Army to move 6000 Arizona troops to Linda Vista California
General Wood informs Governor Campbell that 6000 troops from Arizona New Mexico and Colorado will go to Linda Vista California as Camp Kearney becomes ready The move aims to unite Arizona forces as a solid unit rather than dispersing them among different commands The piece also notes a Congress resolution removing the 1917 1918 mining claim assessment and Arizona Bureau of Mines offers blanks for hold filings from prospectors
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Camp’ Funston
Leonard Wood
Campbell
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Linda Vista
Cal
Camp Kearney
Wood
Fort Riley
California
First
Arizona Infantry
Cochise County to Put Bonds to Voters for Roads
Cochise county voters will decide in December on a 1 million dollar bond issue to finance permanent roadways. The board of supervisors will set the election date this month and the highway commission will soon map out eligible road projects. Officials argue good roads are essential and likely to pass by a large majority.
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Cochise County
Highway Commission
Tombstone Prospector
Practical life means doing undesired tasks or sacrificing desires
The quote frames life as a series of duties and compromises where one undertakes tasks they dislike or forgoes personal wants in pursuit of broader aims. It emphasizes discipline over immediate gratification.
Law Suspending Assessment Work 1917 Joint Resolution
The United States Congress suspends the annual mining claim assessment work for 1917 and 1918 to free labor for the war effort against Germany. Claimants must file notices by December 31, 1918 to hold claims, and oil placer locations are exempt. This does not amend earlier relief for military service claims and was approved October 5, 1917.
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Houses of Congress
Arizona State Bureau of Mines
C. F. Willis
Tucson
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
Congress
Germany
United States
Naval Service
France Faces Serious Wheat Shortage If Aid Is Delayed
Washington reports French officials warn of soon acute food scarcity without U S wheat shipments. The Food Administration urges 22 million American housewives to cut weekly wheat flour use and conserve meat fats and sugar to help allies.
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Washington
France
America
Food Administration
When This Old Soul Hunts Range and Rest
A rustic verse fragment evokes a traveler choosing a sunlit western pasture as final resting place. The speaker requests no fencing while imagining cattle and coyotes marking the site, with horses roaming the broad, open land beyond the last divide.
In our journey through Ilfe we should be prepared to give
The Phoenix Gazette quotes a reflective line about balance in life, urging readiness to both give and take during our journey through Ilfe. The brief aphorism frames a personal philosophy of reciprocity and resilience.
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Ilfe
Phoenix Gazette
Can You Solve This A classic two-pail puzzle
A professor poses a problem to prove superior ability. With a five quart pail and a three quart pail, how can one measure exactly seven quarts of water from the river using only the two pails? The solution is not provided in the prompt.
Government to Establish Plant for Novel Gasoline Process
The United States government has accepted the free use of a new process discovered by Frederick Kormann of San Francisco. Kormann claims the method could increase national gasoline output twelvefold. Secretary of the Interior Lane authorized constructing a government plant to implement the process.
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U. S
Frederick Kormann
San Francisco
Kormann
Secretary of the Interior
Lane
Northcraft Praises Show Stock on Son oita Grant
Manager Northcraft of the Son oita grant praises the fine stock and foresees the grant becoming a premier show stock farm in the state as only the best thoroughbred cattle are raised there.
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Northcraft
Sonoita Grant
Roundup Mishap in Catalina Ranch Leaves Rider Injured
B J McKinney rode a wild cow pony at the Catalina ranch roundup when a muley cow charged. The horse balked, struck a tree and rolled into the creek, pitching McKinney and leaving him with a broken right arm and a skinned nose. Arizona Cattleman reports the incident.
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B. J. McKinney
Catalina
Ben
Arizona
Japan Says About Two Thousand Ex-Soldiers In Mexico
The Japanese legation in Mexico City reports about 2,000 Japanese in the country. Of these, 1,700 are men divided into 800 mining laborers 400 farmers 200 domestics and the remainder in other trades, with 300 women and children.
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Japan
Mexico
City of
McGauran Family Split as War Consumes Sons
Chicago date line reports six McGauran brothers serving in the national service, with four at home kept out by age. Mrs. McGauran says she sent all her sons away without tears, expressing stoic resolve and sorrow for those who may not return.
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Chicago
Richard McGauren
McGauran
Army
Navy
Rail and land law notes tease Fair exhibits and homesteads
A Denver Mirror quote hints at public awareness as railroads offer free transport for fair exhibits within the state. The message invites readers to read the premium list or request one if unavailable. It also directs inquiries about the 640 acre homestead law to Hampton & Arnold, land attorneys in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Hampton & Arnold
Phoenix
Arizona
Morris Forster
Kansas City
Kansas
Louis A. Boedecker
Turner
S. R. Meridian
U. S. Land Office
General Land Office
Washington, D. C
For Sale Young Mares and Bees by W M Parry
For sale a team of young mares three and four years old with wagon and harness. Also 96 hives of bees and a breaking plow along with other items. Selling out to leave the valley. Contact W M Parry.
Let the other fellow Do It in wartime call to action
A wartime appeal argues against passivity urging every citizen to fund the Liberty Loan. It emphasizes shared sacrifice by all ages and classes, warns that relying on others weakens national resolve, and contrasts American resolve with German mobilization. The piece urges readers to consult bankers for confirmation of its truth.
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Germany
Pickling Tomatoes and Produce for Sale in Benson
Green tomatoes for pickling and chowchow three cents per pound. Ripe tomatoes packed sixty pounds per crate at two hundred dollars per crate. Four five-pound baskets per crate priced at one dollar per crate. F. O. B. Benson. J. A. Gunn Benson Arizona. For sale forty acres near town with a flowing well. One thousand dollars half cash terms easy. Inquire Signal Office.
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F. O. B. Benson
J. A. Gunn
Benson, Ariz
New Stock at Johnson's Variety Store
Just received a fresh stock of goods at Johnson's Variety Store. Call in to view latest arrivals and catch special opening offers.
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Johnson’s
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Manuel Mejia
PIFTH
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H.w.etz & GO
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Nell
Hampton & Arnod
Blacklegoids
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Moss Pharmacy
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Tonie
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