Suffering in Mexican towns spurs call for aid from mining official
William Farrell, deputy mining inspector, reports severe hunger in interior Mexican towns area. He describes starving families, frijoles and rice water diets and deaths from starvation amid wartime disruption. He notes border mining activity, low Mexican prospects, and some work opening in Patagonia.
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Lowell, Ariz
William Farrell
Lowell
Mexico
Farrel
Nogales
Cananea
Patagonia
FOR SALE AND LOCAL NOTICES FROM DUNCAN ARIZONA
Local notices advertise multiple for sale items including two residences a gentlemans work horse Indian Runner ducks and 10 acres of land near Duncan. Also town news note meetings stockholders Bank of Duncan January 13 and postage stamp changes. Various residents travel Clifton Metcalf and nearby towns during holidays.
Plumed Knight to Tour West Next Year
The Plumed Knight, the Silvery Tongued Orator, J. G. Blaine Jr., will lecture in Duncan in January or February on modern thought, common sense and free speech as part of a western tour this coming year.
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West
Duncan
Advt
Hunt Denies Cabinet Hint From Ashurst
Governor George W. P. Hunt says he was surprised when Senator Henry Ashurst planned to urge President elect Woodrow Wilson to appoint him secretary of the interior. Hunt insists he has not sought a cabinet post and calls the report a canard.
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George W. P. Hunt
Henry Ashurst
Woodrow Wilson
Arizona
Ashurst
Wilson
Good Farm For Sale 85 Acres with Live Stock and Tools
85 acre farm listing 55 acres cultivated 50 in alfalfa 5 in garden 10 water shares 4 horses 2 milk cows 2 mowing machines 1 hay baler 2 wagons 1 spring wagon adobe house four rooms new barn and assorted tools all for 6500 dollars Cumbo Bros Box 327 Duncan.
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Cumbo Bros
Two acquittals amid McNamara dynamite trial verdicts
In Indianapolis 38 labor leaders were convicted on all counts for aiding a series of manhunts and the Los Angeles Times bombing plot. Frank Ryan and other high officials were among those found guilty. two defendants, Herman Seiffert and Daniel Buckler, were acquitted. Sentences to be announced after Monday.
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Ryan
Coast
Los Angeles Times
Indianapolis
Ind
McNamara
Frank Ryan
Structural Iron Workers
Treitmoe
Herbert Hockin
Eugene Clancy
Herman Seiffert
Ilwaukee
Daniel Buckler
Davenport
Iowa
Anderson
United States
Buckley
Sieffert
Kern
Clancy
Munsey
Los Angeles
J. B. McNamara
Mmcnamaras
Times
Iage
McManigal
Iis
Burns
Frank Higgins
Boston
John Barry
St. Louis
Hurley Couple Wed After Auto Delay
Fos ter Roark and Miss Nancy Tilows wed in Hurley after a breakdown delayed their trip to Silver City. County Clerk Venable issued the license, and Rev. Stockland performed the ceremony at the M E parsonage while the groom was employed by Chino Copper Co. Enterprise.
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Cupid
Hurley
Foster
Shorty) Roark
Nancy Tilows
Silver City
Venable
M. E Parsonage
Stockland
Chino Copper Co
Roark
Duncan
Governor Pardons J. M. Pemberton Restoring Citizenship
Governor Hunt issued the only pardon for the Christmas season of 1912 in Phoenix on December 27. J M Pemberton, who served time in the penitentiary years ago and has since led an exemplary life, was restored to full citizenship by executive proclamation.
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Phoenix
Hunt
J. M. Pemberton
Man Tries to Hang Self in City Jail
Phoenix police report Antonio Evara, highly intoxicated, attempted to hang himself in a city jail cell Saturday afternoon. Prisoners’ alarm saved him from a fatal outcome, and he was rushed to safety. Evara, with a history of jail stays, gave no motive when questioned. Authorities note possible relapse on red liquor prior to arrest.
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Man
Phoenix
Antonio Evara
Duncan
Evara
Death of W E Spaw in Clifton After Long Illness
W E Spaw died in Clifton after about two years of illness. He was a Greenlee county old timer who once lived in Duncan. Brother Robert Spaw arrived from Texas shortly before death. Many relatives and friends attended the funeral. Interment was in Clifton Cemetery.
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W E. Spaw
Clifton
Mr. Spaw
Greenlee County
Duncan
Robert Spaw
Texas
Spaw
Arizona Oranges Challenge California Orange Monopoly
Arizona oranges sell for 90 cents a dozen in California showing Arizona’s entry into the west coast market. California growers formerly dominated the trade, but Arizona fruit displayed in a San Diego window signals higher perceived quality and rising competition.
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Arizona
California
Golden State
San Diego
Old Man's Darling and the Lovers’ Refrain
An old man’s darling is described in shifting affection as the speaker recalls a past embrace and a gaze that lingers. He laments that she remains beloved yet cannot be his, noting she is now bound to the old man who keeps her. The verse hints at a saved union and changing loyalties across a troubled romantic triangle.
Dragon Lizard Found at Ball Park Measured 55 Inches
The Hoffman Bar on North Cortez Street displayed a 55 inch iguana captured by Bob Robbins' dogs. County Recorder Colwell relayed a tale of a dragon like reptile found at the ball park and later verified by the bar’s keeper.
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Colwell
Bob Robbins
North Cortez Street
Hoffman
Theorter
Encyclopedia Britannica
South America
Withon
Ball Park
Courier
Great Honor for Wilson at Old Home
Staunton prepares a grand homecoming for Woodrow Wilson with a large arch bearing welcome home in bulbs and extensive city decorations. The event marks the return of the distinguished native son and president-elect tonight.
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Wilson
Old Home
Staunton
Woodrow Wilson
Governor Wilson Attacks Grippe on Birthday Trip
Princeton dispatch says Governor Wilson spoke briefly before starting for Staunton Virginia birthplace to celebrate his 56th birthday tomorrow. Mrs Wilson accompanies him on the trip and his health is noted as grippe affliction.
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Princeton
N. J
Wilson
Staunton
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