County Seat Removal Petition Filed Today in Cochise County
A mass petition with four to five sheets and sworn affidavits seeks an election to move the county seat from Tombstone. Douglas figures include John A. Boyle and Vo Manatt. letters from Attorney O Gibson urge staying action until Supreme Court resolves related May 1917 case. Hearing set for August 13. questions linger on petition validity and tax impacts.
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Borte
Manatt
O. Gibson
Tombstone
Supreme Court
Gibson
Supreme Court of
State of Arizona
Board of Supervsors
Trom
Amd
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Supreme Comet
Arienna
Paroled Woman Ernie James In Calfornia Trip
Mrs Ernie James former county convict in an assault with a deadly weapon case was seen leaving the state after parole by the state pardoning board. In March she allegedly confronted Miss Mary Hughes on Main Street firing shots. She faced trial in Tombstone with jury deliberations and a sentencing outcome discussed, details unsettled.
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Fady
James
Tombstone
Maywood
Canny Hospital
Jane Sr
State highway crew guards work zone in canyon
Foreman reports prisoners under guarding on a state road project between here and Bisbee near the canyon. Auto drivers are asked to slow and be cautious for a week as workers in shackles may not move quickly around curves and storm ditch repairs. Earlier, several narrow escapes occurred while crews worked across the divide.
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State Mo Gang
Here
Bisbee
Supervisors Conclude Session Delays and Budget News
The board of supervisors met with Johnston absent in California. a communication from Governor Hunt was read. The next meeting will confirm actions and table further measures. The budget, not yet finished, will be completed in a few days and show department expenses past year and estimates for the coming year. Prices have risen and no election was held last year, so costs are expected higher.
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Board of Supervisors
Sparks and
Kock
V. M. Johnson
Cali Tomiia
Stsertisore
Jelnaon
Caliornia
Governor Hunt
Thas
M. Roberts
Arizona Wins Battenburg Cup Rowing Championship
The Arizona battleship crew won the Battenburg cup after defeating Nevada in the final tests on July 4 in Washington. They finished the three mile course in 20 minutes 10 seconds despite a crewman breaking an oar at the start.
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Arizona
Washington, D.C
Nevada
Assessed Valuation for Cochise County 1918
The total assessed valuation for Cochise county for 1918 is 165,365,160.63, up from 151,450,000 last year. Cochise has posted the county’s highest valuation and lowest tax rate in recent years, with exemptions noted but not yet deducted. The table lists irrigated lands, dry farming, land grants, mines, banks, merchandise, automobiles, railroads, and other properties contributing to the total.
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Cochise County
C Fratae
Hoksehold
Attica
Azure
Telegraph
Children in Cochise County School Attendance Totals
County records show a small rise in child numbers while age groups vary. Among six to twenty one years, 6264 boys and 6057 colored girls are listed with a grand total of 32,677 children. White and colored counts show eight to sixteen year olds, attendance by public and private schools, and those not attending. Native birth origins reveal 6606 native born with native or foreign parentage totals and 324 born abroad.
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Stenediet
Beteera
Russian pacifists sent to Ft Huachuca
Six Russians with long beards and painted wooden boxes were detained and to be tried for desertion after passing through a city en route to Fort Huachuca. They were briefly freed after resuming their papers. Authorities warned of military prison for war duration if convicted.
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FT. Huachuca
Trical
Soldier Jests End In Accidental Dying
July 13 at Nogales Bugler James Ro McGee of Company G 35th Infantry accidentally killed himself while cleaning his pistol He had been cautioned against carelessness with the firearm and joked to test if it was loaded He placed the gun to his neck and fired, the bullet entering the neck and exiting the back of the head Death was instantaneous
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Nogales
James Ro McGee
G. 35Th Infantry
Arizona men called to join Camp Fremont mobilization
The Cochise County Local Board lists 18 men from the area for Camp Fremont under Call No 11. The draft includes John Peecolo Fletcher Dudley Prewitt Henry Jack Hans Elbrock Schoening Arthur Mullen Alma Poller Thomas Emery Gilispe Hartwell Ifigona William Landrus John Davie Harrison Stites Wesley Stapleton Earl Osborne Philip Johnson Fishriel Machi Natale Espino and 150 Arizonans total. Washington says about 150 more Arizona men will report to Fort Fremont near San Francisco around August 5, with a prior class 1 exhaust and reclassification aiding the latest call. Enlistees may volunteer. otherwise the group will entrain to California between August 5 and 16 from Tempe and will depart to Fort Fremont under orders from Provost Marshal General Crowder.
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Loval Board
Cochise
Camp Fremont
Eral
John Peecolo
Bisbew
Arizona
Fletcher Dudley Prewitt
Mio Enery Jack
Pearce
Arinos
Hans Elbrock Schoening
Her
Arthur Mullen
Lowell
Henry Harris
Bisbee
Alma Poller
Fon Lub
Thomas Emery Gilispe Fizogen
Phoenin
Amr
Priost
Crowder Washington
Clase 1
War Department
Vremont
San Francia
Col Harris
Hower
Arigna
Maricopa
Fia
Grahar
Mohave
Navajo Sant Cruz
Yava Jocal
Staive
Sip Fretiont
Calif
Temaiane
Seven candidates file for state offices in primary race
July 16 report lists Carl Hayden for Congress, Mired Franklin for Supreme Court, Francesco Monde for secretary of state, Simms for secretary of state, Wid F Johnson for corporation commissioner, Tom Foster for attorney general, and Osborn secretary of state as filing. A total of 12 candidates filed nominating petitions for the coming primaries.
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Phoenin
Sit
Osborn
Fesont
Carl Hayden
Comgres
Speculation Rages Over Cochise Sheriff Recall
In Cochise County there is much speculation about the government recalling former Cochise County Sheriff Caps Harry Wheeler. Some say the return follows his telegram taking full responsibility for the T W. W. drive at Bisbee, others doubt his life and suggest trial, witness, or border defense roles.
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Cochise County
Harry Wheeler
Bisbee
Exports and Funeral Marks May Activity in Arizona
May exports show cereals and meats moving across the Arizona region under the Food Administration. Data lists corn, wheat, oats, rye, flour and beef and pork products with quantities, while a Douglas funeral honors Hazel Carter, wife of an Eighteenth Infantry soldier, with military pallbearers and her flag-draped coffin as her husband serves in France.
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Douglas
Hazel Carter
Eighteenth Infantry
Ferguson
George Longbrake
Seventeenth Cavalry
France
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