Silver Committee Moves To Revive Local Mining Industry
The Silver Committee met at Desltion hotel with F A Woodware as chairman, aiming to revive the district’s silver mining industry and provide work. They planned interviews with property owners to assess ore in sight, value, and rail distance, and set a Saturday meeting at 1 court room to report findings.
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GLOBE
F A. Woodware
Henry V. Snell
John Turpin
Dan Rore
Walter Lo Shhte
Deseltion Hotel AG
Cochine € State Bank of Benson
Benson
Martin
Fishback
Hin
Ites
Court Room
John Tarvin
Dan Rosen
Giacassini
Woodward
el Paso
Pueblo
Colo
Ares
Les
Pittman Act certificates retired as Treasury plans more
The Treasury reports continued retirement of Pittman Act certificates securing Federal Reserve notes, with $5 million retired February 28 and March 29, 1921, from the general fund. About $5 million more expected monthly, while silver coinage proceeds convert bullion into standard dollars and back to notes. Total outstanding Pittman certificates shrink from $259,375,000 to $247,315,000 by March 31, 1921, and the act is not a taxpayer burden.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank
England
U. S
Progress on Florence diversion dam moves forward
Excavation for the Florence diversion dam is half finished with concrete pouring planned by early May. Assistant engineer Dee Brown says the workforce will rise to 225, operating in double shifts to speed completion. The dam, 640 feet long and 55 feet high, will supply irrigation to Florence, Casa Grande and Sacaton lands totaling about 65,000 acres. Additional funds approved April 2 will enable canal work toward Casa Grande, with construction starting within two months.
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Phoenix
Florence
Dee Brown
Charse
Brown
Momg
Congress
Arizona
Casa Grande and Sone
Sacutoy Reservation
Wen
Phoenix dance halls vow to fight license crackdown
County Attorney K E Shepherd denied any shift in enforcing Arizona penal code section 211 on public dance halls. He said halls may organize and hold closed events as he argues there is no state law covering such gatherings, while organizers push to resist enforcement.
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Phoenix
Kel. Shepherd
Shepherd
M. J. Stewart
Arizona
Haas
Douglas Pioneer Millich Dies in Phoenix Hospital
R A Millich a pioneer resident of Douglas and well known in Cochise County died Tuesday in a Phoenix hospital following an operation. The federal court for the district of Arizona will begin sitting in Phoenix April 18 with the grand jury to be called April 19. Millich left valuable property and asked that his body be shipped to Douglas for funeral services.
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R A. Millich
Phoenix
United
Douglas
Cochise
Arizona
Phoe el Paso
President thanks Arizona Assembly for cabinet pick
President Harding sent a letter via J M Redmond assistant secretary of state expressing appreciation for the Fifth legislature's resolution praising his selection of SC A E Fall as secretary of the interior. He asked Redmond to share thanks with lawmakers noting cross party commendation amid party lines.
Body of Negro Trooper Found at Fort Huachuca
The body of a negro trooper from Fort Huachuca was found on the military reservation near the White City. He had been shot with a calibre army pistol, his body dumped in a wash with feet exposed. Mexicans were held for questioning, but officials suspect a fellow trooper. A tequila bottle lay near the scene. deputy sheriff Marty Rafferty aided the investigation.
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FU Huachua
Marty Rafferty
Tombstone
Yesterda
Tempe Man Weighs 440 Pounds Struggles with Travel
TEMPE man T A Bell weighing 440 pounds cannot find room in chairs or berths and sits up in a smoking car for days. Six feet tall and married, he joined a St Louis circus after leaving Tempe en route to a show. He describes rapid weight gain since age 26, with a belt 11 inches around his waist and meals described in colorful terms. Railroad men report his good humor despite discomforts as he hopes for a baggage car on his travels.
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Phoenix
Pullman
T A. Bell
Tempe
Bell
St Louis
Directors of C. and A. Arrive for Meeting
Directors of Calumet and Arizona Min Company arrive in Histor for a meeting of the board. Gordon Campbell secretary and others join Capt William Mersiou and Augustine as they discuss the firm’s copper production, pricing, and potential actions before the annual meeting on April 2.
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Douglas
Fawr
Calumet & Arhoone Min Ie
Histor
Gordon Campbell
Gonree Newett
Tieetor
Titer
Tron
Wiliam B. Mersiou
Plopd Augustine
Sth
Cornelia
al Campbell
Calumet, Mich
Campbell
Enn
Arizona
Melter
Cuniptett
Prisoner Shot During Escape Attempt at Camp Harry J Jones
Private Samuel Kotler, a prisoner at Camp Harry J Jones, was shot yesterday afternoon while attempting to escape. He was taken to the station hospital with temper fever noted. Kotler is a one year man with two months remaining to serve. He is from Newark J and is the son of Samuel. The escape was during a duty shift near the depot when he ran toward a moving freight train and was shot by a guard expert marksman. The incident is under investigation.
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Samuel Kotler
Harry J Jones
Coart
Hepital
Kotler
Newark J
Samuel
Dvartermesier
Oltomen
Hetrong
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Job Hunters on Increase in Tucson Labor Market
A Tucson Chamber of Commerce report notes more job seekers, including many transients, with skilled workers scarce. One man seeking work had only $1.50 and sent his family to relatives in California. The annual eastward worker movement adds to unemployment as travelers pass through.
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Att Chamber of Commerce
California
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Sims
Two State Officers Marooned on Desert Night Drive
Miss Elsie Toles state superintendent and Wo J Galbraith attorney general were stranded on a dark desert night after leaving Flotraiths machine following a parole examination. Their car slid into a ditch and could not be freed for hours until Florence garage assisted.
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Phoenix
Elsie Toles
Wo J Galbraith
Flotraith
Galbraith
Florence
Schearer Held for Insanity Hearing in Tucson
George Schearer was arrested by Captain Holloway and Officer Sommers and held on an insanity charge after recent suicide attempts by mercury tablets. He narrowly survived after a pool hall attempt, and suffered minor injuries in a Saturday car collision on North Stone Avenue. Acquaintances say he has shown insanity symptoms for some time. the arrest occurred at the Southern Pacific depot yesterday.
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Holloway
Sommers
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Jimmy Rand
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Southern Pacific
Esterday
Stone derailment scatters car carrying section crew
A stone toppled onto a Santa Fe bridge car carrying section workers on the Bitter Creek line near Chirkidate. The wheels shifted, the car left the trestle and plunged about 20 feet to a lower track, injuring two men while several others escaped unharmed. All injured were taken to hospital and later reported improvement. names and details remain unclear.
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Bitter Feck
Betes
Ascenmion Rowntes
Rosales Aryl
Escaped burglar caught at Howe in Tucson
A suspect described as Romero Wax escaped from Florescy state patrol a few days ago while evading capture. Sheriff Ben Meulels and deputies located him at a home on Howe in Tucson after a night entry and ensuing confrontation. The description led to an arrest and the suspect was returned to state authorities.
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Tucson
Ben
Meulels
Ganlels
Romero
Mas Renly
Wupper Romery
Porteon
Mexican Man Seriously Injured After Auto Crash
Manuel Quera, 42, a Mexican man, was seriously injured yesterday afternoon when he was struck by a car at Brewery Gateway near Silver Street. He was taken to a hospital and remained unconscious as of last night. The driver was taken into custody pending investigation by authorities.
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Sonora
Villasenor
Maesto Martines
Manuel Quera
Mrston Queso
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Pierce
Prominent Buffalo Man Stricken Here
Phoenix April 3 John Hughes Buffalo capitalist and 17 year winter resident of Phoenix died Friday evening at his daughter Mrs Victor Hanne’s home at 108 North Third street The widow and Mrs Hanne left for the east to Buffalo where funeral services will be held Thursday
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John Hughes
Buffalo
Victor Hanne
Third Street
Hanny
East
Church Convention Opens Phoenix
The thirteenth annual Christian Churches of Arizona convention opened in Phoenix with J. D. Lopez delivering the welcome and Mrs. Thersa C. Bennett of Winslow giving the response. G. H. Berry of Tucson, president of the state organization, also spoke tonight.
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Christian Churches of Arizona
J. D. Lopez
Thersa C. Bennett
Winslow
G. H. Berry
Tucson
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