Cleary Gets Appointment on Commission
Governor Hunt appointed W B Cleary of Bisbee to the commission for the promotion of film farm Weistation, succeeding Fred Sutter. Cleary, formerly of Phoenix and ex-head of the Arizona Canal company, moved to Bisbee after canals were government takedown. He aligned with the radical wing of the Democratic party and organized labor, gaining national prominence last June when deported from Bisbee with about 1,200 members of the IWW.
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Phoenix
G W. FP Hunt
W B Cleary
Bisbee
Fred Sutter
Cleary
New York
Arizona Canal Company
Mrileery
Dinbee
Democratic Party
1WW
Arizona Cattle Growers Convene in Nogales
Nogales hosts the Arizona Cattle Growers Association meeting February 14 and 16. Secretary Sam B. Bradner of Phoenix lists a busy two day program focusing on business with evenings for recreation. Topics include Forest Reserve regulations, stock driveways, and opening new feed grounds for marketing Arizona range stock.
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Nogales
Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association
Sam B. Bradner
Phoenix
Santa Cruz County
Arizona
Arizona must invest heavily in thrift stamps
Phoenix February 2 One hundred thousand dollars in war savings stamps weekly is the required annual purchase for Arizona to meet its 55,200,000 quota by December 1918. State Campaign Manager Harry R Tritle says reports from across the state are encouraging but a vast effort remains to reach the full goal and agencies will be established to assist.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Harry R. ‘Tritle
Drafted men to depart Tombstone for Cochise draft board
The Cochise County draft board led by Dr H Hant with Rat Krets and MK Meade examined 199 men and prepared to process about 28 from Tombstone. The board plans to send a contingent next Tuesday evening and aims to fill the first group leaving from Tombstone while awaiting remaining questionnaires and appeals.
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Tombstone
Cochise County
H. Hant
Rat & Krets
MK Meade
Cochhe County
Tucson
Beard
Cochise
Tomb
Wild turkeys released to Arizona forests in stock program
Phoenix February 2 wild turkey notes state game warden office received six pure bred southeastern wild turkeys one male five females to propagate eight birds for release across four state game preserves. Birds sourced from Blabon North Dakota. Turkeys scarce in Huachuca Mt Graham Pinal preserves. Blue Range in Apache Forest already relatively plentiful.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Blabon
North Dakota
Willard
Blue Range
Apache National Forest
Greenlee County
Huachuca
Santa Cruz
Cochise
Mt. Graham
Graham Mountains
Graham County
Pinal Mountains
Pinal County
Kermeen Dies at Phoenix as Death Sentence Remains
A historical account describes Kermeen’s execution storyline and eventual death in a Phoenix sanitarium after tuberculosis, referencing a 19th century reprieve saga, a governor grant, and the abolition of capital punishment. The narrative notes his transfer to Las Vegas for a period before returning to Phoenix for final confinement and illness progression.
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Kermeen
Ower
Sit Lancing
United States
Key Pittman
Nevada
Campbell
Parol
Las Vegas
Nev
Phoenix
Cochise County Board Sets Monday Session on Bonds
Cochise County supervisors plan regular session Monday to discuss routine matters and open bids for the Cochise County Highway Improvement bonds voted in December. Officials expect a premium sale with strong bidder interest as the county carries no prior indebtedness.
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Board of Supervisors
Cochise County
Cochise
Easterner Appreciates The Weekly Epitaph
A letter from Sedalia Missouri dated January 20 1918 requests the Tombstone Epitaph be sent for six months and dated back to January 27. The writer Mrs Lillie N Hood expresses satisfaction with the paper and asks for delivery to 1217 S Ky Sedalia.
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Lillie N. Hood
S. Ky. Sedalia, Mo
Incendiary Fire Destroys Hay Warehouse at Tempe
A large Alfred J. Peters company warehouse in Tempe burned from 7 p.m. until late, causing a loss between 15000 and 18000 dollars. The blaze destroyed alfalfa hay and hampered Tempe volunteers due to an asbestos roof. The site had previously suffered a similar warehouse fire ten months earlier. Some theorize arson.
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Phoenix
Alfred J. Peters Company
Tempe
Phoenix Mayor Declines Second Term Run
Phoenix reports a political shift as Mayor Peter Corpstein declines to seek re election. The Merchants' and Manufacturers' Association is expected to endorse H W Ashbery, manager of a local tea factory, while W S Norvell enters the city commission race.
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Phoenix
Aanousead
Peter Corpstein
Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Association
H.W. Ashbery
WS. Norvell
Former Arizona Judge Arrives in France for Welfare Work
Frank O Sunits, former Yavapai County Superior Court judge, has wired that he arrived safely in France. He will engage in welfare work with Monster Mining Company, which has appointed him at Washington to be assistant director of inland transportation.
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France
Serus Wine
Jerome
Frank O. Sunits
Yavapai County
Monster Mining Company
Washington
Inland Transportation
Tombstone Man Harry Ross Announces for State Treasurer
Tombstone resident Harry Ross Cochise county treasurer for two terms and former deputy treasurer announced this week his candidacy for Arizona state treasurer on the Democratic ticket. Ross cites his handling of over 2.2 million dollars yearly in Cochise and the office’s finances as qualifications. He plans active campaigning soon and aims to win the nomination and election.
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Tombstone
Harry 8 Ross
Cochise County
Ross
al Pace
Cochise
Artona
Ariona
Mexicans From Salt River Valley Head To Lower California
A large number of Salt River valley Mexicans depart Phoenix for Lower California. They are promised land for cultivation on a 40,000 acre tract below Calexico with irrigation from the Imperial canal system. Pedro G. de la Lama leads the migration, backed by Governor Cantu’s sanction and the Liga Protectora Latina.
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Phoenix
Salt River Valley
California
Calexico
Cantu
Pedro G. de la Lama
Liga Protectora Latina
Tombstone Calls for Wheatless and Porkless Regs
Tombstone’s Food Administration official J L Meligren reports a Phoenix issued bulletin detailing new food rules to start Monday February 4 1918 for boarding houses cafes clubs hotels and restaurants Wheatless days are Mondays and Wednesdays with no wheat crackers pastries macaroni or wheat flour except minimal thickening or binder use Bread to be made from non wheat cereals Porkless days are Tuesdays and Saturdays with meals devoid of pork lard bacon and pork products Fish poultry and comes to replace meat options
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Tombstone
Food Administration
J. L. Meligren
Grier
Phoenix
Applications for shipbuilding 10 be registered in Phoenix
Phoenix Arizona February reports the registration drive for shipbuilding positions nationwide will begin soon under U S Public Service Reserve chief Thomas J Croaff. Delays came from transmission of registration blanks yet the program will continue until all eligible applicants are registered. 888 men are needed in Arizona for steel shipbuilding labor with a national reserve goal of 250 000 workers.
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Phoenix
Thomas J. Croaff
United States Public Service Reserve
Arizona
United States Public Service Rey
Washington, D. C
U. S. Public Service Reserve
W. E Hall
Board of Supervisors
Council of Decease
North Central Avenue
Commercial Club Signs New Route Through Tombstone Area
The Tombstone Commercial Club plans to sign and promote a new road from Douglas to Nogales via Bisbee Tombstone Charleston Overton Fort Huachuca Pyeatt Ranch Canille and San Rafael Valley with 23 miles to Nogales. Forest Service will place signs and log the route in Canille county as travel increases on the scenic and fast road.
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Tombstone Commercial Club
Tombstone
Fort Huachuca
Douglas
Nogales
Lowell
Bisbee
Charleston Bridge
Overton
Pyeatt“ Ranch
Canille
San Rafael Valley
Patagonia
Henry Pyeatt
Prentis’s
Forest Service
Robert A. Rogers
Forest Reserve
Necales
Investigating Hoarding Charges in Arizona
In Phoenix on February 2 federal food administrator Timothy A. Riordan opened a probe into a licensee under the food control act for allegedly selling 5000 pounds of flour to an agent of the Russian colony near Glendale. The sale violated rules limiting flour quantities to one-eighth to one-fourth barrel in towns and one-fourth to one-half barrel in rural areas, with license revocation as a possible outcome. The food administration condemns hoarding of flour and other foods and continues the investigation with the aim of enforcing compliance.
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Phoenix
Timothy A. Riordan
Arizona
Glendale
Food Administration
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