Prolific Day in Supreme Court in Phoenix
The Arizona Supreme Court handed down six decisions. Manning Carter, a Negro soldier, had murder in the second degree affirmed and faces Florence prison. Felix Lopes and Brosbears (perjury) losses affirmed. Dominion Hotel ruling upheld over eight hour work limit for a female employee. D S Baca case remanded with instructions on liquor import. Valley Bank of Phoenix versus August Josten remanded for money recovery.
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Phoenix
Supreme Court
Manning Carter
Arizona
Carter
Nogales
Robert Heffin
Florence
Felix Lopes
Cochise County
Dominion Hotel
Gila County
Hotel Company
DS Baca
Baca
Superior Court
Graham County
State of Arizona
Teller Brosbears
Brosbears
Valley Bank of Phoenix
August Josten
Maricopa County
Josten
War Holds Up State Auto Licenses in Arizona
Dec 20 report from Phoenix notes European war disrupts steel supply, delaying 1917 automobile plates. State officials say 4000 of 12000 Arizona owners have paid. plates are shipped and expected to arrive soon.
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Phoenix
Arizona
United States
Collections prove Agua Prieta important to Douglas
The article notes Agua Prieta as a key post of entry for Sonora, with state and federal tax and customs receipts totaling about 200,000 Mexican gold, or 100,000 in U.S. dollars over two months. October brought 53,654 in state taxes and 66,228 in federal taxes, totaling 119,979 Mexican gold or about 55,000 in American money. November, a shorter month, yielded 99,124 Mexican gold, with 36,432 state tax and 62,692 federal tax.
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Douglas
Agua Prieta
Sonora
Teachers to Spend Holidays at Home in Tombstone
The Tombstone public school teachers plan holidays at home. Miss Jenny Lind will go to Los Angeles, Miss Teed to El Paso, Prof. Tilford to Los Angeles, Prof. Meyer to Kearney, Kansas, and Mrs. Demarest, subbing for Miss Smead, will remain in Douglas during the break.
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Tombstone Public Schools
Jenny Lind
Los Angeles
Miss Teed
el Paso
Prof
Tilford
Meyer
Kemporia
Kansas
Demarest
Smead Aschpyigpad
Douglas
J. A. Rockfellow
Cochise
Julia
Philip Rockfellow
Hearietta
University At
Tucson
Mise
Helen Axtell
Tombstone
Pale Faces Send Envoys to Washington
A Tucson delegation from the Tucson chamber and Pima County officials will attend a Washington hearing on the new Papago Indian reservation to press the county's bid for abolition. Judge John Campbell acts as counsel. W C Coetz will answer technical questions. Interior official Sec Lane will oversee. Frank Hackers from Sacaton attends. Congressman Hayden and San Xavier chief Joe Martin also go to represent local interests.
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Tucson
Papago
Washington
John W. Estill
Board of Supervisors
Pima County
John Campbell
W. C. Coetz
Lane
Department of the Interior
Frank Hackers
Sacaton
Hayden
Earthquake Felt Across Graham and neighboring counties
A December 12 quake was stronger than first thought, felt from the upper Gila valley to the Little Colorado headwaters. Shocks were reported in Clifton Morendi and Duncan and across the Gila valley towns of Pima, Safford and Thatcher. Snowflake and southern Apache and Navajo counties also noted shaking.
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Graham
Greenlee
Navajo County
Apache County
Gila Valley
Little Colorado
Clifton
Morendi
Duncan
Graham County
Pima
Safford
Thatcher
Half Soling Shoes With a Flivver Globe
German inventor Hans Schmidt practices mobile cobbling in Miami using a Ford powered setup. He constructs a nine foot tall body with engine, stove, and bed to live and work rent free, flipping the shaft belt to stop nightly. He plans an automatic magneto powered wake up and bed making device.
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Globe
Miami
Hans Schmidt
Lince
Schmidt
Gnally
Aimple
Lecture by Dr Elliott Boyle Draws Attentive Audience
The lecture at Sheflin last evening by Dr Elliott Boyle titled The Seen and the Unseen drew a interested crowd. He described how unseen forces influence lives through vivid stories and examples, keeping listeners engaged throughout the talk.
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Eliott Boyle
the Sheflin
Troops Relieve Alarm at Ajo as Infantry Arrives
December 20 reports two companies of the 14th Infantry from Yuma under Colonel Jones arriving at Ajo. They relieve fears of a Ville bandit invasion and prepare to guard approaches to the district from the south.
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Ajo
Yuma
Jones
Sonera
Ajo Shooting Sparks Debate on Treating Hobos and Mexicans
At Ajo several men were arrested for aggravated assault after an incident where Nichols fired a revolver to deter others from wrenching the weapon. Officials warn against leniency toward hobos and undesired Mexicans who have drifted into Clarkston, amid rumors of border raid plans and Villista gatherings near Sonoyta and Ajo. Three strikers were also detained in Tucson in connection with a camp disturbance.
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Clarkston
Ajo
Sonesta
James Walker
J. A. McDougall
Tom Johnson
Tucson
Pima County
Phoenix Faces Severe Coal Shortage As Cold Hits
December 20 Phoenix reports a coal famine looming as cold weather threatens closures of schools and heated buildings. Wood yards claim better supply, but coal is scarce among regular customers. coal companies blame the Santa Fe railroad for failing to deliver enough coal to the city.
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Phoenix
Seal Companies
Santa Fe Railroad
Santa Fe
Order Reading Forbids Soldiers Entry To District
A war department general order read this evening to soldiers here forbids entering the restricted district under arrest and punishment. The move stems from prior New Jersey brigade activity and police enforcement of state law amid a rising narcotics crackdown. Military police will be posted around the district to prevent snow intrusion and aid enforcement as details are finalized.
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Douglas
War Department
Newton D. Baker
New Jersey
Hine
S Kirby
Kenneth E. Kern
Cafe Did Not Pay Damages Sought in Tempe Suit
M Calaway sues Matt Oglin in Superior Court seeking 7000 damages after purchasing the Richmond cafe in October. She states she was promised a weekly net of 210 above expenses but alleges the business was unprofitable and valued falsely, with claims of cheating robbery and defrauding.
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Phoenix
Pec
Sbe
I M. Calaway
Matt Oglin
Tempe
the Plaintif
Richmond
Superior Court
Army recruiting station opens in Tucson at 82 West Congress
On December 20 a Tucson recruiting office opened for four days in Room 21 at 82 West Congress. First Class Private John C Hacker of general service infantry will interview interested young men. Hacker has worked in recruiting, previously connected with the Los Angeles station that directs southwestern branches. There is another branch in Phoenix.
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Tucson
United States
Army
West Congress
John C. Hacker
General Service Infantry
Hacker
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Mexican runs disorderly pool hall in Bisbee
Rodrigo Bueno operated the pool hall behind the Orpheum theatre in the Maheim building and was arrested by Night Chief J A Kempton for a disorderly house after officers found several inebriates there. He pleaded guilty in city police court and paid a $125 fine. His partner, Ortiz, was jailed earlier on bootlegging charges.
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Bisbee
Rodrigo Bueno
Orpheum
Maheim
J. A. Kempton
Kempton
Bueno
Ortiz
Deming Sickness Under Control After Camp Inspection
Deming New Mexico reports that sickness among troops at the camp is under control after a thorough inspection by Col Henry P Birmingham acting surgeon general and Col E F Glenn commanding the fourth separate brigade. Only one new measles case in two days and 25 convalescents were returned to their units today.
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E. F. Glenn
Henry P. Birmingham
Eneral
United States Army
Glenn
Probable cause writ denied in murder case stay request
Writ of probable cause filed in Santa Cruz Superior Court to stay execution for three Pima deputies sentenced for second degree murder was denied by Judge O Connor. Attorney A A Worsley plans an appeal to the state supreme court. In Phoenix, the vice president plans a Salt River Valley holiday visit and stay after New Year.
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Theson
Santa Crux Superior Court
A. A. Worsley
Moe
Bates
O'Connor
Worsley
State Supreme Court
Phoenix
Salt River Valley
Exploding shells injure Mexicans near Tombstone
In Phoehnin and Douglas reports a shell explosion injured nine Mexicans ranging in age from five to nine years while they leaned over a teakettle with shotgun shells. One boy lost an eye and others suffered severe wounds. The incident occurred as families and residents moved through the region during the holiday season.
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Phoehnin
Thomas E. Campbell
Douglas
Con
Rodelfo Maytorena
Jose Maytorens
Covernor
Sonora
May de Juan Ballestero
Ramon Pachero
Joseph Giacoma Arrives in Tombstone From Torino
Joseph Giacoma sails from Torino to join brothers John Tony and James Giacoma in Tombstone. Tony and James manage the Shelin theater. John is foreman of Ye Bunker Hill Mining. He was recently released from the Italian army due to wounds. He recalls friends from Tombstone and sends a New York postal card showing the Statue of Liberty as his first sight back. He plans to set up a rent fence in Tombstone.
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Joseph Giacoma
Ombstone
Torino
Italy
John
Tony
James Giacoma
Tombstone
Shelin Theater
Bunker Hille Mining Company
Jompt Glacoma
Butte
Glacoma Brothers
New York City
Joseph
Two Negroes Sentenced in Vagrancy Case
Douglas December 21 Perry Robinson and James Taylor, both described as Negroes, were each sentenced to 60 days in jail after being found guilty on vagrancy charges. Arrested following a visit to Agua Prieta, they reportedly discarded an item as officers pursued them, and a can of opium was later found nearby. Federal prosecution appears unlikely.
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Douglas
Perry Robinson
James Taylor
RS. Maday
Agua Prieta
Thoroughbreds for 4.0 Bar Ranch
Edgar Axtell returned home from Kelton with ten thoroughbred bulls for the J Bar ranch of E H Reeves west of the city. The bulls are described as a fine lot and will add value to the range herd in that section.
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Edgar Axtell
Kelton
J . Bar Ranch
E. H. Reeves
Governor Hunt Appeal Dismissed Over 1916 Arizona Certificat
The supreme court dismissed appeals related to the 1916 Arizona governor election contest. The court also denied a challenge to the inspection of ballots and allowed resumption of the inspection with two inspector crews. An official canvass declared Thomas E. B. Campbell Republican Governor-elect after the November 7, 1916 election. Sidney P. Osborn, Secretary of State, certified the result at Phoenix on December 21, 1916.
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Governor Hunt
Supreme Court
Stanford
Secretary of State
State of Arizona
Ss. I. Sidney Polborn
Board of Supervisors
Thomas EB. Campbell
Phoenix
A. D
Sidney P. Osborn
Nogle Convicted of Second Degree Murder in Prescott
John Nogle killed his roommate William Snead at Darkdale last August and attempted suicide by cutting his throat. He was tried in the Prescott Superior Court, found guilty of second degree murder, and Judge Smith gave a ten year sentence to Florence State Prison. Insanity was his defense, with many acquaintances believing he was not in his right mind and noting the lack of motive for the tragedy.
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John Noxle
William Snead
Darkdale
Hlearee
Prescott
Smith
Florence
Nogle
Arkdele
Jerome News
Booze to be poured into sewer in Phoenix
In Phoenix, authorities plan to pour confiscated liquor into the city sewer after the prohibition law took effect. Sheriff seeks court order to destroy about forty kegs of whiskey, four beer barrels, and additional bottles, with a brief public ceremony at Washington Street and First Avenue.
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Phoenix
County Ats
Washington Street
Deadlock in Phoenix land office appointment
Washington December 21. Two Arizona senators differ over the United States Land Office register post at Phoenix. Senator Mark Smith backs Scott White while Senator Henry F. Ashurst supports John L. Irvin. Both seek letters from lawyers who practice before the Phoenix land office.
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Washington, D. C
Office of Register
United States Land Office
Phoenix
Arizona
Mark Smith
Secretary of the Interior
Scott White
Henry F. Ashurst
John L. Irvin
Attorney David Benshimol Visits County Seat On Business
Attorney David Benshimol of Douglas visited the county seat today to conduct business before the Superior Court.
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David Benshimol
Douglas
Superior Court
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