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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1918
Page
4
Publishers The Weekly Halton of The Tombstone Daily Prospector announce subscription rates in advance. One year six months and single copies are listed, reflecting pricing for the Oldest Newspaper in Cochise County Tombstone Arizona.
A letter to Kai Frau Meier promising a photograph and autograph from the Kaiser references the sacrifice of nine sons in defense of the fatherland. The piece compares German and American responses to loss, noting motherhood and political systems, with reflections on wartime gratitude and reverence.
Amid wartime strain a national nurse deficit threatens military hospitals. The Red Cross and Nursing Bureau push to enroll thousands of graduates and reassign 1000 nurses from cantonments to France. Over 2600 may enroll in July, with 1150 already sent to the Surgeon General and more to be equipped in New York.
A fragment discusses Canadian hospitality toward Americans amid wartime tensions, noting propaganda doubts and loyalty tests. It urges calm, promotes Thrift Stamps over revelry, and mentions Yankee Doodle Dandy in France with planes shifting toward the front.
Meredith Nicholson writes that a German defeat preserves American liberty and continues the nation’s leadership for democracy. The piece argues victory frees the world from tyranny, preserves free thought, and keeps the United States as a model and guardian of liberty amid war.
McAdoo declares the Liberty Loan interest will be fixed at 4 1 4 percent and urges government rate stabilization. The secretary argues a small rate rise affects 27000000000 tax burden across classes, urging Americans to support a Third Liberty Loan to avoid higher costs and surcharges.
The text argues the submarine’s primary duty is guarding transport supply lines to France. It warns that German frightfulness will fail if attention is not diverted. It notes many small craft cannot replace the main objective and emphasizes wartime urgency over delayed export disruptions.
A fragmented clipping argues Nietzsche’s attack on Christianity as corrupt and life draining, decrying the faith as a curse and immoral force. It shifts to a wartime aside praising soldiers returning home for their geography of France knowledge, mentioning the Marne Aisne Oureq and Vesle.
Tucson Citizen reviews the arc of capital punishment in Arizona noting varying impacts. It cites prior county data on killings, compares periods with and without the death penalty, and discusses public sentiment and proposed changes amid a statewide debate.
The Douglas Dispatch editor rails against efforts to shift the county courthouse from Tombstone to Douglas. He dismisses proponents as kindergarten tacticians and warns the plan would cost taxpayers a cold million, urging readers to see through the incoherent rhetoric.
The Douglas candidate leads the debate over moving the county seat from Bisbee, arguing Douglas can host a new courthouse while others warn against wartime costs and long travel for residents in Tombstone and Warren. An election on the proposal will test taxpayer readiness to fund a new seat during wartime.
A preprimary analysis prints a county by county result table showing Sutter leading, Osborn second, Colter third. The estimate credits Sutter with a strong rise after Moeur’s withdrawal, especially outside Maricopa, with Maricopa vote share also shifting toward him.
The Arizona Bureau of Mines reports the United States Government appeals to citizens to collect all steel and iron scrap for war material production. Emory Smith of San Francisco has been named commissioner for the Pacific coast states, directing those with scrap to contact him.
Five Mexican laborers four men and a woman imported by the Southern Pacific railroad for construction work struck after three hours of labor. They were brought to Tucson city jail for the night and will be deported to Mexico today.
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