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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1918
Page
2
Local contention accuses Cochise County electors of attempted manipulation to move county seat from Bisbee to Douglas. Backers seek to invalidate ballots marked for Bisbee, claim officials aim to relocate governance despite the voters. Court action questions legitimacy of the measure and its potential costs and outcomes.
The piece argues Americans should resume normal business and private enterprise after war measures end. It asserts citizens and private units deserve freedom to engage in all enterprises, urges removal of red tape, and calls for war directives to adjust to peacetime conditions while restoring economic equilibrium.
A plea urges prioritizing the Charleston Dam project within a larger government development scheme to employ soldiers in irrigation, dam building, and housing with the aim of enabling soldiers to purchase ready to produce farms. The piece also notes political challenges to Bruce Stephenson and promotes War Savings Stamps as a safe investment, urging $20 per person in 1918.
The document is a full copy of the complaint filed yesterday in the Superior Court of Cochise County Arizona. St McFall sues the City of Tombstone over the county seat removal election results arguing ballots marked for Tombstone Douglas or Bisbee were illegal. The suit seeks to have legally cast votes counted and the county seat moved to Douglas. Also notes service pending due to Mayor Welch's absence and expects a court response within ten days.
Arizona should assemble state based records of men who fought in the army and navy, noting those decorated wounded or killed. The piece cites names like Lieut. Frank Luke and Private Arthur Worden and urges formal state historians to publish a checked, authoritative roll for public circulation.
Albuquerque forester reports a five year uniform grazing fee schedule for New Mexico and Arizona forests. Rates per stock class are cattle 1, horses 12, swine 0.75, goats 0.25. Long term permits extend five years with protections, small outfit users given preference, larger permittees considered after needs met. Tombstone Weekly Epitaph.
Bisbee soldiers letter from France describes German pamphlets urging peace and surrender. It lists claims by the new German government and questions who is to blame if armistice delays. The letter quotes propaganda urging Americans to lay down arms and return home, contrasted with Allied aims for justice and victory.
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