Charleston Dam Drive Urges Benson Valley Unity
The Signal urges Benson and the valley to start a campaign to promote building the Charleston Dam. The project is vital for farming growth and valley advancement, seeking government action via broad public agitation and concerted effort. Senator Ashurst has proposed dividing Arizona into two US judicial districts. The Silver King mine near Miami, once active in pioneer days, is reopening with 35 workers amid higher metal prices.
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Benson
Charleston
Silver King
Miami
New Ferris Grazing Homestead Law Signed by President
President Wilson signed the Ferris bill opening 640 acre homesteads for stock raising and grazing. The measure, long debated, envisions use of public lands in the west and Alaska for ranching, with 300,000,000 acres in the west and 375,000,000 in Alaska cited as potential beneficiaries.
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Wilson
House
Senate
Ferris
Oklahoma
Alaska
Phoenix Land Office
Department At
Washington
Be a booster yet heed climate limits and local progress
The press notes a mass meeting in the Calabasas district where settlers vow to fight for their homes and eject those on the Baca Float. Eminent counsel including Judge Duffy and E R Purdum prepare for a likely legal battle in Federal court at Tucson. The Arizona land office disruption after Register Weedin’s death draws criticism of bureaucratic delays and calls for reform.
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Calabasas
Tucson
Duffy
E. R. Purdum
Nogales
Santa Cruz Patagonian
U.S. Land Office
Phoenix
Thomas F. Weedin
Courtland Arizonan
War Horse Copper Mining Company Incorporation in Arizona
Articles filed November 1916 establish War Horse Copper Mining Company in Fairbank Cochise County with a 1 million dollar capital, authority to mine and process minerals, own property and stocks, and operate smelting plants and mercantile business. Directors listed include H T Fisher Loretta M Fisher Douglas Gray J L Smythe John Rock. Notary and filing details noted. dissolution term twenty five years with renewal option.
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State OF Arizona
Cochise
H. T. Fisher
Loretto M. Fisher
John Rock
O. Gibson
Douglas Gray
Good Resolutions for a Better Life in Daily Practice
A compact list of virtuous aims urging daily improvement. It calls for lifting others, avoiding gloom, sharing sorrows, and fostering cheer. The speaker emphasizes faith, patience, integrity, kindness, gratitude, and hopeful action toward all beings.
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Benson Signal
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Benson, Ariz
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