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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1918
Page
2
A crowded dispatch notes a Bolshevik Socialist coalition progress in Russia and a new Italian counterattack retaking Asiage plateau. British and German actions span sinking, bombing, and fortifications with varied losses and strategic moves near Verdun and the Meuse. Western policy shifts include labor control in packing plants and sugar industry advances, plus Arctic exploration and wartime home front news.
State Examiner Aaron H Powers reviews Gila county officials accounts while the State Tax Commission mails new personal property tax receipts to assessors. Bonds may be issued by Nogales Electric Light and Water Co. for about 100000. Thomas Pat Hoolihan fined 108 dollars for liquor violations. A mine accident at Christmas kills Balboa Martine. Oatman Kingman highway work proceeds. Tima cotton claimed as world’s prize winner in Casa Grande valley. War savings drive expands with chairmen in every Arizona county to direct thrift stamps sales.
Christmas day 1912 marks Gov George Hunt taking office as Arizona's governor after a court invalidated the Campbell claim. The transfer in the capitol ends a long election fight. Campbell resigns and Hunt’s administration begins with familiar aides and the tax commission offer.
Report states Apache county courthouse stone work finished, food pledge returns total 29334, a warehouse and 640 tons of baled alfalfa hay burned at Judge Wells ranch near Phoenix. Hoover approves Riordan embargo on cotton seed products. Five days after murder of Neal C. Johnson near Ceples mountains, body hidden in a hole.
President Wilson uses wartime authority to take possession and control of U S rail and transport systems within the continental United States. Newton D Baker as secretary of war directs, with William G. McAdoo named director general of railroads to oversee operations and compensation terms for owners. The proclamation preserves stockholders rights while enabling exclusive use for troop and material transport during World War I.
London dispatch reports Gen Antonoff Petrograd military commandant traveling to Kiev seeking peace talks. The Petrograd district leader conveyed to the Times a message indicating openness to negotiation amid ongoing unrest and war conditions.
Agreement with western producers fixes government price around one dollar per ounce. The deal, described as satisfactory to producers, will be announced soon and applies to silver sold to the government.
The page lists late market quotations for upland cotton per ton, oats, beans, beets, celery, tomatoes, and assorted meats with prices in dollars and cents. It covers metals noneferrous concentrates and hides with unit-based pricing, including calf and lamb values, and notes cotton, corn, and grain price references from Chicago and Freviston markets.
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