Woman telegraph operator near death after Skull Valley wreck
A Phoenix report says a Skull Valley telegraph operator, blamed for a May 14 wreck by failing to deliver a train order, is in a terrible mental state and not expected to live. Officials learned the error after a passenger train nearly collided with a heavy freight at Kirkland. Prescott officials and hospital staff provided updates on her condition and the likelihood of further deaths.
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Phoenix
Skull Valley
Prescott
Train Collision Near Prescott Stems From Order Confusion
Prescott July 12 a coroner s jury heard testimony on last Friday s collision between Santa Fe Prescott and Phoenix passenger train No 1 and a cantaloupe special. Brakeman J G Singon said the dispatcher s order to wait at Kirkland until 6 20 was misapplied and the train left at 6 20 leading to the crash five minutes later. Conductor Dogtman corroborated the lapse in the meeting of the orders and the right of way situation near Skall valley.
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Prescott
Kirkland
Sante Fe
Phoenix
J. G. Singon
Dogtman
Onet Skall
Stinson
Arizona wreck expenses reach six hundred thousand
A collision between a passenger train and a freight train on the Santa Fe Prescott and Phoenix line near Kirkville Arizona caused about 60000 dollars in material damage. Two people died and nearly twenty were injured. An official inquiry was delayed due to telegraph operator Hazel Jameson’s illness. A Northwest order to meet the freight train at Kirkland could have prevented the crash. In Yuma County mining activity rises with silver prices prompting new development in districts north of Yuma.
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Arizona
Phoenix
Santa Fe
Prescott
Kirkville
E. P. Cruke
Cruke
Mion
Hazel Jameson
Skull Valley
Cult
Kirkland
Warship Named for Hero Mother to Sponsor Launch
Mrs Helle Pruitt mother of Marine Corporal John A Pruitt will sponsor the destroyer bearing her son name at Bath Maine launching set for August 2 The hero won the Croix de Guerre for Chateau Thierry and died at Mont Blanc in October 1918 posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor The ship known as No 347 under construction carries the Pruitt name and the family ties to Ray and the American Legion unit John Pruitt Post is already adopted by local youth groups
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Ray
Aris
Seven Seas
Helle Pruitt
John A. Pruitt
United States Marines
Bath
Daniels
Bath Shipbuilding Works
Navy Department
Pruitt
Chateau Thierry
Mont Blanc
France
Sixth Marines
Herolem
John Pruitt
Pru Cal Organization of the American Legion
State measures to Appear on Ballot This Election
The list outlines measures to be voted on including a state highway commission bill, amendments to the game law, civil service pay raises for soldiers sailors and marines, and officials salaries. It notes a June 30 filing deadline and excludes a bond limitation measure. It also lists constitutional amendments on legislative eligibility for other offices ballot placement party designations irrigation financing and county division questions.
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Elession
State Highway Commission
Maricopa
Garbanzo crop moves through Nogales port to international markets
Nogales Arizona July 12 1920 Customs records show 408 cars of garbanzo beans moving to international markets via Nogales Each car averages 300 sacks valued at 15 dollars per sack The crop moved through the port is nearly 2 million dollars with 3.5 million anticipated by September Shipments head to Spain via New York Philippines South America and other nations carrying significant Spanish and Latin market interest
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Nogales
Ariz
Sohara
Sinaloa
Spain
New York City
Philippines
South America
Phoenix Fines Totals Four Thousand For Water Service Violation
Arizona Corporation Commission fines total 4000 dollars on the city of Phoenix and city officialdom for contempt in failing to comply with out-of-city water service order. Fines include 1000 to the city and 800 to city manager W A Thompson, plus penalties for Mayor Willis H Plunkett and several city commissioners. If unpaid by August 1, the attorney general will pursue collection. Commission signature by Jonet and Johnson.
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Phoenix
Ariz
City O Merals
Arizona Corporation Commission
State
Eoperation Commission
W. A. Thompson
Willis H. Plunkett
J. A. R. Irving
Luke Henderson
Tarnett
Fred O. Adams
Jonet and Johnson
Mysterious light spooks Bisbee residents
A strange light appeared about 41 o'clock last night near Tombstone Canyon road just beyond the wad of the car track. Residents described it as a lantern that flickered on and off, moving slowly through the air, startling travelers returning home who insisted they had not visited Na9 or consumed strong drink.
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Bisbee
Tombstone Canyon
Na 9
Cooe Cole
Fort Huachuca warns vandals over water tampering
Colonel F C Marshall commander of the 10th Cavalry at Fort Huachuca issues a warning letter about unknowns tampering with the fort water supply. He vows to eject stock men and their cattle if tampering continues while urging peaceful neighborly relations. The letter warns against further vandalism at Garden canyon and other reservoir areas.
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ARMY
F.C. Marshall
10Th Cavalry
Fort Huachuca
Fort Huachuca Water
Garden Canyon
Wth Cavalre
Nogales Port Leads in Tax Collections
Nogales reports leading tax collections as travel increases along the Southern Pacific de Mexico railway. The night train has added pullmans between Nogales and Guaymas, plus the through sleeper between Tucson and Mazatlan and a local train serving Nogales port.
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Nogales
Southern Pacific de Mexico Railway
Guaymas
Tucson
Mazatlan
Phoenix Faces Fines Over Water Contempt ruling
Phoenix city officials including Mayor W H Lim hott and commissioners face 5000 fines each for contempt tied to water service orders. The August deadline requires payment or enforcement action by the attorney general, after which the city manager WA Thompson and other officials bear civil penalties for noncompliance. The dispute centers on serving out of city residents and rates without commission permission, with Harree Water shut off and ordered restored.
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Phoenix
City Opera
Arizona Corporation Commission
Woothenes
W. H. Limhott
Chas
W. Barnett
Nogales Protests $10 Visa Charge Enters Full Effect
Nogales Arizona July 4 despite protests by the Nogales chamber of commerce to Washington the $10 visa fee regulation resumed today at dawn every Mexican beyond the forty mile zone must pay ten dollars to the American consul for a visa. Local business men and Sonora merchants warn the rule will curb cross border trade and depress Nogales commerce. The chamber of commerce plans further action to seek a set aside of the ruling.
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Nogales
Ariz
Nogales Chamber of Committee
State Department
Washington
United States
Americsa
Sonora
Forty Mile
Sohara
Noteles
Heal Chamber of Commerce
Asie Wetray
Villa Demands Full Command of Chihuahua in Manifesto
Francisco Villa issues a manifesto to the De La Huerta government from his camp south of the Bend district near San Antonio. It demands the restoration of the 1857 constitution and abolition of the 1917 charter, plus the resignation of General PE Cales and removal of Obregonista officers. If unmet, Villa threatens to reopen hostilities in northern Mexico by July 15 and start a new reign of terror.
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Chihuahua
San Antonio
Francisco Villa
de la Huerta
Villa
Fig Bend
PE Cales
Obregonista
Mexico
Anfesto
State valuation rises with mine additions in Arizona
The Arizona State Tax Commission raised the total valuation of producing mines by 865 246 512 79, bringing the combined assessment to 454 276 431 36. The increase covers real estate and personal property for producing mine companies, excluding custom spellters and non producing mines.
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Phoenix
State Tax Commission
Death claims son during race to old home for mother
Mrs. Tessie Jacobs hurried to move her ill son George Mitchell Jacobs from Tucson toward Washington, D. C. Local businessmen who funded the return received a telegram reporting his death near Tucumeart, New Mexico, after the strain of the journey.
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Tucson
Tessie Jacobs
George Mitchell Jacobs
Washington, D. C
Tucumeart, N. M
ASK MILLIONS A MAGES Summons Issued In 37 Civil Suits
The superior court issued summons last week in 37 civil cases arising from complaints filed a year ago linked to the July 1917 deportation in the Warren district. Over 500 civil suits are pending with 287 filed in 1918 and 204 in 1919. Claims range from 10000 to 75000 dollars. Using 25000 as an average, total claims exceed 12500000 dollars.
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Superior Court
Warren
Lee's Trial Delayed as Judge Disqualifies Self
Tucson July 12 opening of Cornelis Kid Lee's trial on attempting to bribe an officer was postponed to allow Judge Shultz of the Globe superior court to arrive after Judge Pattee disqualified himself for having prosecuted Lee previously. Wharton raided a disorderly club. Lee released when the jury failed to agree in the preliminary hearing. Assistant County Attorney J B Frawley later charged him with attempting to bribe another. Proceedings on Lee's license revival are before the city council.
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Tucson
Cornelis
Kid) Lee
Shultz
Gia County
Globe
Pattoe
Kid Lee
United States
Whorton
Wharton
Lee
J. B Frawley
Shim
Western States Interests Push Quarter Billion Reclamation
Salt Lake City July 14 Western states Interests will press for a 250 million dollar appropriation from Congress for reclamation work next Saturday Governor D W Davis announced at a luncheon. A congressional subcommittee is expected to visit Idaho reclamation projects on that date.
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Salt Lake City
Congress
D. W. Davis
Jake
Idaho
Fires Rage in North Prescott
Forest rangers from this vicinity have been sent to Flagstaff to join in fighting heavy forest fires. A smoke screen covers the forest north of here. Two headfires near Prescott were extinguished without trouble yesterday. Officials attribute the fires to dry weather and heat. Cloudy skies and a promised rain could save valuable timber.
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Prescott
Flagstaff
Jiles
Here
Preacott
Forest Service
Tax Commission to Hear Arizona Standard Oil Assessments
July 14 state tax commission members depart for San Francisco to hear assessments on Standard Oil property in Arizona and railroads. Chairman BE. M. tender says issues involveCalifornia direct property and aim for settlement without court action. Zander notes broader railroad property review during the trip.
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Phoenix
State Tax Commission
San Francisco
Arizona
BE. M. Tender
California
Zander
Whiskey seized from mining representative near Prescott
Four miles south of Prescott federal agents seized twenty bonded whiskey cases valued at four thousand dollars from the automobile of W. H. Morrison a mining company representative. Morrison was held in Prescott on a prohibition law violation charge following tips that liquor was moving from California to Arizona.
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Phoenix
W. H. Morrison
Department of Justice
Prescott
Morrison
California
Arizona
Powell Returns to Phoenix After Extradition Refusal
Jack Powell arrives in Phoenix with four officers to face an embezzlement charge linked to an $850 stake held before the Rufus Williams Hayden boxing match last November. Powell had been refused extradition by Wyoming authorities but sought to return to clear his name.
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Phoenix
Aris
Wyoming
Jack Powell
Rufus Williams
Hayden
Powel
Vice Consul Added to Nogales Force
Nogales July 12 T Dickson has been appointed vice consul and added to the staff of American Consul Francis J Dyer in Nogales Sonora Dickson previously served months at the consulate at Nuevo Laredo and before that in San Luis Potosi Monte Tey Guadalajara and Chihuahua posts
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Nogales
T. Dickson
Francis J. Dyer
Sonora
Dickerson
Nuevo Laredo
San Luis Potosi
Monte [Tey
Guadalajara
Chihuahua
AFL Leader Croaff Announces Arizona Supreme Court Campaign
Thomas J. Croaff, longtime AFL organizer and former Arizona AFL president, said he will broadcast a letter statewide announcing his candidacy for the state supreme court. He framed the move as a bid to influence labor issues through judicial action.
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Phoenix
Thomas J. Croaff
American Federation of Labor W
Arizona
Arizona Federation of Labor
State Supreme Report
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