Arizona News Roundup Signals Statewide Turbulence
Arizona reports show a busy legislative slate and economic strain. Mines in Verde district idle with 25 000 affected, new cornelius oil flotation planned, and Congress urged to deport nonregistrants. Land for veterans eyed under federal rail line program amid I W W activity and plant dismantling in Congress Junction.
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Verde
Jerome
Department of Justice
United Verde
United Verde Extension
Arizona
Army
Andrew Kimball
Agricultural Department
Federal Railroad Administration
Copper output soars for Arizona in 1918 totals
Western Mining and Oil News reports Arizona produced about 205.5 million dollars in copper and other metals in 1918. Copper production averaged 200 million pounds monthly, totaling roughly 2.5 billion pounds for the year, exceeding pre war levels. Arizona led the nation in copper value, surpassing combined output of several western states by about 50 million dollars.
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United States Geological Survey
Arizona
Union
Alaska
California
Idaho
Colorado
Oregon
Nevada
New Mexico
South Dakota
Washington
Utah
Montana
Mines and plants report progress in northern Colorado fields
New compressor plant at the Smuggl er mine near Balarat in Boulder county operates steadily. The American Continuous Retort Company installs a 25 ton unit at Win-U-Will M and M near Ward. Prospecting finds strong silver lead veins north of Caribou yielding 18 to 350 ounces per ton. Barnes acquires a ground block at old Slide mine 90 foot level with potential free gold. Loveland Petroleum drills resumed with 2250 feet of 65 inch casing replacing 10 inch casing. operations expected day and night barring accidents.
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Balarat
Boulder County
Win-U-Will M. & M. Company
Ward
Caribou
Barnes
Gold Hill
Slide
Loveland Petroleum, Gas and Refining Company
Oil Drilling Advances at Mesa Verde as Pay Cut Hit Copper Miners
Well No. 2 of Mesa Verde Oil Company in the Aztec area approaches oil sands as an impervious caprock stands. Chino Copper Company miners in Santa Rita and Hurley face a 75 cent daily wage cut, tied to copper price fluctuations. Wages will move with copper at a fixed 20 cent per pound basis, about 2 cents above recent market levels.
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Mesa Verde Oil Company
Chino Copper Company
Santa Rita
Hurley
Oil Boom Expands in Wyoming Fields and Gas Industry
The Mule Creek field north of Lusk sparks a rush after discovery while Salt Creek pressure grows with a major development push. Po i son Spider field eyed for a top summer test as gas wells surge state wide. Wyoming lawmakers consider banning wasteful carbon black use of gas amid rising plant construction. Open flow gas exceeds a billion cubic feet daily across Sand Draw to Grass Creek with carbon plant plans in motion. Pine Mountain near Casper sees a Curtis Petroleum spudding of a new well. Teapot syndicate and Mosher unit activity advances with rigs, derricks, and casing in place.
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Mule Creek
Lusk
Salt Creek
Poison Spider
Wyoming
Crowly
Wyo
Byron Fields
Sand Diaw
Buffalo Basin
Cody
Oregon Basin
Elk Basin
Grass Creek
Pine Mountain
Casper
Curtis Petroleum Company
Teapot Syndicate
Mosher
Frank McLaughlin
More Food in the South and the NCAR Miracle Wrought
The article notes prewar Southern imports of $600 million in corn hay grains flour meat dairy poultry and canned goods. It credits U S Department of Agriculture emergency work for boosted home production with 15 Southern states yielding 141.787 million more bushels of corn in 1918 than 1909. The Cotton Belt states also show large gains in wheat oats hay Irish and sweet potatoes.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Cotton Belt
Dixieland
Southland
State Agricultural Colleges
Texas
Oklahoma
Florida
Maryland
South
Mason and Dixon Line
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Mississippi
Middle Western
Bureau of
United States
Iowa
Illinois
Nebraska
Missouri
Indiana
Ohio
Union
Corn
Cotton
St. Louis
Southern
Transformation of the South Through County Agent Led Agriculture
The U S Department of Agriculture notes a vast South revival from 1910 to 1918 with wild lands turning productive. County agents in 15 states fostered crop, livestock, and dairy expansion, boosting hay and corn yields, pork production, and garden canning while engaging hundreds of thousands of women and boys in clubs and demonstrations.
Ingenious Mother Teaches Baby to Read Before Talking
A mother trains her child to read using letter recognition and word cards before speech or walking. The boy learns H R A then the alphabet, prints letters as drawings, copies words like horse and dog, and later reads a simple story aloud with accuracy.
No Relief Letters Opened By Them
Fragmentary dialogue notes concern private letters and a spouse remaining on a job. The text hints at ongoing tension over surveillance or intrusion and personal limits in handling sensitive correspondence. No clear event or people are fully named. the fragment emphasizes unease and unfinished matters.
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Arizona State News
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Clarkdale
Cottonwood
Nogales
Congress
Phoenix
Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association
Tucson
Charles P. Mullen
Skull Valley
Ariz
Consolidated Mining Company
Los Angeles
Congress Junction
Entky
East Lake Park
Bisbee
Globe
Miami
Salt River Valley
Jennings
Senate
Young
Winsor
State
Gunsight
Ajo
J. J. Sullivan
Western Mining and Oil News
Western Newspaper
Union News Service
NCAR
Soule
Cordell
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Tyrial Wral Feld
Lee
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