Benson Signal Reports on Dam Proposal and Local Health Action
The Benson Signal notes the Charleston Dam would transform the San Pedro Valley into a large garden with government action needed for earlier approval. It urges doctors and newspapers to push health education to reduce preventable diseases and mentions the Mesa Rifle Club offering guard service to release National Guard troops for deployment with the First Arizona regiment.
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Charleston
San Pedro Valley
Arizona
Arizona Board of Health Bulletin
The
Mesa Rifle Club
Military Department of the State
W. R. Stewart
Roosevelt
Granite Reef
First Arizona
Naco
National Guard
The Mighty Step In The War For Democracy
A call to join world democracies marks a transformation from complacency to action. The speaker insists Americans will fight for peace with justice, defend liberty, and support railroads funding wartime mobilization and national resolve.
Drought Hits Bertson Cattle Ranges As Forage Fails
Cattle ranges near Bertson suffer from drought delaying grass growth. Owners report cattle losses due to scant forage, while mesquite bushes begin to sprout hoping to ease conditions until rains return. Congress agrees on conscription age from 21 to 30, to start within two weeks.
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Bertson
Congress
Roosevelt Likely To Stay Home In Volunteers Plan
Roosevelt will probably not be sent to France with an army division of volunteers but his ongoing efforts may spur authorities to act more quickly.
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United States
Roosevelt
France
Railroads Mobilization Urged as Nation Struggles
A 1917 news summary notes railroads face a dire mobilization role. The American Railway Association reports rail systems must bear heavy costs, including the Adamson Eight Hour Law impacts and wage hikes, as they aid government mobilization efforts amid wartime strain.
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Special Committee On National Defence
American Railway Association
Southern Pacific Company
Life And Its Crosses In A Man S Turbulent Path
A reflective musing on how a man’s life is framed by opposing judgments. The piece argues that social labels shift with circumstance, painting contradictions from youth to old age. It ends with a blunt question about the futility of chasing approval in a world of double standards.
Lay of the Hobo and Railro ad wartime vigilance
The poem recalls a hobo under bridges who faces new dangers as soldiers guard tunnels and bridges. Southern Pacific chief agent P J Kindelon urges caution for pedestrians trespassing on railroad property amid rising troop and ammunition train traffic.
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P. J. Kindelon
Southern Pacific Company
Southern Pacific
Advertised Letters List for Week Ending May
A postal notice lists unclaimed letters for the week ending May with names G B Estes Miranda Atanacio Hamon F L Pabalano Luiz Irwin F L Smith Thos. Smith callers to say advertised and a one cent charge per piece as required by postal law.
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Benson
Prescott Journal-Miner
Fort Sumpter
Confederate States
League of Honor
England
Italy
Russia
Eagle Eye
Willie
San Pedro
Department OF the Interior
United States Land Office
Phoenix
George Herbert
E. G
Meridian
H. G. Brown
U. S
Nelse Lofgreen
John Cosby
William Sherman
Walter Sherman
Pomerene
J. L. Irwin
Register
U. S. Land Office
General Land Office
Asa E. Walker
Dragoon
Ariz
G. and
S. R. Meridian
J. L. Irvin
John J. Birdno
L. BD. Redfield
Victors Ladies Tailoring Co
Chicago
Mrs
Maryf. Trrns
H. P. Merrill
W.D. Martinez
H.w.etz & GO
Manuel Mejia
Fifth Street
Catholic Church
Bank OF Benson
Benson Canning and Packing Company
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