One Year Si Hi Postoffice in Tombstone
A brief note records the Tombstone postoffice receiving a yearlong designation related to mail matter of the second class. The item notes postal classification impacting distribution and rates in the territory.
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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1919
Page
4
Railroads and government ownership spark farmer and public debate
Newspapers show opposition to government takeover of railroads while farmers benefit from high product prices. The piece argues government control helped survive wartime needs, boosted wages and loans, and questions whether old owners can run the lines without cutting pay or raising rates. It urges safeguarding public interests if ownership reverts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
United States
Aear
Let the Newspapers Pay War Publicity Burden
A Tombstone opinion argues newspapers provide critical free publicity for wartime campaigns and donate hundreds of columns for Red Cross Liberty Loans and other drives. It urges government subscribers to fund ads and states there is little profit in Victory Loan advertising while newspapers support the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tombstone
Patrioticpers
United States
Victory Loan
Colmans
Iron Cross sale sparks German soldier protest
The article argues that selling iron crosses to American troops provokes protests among returning German soldiers and parts of the press and public. It notes the cross’s association with brutality and asks why such a badge would be valued by soldiers of democracy as a memento of victory over autocracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Borderland Seen as Strong Chance for Bankhead Route
Following a visit by the Bankhead Highway association party through Cochise County, Borderland Southern Route advocates claim the Borderland could be adopted as Arizona’s Bankhead Route. Officials praise travel access 363 days a year and the warm receptions along the route bolster support for Borderland’s selection. The party’s final decision will hinge on merit, with Arizona expecting a forthcoming official ruling within 69 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bankhead Highway Association
Cochise County
Borderland All Southern
Bankhead
Arizona
Borderland
Victory Loan Notes Offer Details and Payment Schedule
Two types of Victory Loan notes will be issued for three or four years with 4 percent interest. They are tax exempt and dated May 20, 1919, maturing May 20, 1923. Payments begin May 10 with ten percent, then July 15, August 12, September 9, October 7, and November 11, ending May 20 with the final ten percent due. Interest accrues but is not paid until installments are completed.
Two-Fold Benefit Call to Aid Armenian Relief
Easter Sunday message urges nationwide donations to aid starving Armenians Syrians and Palestinians. Readers are asked to use Liberty Bonds War Savings Thrift Stamps or Victory Bonds to support relief and health efforts, emphasizing immediate action and dual civic duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armenia
Syria
Palestine
Limate
Arizona
Victory Joan poster contest winner from a washerwoman’s son
A washerwoman’s son wins first prize in the national Victory Joan poster drawing contest amid thousands of participants from diverse professions. The piece highlights American equality and opportunity with references to notable social mobility figures and a quote from Douglas International. The text also notes Lenine and Bavarian red connections, implying broader political tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
America
France
Douglas International
Reported Silver Find Near Dolinggs Springs
A rumor in Kingman Arizona says rich silver ore was found in the Doling Pass area north of Chloride. The Cerbat range vicinity shows altered geology with float similar to White Hills and old prospector theories about ore movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingman
Ariz
Doling Pass
Cerbats
Cetrital Valley
Wallapal Valley
Gold Basin
Cerbat Mountains
White Hills
Doling Springs
Arizona roads topic heats Rotarian luncheon
Ah Gardner of Cochise County Arizona highway commission told Waco Rotarians that good roads are the country’s liveliest issue next to war. He said Tombstone’s Tombstone Epitaph is his paper and that bootleggers built some roads. He added Arizona is not the land God forgot but the land God forgot to tell about. Gardner showed road and bridge views of the Borderland route through Arizona to the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Waco
Tex
AH. Gatdner
Cochise County Hidhway
Tombstone
Mr. Gardner
Gardner
Raleigh
Phoenix Opens Loan Drive for Victory Liberty Town
Phoenix today launched its loan drive with a parade featuring three bands detachments of returning soldiers and sailors wounded heroes high school cadets Red Cross nurses and Boy Scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Red Cross
Two Phoenix Boys Kill Mountain Lion Near Roosevelt Road
Two Peoria youths J B Thomas and J Brannon shot a mountain lion on a busy pursroad between Flesh Crook and Roosevelt using a 32 caliber pocket automatic. They drove to Phoenix with the lion’s hide in a bag and learned at the State Game Warden’s office that no bounty exists as the law was repealed by the legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Peoria
J. B. Thomas
J. Brannon
Flesh Crook
Roosevelt
Prochaska
Appointed to Defend Alleged Jail Breaker
In Superior Court this morning Judge Lockwood appointed Attorney O. Giteon to defend Perry Jones, accused burglar and jail breaker who lacks funds for counsel. Jones aimed to pass tools to accomplice Lowie near McNea to break jail, stopping in Gleeson to steal from a residence before heading to Tombstone. Trial likely next week. Lewis serves 5 to 10 years in Florence for burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Giteon
Lockwood
Perry Jones
Tombstone
McNea
John Henry Lowie
Gleeson
Tombstom
Lewis
Florence
Cocopah murder trial in federal court
The government opened its case in a federal trial of Jack Johnson and Bill Davis, Cocopah Indians, charged with killing Joe Bailey the tribe medicine man on the Cocopah reservation in Yuma County. Officers say the defendants claim they killed him for failing to prevent a recent influenza outbreak. Judge Sawtelle presides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Jack Johnson
Bill Davis
Joe Bailey
Sawtelle
Bisley
Cocopah
Yuma County
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Giragi Brothers
Tombstone Daily Prosy
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Postoffice
Dolinggs Springs
Phoenix Boys
Mountain Lion
Victory Liberty Loan
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