Arrests of Bisbee and Warren miners leaders named
Twenty prominent Bisbee copper mining district citizens were arrested on federal indictments connected with the deportation of 1,186 miners on July 12. The arraigned include Dowell Sherwin Watkins Stout Rae Merrill Cunningham Bledsoe Hodgson Allison Howe Shattuck and others. Bond set at 5000 each with preliminary hearing slated in Tucson May 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bisbee
Ariz
United States Grand Jury
Tucson
Warren District
United States
William H. Sawtelle
Tuscan
Grant H. Dowell
General Mann
Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Company
Gerard Fitzgerald Sherwin
Bassett T. Watkins
Bisbee Loyalty League
H. H. Stout
Joseph Park Hodgson
Phelps Dodge Corporation
James Allison
Marshall Bisbee
Alvin W. Howe
Cochise County
W. Pp Slas
Arizona
Lemuel (. Shattuck
Shattuck
Miners’ and Merchants’ Bank
Severe windstorm damages farms in Cherokee Texas
Cherokee Texas May 14 A severe windstorm with heavy rain damaged barns and shade trees. Some buildings had galleries torn away others lifted from foundations and swayed out of plumb. Some hail fell but caused no damage. Rains have continued since March drought ended. Grass is fine stock water plentiful and crops flourishing despite war and high prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee
Tex
Crass
Hughes to assist Gre Gregory in probe
President Wilson named Charles Evans Hughes of New York as an associate of Attorney General Gregory to investigate charges of dishonesty in aircraft production. The move signals resolve to probe Administration charges based on facts and to keep politics out of the inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington, D. C
Wilson Today
Charles Evans Hughes
New York
Gregory
War Council Y M C A aids soldiers families nationwide
Bulletin No 221 from Nat s War Work Council of the Y M C A Southern Dept outlines the American Army Association led by Mrs George W Perkins. The group helps families confirm wounded status, send mail and parcels, and supply amanuenses for illiterate relatives. It plans address tracing, casualty data private for families, and coupon books for France based Red Triangle Post Exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
France
America
Flushing
Baltimore
American Army Association
War Council
George W. Perkins
Olice, G
William Jones
Hus
George
Red Triangle
Cyclone Causes Severe Damage in Brady Texas
A western Texas cyclone struck Brady on Saturday night, tearing through Melvin near the Concho County line and leaving many homes damaged or destroyed. The storm traveled about twenty miles, with wind toppling brickwork, blowing off foundations, and turning a farmer’s garage upside down. County Judge J E Brown’s house was shifted eight feet and nearly ruined. Grover Chambliss suffered a scalp wound. Total damages run to several thousand dollars with many uninsured properties affected. old settlers call it Brady’s worst storm in history.
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Brady
Texas
Melvin
Concho County
J. E. Brown
Grover Chambliss
Moffett Bros. & Jones
A. Steelhammer
a_ blacksouth
A. M. Hanson
Austrians With Maps Headed For Mexico Arrested in Texas
Four Austrians including two women, said to be recent residents of San Antonio, were arrested near Leming in Atascosa County and brought to police HQ. A search found maps on them while authorities noted their use of aliases and a stated plan to obtain army information.
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S. A. Express
Loggins
North Flores Street
San Antonio
E. T. Needham
United States Department of Justice
Leming
Atascosa County
A. B. Carnes
Floresville
Antonio Tuminia
Austria
United States Army
Mexico
Tuminia
Cyclone Striking Eden Causes $15000 in Damage
San Angelo Texas May 14 damage estimated at 15000 was caused by a cyclone in Eden Concho County. Two persons were injured Mrs J B Greebon and J A Gifford. Greebon home destroyed and barn collapsed on Gifford telephone lines out of service and rainfall noted as 145 inches in Eden in under thirty minutes with storm reaching Brady later that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Tex
Eden
Concho County
J. B. Greebon
J. A. Gifford
Brady
Gillespie County Commissioners Court to Meet in May 1918
Notice states the Gillespie County Commissioners Court will convene at Fredericksburg courthouse on May 27 1918 as an equalization board to inspect correct and approve 1918 tax assessor lists. Herman Usener clerk signs the notice dated May 1 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
A. D
Herman Usener
Texas
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Gee
Warren
Associated Press
M. J. Brophy
Phil Torre
Henry Snodgrass
George B. Wilcox
CC. Hunt
J. L. Gannon
Vance Johnson
New York City
Dillon
Hughes
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
R. Penniger
Bulletin NO
Nat's War Work Council
U. S
Southern Department
A. P. Oakes
Bedell
Bank OF Fredericksburg
Texas Bankers’ Ass’n
Tempe
D. Smit
Apouph Gold
Albert Koennecker
iMre
Frep
Walter
Elsa Walter
Temple D. Smith
Ad. Gold
Alb. Koennecke
E.o.bierschwale
Klaerner’s
Tivydale Band
Trio
Orchester
Texas Bankers’ Association
American Bankers’ Association
Citizens Bank
Capitol
Alfred Vander Stucken
Oscar Krauskopf
WM. Bierschwale
Soutwestern No
Martin
Cain City
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