Tombstone’s Mining Rise and Fall Revisited in Arizona
The story recounts Tombstone’s boom and bust era driven by the Bunker Hill mines. It details early prospecting by Schietelin, the role of the Development Company of America, mounting debt, bankruptcy, and the 1914 sale to Walter Douglas of Phelps Dodge. Reopening efforts revived activity, with mining and manganese silver production contributing to state output.
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Arizona Daily Star
Tombstone
Bunker Hill
Wolfville
United States
Wickenburg
Fort Huschuca
Schietelin
San Pedro
Globe
Tombstone Company
Development Company of America
Golme
Coutts
AL Grow
Pace
Tombstore
Eazy Rx
A. L. Grow
Walter Douglas
Arizona Phelps-Dodge
Dir. Douglas
Theathwest
Phelps Delge Evany
Phelps Dodge Company
Judge Lockwood Intervenes to Save 5000 Acres of Wheat
Superior Judge A C Lockwood of Tombstone received Hoover authority to save 5000 acres of wheat near Florence threatened by water shortages. The move responds to Riordan's warning that Gila river water shortages could endanger crops. Hoover urged All possible steps to protect the grain while noting mining concerns at Bunker Hill.
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A. C. Lockwood
Tombstone
Pinat County
Hoover A. Washington
Timothy Riordan
Gila
Lockwood
Hoover
Dudge Lockwood
Plore
Florence
Arizona
Three Cent Rate Case Delayed Until War Ends
The three cent fare case in Phoenix is postponed and will not be heard until after the war. Southern Pacific and Santa Fe railroads with the Arizona Corporation Commission agreed to the delay. The suit seeks to block the commission from enforcing the rate, with refunds for tickets if the final ruling favors the railroad.
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Phoenix
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Arizona Corporation Commission
Arizona
Stata Fe
Routhern Pacific
Commission
Judge Miller killed by army motor truck in Douglas
In Douglas, Judge W. P. Miller, a prominent southern Arizona attorney, was fatally struck by an army motor truck at Tenth Street and G Avenue. Driver W. H. Hinson of Battery D Eleventh Field Artillery and Ray Maxwell of Trek Company 14 were aboard. both are detained for investigation at the military camp. Miller had practiced in Bisbee and Tombstone after moving from North Dakota.
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Judge Miller
Douglas
W. P Miller
Arizona
Tenth Street
Almostnstantiv Kile
W. H. Hinson
Battery D. Eleventh Field Artillery
Ray Maxwell
Trek Company 14
Hinton
Pemting
Wargo
North Dakota
Cleveland
Bisbee
8. K. Willams
Tombstone
Fm Doggins
Warren Street Railway Chief’s Son Reaches France Safe
Cowan, superintendent of Warren Street Railway, reports his son Tom Cowan has arrived safely overseas in France. Tom traveled with the Angert from Cochise county, served in the 240th regiment, and was later a clerk at company headquarters before being sent to the front. Mail should be addressed to United States forces in France.
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Cowan
Warren Street Railway Company
Tom Cowan
Tom
Con- Angert
Cochise County
240Th Regiment
Heldwerstiers
United Sates
France
Wulfenite Reduction Plant Planned Near Tucson
Tucson April 1 a new plant for handling wulfenite concentrates will be in operation within thirty days on the river bank near Tucson. A close corporation will run it with ample capitalization, initially processing three tons daily. The enterprise stems from A L Peiligrin and includes a linked reduction plant later. Alford Roos backs the process after laboratory checks.
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Tucson
Tarson
A. L. Peiligrin
Alford Roos
Hemlet
Bootleggers to Work on Maricopa County Roads
Prisoners convicted of bootlegging will be put to work immediately on county roads in Maricopa County. The Board of Supervisors, on the recommendation of County Engineer Harold Bateman, said prisoners sentenced to hard labor would be detained for road work. The Black Canyon road to Prescott will be remodeled under prison labor, supervised by a road foreman and inspected by the county engineer, with a deputy sheriff in charge of a 10 to 15 man camp.
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Phoenix
Maricopa County
Board of Supervisors
Harold Bateman
Stanford
Black Canyon
Bargman
Prescott
Glasses and instruments sent to Navy in war effort appeal
The Tombstone Commercial Club appeals through Lo W Grant for binoculars field glasses sextants chronometers and related items to aid the Navy. Forward to Franklin D Roosevelt assistant secretary of the navy care of the War Observatory Washington. Opera glasses have arrived in sufficient numbers. Urgent need remains for sextants and chronometers if available locally. Your patriotic interest is appreciated. Miners’ fight upon Miamy. An inflammatory push by miners against Sheriff Harry Wheeler of Cochise county is reported. The War Department reply confirms Wheeler’s appointment to the army reserve corps contradicting claims he joins a cavalry regiment. The application comes with endorsements from Arizona governors Campbell and Kibbey Senators Ashurst and Smith and others. Wheeler’s background includes military school service in U.S. Cavalry, Arizona Rangers, mounted inspector U.S. Customs, deputy U.S. marshal, and two terms as Cochise county sheriff.
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Lo W. Grant
Mer
Amianiauiners Knion
Sar
Harry Wheeter
Cochise County
Sheriff Wheeler
Air Division
Signal Corps
Douglas
J. W. Strode
Wheeler
U. S. Cavalry
Arizona Rangers
U.S. Customs Service
U. S
Arizona
Evergreen Highway Plan Faces Taxpayer Debate
County commissioners municipal authorities and taxpayers debate continuing construction improvements and maintenance of Evergreen Highway to meet economic necessity amid possible interruptions.
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Evergreen Highway
Page One Mons
El Paso Chamber Backs Borderland Bankhead Route
On Friday the El Paso chamber of commerce adopted a resolution to influence the Bankhead highway to enter Arizona through the southern Route from El Paso via Douglas Bisbee Tombstone Tucson Florence Phoenix and to cooperate with the Arizona highway department in routing the roadway as outlined by Adrian Pool and Atwood. The pledge promises support to southern Arizonans and expresses appreciation to visiting Arizona delegations.
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EL Paso
G. A. Martin
Joseph A. Wright
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Arizona
Arizona State Highway Commission
Judge Pool
Arizons Ate
Douglas
Bisbee
Tombstone
Tucson
the Rock
Globe
Pool
W. P. Hunt
Botterland
Cochisel County
Dowglas
Bisher
Florence
Phoenix
Atwood
Highway Department of
Pougins, Bisbee
Texas
Chamber of Commerce of
State Highway Department of Arizona
Adrian Pool
Best
Paso
Defense League Has Bisbee Aids County Council
The Cochise Common Council of Defense met at the Warren District Chamber of Commerce with full executive board present. Officers include Vance Johnson Bisbee chairman Charles C Ellis Douglas treasurer Thomas A Exan Bisbee secretary and committee heads on public defense welfare food production thrift stamps and liberty bonds. Committees are finalizing lists. more appointments to follow. Also two insane patients were committed to the asylum after court hearings, J J Boyla of Lowell and Mexican Fridan Ruiz from Willcox.
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Bisbee
Cochise
Watkites
A Y. Smith
Pearce
Robert Ree
Douglas
Jand J. N. Gaines
Tombstone
J. J. Boyla
Lowell
Han Epella
Fridan Ruiz
Willcox
Solomonville
Pima Cotton Effort Mentioned For Airplane Fabric
R. Green of the state council of defense reports a telegram from the National Aircraft board noting plans to assemble sufficient airplane fabric from Pima cotton for actual lying tests. The Arizona acreage in Pima cotton is expected to exceed 100000 acres this year.
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Phobein
Oreremary
R. Green
State Council of Defense
National Aircraft Board
Green
Arizona
Lecture on Mormonism and the World War in Benson
Dr James E Talmage of Salt Lake City spoke on the Mormon view of the great war before a full Benson Arizona hall Music from local Mormon branches accompanied the service and the audience joined in America The speaker described the war as a test of the duties of citizenship and the freedoms of conscience while affirming Mormon teachings on divine foreknowledge and the purpose of liberty in a world at war The lecture stressed the churchs role in spreading the restored gospel and upholding press worship and liberty against licentiousness while linking Independence and Constitution ideals to divine inspiration and national purpose The audience praised the lecture as memorable and influential.
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Talmage
Mormon Church
University of Utah
Bark National
Forsh
Mormon
Lucifer
de. Talmage
Mormontam
Mormonium
Jail Breakers Captured at Yuma in Enger Automobile
Early today the sheriff's office reported the capture at Yuma of three Maricopa county jail escapees. Prisoners J. C. Wundres James Quien and Miske were seized while another, William A. Hellman, remained at large. The escapees fled in an Enger automobile stolen from Hellman’s garage.
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Phoenix
Ssheriff
Yume
Maricopa County
J. C. Wundres
James Quien
Miske
William A. Hellman
Enger
Mr. Hell
Dr. L. M. Swetham
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San Pedro Valley
Tombstone Consolidated Copper Company
Development Co of America
Aoover
Roos
Parkman
Yavyapal
Campbell and Kibbey
Ashurst and Smith
J. J. ‘Hornbrook
Army
John C. Walker, Jr
Fifth
U. S. Infantry
A. €. Lockwood
Superior Court
NEW Deere
Benson Lumber & Commercial Co
Benson, Arizona
Defense League
Suewacer
Yuma
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