Cananea's Rise Tied to Bill Greene Promoter Saga
The piece recounts Bill Greene's role in transforming Cananea, Sonora, from a small settlement to a major copper mining hub. It details his acts, raising capital in New York and San Francisco, and his alliance with key locals, culminating in a dramatic display of wealth that signaled a new era for the mine and region.
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Sonora
Bill Greene
Cananea
Greene
Col
W. C. Greene
Tombstone Bank Motto Promotes Willpower and Success
A Cochise County Bank release highlights a motivational quote urging confidence and mental attitude as keys to victory. The message, framed as encouragement, states that belief shapes outcomes and champions mindset over strength or endurance.
St David School Board Announces Incoming Term Staff
The St David schools outline proposed courses, budget, and teachers for the coming year in a meeting with Marcus consolidated district officials and county superintendent Miss Toles. Teachers include A J Baker as principal and science head, Jenny Sabin in Spanish and literature, Etha Osborn in history and eighth grade, with an acclaimed music instructor and a Smith Hughes agricultural program for grammar and high school students. Miss Baker brings five years in Arizona schools and Illinois Normal training. Miss Sadie Goodman will handle third and fourth grades. Edward T Lofgreen leads fifth and sixth grades, a longtime Cochise county educator.
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Marcus Consolidated
Toles
A. J. Baker
Jennie Sabin
Etha Osborn
West
Miss Baker
Arizona
Illinois Normal School
Galesburg
Baker
Cochise County
Sadie Goodman
Bisbee
Tempe Normal
Edward T. Lofgreen
St. David
Lofgreen
Tooth Extraction Described as Surgical Duty
A dental practitioner argues that tooth extraction is a surgical operation requiring equal care. He notes the socket must not be left with coagulated blood or pus and warns that engorged vessels need relief to avoid serious aftereffects.
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W. A. Smith
Benefit Dance for Benson Baseball Team Labor Day
A benefit dance to aid the Benson baseball team is set for the evening of Labor Day September 1. Music by a top jazz orchestra will entertain. refreshments will be served and a good time is promised. A Benson versus Bisbee baseball game is scheduled for the afternoon.
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Benson
Bisbee
The School Bond Election Fails in District 9
The taxpayers of District 9 voted against a proposed $40,000 bond issue for a new Grammar School building and grounds. The turnout was lower than expected as many property owners were disqualified from voting.
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District 9
Doctor to Establish Practice in Patagonia
Dr. J. E. Redden of Benson plans to set up an medical practice in Patagonia after visiting the town. He intends to move his wife and daughter to Patagonia once established. Mrs. Redden, formerly Maude Collins, taught in Patagonia during 1906 07 and is well remembered. Dr. Redden graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Little Rock Arkansas in 1908 top of his class.
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J. E. Redden
Benson
Patagonia
Dr. Redden
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Little Rock
Ark
Southern Medical Association
Summer Complaint Relief Promoted By Cham berlain’s Remedy
Mrs Henry Jewett Clark Mills of New York recalls a severe attack of summer complaint about two years ago and credits Cham berlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy with quick relief. The ad urges families to keep the medicine on hand and notes Moss Pharmacy as the retailer.
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Chamberlain
Henry Jewett Clark
Gobble Bros Offers Two Cars For Commission Sale
Gobble Bros announces two good cars available on commission. Potential buyers may inspect the vehicles and negotiate terms through Gobble Bros.
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Gobble Bros
Concrete Bridge Pour Near Benson Tombstone Road Completion
Concrete work on the last Benson Tombstone bridge was finished Thursday. The span near the Boquillas tank measures over forty feet, making it one of the longest on the route. Eckerman completed two bridges near town, and once this bridge seasons, the county road should open early next month.
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Benson-Tombstone
Boquillas Tank
Eckerman
Injury Reported After Sand Pit Steam Scalding Near Tucson
Don C. Johnson brother of S. J. Johnson suffered severe scalds to his hand and leg while working with a steam shovel gang at a sand pit about forty miles south of Tucson. He was treated at the company hospital in Tucson for several days, returned home earlier this week, and will be out of work for some time.
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Don C. Johnson
S. J. Johnson
Tucson
Company
Sensational Runaway Ends With Lordsburg Marriage
Jim Ong and Margaret Callahan fled to New Mexico last week and returned Thursday reporting a marriage ceremony in Lordsburg. Ong, a Chinese waiter at the Mansion Cafe, about 25, and the girl, aged around 16, were employed there until recently. The mother, a widow running the Cottage Rooming House, did not object and assented by telegram.
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New Mexico
Jim Ong
Margaret Callahan
Lordsburg
Ong
Enduring Remedy Praised by Those Who Use It
A compact note extols a medicine that invariably earns favorable opinion and praise from its users. It urges trying the remedy when a need for such treatment arises.
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Moss Pharmacy
Principal H. Q. Robertson Returns From Study Trip
Benson High School principal H Q Robertson is back after six weeks in Los Angeles attending summer courses at the southern branch of the University of California. He completed classes in School Administration Principles of Teaching in Junior and Senior High Schools and Economics, under noted professors. The courses involved lectures and substantial library work. Robertson aims to bring up to date methods to Benson schools and notes reunions with Arizona friends. His final day included a visit to Long Beach and the Pacific Fleet.
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H. Q. Robertson
Benson High School
Los Angeles
University of California
Smith
University of Oklahoma
Cross
Robertson
Benson
Arizona
Spinder
Bolinger
Pacific Chemical Company
Marsh
Old Globe
Geo. Etz, Jr
Long Beach
Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy Praised
A reader from Butler Tennessee touts Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as highly effective for summer complaints in children. The note claims 99 out of 100 recover with proper dosing and care, mentioning Moss Pharmacy as the supplier.
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Chamberlain
W. G. Campbell
Butler, Tenn
Moss Pharmacy
Mining figure Dr L D Ricketts visits town motorist
Dr L D Ricketts a prominent mining man with Calumet and Arizona interests was in town for a short time Saturday. He arrived by auto from the Warren District and departed by the midday train for Miami.
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L. D. Ricketts
Calumet
Arizona
Warren District
Miami
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