Bisbee Doctor Foils Coke Robbery as Bank Opens in Phoenix
Jan 2 report details Dr Hawkey averting a cocaine related robbery when a gunman demanded drugs. Officer Kempton restrained the assailant. In Phoenix Dec 31 Valley Bank reopened after a brief run on deposits, with deposits exceeding withdrawals in five hours and new VP/cashier RE Moore overseeing local operations.
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Bisbee Doctor Valley Bank
Helo
Phoenix
Coke” Fiend
Busines
RE Moore
Gala Valley
Thore
Enough Troops on Border To Whip Mexico
A coroner in Arizona argued that shooting into Mexico by the United States would not violate neutrality any more than Mexican gunfire into the United States. The view drew attention from the State Department as pressures mount over border tensions.
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Mexico
Uncle Sam
Arizona
Unit-1
State Department
Texas
Sana Four States
Austin
Receay Mountain Cyclone starts with typeset errors
An early issue of a western newspaper prints the Receay Mountain Cyclone with many misprinted letters and missing punctuation. The editors explain delays due to faulty type foundry output and apologize for phonetic spellings as they await proper letters and ships.
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Receay Mountain
Burglary and theft arrests and flood relief plan in Arizona
Two young trappers Werry Jones and Frank Edwards were arrested near the Chiricahuas for burglary and cattle theft after a 30 mile chase. They waived preliminaries and were bound over to the superior court in $1000 bail each, later taken to Tombstone. Mrs Powers widow of Maricopa Slim lost house and belongings in the Maricopa flood, but her family was saved. Arizona women at an orphan home meeting voted to fund incorporation and start building the Arizona Orphans Home on land south of town.
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Werry Jones
Frank Edwards
Chirealua
Sheil Wheeler
Cross and
Hayhurst
Douglas
Maclay
Tombstone
Wheeler
J. C. Powers
Maricopa Slim' Powers
Maricops
Arzona
California
Arizona
Arizona Orphan's Home Association
Julia Attix
Tombstone flashback recalls frontier days and a county theft
A dispatch from Tombstone recalls 24 years of Pioneer Days as county assessor Jack Snyder was robbed of $4000 by three masked men in his office. The piece blends frontier anecdotes with a border policy note, including a January 1 Guaymas letter about cross border stock movement and frontier guard actions. It also mentions L Fly returning from Huachuca with landscape views and plans to revisit soon.
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Jack Snyder
Pima County
United States
Mexico
Arizona
Sonora
General Fenechio
John Slaughter
Frontier Guards
Helio Cap
Amadios
Slaughter
Guaymas
Jo Ho Slaughter
Tonistone
Fenochio
El Paso San Diego race plans amid storm damage
The El Paso San Diego race is scheduled for around March 20. Despite storm damage to the course, auto racers from coast to El Paso plan immediate campaigns for improvement. Harry Locke cites broad assurances of large entries, with a proposed $10,000 purse to attract top drivers and boost manufacturer prestige.
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Automobile World of
Southwest
el Paso
Sheriff Wheeler on the Job Preliminary Held Soon
A fatal shooting occurred at a cabin where Johnson was killed by a shotgun blast as West allegedly confronted him over land claims. Deputy Brakefield arrested West after he was met on the road to Bisbee. A preliminary hearing is planned in the coming days. Also noted: over 100 new students may enroll this month and free catalog requests are being promoted.
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Sheriff's Office
Johnson
McNeal
Wheeler
Bowden
Rafferty
Si West
Johnson W
Weer
West
Bisbee
Brakefield
Auto Licenses For 1916 Now Renewable
Secretary of State office in Phoenix reports a flood of applicants for 1916 auto licenses. Over 3000 licenses issued by afternoon. about 50 automobiles and motorcycles remain in the state awaiting renewal as motorists adapt to new plate system and fee changes.
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Secretary of State
Osborn
SP Oxborn
Tyler Commercial College Promises Path to Success
An ad extols Tyler Commercial College of Tyler Texas as a leading business university in the South. It boasts high enrollment in Bookkeeping Business Training Shorthand Business Administration Finance and Telegraphy with graduates entering top U.S. cities. Courses range from 100 to 174 dollars. many students repay borrowings after securing jobs or self employment.
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Tyler Commereial College
Tyler
Texas
Business University of the South
America
United States
The Worth of the Local Newspaper to the Town
The Prospector urges town and county to support the newspaper as the paramount community asset. It praises the editor as a loyal advocate and notes struggles for fair reward, urging readers to exchange with the paper’s improved facilities for better, cheaper work.
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Newespaper
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van Lew
Sang Pramciace
San Diego
Arizona Institution
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Kempton
Daing
Over the
Childrens’ Home
Iscent
A. Willard
S. L Fly
Huachuca
M'Neal
Sheriff Wheeler
Phoenin
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