Convicts seized near Douglas while crossing line to Mexico
Two Florence penitentiary escapees, J C Wunder alias Frank Warden and Emmett Mc Daniels, were captured by cavalry near Douglas as they tried to flee into Mexico in an automobile. They were taken to the city jail with another man and two women, Laura Foreman and Grace Barnes, amid a complex tale of gunfire and kidnappings. The group had spent days eluding four counties, and local authorities noted previous crimes tied to the fugitives and companions. The capture occurred at Happy Jack area en route to Hunchees mountain after purchasing gasoline.
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Douglas, Ariz
Florence
Mexico
Jall
J.C. Wunder
Frank Warden
Emmett McDaniels
Pat McDaniels
Pamed
Laura Foreman
Grace Barnes
Scottadale
Ariz
Tri
Jack Wunder
Warren
Jnst
Douglas
Wander
Maricopa County
Will Am Hileman
Yuma
Washep
Clifton
Grace Landis
Phoenix
Butter price limits set by food administration
Phoenix dispatch reports new rules capping butter profit margins at 5 cents per pound of butter content. The regulation applies to manufacturers and aims to keep consumer prices low while covering legitimate production costs. State inspectors will monitor branch houses and retailers to enforce lower consumer prices without harming producer butterfat prices.
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Phoenix
Food Administration
Final settlement in Angus McKay estate reached
Phoenix December 28 final settlement announced by George Purdy Ballard in Chicago confirms Mrs. Angus McKay receives about 1266 dollars a month for life plus a share of the dead mining man’s estate valued just over 200 thousand dollars. The Phoenix property including a home on East Adams Street will belong to her upon return and permanent residence. Legal counsel included Phil lard Joseph Lacy of Oakland and R E Faulkner. Judge Sloan acted for McKay interests.
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Phoenix
Angus McKay
George Purdy Ballard
Chicago
McKay
Phillard
Joseph Lacy
Oakland
R.E. Faulkner
Sloan
Ad improvement in South Arizona
Farmers in Southern Arizona are informed that bonds totaling 45,000 have been sold for road construction toward Casa Grande, east of the rail toward Benson, and for Mt Lemon road work. The project, aided by the Arizona Lumber and Mill Co, aims to open up the country and improve communication with Tucson, with over 200 miles of improved roads in the county at present and expected lasting maintenance.
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Arizona
J. W. Estill
Arizona Lumber and Mill Company of
Tucson
Board of Supervisors
Casa Grande
Benson
Pima
Mt. Lemmon
Local Boy’s War Letter From Tombstone Recalls German Pursuit
Frank Engle Jr writes to his uncle from Tombstone describing how he and fellow Tombstone boys joined a push against German forces. The letter highlights youth involvement, frontline morale, and small-town contribution to wartime efforts in the thick of battle.
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Frank Engle, JR
Tombstone
Arizona county bureaus mobilize to place soldiers
In Arizona counties officials organize county bureaus to aid returning soldiers with jobs, prioritizing those stationed elsewhere for climate and opportunities. The Arizona soldier settlement committee in Phoenix, led by Joseph R. Loftus, aims to place veterans on lands beyond current irrigation areas, with national help expected.
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Arizona
Phoenix
Arieona
Joba
Frank
Federal Employment Office
Arizona Soldier Settlement
Joseph R. Loftus
Desert Land
Alfred C Sieboth
Oracle
Poultry Raisers Urged to Expand Flocks in Arizona
N L Harris poultry specialist reports high egg prices and low cold storage, urging Arizona growers to increase flocks for next year. Hoover calls America to aid Europe with food, government promotes higher production, with early hatching favored for faster, healthier pallets and greater profits.
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Hoover
Europe
Herbert Hoover
America
West
Arizona
N. L. Harris
Buresa
Animal Industry
U. of A
Nogales Post Office and Customs House Fire
Nogales Sonora customs house and post office burned yesterday destroying all mail from Mexico destined for the United States. The blaze ruined 24 pouches of registered mail and caused partial destruction of the building. Authorities assess damage and investigate the cause.
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Nogales
Sonora
Mexico
United States
Storm in Arizona Slaughters Cattle Amid Severe Weather
Report from Tucson dated December 28 notes a deadly impact of ongoing storms on cattle across Arizona and nearby regions. Railroads face heavy handicaps as snow disrupts schedules and trains. New Mexico reports three feet of snow, with trains stalled.
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Tucson
Arizona
New Mecca
New Mexico
Snow Storm Covers Phoenix District with Snow and Rain
A December storm pressed over the district on a weekend, dumping one to 22 inches of snow in foothills and mountains while heavy rains fed valleys. Reports from below 4500 feet show improved forage and stock feeding boosting condition, with snow aiding ranges. Fort Apache reports four inches, Fort Bayard four and a half, Will Hams seven, Flagstaff nine, and Graham mountains three feet.
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Phoenix
Fort Apache
Fort Bayard
N. M
Will Hams
Arie
Flagstaff
Graham Mountains
Gasoline Ban to Mexico Is Lifted
Douglas, Dec. 28. The Dowgias customs office reports no notification of the War Trade Board removing items from the conservation list. The embargo on export to Mexico is eased for fuel oil, castor oil, gasoline, mineral oils, steel, axle grease, salmon, and other goods badly needed in Sonora. The order, dated December 23 in Washington, took effect immediately.
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Douglas
Dowgias
War ‘Trade Board
Mexico
Sonora
The
War Trade Board
Washington
Arizona Prospectors Use Boat in Unique Trip
Jerome report on Dugam Stewart and Jack McCoy Clarkdale starting a Verde river prospecting trek by boat from near Scottsdale to McDowell butte five miles east of Phoenix. They built a 12 foot flatbottom craft and hauled 500 pounds of provisions blasting powder arms, camping where the terrain allows.
Five Arizona appointees on relief effort for Near East aid
Col H Twitchell of Clifton Arizona, mine owner and financier, named to the American Committee for Relief in the Near East. Other members include Taft Hughes Eliot Gibbons McCormick Mott Straus Morgenthin and Alexander Hemp Will. Eli Parker Butler named publicity chief and W Millar named director general for a $30,000,000 campaign to aid the four million homeless and destitute war victims in the Near East beginning January.
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Col H. Twitchell
Clifton
Arizona
Southwest
American Committee For Relief
Committee For
Cleveland H. Dodge
Phelpssode Corporation
Wither
Willem Howard Taft
Charles Evane Hughes
Charles W. Eliot
James Cardinal Gibbons
Vance
Hoover Declines Talks With German Food Officials
Administrator Hoover in Europe rejects German appeal to discuss food conditions. He directs a harsh reply to Baron von der Lancken and Dr Rieth, noting two and a half years of arrogance and cruelty toward Belgians and saying he will not meet the pair. The message was relayed to Walter Lyman Brown, head of relief missions in Belgium.
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Washington
Hoover
Europe
Baron von der Lancken
Rieth
Fats
Helsium
Berlin
Walter Lyman Brows
Commissiin For
Belgium
Rotterdam
Mr. Hoover
Ator
Sanderson Wins Insurance Suit Over 1917 Bean Crop
The case Sanderson versus Arizona Fire Insurance Co. ended with a unanimous verdict for the plaintiff, awarding 17,941.50. Sanderson insured his 1917 bean crop for 26,008, seeking full policy payment after the crop was destroyed, but the company contested payment citing crop condition and policy terms.
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Sanderson
Arizona Fire Insurance Company
Busimens
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