Arizona bootleggers to have hard time hereafter
Arizona’s prohibition enforcement tightens as Attorney General Jones announces new parole notice rules. In Phoenix the state Pardons and Paroles board adopts a requirement that applicants file with the county attorney and obtain an acknowledgment of service, ending secret applications. Globe reports a serious auto accident near Fish Creek hill injuring Mr Pritchard and his wife after a car rolled down a grade and crashed following engine trouble.
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Jones
Storney
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Arizona
GLOBE
Pritchard
Fish Creek Hill
Edward
Fish Creek Bridge
State Auditor Attends Bowie Bank Opening
Phoenix April 21 State Auditor Jeune L Boyce returned to Phoenix after surveying southern state business. He attended the Bowie bank opening where deposits on opening day totaled more than 9400. The bank is capitalized at 15000 dollars and fully paid.
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Phoenix
Jeune L. Boyce
Bowie Bank
Bowie
Refusal to War Questions Leads to Jail for Two Men
L K R Watters and John Stewart, members of the Internal Bible Students association, were arrested for refusing to answer military enrollment questions. They sent telegrams to Lydia Cromwell in San Francisco asking to be enrolled. The reply urged compliance. Both were fined $100 and sentenced to 90 days in jail.
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Lydia Cromwell
Association
San Francisco
Imbstone Souple Steal March in Phoenix
Louie Woolery and Edna Heermans of Tombstone were wed in Phoenix yesterday. The couple, long engaged, left Tombstone after Miss Herman resigned as County Treasurer, and plan a brief honeymoon in northern Arizona before returning to Tombstone to start their home.
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Imbstone Souple
Steal March
Phoenix
Loui, Woolery
Edna Heermans
Tombstone
Herman
Mr. Rose
Woolery
Willcox
Tomstone
Benson Athlete Garners Off U of A Honors Tucson
In April at a University of Arizona meet Bis tee failed to place, but Etz from Henson high school in Cochise County scored the most points, including state record shots. Gila Academy won the meet with 22 points, Phoenix second with 24, Tempe beat Phoenix in a hot championship game 4 to 1 as finals closed.
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Bistee
Cochise County
Henson High School
Etz
Gila Academy
Phoenix
Nelson
Gila
Tempe High School
Phoenix High School
Florence leads drive for San Carlos storage dam plan
Florence activists urge every settler and resident in the Florence Cass Grande valley to sign a petition asking Congress to authorize the San Carlos storage dam in the Gila Box canyon. The plan seeks 80,000 additional acres of prime farming land to be cultivated in the United States, proposed by Judge C. J. Baughn after last Friday’s celebration.
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Cass Grande Valley
Congress
San Carlos
Gila Box Canyon
Little West
United States
C. J. Baughn
General Benjamin Hill Favors the Allies, April 20
A telegram received by Mexican Consul Angel Casarin Jr. from General Benjamin Hill states his personal stance as pro Allies in the great war. He denies attending meetings with General Obregon Minister Zaharan and the German ambassador at Mexico City. says he only met the ambassador during official receptions in the capital.
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Bisbee
Angel Casarin, Jr
Benjamin Hill
Neco
Maytorens
Obregon
Zaharan
Metroo
What the Warren District Thinks of County Seat Removal
Sufficient eyes have already been secured to petitions asking for a vote on removing the county seat from Tombstone to Douglas. About 3400 voters have signed, roughly one third of the 10,099 votes cast for governor last election. Petitions must be in by the 26th and signed by Douglas residents who have not yet signed are urged to do so. A hearing will be scheduled after filing, with notice posted two weeks prior. The Bisbee Review notes Warren District views today.
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Tombstone
Douglas
Goll
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Supervisors
Cochise County
Bisbee
Warren
Bisbee Review
Oscar K. Goll
Douglas Chamber of Commerce
Douglas pushes drive to move county seat from Tombstone
Sufficient signatures already filed for a vote on moving the Cochise county seat to Douglas, per Secretary Goll of the chamber of commerce. The piece mocks Douglas optimism while noting 3406 voters signaled willingness to back the proposition, and anticipates scrutiny by supervisors when final tallies are compared with petitions.
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Tombstone
Douglas
Goll
Chamber of Commerce
Douglas International
Tombston
Former Sheriff Mif Greenlee Shot in Arm
Clifton April 21 A quarrel over a diamond ring led to Jim Cash once sheriff of the county being shot in the left arm and his nephew Mark Henry jailed on a charge of attempted murder. Henry claims Cash owed him the ring as security and had terrorized him. Cash says he came to consult an attorney. Henry surrendered at the courthouse. Doctors initially feared amputation but expect possible recovery. Cash was unarmed. The case is in court for final settlement.
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Clifton
Jim Cash
Aheriff
Mark Henry
Meury
Henry
Kearney
Chane Creek
Cash
Haxenauer’s
Tombstone Sister Takes Life to Avoid Divorce
In Tombstone Arizona Mrs. H. A. Jones died by potassium poisoning Wednesday night in an apparent suicide over marital troubles. Inquest testimony from sister Florence Calderwood and brother Martin Calderwood described her unhappiness and a note found by Dr. Boldo. Mrs Jones, daughter of late Captain M. H. Calderwood, spent most of her life in Phoenix and had many friends. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
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H. A. Jones
Florence Calderwood
Martin Calderwood
Tombstone
Oroner de Souza
Douglas Sentries Fired Upon by Mexican Snipers
A military report cites April 20 incidents when Mexican forces near Agua Prieta fired across the border at sentries and patrols. One shot nearly struck a sentry. another volley occurred near a border patrol member. Officials say the shots targeted thieves stealing wood near the boundary, not American sentinels.
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Douglas
Agua Prieta
Border Patrol
Boundary Line
Former Arizona Politician Faces Serious Charges
Warren Newton Bridges, ex special agent for Arizona's corporation commission and noted state politician, pleaded guilty to a statutory charge filed by his Phoenix wife Marguerite Bridges. Judge Thomas P. White adjourned sentencing to tomorrow as details emerged of Bridges' moves to Los Angeles and Chicago. Pearl E. McLennon was named by Mrs Bridges in the case.
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Warren Newton Bridges
Corporation Commission of Arizona
Marguerite Bridges
Phoenix
Thomas P. White
Pearl E. McLennon
Oakland
Bridges
Chicago
Los Angeles
Catholic Church Mass Schedule and Services
First mass at 8 am followed by Sunday school after the second mass. Evening services include a 7 o clock Rosary and the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Father Collymore, Pastor.
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