Great Register deadline and imperial succession talk
The piece notes the October 15 deadline to appear on the Great Register for voting in the next election and reports rumors of the Russian czar’s insanity with the heir presumptive possibly unsound, hinting at Empress Marie's throne. It also mentions Arizona laws needing reform, cites the no fence law as a target, and observes Colorado investors entering Arizona with confidence in its future.
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Russia
Marie
Arizona
Real estate future boom eyed in Southwest Arizona
The article urges shrewd investors to buy now as real estate may rise 50 to 100 percent within a year. It argues that selling when others sell, then buying back when demand surges is a recipe for big profits amid regional and national concerns. It notes protests over troop removals from San Carlos and Bowie and warns of Apache retaliation. It reports Japanese victories in the Sino-Japanese War, including Ping Yang and Yalu engagements, with Chinese losses and ships sunk. It mentions an English syndicate planning Bear Valley water dam in California to store more water, contrasting capital access there with Arizona's investment difficulties.
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Ping Yang
Yalu
Pekin
Bear Valley
San Bernardino County
California
Arizona
Valley advocates fast rail line to Nogales
The article urges Southwestern Arizona residents to back the North and South railroad through the valley toward Nogales. It stresses local responsibility, timing, and the impact on towns like Mesa, noting the railroad will come eventually and urging immediate support. It also reports the wedding of Wm. B. Passey and Miss Victoria Johnson, praising the couple and wishing them prosperity.
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Nogales
Mesa
Arizona
Wm. B. Passey
Victoria Johnson
Boyd Passey
Ordinance to License and Regulate Mesa Dogs
The Common Council of Mesa City enacts dog licensing with annual fees of two dollars for male dogs and four dollars for female dogs. Licenses are issued by the Village Marshal with tags and receipts, dogs must wear collars and muzzles, and unlicensed or loose dogs may be seized and killed if unclaimed after forty eight hours. Licenses expire October 1, 1895, with annual renewals thereafter.
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Mesa City
Mesa
Mesa City Dog License Ordinance Enacted 1894
The ordinance imposes fines for unlicensed dogs and for dogs at large in Mesa City. Violations carry penalties from five to twenty five dollars or up to twenty five days in jail. offenses for dogs at large range ten to one hundred dollars per offense or jail time. The measure repeals conflicting ordinances and takes effect after three weekly publications. Passed and approved September 6 1894 by Mayor W J LeBaron with Village Clerk J H Pomsroy.
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Mesa City
Mesa Free Press
W. J. LeBaron
Summons in District Court Fourth Judicial District Arizona
Plaintiffs Henry C Rogers George Pascey Elizabeth Pomeroy executors of C J Rob son deceased and John H Pomeroy sue Jeremiah J Desmond in Maricopa County Arizona District Court. Defendant must answer within ten to thirty days depending on service or risk default. Court clerk J E Walker issued September 10 1894 with deputy Lewis Jordan.
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District Court
Third Judicial District
Territory of Arizona
Maricopa
Henry C Rogers
George Pascey
Elizabeth Pomeroy
C J Robson
John H Pomeroy
Jeremiah J Desmond
Territory
Angona
Maricopa County
Phoenix
Territory of
Arizona
Mariespa
J E Walker
Svid
Coes
Lewis Jordan
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W. D. Morton, A. P.shewman
Siewman
Colorado
Froy
San Carlos
Bowie
Common Council of
Attest, J H Pomsroy
The
Mesa Weekly Free Press
Cincinati Weekly
Enquirer
Wileee
Talbot & Hubbard
Dr. Ensor
Gilson Block
A. P. Walbridge
SS. Louis
Kates
C. Carpenter
C. H. Morehouse
el Paso
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