Holbrook Oil Boom Prompts Public Response In 1918
Holbrook Arizona reels from the Senate oil and gas leasing bill dispute. Citizens sign telegrams to congress opposing House amendments while officials like Governor Meikeljohn and Senator Mayfield pressure Washington to favor patent rights and greater government protection for oil discovery investors. Prominent figures from Nebraska to Canada arrive or visit Holbrook to assess the field and support local efforts.
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Holbrook
United States Senate
Senate
House
Arizona
Congress
Ashurst
News Monday
Meikelsohn
Mayfield
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Carranza Administration
The
Geo. D. Meiklejohn
Nebraska
Meiklejohn
Omaha
Holbrook Oil Company
S. G. Mayfield
Denmark
S. C
Navajo Oil Company
Holbrook Oil Field
Marden Returns for Day in Holbrook Visit
Jack Marden returned to Holbrook yesterday morning from a brief business trip to Prescott and Jerome. He received a message to return to Prescott for a consultation with men eager to enter the Holbrook oil field. He left that evening and will not return until Sunday. He told the News the Holbrook Oil Company is progressing and ready to start drilling soon.
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Jack Marden
Holbrook
Prescott
Jerome
Mr. Marden
Holbrook Oil Company
Dolman Hopes State Aid For Holbrook High School
Prof. C G Dolman returned from Phoenix where he spent a week lobbying for Holbrook high school seeking 2500 dollars. He noted strong interest in Holbrook oil fields and believes state funding will be approved despite doubt over the exact amount. Holbrook is seen as advancing and poised to rise in prominence once oil is found.
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C. G. Dolman
Phoenix
Holbrook High School
Dolman
Holbrook School
Althoit
Holbrook
Holbrook Tribune to Start Weekly Publication in Casper
Holbrook M. H. Bryan and Jo X. Bryan of Casper Wyoming plan a new newspaper plant in the Wetaler Hotel building this week. The plant includes a typesetting machine and a Miehle press. The composing machine is at the railroad station. The paper will be called the Holbrook Tribune and issued weekly.
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M. H. Bryan
Jo X. Bryan
Casper
Wyoming
Wetaler
Miehle
Holbrook Tribune
Red Cross Knitters Meet Regularly At Mrs Garrison Home
Mrs Meta Garrison chairman of the Red Cross knitting committee says Tuesday afternoon sessions at her home will continue indefinitely. Yarn is on hand for sweaters and socks. Members listed completed garments include Mrs Hookway Mrs Allen Mrs Brinkerhoff Mrs Hess and many others. A bicycle for sale is offered by call News Office.
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Meta Garrison
Red Cross Knitting Committee
Hookway
Allen
Brinkerhoff
Hess
Dewitt
Vina Brinkerhoff
Eliza Gardner
Peters
Harp
Wetzler
Morse
R. L. Newman
Cross
Cousins
Greer
Flanigan
Close
Call News Office
Jury selection begins in Marley murder trial with venue fight
Opening day of the Marley murder trial in the Superior Court sees a renewed bid for a venue change denied by Judge Lyman. Defense motions request delay and cite Navajo County affidavits plus an editorial as possible bias. A special fifty jurors panel is assembled to ensure impartiality, with trial expected to extend into the following week.
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Frank H. Lyman
Phoenix
Marley
Elsie Marley
Harvey Powell
Lyman
Navajo County
Holbrook
Winslow Mail
Arizona
Thorvald Larson
W. E. Ferguson
A. T. Hannet
C. H.chapman
Gallup
New Mexico
E. S. Clark
W. H. Burbage
Winslow
C. H. Jordan
Julia Braam
Sheriff’s Office Busy In War On Booze Transporters
The sheriff’s department reports ongoing activity against bootleggers and horse thieves. In recent days about six victims and twenty cases of wet goods were seized, with sentences in many cases set at $300 and six months. Sheriff Newman captured two alleged horse thieves twelve miles below Winslow on the Little Colorado River. the pair had horses and claimed prior trading six to seven times. One suspect has confessed to horse stealing and further Holbrook area developments are expected.
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Newman
Winslow
Little
Colorado River
Sheriff's Department
Holbrook
Fifty jurors ordered by superior court for Marley case
At 3:00 PM Wednesday the county sheriff received a superior court order for fifty men to report as jurors at 10:00 AM Thursday. Fifty men from across the county reported to Judge Frank H. Lyman at Holbrook for duty, a result of Sheriff Newman and Undersheriff Harp to carry out the order after riding all night.
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Sheriff’s Department
Superior Court
Frank H. Lyman
Marley
Holbrook
Newman
Harp
Army man Will Pullen reports from Camp Travis Texas
Will Pullen a former Holbrook resident now serves in the United States army at Camp Travis San Antonio Texas He writes May 30 saying he is in Company 45 at the camp He was rejected by the navy three times but joined the army finds the service good with meals a bed and clothes He hopes to go over there to defeat the Kaiser and make the world a better place for true Americans closing with God bless all who are kind to him.
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Secretary of the Interior
Senate
Pis House
Yiel Enue
House
Conference Committee
Wmr
Li Pullen
Holbrook
United States Army
Camp Travis
San Antonio
Texas
the News
Company 45
United States Navy
Army
Kaiser
Earth
Arsenal Warehouse Fire at St Louis Loss Estimated
United States arsenal warehouse in St Louis burned Saturday night damaging buildings housing over six million dollars worth of army equipment. Colonel Clark organized a guard to seal the area and prevent escapes. Cause withheld by officials. suspicion pointed to possible German agents.
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U. S. Arsenal
United States Arsenal
St. Louis
Clark
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Coal, Oil and Gas Legislation
Thomas Morrissey
Helbrook
Guelph
Canada
Morrissey
A. W
Cobalt) Scott
France
Foreign Legion
Scott
Toronto
Nevada
Cobalt
Ontario
Public Domain
Charles E. Major
J. P. Ryan
Thomas McCauley
A. C. Mobley
Louis Jenkins
Sen
California
Needles
Cal
Walter C. Hanson
George Hope
Snowflake
H. L. Tooker
Puntenney, Ariz
W. H. Clark
Apache Oil & Development Company
Corporation Commission
W. J. Hennessey
Adamana Oil Company
H. D. Dodd
Hennessey
Will Mayfield
el Paso
Prof
Wheeler
Senator Mayfield
Marden
Red Cross
Superior Court Record
Sapp
Sheriff's Office
Gray Mountain
Florence
Celso Carrillo
Silver Creek
Carrillo
Garcia
Will Pullen
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