23 Dec 1917
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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1917
Page
1
A naturalized Mexican merchant was deported, facing banishment from the United States. Court records indicate officials held pivotal authority, with the deportation affecting the individual and family, while restrictions on relatives of enemies remain in effect.
Nogales may obtain a customs smelter as plans progress with local capital. H A Deans of Tucson met miners and financiers in Nogales to arrange funding and coordinate with nearby producing mines on both sides of the border.
Hazard and Miller of Los Angeles report from Washington the issuance of patents to Arizona residents. David M Clark of Phoenix receives an oxidizer related patent while Rawin L Christian is listed as a recorder cleaner or similar invention. The notice credits Pioneer Patent Agency and notes the Arizona connection in the patent transfers.
A garbled OCR passage references Say Cleary and a Red Cross drive, with disjointed names and phrases about churches, cities, and dates. It contains scattered mentions of Tom Tombstone Drive, The Crucis, and various individuals, mostly unreadable, making a partial snapshot of a local event.
County Agent Cochise County reports rabbits offer profitable earnings for local youths, with incomes from 45 to 10 dollars daily, while balancing school duties. The program includes rabbit drives and weekend trapping, though transport and scattered households slow county-wide action. Gopher damage to orchards noted. poisoning directions circulated for control.
The high court upholds G W P Hunt as Arizona governor by a 47 vote margin after a lower court 15 reversal. The chaotic report mentions infantile paralysis and a Tucson event amid a flood of garbled text.
The article notes that license plates will be mailed as usual and discusses changes to the old certificate system. Officials say that omitting certain certificates could affect state revenue, with potential sums in the thousands of dollars.
The government thrift card program urges saving and small loans. It explains that a 25 cent loan from every person could provide the United States government with 85 million dollars, illustrating how widespread small contributions add up to a national impact.
Arizona farmers answered a patriotic call to plant more wheat reporting 44 000 acres sown this year, up from 3 760 last year. Drought in several counties hindered planting and December crop condition stood at about SF percent of normal, below last year’s level.
Fragmented text appears to mix terms about Arizona 10 and a doughnut problem with garbled phrases. Names, places, times, and events are unreadable, producing no clear people, organizations, dates, or outcomes to summarize.
A six year old girl, Goeraiy Stras, died after being placed in a trash box set afire by nearby children in Grand Avenue yard. Neighbors rushed to help as flames spread, but the girl died two hours later. The father, William Stasstoo, recently moved to Phoenix from Wilmington, California, and is said to be in poor health.
The article notes the appointment of a new state fuel administrator and mentions individuals such as Garfield and Me Clark involved in the selection. It references residency details and transfer actions related to the appointment and notes the public interest in the process.
Fragmented report mentions laborers and supplies moving toward a western point. References to copper production, taxes, and local government appear tangled with garbled names and places. No clear event or individuals are safely identified.
Wellington pleads guilty in Cochise County court to murder. Sheriff offers 100 dollars for capture and 190 dollars for conviction. Johnson automobile theft reward adds 100 dollars. Total 420 dollars to be shared by officers. sentence is life imprisonment, rapid arraignment and sentencing in Tombstone.
The Knights of Columbus in Arizona coordinate a war camp fund drive across 2060 counties in the US and Canada. Grand Knight B Volta leads a Phoenix committee soliciting subscriptions to aid soldiers, aiming at a district goal of 10,220 dollars with cross group support from the YMCA and Protestant partners.
The 22 Advices report that Governor Calles ordered penalties after a concealed distillery exposure. Two bootleggers were convicted and executed, with details suggesting the executions followed the recent reveal of illicit operations.
The Globe Miami auto stage line is ordered to suspend operations until it meets the corporation commission requirements including time and fare schedules, car disposal, and legal compliance. Company members named are John R. Johnson, Earl K. Forney Drelchas, and John H. Beals. Future Arizona routes must end ticket rebating to hotel clerks and runners, a practice traced by the commission yesterday.
Questionnaires numbered 2886 through 3341 were mailed last night by the Cochise local exemption board and are to be submitted today. Registrants are urged to act quickly and return filled forms to the board after taking them before the advisory board.
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