Arizona saves shippers millions via state rate fight victory
The Douglas Dispatch reports that Arizona authorities and the State Corporation Commission secured exemption from a 25 percent intrastate rate hike by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The victory delays higher rates for ore glass milk cream sand rock gravel and livestock, with continued lower fares saving shippers thousands and possibly paying traffic bureau costs for a decade.
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Trafic Bureaus
State Corporation Commission
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Arizona Commission
Benton
Ea Ct
Arizona
G. E. Buxton
Southern Arizona Traffic Association
Baxton
Phoenix Bureau
Thomases
Corporation Commission
Milroads
Colorado River Power Project under way in near term
Phoenix reports plans by Southern California Edison to develop 2.5 million horsepower by damming the Colorado River at Glen Canyon and Diamond Creek. The project would supply power to Arizona New Mexico Nevada California and parts of Colorado Texas and Wyoming, with estimated costs around 590 to 625 million dollars. Governor Campbell met with Edison officials and special counsel Erwin O Edgeton to discuss financing and scope as map exhibits were shown. Arizona authorities and the federal waterpower commission would need permits before work starts. Filing fees to Arizona are expected to total about 174 008.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Colorado
Glen Canyon
Diamond Creek
New Mexico
Nevada
California
T&as
Wyoming
Southern California Edison Company
W. S. Norvis
Panama Canal
E. Campbell
Erwin O. Edgeton
California State Railroad Commission
Edison Company
Colorado River
R. S. Masgon
Arizona Power Company
Norveil
Federal Waterpower Commission
Arizon
Taxpayer investigator returns with county tax transfers
H D Lore, who audits tax collections, returned from Figgstaff with checks totaling 287.52 from Coconino County in favor of Navajo County. The trip aimed to verify if collected taxes belonged to Navajo County and found some did. Transient Herds dominated the convention discussions.
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H. D. Lore
Figgstaff
Coconino County
Navajo County
Navajoi County
Welcome strangers boost for Holbrook auto tourists
City guidance urges Holbrook residents to warmly assist visiting motorists amid falling car and fuel prices. Be courteous, answer questions, offer information, and promote local businesses, as strangers form lasting impressions and may return with positive word of mouth. Every resident can help with minimal time.
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Holbrook
Alleged Forgery Suspect Nabbed by Everett Sheriff
Preston Sims, described as a colored gemmen, allegedly used high class white crook methods to forge and rob Becker Mercantile Company and C. H. Jennings. He is held by Everett Chief of Police as Sheriff Newman seeks requisition papers from Phoenix to pursue the case. Authorities expect swift punishment if guilt is proven.
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Preston Sims
Everetts
Mass
Newman
Charley Cooley Elected Mayor in Arizona City Election
Charley Cooley won the recent city election to become mayor, receiving the highest vote total. Known locally as Charley, he is a native Arizonan with long ties to the state, and his temperament suits the office.
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Holbrook
Charley Cooley
Charley
Arizona
Smith Snodgrass Smith Wedding in Holbrook May 31
Glenn A. Snodgrass and Florence Margaret Smith wed Tuesday evening in Holbrook joining the ranks of the married. Miss Smith, daughter of Mrs. Margaret Smith of the Commercial Hotel, taught in city schools this year and has Arizona roots. Snodgrass, a World War veteran born in Kansas City, works for Standard Oil. They will reside in Holbrook.
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Glenn A. Snodgrass
Florence Margaret Smith
Holbrook
Miss Smith
Margaret Smith
Deming
New Mexico
Arizona
Snodgrass
Kansas City
Standard Oil Company
Debt reduction in May lowers U S public debt
Washington reporting a May debt reduction of 42,822,148 dollars. The gross debt on April 30 stood at 235,995,564,776 dollars, compared with 23,952,741,592 dollars on May 31. Redemptions of Treasury certificates of indebtedness were mainly responsible, according to treasury officials.
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Washington
Treasury
Local Council Chooses Charley in Strong Victory
The Holbrook council announces Charley as its top official after receiving the largest vote total from the people. The community celebrates the decisive result and the council's appointment.
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Holbrook
Charley
Limelight Question. What the name and life details
The excerpt presents a Q and A with D. J. Th born in Troy Ohio aged forty nine. He runs a 1h er business and is admitted to practice law in three states. He is married and reflects on his boyhood aim to be a lawyer and on life under a republican administration.
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Texas
Woman Arrested for Speeding Quips at Officer
A humorous exchange reports a woman arrested for speeding. She asks why she is under arrest, the officer replies she was driving at forty miles an hour, and she retorts she has not been out an hour. The dialogue captures early 20th century humor.
Origin of the Huns and the Elin nomenclature
A fragmentary discussion traces the origin of the Huns naming origin with the term Elin said to refer to a Central Asian horde that entered Europe in the fourth century. It links Attila’s era to Roman desolation and notes the term as an abbreviation of a Len Latin root. Chinese novels are cited regarding a powerful Central Asian empire ending around the 3rd century B.C.
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Europe
Central Asia
Attia
Proclamation Designating June 14 1921 as Flag Day
Arizona Governor Thomas E Campbell proclaims June 14 1921 as Flag Day designating the one hundred and forty fourth anniversary of the flag adoption. He urges those training youth to promote patriotism and educate on the benefits and privileges under the flag through schools and organizations.
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Thomas E. Campbell
Arizona
Congress
United States
African Lion Ravages Arizona Livestock Orphaned by Circus Escape
Stockmen in Clear Creek report a large African lion roaming hills and preying on cattle. They claim it escaped from a circus train at Angel about five years ago and remains at large, with locals noting enormous tracks. Notes on sheepmen, lamb losses, and drought conditions compound a harsh outlook for May lamb shipments, as consequences of no rain threaten camelot.
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Clear Creek
Angel
Africa
Hitty
Takle
Ross Fuller
Dugan
Dougan
Clear Creek Country
Beaver Creek Country
Mud Tanks
Carlos Castillo
Castillo
Arizona Governor’s Proclamation on Flag Day 1921
The text proclaims citizens to display the flag to honor the Stars and Stripes and the principles it represents. Dated in Phoenix on the first day of June, 1921, attested by Governor Thomas E. Campbell and the Great Seal.
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Arizona
Phoenix
Thomas E. Campbell
Pidgin English Origins in Court Jargon Explored
The passage explains how the term pidgin English arose from a shibboleth in court speech. It describes the mispronunciation of a word by a speaker and how the simplified business English used amid multilingual contexts evolved into a distinct pidgin form.
Gregorian Calendar Adoption Timeline
The Gregorian calendar was promulgated on March 3 1582 and adopted by most Catholic European countries by the end of the century. Britain adopted it in September 1751, and the United States then British possessions accepted the new calendar.
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Europe
Great Britain
United States
Baseball Thriller: Southsiders Beat Holbrook 3–0 in Winslow
Undoubtedly the season's best game was played at Winslow last Sunday. The Southsiders defeated Holbrook 3 to 0 in a fast semi pro display with strong umpiring. Batteries were Reuter Swatzel for Holbrook and Baca Garcia for Winslow, with Freeman and Kleindeinst umpiring.
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Winslow
Southsiders
Holbrook
Healbrook
Reuter
Swatzel
Baca
Garcia
Freeman
Kleindeinst
Examinations for state teachers certificates held this week
Mrs. Hattie K. Penrod supervised examinations on Monday and Tuesday with applicants Ellen Fish Woodruff May Webb Thomas of Pinedale Sarah Rogers Snowflake Lorenzo Rhoton Shumway William Murphey Winslow Thos A Greer Holbrook. Last week she visited Show Low and Snowflake to meet trustees and discuss upcoming year. Co operation in educational matters seen as essential.
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Hattie K. Penrod
Ellen Fish
Woodruff
May Webb
Thomas
Pinedale
Sarah Rogers
Snowflake
Lorenzo Rhoton
Shumway
William Murphey
Winslow
Thos. A Greer
Holbrook
Hattie H. Penrod
Showlow
Snowfl
Twin Daughters Named Gasoline and Keroseme
A compilation of humorous newspaper quips about a woman naming her twin daughters Gasoline and Keroseme. The jokes note possible family oil wealth, lamp lit romance, and dangers of sparking near the girls. The mock run of puns spreads across several outlets, reflecting early 20th century wordplay on fuel terms.
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Exchange
Pete Roscum
Boston Commercial Bulletin
Boston Herald
Cape Cod
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