, with garbled phrases about a person named Hart and an unspecified sighting or event.
Sept. 4 Oklahoma City. The legislature plans to convene a special session next Wednesday under a proposed title Klan Legislation. A seven member committee issued a statement endorsing a law banning masked gatherings and imposing penalties for violent acts. The piece notes rising membership and calls for the People of Oklahoma to support the measure.
Los Angeles detectives report a possible arrest today in the stabbing death of cabaret singer Ethel Williams, 26, whose body was found in her room as police noted no weapon. The victim’s 28?year old son was asleep nearby, and authorities said the killer likely entered the room eight hours before discovery.
Washington reports President Coolidge is studying the western agricultural situation to determine possible relief within ten days. Senator Borah of Idaho joins an hour long conference as officials weigh remedies before a potential extra session. Borah says wheat growers and other crops face distress, with corn and sugar beets key concerns.
Oklahoma lawmakers moved today to counter Governor Walton and his allies as they debated a possible extraordinary session to address alleged overreach of executive powers. The call aims to consider charges and authorizations tied to the governor’s wartime measures and actions against the legislature.
A Vladivostok dispatch reports the Lenine, a Russian relief steamer carrying earthquake relief, driven off by Japanese authorities near Japan. The article states Japan’s population awaits Russian aid while reacting unfavorably to American relief and notes Russia’s offer of funds and goods, including literature, to help the effort.
Governor Parker received resolutions from a Jackson parish meeting accusing a “super government” of disrupting the judiciary and punishing innocents while the guilty go free, effectively disenfranchising voters opposing the Ku Klux Klan. He has not announced any action.
The Williamson county board of supervisors, amid reports tied to the Merrin mires Killings and Herrin mised, warned that the people are bursting with alarm and serious trouble could break out at any moment. They linked lax law enforcement to rising Ku Klux Rise and Knights of the Flaming Circle sentiment.
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