Status of County Seat Removal in Arizona Politics
Arizona editors report Gov. Hunt may call a special session to address county seat relocation amid war era voting concerns and legal challenges. Pending petitions seek to move county seat from Bisbee to Yuma County nexus while militia, court orders, and a state labor commission debate shape the outcome.
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Jan
Dene
Douglas and Bisbee
W. A O'Connor
Army
Navy
Board of Super
Condi
Acie
Frank Baxter
Sera Harri
Yuma County
Commission of Labor
Jude
Council of Defense
Baxter
Harold
France
Rost McKay
Bisbee
Turson
John
Humtaker
Dis
San Pedro
Cali
Furtiia
Ross
Cific Electric Railay
Warren
Umber Yard
Supreme Court
Ston
Campbell
Another Big Rabbit Drive At McNeal
McNeal Arizona January 25 Another large rabbit drive is planned for next Sunday in the McNeal Basin promising top sport. The hunt begins at ten o clock from McNeal and will cover the Whitewater area after noon. Hunters from Douglas and Bisbee will gather at McNeal at ten and form parties to drive rabbits toward a fence for capture or slaughter.
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Mcneal
McNeal Basin
Whitewater
Douglas and
Bisbee
McNeal Water
Arizona Miner’s Family Moves Across States and Roles
A California native and his wife lived near Tucson and San Pedro river before moving to Benson and Tres Alamos for years. He joined the Copper Queen Company in Warren district about 15 years ago, served as jailor after Stewart Hunt became sheriff, and later moved with his wife to Tombstone then Bisbee. They returned to Los Angeles four years ago. He was about seven when he came to Arizona free.
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Tucson
San Pedro
Benson
Tres Alamos
Warren
Copper Queen Company
Holvrook
Stewart Hunt
Huffaker
Tombstone
Bisbee
Copper Queens Company
Los Angeles
Arizona
Miner crushed by cave in at Olive wharf
Bisbee report says 27 year old Louis Harat, a miner at Olive wharf, was killed by a ground fall during an afternoon shift. His brother Lee Harat, also present, sustained minor injuries as a slab collapsed while they worked on a raise. Louis died at a hospital after seven.
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Bisbee
Louis Harat
Olive
Lee
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine Ad Promises Cure
An old advertisement claims a reward for a case of catarrh not cured by Hall’s Catarrh Medicine. It touts improved health and urges readers to mail in for treatment, reflecting early 20th century patent medicine rhetoric.
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Mlail
Local Red Cross Makes Notable Tombstone Display
The Tombstone Red Cross Auxiliary exhibited a remarkable shipment of handmade items at Machomich Mercantile Company attracting visitors from morning until evening. The display highlighted gauze rolls dressings and absorbent pads valued at 16 dollars, plus sewing knitting and quiltwork totaling 895 pieces. Mr and Mrs Cousins Gray arranged transport to Bisbee for dispatch to headquarters.
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Tombstone Red Cross Auxiliary
Red Cross
Machomich Mercantile Company
Tombstone
Cousins Gray
Bisbee
Copper price set at twenty three and a half cents
President Wilson extended the copper price to 23 1/2 cents per pound until June 1 on War Industries Board advice. Conditions include no wage cuts, sale to allies and public at government price, and measures to curb speculation and hoarding under WIB direction.
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War Industries Board
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War Industries (Board
Knights of Columbus quota raised in Warren District drive
The Warren District war camp fund drive for the Knights of Columbus is nearly fully subscribed with 4918.75 raised of a 5000 goal. Hugh M. Gallagher credited for overall success, praising teams, captains, and contributors. Local leader A H Gardner noted Tombstone’s expected support will push the total over the top, with reports due Monday.
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Warren
Hugh M. Gallagher
YMCA
Training Camp Activities Committee
A. H. Gardner
Knigits of Columbus Fund
Tombstone
Warren District
Hugh Gallagher
Bisbee
Reward ban for board members on deserter rewards
Phoenix January 24 telegram from the War Department says boards of exemption and board employees may not claim rewards for deserter captures. The order targets avoidable rewards, noting risks of mislabeling non culpable cases as desertion to obtain pay.
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Phoenix
Adjutant General
War Department
Arbor Day Proclamation Issued by Governor Hunt
Governor GEO W PUNT proclaims Arbor Day observed in February and April 1918 across multiple Arizona counties. The notice urges school observances and community participation to beautify grounds, plant trees, and promote forest preservation for future generations. Public, private, and parochial schools are urged to hold suitable exercises.
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Arizona
Geo. W Punt
Arbor
Cochise
Gils
Graham
Greenlee
Maricopa
Pina
Pinal
Santa Clus
Yuma
Apache, Coconino
Mohave
Navajo
Jana Yavapai
Food conservation gains noted across Arizona in December
Phoenix report from the state committee of the hotel and restaurant division of the food administration shows December savings in wheat flour, meats, sugar, butter, and lard compared with November. M. T. Grier sent the December totals to Washington noting large gains and detailing town figures.
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Phoenix
Arizona
The
Food Administration
Washington
M. T. Grier
Boundary dispute now in hands of Supreme Court
A fragmented report shows a boundary dispute between Yuma and Maricopa counties, a land strip four miles wide and 160 miles long, previously under state authority. The competing claim centers on which court holds jurisdiction as the case moves toward resolution.
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Supreme Engl
Phoenix
Yuma
Maricopa
Miami
Nogales
Prescott
Supreme Tucson
Court of Arizona
Neblet plans big Phoenix Duroc hog farm venture
Roy Neblet of Hollis Oklahoma, a noted hog breeder, travels to Phoenix to pursue establishing a large Duroc stock operation near the city. He has optioned valuable land and aims to create a major breeding farm, focusing on high grade stock. Multiple local economic notes follow, including county officials, schooling, and civic news.
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Roy Neblet
Hollis
Okla
Phoenix
Oklahoma
Neblett
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