Territorial Items Of Interest Condensed
A compact progress digest from El Paso labor agents opening a Douglas labor office for Mac Arthur Brothers Co. on the Tucron extension. Mines and murders loom. a lightning fatality near Clie. a 12-year-old boy shot a dove and died. a wolf attack affects Calves near the Grand Canyon. a gypsum plant rises near Phoenix. railroad and streetcar issues stir Prescott. another fatal shooting north of Phoenix and a major fire loss in the Talbot block.
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Fall
Mitchell
el Paso
Douglas
MacArthur Brothers Co
Tucron
el Paso & Southwestern
Yarnell
Vangrees Junction
Fingatell
Mesa
Akeman McCullough
Stevens
Frack Markley
Grand Canyon
Murder at Douglas Last Night
A man named Vaslach Schewman was stabbed to death in the Dee Hive saloon at Douglas after an evening in Bisbee mines. A group of suspects, including two in Bisbee and another captured near Tombstone, face arrest. The case follows reports of an altercation over 50 cents for a drink and a pool game, with investigators noting a group of negro witnesses.
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Douglas
Vaslach Schewman
Dee Hive
Bisbee
Shheaman
Bilture
Tombetone
Postmaster Appointments and New Land Post Office
A Washington dispatch reports Charles H. French named postmaster of Cass Grande succeeding C F Bennett. A post office is established at Land in Cochise County near St David with Anson Woolery named postmaster.
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Washington Dispatch
Chas. H. French
Cass Grande
C.F. Bennett
Land
Cochise County
Ansons
St. David
Loa
Woolery
Cochiselle Captures Big Gila Monster
McChesney with Southern Pacific at Benson captured a gila monster four miles north of Becton during a San Pedro bust. The creature holds a record for size, measures about as large as a young pig around, and rises to its full height on its four legs.
Board of Equalization Meets Monday At Capital
The taritarist board of equalization will meet Monday to fix the tax rate and pass upon the executory value of all property except railroads whose valuation was set at the last meeting. Abstracts of duplicate assessment rolls arrive from counties, four with errors likely to adjust returns. net valuation after exemptions totals 94,072,217.12 with varied county figures listed.
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Taritarist Board of Equalization
Cochiee
Caconine
Graham
Yavapai
Apache
Greenlee
Arizona Leads In Postal Banks
Arizona shows strong postal savings bank activity with Globe Bisbee and other towns among leaders. By July 1 six banks held 550 depositors with 55 305 dollars total and an average of 100 55 per depositor. At year end 11 756 accounts existed with an average 57 57, indicating Arizona savers average nearly twice the national per person. Cities represented include Globe Bisbee Clifton Douglas Prescott Yuma and newly opened Flagstaff Phoenix and Tucson.
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Postal Savings Banks
Arizona
Postal
Department
Gecel
Glote, Bisbee Clifton
Douglas
Prescott
Yuma
Flagstaff
Phoenix
Tucson
Twenty-Eight Held To Grand Jury In Tombstone
Twenty eight defendants are held to answer as the next grand jury in Tombstone meets in late October. The latest detainee, Chas Wexler, charged with burglary at Douglas on the second week of the month, awaits action under a five hundred dollar bail.
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Tombstone
Territory of Arizona
Chas Wexler
Douglas
Aubury Notice of Funeral in Los Angeles
In New York City on August 1, burial notice for dearly beloved daughter of Lewis E Aubury. Interment planned in Los Angeles. Details are read from a damaged obituary fragment with limited readable names and places.
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New York City
Lewis E Aubury
Los Angeles
Tombstone Visitors From Far Fields and Local Officials
Thursday arrivals include attorney John Mason Kosr from Elliowoot & Koes on district court business, and Judge Fletcher M Dean joining from Douglas for a brief session. Local residents Dr J Morris from Henson, Elias Summers, JM Montano visiting Tombstone, and Henry Kinsley family relocate to Hermosa Beach California. District Attorney Joan Williams remains in Los Angeles until the 20th.
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Jobn Mason Kosr
Elliowoot & Koes
Riabee
District Court
J Morrissn
Henson
Mark Strouse and Son
Frierde and
Reisuver Dragoon
JM Montano
Tombstone
Courtland
Montano
Fairbank Commercial Coutore
Fairbank
Fletcher M Dean
Douglas
Henry Kinsley
Hermosa Béheh
California
G Bledsoe
Maior
Hall and Bledsoe
Big Copper Camp
Harry Eyane
Pairbane
Joan Williams
Los Angeles
John Rock
Hie Ranch
Fletcher Dean
Arizona Fair Premium Lists Are Received
A large consignment of premium lists for the Seventh Territorial Fair to be held in Phoenix during the second week of November from the 6th to Lith has been received by County Fair Commissioner Goll and is now ready for distribution. The list comprises one hundred and four pages detailing premiums for each department and includes additional information about the institution available upon request.
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Phoenix
Goll
Captain Wilcox Visits Tombstone Returns to Community
Captain George B. Wilcos, longtime clerk of the district and federal courts in the second judicial district, arrived in Tombstone from the McCabe ranch with his wife and family. He will stay several weeks and be joined soon by his wife. Wilcos owns Adams Drug Store in Phoenix, a major local institution. Friends in Tombstone welcome him back.
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Ceptsio
George B. Wilcos
Second Judicial District
Tombstone
McCabe
Hebss
G.3. Meads
Wilcox
Eed
Sir. Wilcos
Adams Drug Store
Phoenix
Wilcor
Beans and crop forecast for Sulphur Spring valley
George Everett and Frank Moore report in the city from the Sulphur Spring valley that an exceptionally large crop of beans and rice will be harvested in that section next month.
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George Everett
Frank Moore
Doings In the District Court Proceedings
Judge Doar held a brief district court session to dispose of matters. Bankruptcy of Tombstone Consolidated Mines was adjudicated and referred to Referee Deviel McFarland with a creditors meeting scheduled for September 2. Kristovich discharge approved. Boone v Boone divorce restraining order modified to allow $500 sale.
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Doar
Tombstone Consolidated Mines Company
Deviel McFarland
Marti Kristovich
Brajeich & Kristovich
Chae W Bush
Robin Root
Berkley
James Beard
John D Boone
Clare Boone
Strike Hinges on Kruttschnitt Decision on Union Strike
Negotiations between the machinists union and Southern Pacific are in limbo awaiting a ruling by Vice President Julius Kruttschnitt after an appeal to his New York office. A Tucson correspondent reports three strike breakers reached Tucson last night to block an oil train from the east amid the standoff.
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Southern Pacific
Hot Platt
Julius Kruttschnitt
New York
Tucson
Troops Strengthen Fort Huachuca Amid Expansion Plans
Charlee Douglas a Tombstone resident visiting Tombstone notes Fort Huachuca now houses over 120 personnel including the Sixth Cavalry with twelve troops, two troops of the 12th Cavalry, and a 30 man gun platoon. Construction for barracks quarters stables and a pumping plant is expected soon as O Connor commands the fort.
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Charlee Douglas
Tombstone
Fort
Huschucs
Tolly
Douglas
Sixth Cavalry
12Th Cavalry
Col O'Connor
Mexico
Des Moines
4Th Cavalry
Texas
No Line Contemplated For Phoenix Extension
Dr Dougss states there are no pre existing plans for extending the Southwestern to Phoenix. Surveys have been done for Phoenix and other southwest locations, but no lenders are currently contemplated. The Toccon extension aims to route a long haul from California freight to Tucson, reallocating the Golden State Limited to Tucson for delivery to Southern Pacific.
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Phoenix
Doug'ss
Thoredey
Herald
Phoseix
Toccon
Califfornia
Tuctoc
el Paso
Tucson
Southern Pacific
No Skunk Bounty For Arizona Raises Legislation
The text notes Arizona paying about 40 000 yearly for skunk bounties. Dr A K Fisher, a senior biologist, says that even large payouts are minor in the plan to curb skunk numbers. A movement led by Yarspai county urges removing the bounty and seeks legislative action to end it.
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Arizona
A K Fisher
Agricultural Department
Washington
Walt
Leo
Yarspai County
Fincher
Arinone
Indian Snake Dance Begins August 16 Near Winslow
The Moqui Indiace snake dance, held every five years, starts August 16 in Navajo county about 50 miles north of Winslow. Ten high priests undergo a two month ritual, including venomous snake handling, with immunity achieved through remedies prepared by the chief high priest.
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Winslow
Navajo County
Beso
Pacific freight rate eases reach interior routes
Interstate Commerce Commission announces formal orders reducing Pacific coast freight rates to the interior including Spokane Reno and Phoenix with water competition cited for coast terminals. Carriers must establish the new scale by November 15 1911 and rates deemed reasonable will apply, supplementing earlier decisions.
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Rogton
Pacific Coast
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atlantic
Spokace
Reno
Phoenix
Alarmists Rally After Taft Hesitates on Arizona Statehood
The passage notes that alarmists deploy a faction called glooms to protest Taft's reluctance regarding Arizona's admission, while supporters dubbed joys claim victory and expect success to adorn their banner.
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Taft
Arizona
President Heads to Beverly to Cool Off
As Congress battles over Statehood, the President travels to Beverly to cool off before returning to the White House with hopes of signing the bill promptly.
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Congress
Beverly
White House
Statehood debate hinges on long legislative day
The speaker notes Arizona has chased statehood for over four decades and suggests a pocket veto could reveal its meaning. The remarks claim Taft delaying signature ten days would clarify the term, while asserting ongoing enlightenment from the session’s discourse.
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Arizona
Statehood
Taft
Taft to Make Arizona and New Mexico Sister States
Alarmists warn Taft may reject the Arizona bill and spark a broader setback for pull-backs. Arizona is set to gain the 47th star within ten days, with Taft expected to rise above personal opinions to complete a grand career by pairing Arizona and New Mexico as sister states in the United States.
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Taft
Arizona
Bill
New Mexico
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