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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1917
Page
4
Arizona editorial notes June 5 as the start of the army conscription system. It argues training and discipline will build a stronger race physically and mentally. A San Diego youth enlisting at a navy station is advised to return home after the officer learns he tilled soil on his father’s farm.
The Douglas Dispatch notes Hunt’s appeal has been filed and that none of the attorneys in the case are subject to the army draft. It observes they may not fit into the nationwide defense program and suggests keeping them busy while others serve the state and nation.
Governor Thomas E Campbell issues a registration day proclamation directing all Arizona males aged twenty one to thirty to register on June 5 1917 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. The document urges civic cooperation and notes the camp at Naco supports military training and leisure facilities for First Arizona Infantry.
William Acworth, England’s leading railway authority, testifies before the Newlands Interstate Commerce Committee in Washington. He warns of a national transportation crisis, urges freight-rate increases to cover rising costs, and favors centralized regulation over widespread government ownership.
A Liberty Loan Bond is a solemn promise of the United States to pay at maturity the bond’s amount to the holder and to pay semi-annual interest each year from issue until fully paid. Security for a Liberty Bond is the faith and honor of the United States backed by all national resources and the American people.
Attorney J C Gung of Willcox filed with the Tombstone Board of Supervisors a petition to create a new county from the northern half of Cochise. The board will review on a special meeting set for the 29th. The petition lists 3300 signatures, claimed to exceed legal requirements, with checks to confirm validity by Clerk A C Karger.
A historical catalog of farms around Benson Arizona listing No 51 thirty one acres near St David No 54 160 acres outside Benson No 60 eighty acres near Benson No 63 160 acres unimproved near Benson No 64 a 100 acre artesian belt tract near Benson No 65 a 40 acre small farm near Land station No 71 a 640 acre Sulphur Springs Valley tract No 82 twenty acres near Benson with artesian water and potential poultry or fruit production. Also Benson residence property and town lots offered.
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