[December 18, 1923] farmer James Cummings and draftsman J. Earl McLeod filed U.S. patent #1,522,378 for an "Attachment for Tractors". This machine/attachment combo would later be called a "bulldozer"
https://patents.google.com/patent/US1522378?oq=1522378Open linkView original on leminal.space[October 16, 1923] Roy and Walt Disney of the newly-formed Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio debut their newest one-reel silent film Alice's Wonderland to potential film distributors.
Originally produced at Walt Disney's defunct Laugh-O-Gram Studio, Alice's Wonderland combines live action and animation.
[October 01, 1923] Fortune Teller, the newest cartoon in the Out of the Inkwell series, is released.
The still-unnamed KoKo the Clown and Max Fleischer meet a fortune teller, who offers to tell them their future.
In the end, all three characters have their share of spooky ghost encounters.
[September 24, 1923] Three Ages starring Buster Keaton is released. This is the first film in which Keaton is the writer, director, producer, and leading role.
The film takes place in three different eras: prehistoric times, ancient Rome, and the 1920s ("The present age of Speed, Need, and Greed"). This multi-era structure is a parody of DW Griffith's movie Intolerance.
[September 13, 1923] Testing a bulletproof vest in Washington, DC.
Corresponding article from the Sept 13 issue of The Evening Star:
[September 12, 1923] The Daring Years, a silent melodrama starring Mildred Harris, Clara Bow, and Charles Emmett Mack, is released.
From an issue of the New Britain Herald from New Britain, Connecticut:
No known copies of The Daring Years exist.
[September 6, 1923] The Hunchback of Notre Dame starring Lon Chaney premiers today at Carnegie Hall in New York City
The film will go on to gross $3.5 million and elevate Lon Chaney into a super star.
Here's a great article from The American Cinematographer about The Hunchback of Notre Dame
[September 01, 1923] Balloons, the newest film in the Out of the Inkwell series, is released.
In this short, Koko and his clown buddy pester the cartoonist (Max Fleischer) for some decent mode of transportation.
NOTE: This version of Youtube is actually a rerelease with a new title card added. Koko did not have a name until 1924-- before this, he was just called "the clown". Also note that this cartoon was originally silent, and the music has been added later.
[August 27, 1923] A washout caused by heavy rains in Indiana derail a train. One dead, four injured.
A washout occurred near Suman, Indiana, causing the train to derail and slide down a twenty foot embankment. The engineer, George Novenger, was killed when the engine fell over and pinned him underneath. Four passengers were also injured.
![[November 29, 1923] The Little Napoleon is released today in Germany. Marlene Dietrich makes her film debut in a small role as a maid.](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/ec6a484d-5f93-4b0c-a19b-d4a6bdbb56ca.jpeg)