Proposals for Benson to Phoenix Rail Line Revealed
Information from the Arizona Central in Phoenix indicates a proposed 200 mile railroad from Benson to Phoenix via Cochise and Pinal counties, San Pedro valley, and the Gila valley, with connections to El Paso Northeastern and other lines. The project, funded by foreign investors, would boost mining camps, unlock arid lands near water, and potentially extend toward California, though no firm commitments exist.
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Phoenix Ganette
Bencon
Phoenix
Arizona
Ploning
Cochise County
San Pedro Valley
Gils
San Pedro Rivera
Gila River
Miorones
Viani County
Mewa
William G. Tiffany
Baron Gaston Fonterniliat
Paris
G. 8. Pitcairn
Scotland
M. H. ‘Ewoney
J. H. Marthe
Treson
el Paso
Bisbee Road
California
Nors
Southern Pacific
Treasury balance and irrigation debate in US
A June 30 fiscal year update highlights a $77 million surplus as receipts top expenditures amid postwar growth and a strong foreign trade balance of about $675 million. The piece also discusses proposed irrigation policies, water rights, and concerns over state control of public lands.
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Uncle San
Treasury
Treasury Department
United States
Uncle Sam
Wettin Family Name and Royal Lineage Highlighted
The article discusses the Wettin name as the royal house behind Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, noting how dynastic surnames mix with baptismal names. It explains Wettin origins in Meissen and Thuringia, and recounts the shift of sovereignty after Charles V moved titles to Maurice of Mendelssohn.
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England
Amon
William of
Germany
Hohenzollern
Francis Joseph
Austra
Hapeburg
Victoria
Guelph
Prince
Wettin
Thuringia
Saxony
Albert
John Frederick
Charles V
Maurice of
Melesen
News of Pat Sroke and Irrigation Plan Debates
A jumbled verse recalls Pat Casey and Tim, then transitions to a Phoenix Gazette piece on national aid to irrigation. Engineers meet in Cheyenne to align the bill, proposing lands sales proceeds fund arid land reclamation and that irrigation works be financed by future settlers with proceeds returned to the reclamation fund.
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Debs
Tmen
Nnd
The
Phoenix Gazette
Congress
Friends of Irrigation
Cheyenne
Washington
Long lasting clothes could revolutionize fashion
A Chicago Chronicle poohsays English capitalists plan to mass produce extremely durable clothing that lasts twenty years. Mills are built in England to supply this long wearing fabric in many colors. Parents may pass outfits to children over generations as garments stay functional and waterproof yet inconspicuous.
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England
Johanie
Pa Paie
Johnnie
Mary
Color of Personality in a New York Sun excerpt
A man and a woman discuss coloring of a drawing and how people’s personalities translate into colors. The woman explains she assigns color personalities to people based on first impressions, noting names may carry color associations and each person’s color varies with perception.
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New York Sun
Talways
Florence
Nicholson
Nicholson Institute
Eighth Avenue
New York
Mily
Peculiar Accident Sparks Fire From Sunlit Tinware
A letter from June 26 recounts a sunlit reflection igniting a new honey separator in a wagon near haystacks. The blaze damaged the tank and hay, about 25 dollars worth, but the fire was contained before spreading to nearby stacks, with the author warning others not to leave bright tins exposed.
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Mesa Free
A. LeBaron
Kenilworth
Mesa
Forfeiture Notice on Copper Bloom Mining Claim
The under signed, neo-owner with you in Copper Bloom in Picacho district Pinal County Arizona Territory, expended 100 dollars in labor and improvements to hold the claim under Section 2321. If you do not pay your share within ninety days from the first publication, your interest will be forfeited to the undersigned. Florentio Starks A.D. Feb 16, 1900.
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David Thurman
J. H.lockling
W. F. Benge
Picacho
Pinal County
Arizona Territory
Arizona
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National Oil Reporter
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Java
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Vbernacy
Chamberline
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Treasury Balance
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Weiter
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Pat Sroke
Jim Casey
Pas Kile
Milky Way
Tim
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Howe
Pensix
Suma
Wigglesworth
Durango
Cole
Demorat
Thomas H. Wigglesworth
Ton
Gallup
N. M
Clifton
Bisbee
St. Johns
Morencim
Hisbee
Gadsden Purchase
Old Mexico
Arena
F. H. Wells
Deer Park
Long Island
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Chamberlain
Lansing
Iowa
Journal
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Lord Wolsey
Great Britain
St Brockway’s
Jane
Roswell
Safford
Solomonville
Thatcher
Pima
Globé
J.N. Porter
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ARD Oil Co
Starks
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