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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1918
Page
8
Army dispatches report Colorado troops in Pueblo repelling German captors after a brief engagement. Major J Reedy led 10 soldiers to seize two bank clerks during a bank raid, while Governor Julius C. Gunter confirms a Confederate-style attack and prisoner handling amid the fighting.
B E Russell a well known Bisbee Arizona and Sonora figure, shot and killed by a discharged native contractor at Morococha Peru. He had worked as an assayer in Nacozari and foreman at Ray Arizona before departing for Peru in January to supervise mining operations. He and his wife resided in Phoenix Arizona.
Mose Drachman and associates planned a $25,000 theatre at Fifth Avenue and Congress Street opposite the Congress Hotel. The War Industries Board delays new theatres due to labor and material shortages amid wartime discouragement.
Commandant at the university issues a warning to officers and staff that men are buying nuts shirts long underwear army trousers and other clothing from merchants and then selling the items to the government. Officials urge prompt return of any covered government issue items.
The item notes a Night News Summary on Spanish influenza affecting registrants and the military draft, with reporting on two United States Shipping Board vessels sunk amid a hurricane off the northwest coast of Mexico. It also mentions unrecognized Fourth Liberty Loan pledges and a deluge in Alaska uprooting homes near Juneau.
Arizona State Council of Defense, chaired by Vice Chairman EF Addams, calls a Monday meeting to discuss pressing matters including new national defense recommendations. The meeting date and time are listed with emphasis on important considerations and alignment with broader defense policy. Also included are 1918 baseball draft announcements from the National Baseball Commission listing player assignments to Detroit, Boston National, Indianapolis, Columbus, Los Angeles, and St. Paul.
Sacramento Calif. Lent and Lieut Arthur Thigpen of Alabama were killed instantly while Second Lieut John Beeler was slightly injured when their airplane crashed a few miles southeast of Mather Field near here.
An old Tucson San Naviert Mission item notes Southern pine timber used in arches and doors, dating to mid nineteenth century practice with examples still sound. The piece highlights the wood’s durability, its role in regional industry, and a photo pair including doors, with Walter A. Martin of the Richmond fifth aero squadron circulating a copy.
A 24 year old Canadian admitted entering the United States surreptitiously and was involved in a case where 3251 WW members detained in Wichita Kansas faced continued proceedings to March. Stephen Shurin attempted suicide by cutting his throat this morning but will recover. Louis Kengla, wounded in France, died July 31.
An incomplete clipping from the United States employment service at the old city hall mentions stenographers and typists for possible assignments. The text is garbled but hints at federal civil service positions and recruitment details.
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