Denate Battle Threatened as Measure Fails
Phoenix January 18 The Arizona legislature adjourned for a recess as the house closed its week’s work while the senate continued in session. Wilkinson’s bill linked to the Salt River Water Users association sparked a fight. Gov an emergency fund request for the governor’s office was sent to both chambers. Proposals touched rural post roads funding and no fence districts. The session featured amendments to education and a proposed permanent school fund from public lands.
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Phoenix
House
Senate
Wilkinson
Salt River Water Users’ Association
Committee On Livestock and Forestry
Pima County
Buehman
Campbell
Brave Negro Woian Fighter Baptiste Dies at 90
Baptiste better known as Bat, a body servant of Col John H. Slaughter for 42 years, died aged about 90 at Slaughter ranch 16 miles east of Douglas after a brief illness. Born into slavery, he followed Slaughter from Texas in 1870s and was famed for bravery and an Apache-era rescue of two murdered men. Funeral planned in Douglas with local pastor officiating.
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Douglas
Baptiste
Bat
Arizona
John H. Slaughter
San Bernardino Ranch
Slaughter Ranch
Tombstone
Sherif
Triple drive of February relief not in conflict with movement
Phoenix, June 18. David Goldberg, Arizona chairman, says the coming seven to the land drive of February 1 for Armenian Syrian relief is not in conflict with other relief efforts. Messages from Red Cross head and President Wilson support this, with H P Davison noting a $20,000,000 drive. Red Cross has contributed $4.5 million to this committee over 18 months and will continue to cooperate without duplicating effort.
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Phoenix
Near East
David Goldberg
Arizona
Joint Committee
Goldberg
Red Cross
Wilson
Herbert Hoover
H. Davison
The
Alexander J. Hemprill
National Campaign
Arenian-Syrian Relief
American Red Cross
Armenia
Syania
Red Cross Relief
H.P. Davison
Realty Men Seek To Injure Lane Soldier Land Bill
Phoenix January 18. Officials Joseph Latus and Abred Sieboth headed to Salt Lake for a conference on the soldier settlement act. They aimed to secure federal cooperation while real estate operators allegedly try to narrow the project to a few acres for profit, possibly harming returning service members.
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Soldier Land Bill
Phoenix
Joseph Latus
Soldier Se
Abred Sieboth
Ten
Hayett
Salt Lake By
Salt Lake
Arizona
Contractor Prepares to Pave Bisbee Douglas Road
Oswald company arrives to begin paving the Douglas end of the Bisbee highway. He plans quarry work beyond Forrest and is installing a crushing plant and rock storage bins at Paul's quarry. Preparations aim to start paving once weather permits.
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Douglas
Oswald
Oswald Company
Bisbee Highway
C. and A
Paul's
Forrest
Picketing case headed to Supreme Court from Bisbee
The case of William A. Truax and William A. Truax partners against Michael Corrigan and others from the Bisbee Cooks and Waiters union moves to the U S Supreme Court via writ of error. The dispute centers on the state law allowing picketing and its constitutional validity under the fourteenth amendment with prior related rulings in Massachusetts and the national court.
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Phoenix
Supreme Court
United States
William A. Truax
Wilam A. Truax
Appelant
Michael Corrigan
Bistee Lowal
Cooks and Waitere Union of
Bisbee
Massachusetts
Supreme Court of the State
Supreme Court of the United States
Protect Water Against Cyanide Urged By Cattlemen
Phoenix Jan 18 One resolution at the Arizona Cattle Growers association annual meeting calls for mining companies to prevent cyanide tailings from polluting water courses and holes used by cattle. It also demands inspection of hides imported through American ports near the Mexican border.
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Phoenix
Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association
Drawing of Jury for 1919 and Next Jury Panel Today
A large portion of the court session was devoted to drawing the 1919 grand jury panel of fifty and the trial jury panel for the February term. The process selected a 30 member grand jury panel and a 1200 name pool for future jurors, with reporting anticipated late this month or early February. The drawing, attended by court officials and board of supervisors members, drew interest as deportation case jurors will be subpoenaed from the list.
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Hanes
Aed
Ashurst Wins Open Hearing On Ford's Contest For Toga
Washington January 18 The Senate Elections Committee agreed to hear all evidence in open session on Henry Ford's petition contesting Newman H Newberry's Senate seat from Michigan The committee adopted a public hearing resolution by Senator Ashurst Democrat Arizona The committee later debated its authority over contesting a seat with Chairman Pomerene saying the issue would be settled later Ford counsel Alfred Lucking claimed Newberry expenditures reached about 500000 including destroyed ballots and burned campaign correspondence as supporting evidence of fraud
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Washington
Henry Ford
Newman H Newberry
Senate
Michigan
Senate Elections Committee
Ashurst
Arizona
Alfred Lucking
Ford
Mr. Newberry
Marquette
Saginaw
Newberry
Mr. Lacking
Engineer to speak at Phoenix good roads conference
Preparations are under way for a Phoenix good roads conference on January 27. ES Wheeler senior highway engineer from Washington will address the advisability of a national 150000 mile highway system. The note also cites Woodrow Wilson’s 1918 call to resume federal aid road work and expand public works to provide employment.
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Washington
Arizona
Good Roads Meet
Phoenix
Chamber of Commerce
ES. Wheeler
Nation Association
Woodrow Wilson
D. F. Houston
Secretary of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Woodrow Wilso
Mover Chosen Again as State Land Commissioner
Phoenix Jan 18 News that William Mover was reelected as state land commissioner by the state land board. The vote surprised many amid rumors of a possible administration change. Mover has served since July 1915 after the revised land code adoption.
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Phoenix
State Land Board
Willam
State Land Commissioner
Mower Hes
Moyer
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