Arizona Railroads Tax Valuation Reveals Major Lines and Mines
Arizona railroad valuations show total 2347.56 miles valued at 98 million. Main lines of Southern Pacific and Santa Fe shaped by past skills, with mining districts driving new routes and agricultural areas expanding service across the state. Miss Mary Kavanaugh heads to France to aid relief as Red Cross and food administration efforts continue.
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Santa Fe
West Coast
Grand Canyon
Agrisulture
Phoenix
Congress
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Crowe Kine
Clam Consolidated
Imperial Mine
Felt Rock
Arinna
New Menten
Cornelia
Gila Bend
Ajo
Phelys-Dodge
el Pax & Southwestern
Flagstaff
Winslow
Yuna
Tucson
Miss Kavanaugh
France
Bisbee Douglas highway bids rejected by Highway Commission
The Highway Commission met in the Barnaby building to review bids for completing the Bisbee-Douglas highway. Bids on the first and second sections were rejected as too high. A broader plan to build the road while managing costs and timing was discussed, including possible rebidding and assigning work to meet estimates. Attending were J. J. Owen, A. H. Gardner, William Adamson, Ark Douglas, and others.
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J. J. Owen
A. H. Gardner
William Adamson
Ark of Douglas
P Medeson
Joheson
Incline Car Kills Young Man in Morenil
Clifton July 24 a tragic accident on the Longfellow Incline left Paul Kaler a recent Morenil arrival dead after a car struck him while he and Fred J. Mack walked down the incline. Mack was in front and warned by riders but the noise prevented Kaler from hearing the warning as he moved to the right onto the other track. The car dragged him about 160 feet before stopping.
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Paul Kaler
Morenil
Kater
Fred J. Mack
Clifton
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Kaler
Restrictions on shoe maker forecast four colors only
The article notes upcoming limits on footwear with only white black and two brown shades available. It forecasts leather shortages raising prices and government control of tanneries to lower costs. Women will have fewer heel options with military style heels favored and French heels banned, and shoes capped at eight inches.
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Milady
Notorious bootlegger arrested in federal probe
A U S Department of Justice agent arrested a notorious bootlegger amid a scheme involving Red Tad Ravel Landburz Hill Side Copper and eggs. Officials allege he created shipping networks and a general manager to run operations supplying contraband to miners, with nineteen cases allegedly moved to Hill Side in two weeks. The case now heads to a hearing before a United States Commissioner.
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United States
Jones Montay
Gross
Arizona
Landburz
Cooper Camians
Bees Reaping Harvest In Arizona Amid Froze Mesquite
In central Arizona a rare honey harvest appears profitable with prices around 18 cents per pound, higher than the 4 to 5 cent range of years past. Much honey goes east for confectioners use as frost cut mesquite blossoms earlier, reducing nectar. Bees shift to alfalfa and other flowers as mesquite food declines.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Prices Fixed on Copper to Guide Mining Industry
A wartime price-fixing measure sets maximum copper prices through August 15 with strict terms. Producers must not cut wages, sell to the United States and allied governments at or below the cap, and ensure copper distribution under war industries board supervision to curb speculative price risks. Additional maximums for sulphuric and nitric acids are announced, with further schedules to follow. Deliveries after September 20 may face government revision.
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United States
War Industrie Board
Carboys
Lightning Strike Injures Two Carpenters on Frisco Peaks
R A Wells and George Delble, two young carpenters, were struck unconscious by a bolt of lightning while ascending Frisco Peaks last Sunday with a party. Wells suffered broken front teeth and smoke-marked flesh from the waist down, while Delble was knocked out for several minutes.
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George Delble
Wells
Cattle Prices Rise as War Clouds Loom in Arizona
In Phoenix feeders report cattle selling around 750 a hoof with fat cattle at 12 cents. Hay costs soar past 20 per ton due to border camps, while pasturage is being converted to cotton. Hides fetch low prices as dry and green hides bring 14 and 12 cents per pound. In Tucson a new whiskey wall is planned amid food regulation fears and mescal production faces maguey shortages as Mexicans cross the border for supplies.
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Phoenix
Barracks Planned at University of Arizona Tucson
Tucson July 28 Barracks to be constructed at once at the University of Arizona for the accommodation of soldiers sent there to study crafts for war industries. Leroy A Ladd, chairman of the commission of state institutions, announced after inspecting ongoing work in Tucson.
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Dr Slipher Confirmed as Council of Defense Member
Official notice from Coconino County shows Governor Hunt appoints Dr M Slipher of Lowell Observatory to the new council of defense. Bab bitt was the first Coconino appointee but declined due to ill health. Slipher serves as director at Flagstar.
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Cotonino County
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Council of Defense
Lowell Observatory
Flagstar
David Babbitt
Coconino County
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