Xican Girl Uses Disguise To Seek Marriage License
A Mexican girl hid her face to marry a Negro man here, aiming to bypass law barring Mexican and Yaqui unions with Negroes. County Clerk Lee exposed the ruse and explained that several such licenses have been sought since August, mostly by soldiers and residents from the region, highlighting ongoing racial marriage restrictions in the area.
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Xican
Yaqui
Negro Nogales
Ariz
Marie Lowsa Garcia
Gales, Sones
Bob Leeing
Lee Aestes
Hundred
Coupe Clere Lee
United Stat Es Army
Gen Dickman to lead southern department headship
Washington July 2 Gen Hunter Liggett and Maj Gen Jos Tackman have been ordered to command the Western and Southern departments upon arrival from overseas Maj Gen John F Mors now commanding the Western Department will head Camp Lewis Wash as War Department announces The change surprised War Department officers as Dickman will succeed Maj Gen de Resey Cabell in the southern post The charting follows the border clashes near Juarez with Villista forces involved.
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Washington, DC
Hunter Liggett
Orcapedon
Geenans
Jos. Tackman
Fourth Army Corps
John F. Mors
West Partment
Francisca
War Department
Camp Lewis
Dickman
Southern Department
de Resey
Cabell
Villista
Juarez
Investigation Ordered Into Dental Examinations
Dissatisfaction with grading and conduct of the recent dental exam has led to complaints to Governor Campbell possibly prompting a formal inquiry. Of 26 applicants, 15 licensed. several experienced dentists and graduates of reputable colleges were denied. Allegations of a dental trust backed by the board were raised during the last legislature and a bill to loosen standards failed.
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Phoenix
Thomas E. Campbell
Dental Board
Lincoln to Meet Southern Department Champion Burns
Ralph Lincoln, bantamweight champion of the West, will box Boby Burns, boxing instructor of the Southern Department and Middle West champion, in Nogales on Thursday night amid strong regional interest.
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Lincoln
Southern Department
Nogales
Ariz
Ralph Lincoln
West
Boby_ Burns
Middle West
Phoenix contractors and electricians settle dispute
A dispute between electrical workers and contractors in Phoenix was settled last night and workers returned to jobs today. July 22.
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Phoenix
Electt
Ical
Mine collapse injures workers at Calame Arizona Mining Co
July 20 at the Calame Arizona Mining Company tunnel at 2600 feet in the Jaxellon mine a cave in killed Tom Wright and injured Whitehead Tony Bolex and others. Wrights head crushed while Whitehead bruised. Tony Sulen suffered a scalp laceration. One worker reportedly escaped injury.
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Wrights
Tony Sulen
Man Murders Victor Melick Case Goes to Trial
Agstaff July 12 A jury verdict of first degree murder was returned in the Implico Torse case. Torse allegedly fatally shot Victor E. Melick of Williams after a horse arrest. Melick died in custody, and Torse claimed self defense amid tensions with officers. The case proceeds toward sentencing in the coming days.
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Agstaff
Bing
Implicto Torse
Victor E. Meliex
Willime
Ams
Alteged
Melick
Tau
Cranty
Towa
Ask Judge Be Disqualified In Libel Suit
July 19 The Journal Miner Prescott reports defendants in a $10 000 libel suit filed an affidavit in superior court asking Judge Stanford to be disqualified for prejudice and bias cited as the reason for the request. The defendants include Phoenix and the Northern Arizona association. J B Whitney assistant attorney general of the state appears in the case.
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Phoenix
Journal Miner
Prescott
Northern Arizona Ber Association
Stanford
J. B. Whitney
Atorney
de Plamat
Aftain
Creason
Wage Increases Raise Daily Pay in Copper Districts
In Bisbee and Globe workers receive a 75 cent per day raise effective July 18 to 25, based on 24 cents per pound copper. The Comber Queen Phelps Dodge unit and Globe Miami miners see higher base rates, with underground, machine, and timber crews gaining varying extra cents per day as copper prices dictate.
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Bisbee
Warren
Douglas
Grant H. Dowell
Comber Queen
Phelps Dodge Corporation
Globe
Globe-Miami
Weil Donal
Sonora Lands Profit From Heavy Rains
July reports heavy rains in northern Sonora brought abundant moisture. Naco railroad gauge measured around seven inches, yet property damage was lower than average while farms and ranges gained. Cattle are fat and crops benefited despite some Wheat losses, with rainfall filling streams and boosting overall prospects.
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Douglas
Senors
Nacoz&ri
Necosari
Nacouart
Alfred Roos Buyer of 1800 Pounds of Forfeited Tungsten
In Tucson on July 22 a public auction was held on the federal building steps for nine and a half tons of tungsten concentrates forfeited to the government after claimants failed to prove rights. Alfred Roos won the bid at 514 dollars against rival Echols of the Consolidated National Bank. the ore pulp could be worth 1800 dollars if Congress imposes a ten percent tariff. The sale drew a small crowd. The tungsten was in the form of scheelite.
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Tucson
Federal Building
Alto
Congress Place
Roos
Echols
Consolidated National Bank
Arizona board to inspect Fort Grant institute
Arizona board to inspect Fort Grant industrial school with Gov Campbell chairman Andrew Baumert Jr and State Treasurer Ross in the party. A contract for two dormitories at the school has been returned. Gila dam construction work starts with material moving via Hassayampa station 240 miles westward from Phoenix. Plasterers negotiate wage raise from 9 to 16 dollars. Arizona Eastern branch to be constructed westward. Southern Pacific carriers seek a 6 dollar gradient line to Yuma.
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Arizona Board
Fort Grant
Phoenix
Board of State Institutors
Cambell
Andrew Baumert
Ross
Echeot
Gila
Hassayampa
Arizona Eastern Branch
Southern Pacific
Yuma
Navy officer to ride airship R24 crossing Atlantic
Lieutenant Zachary Lansdowne will be aboard the British airship R24 when it departs London for Roosevelt Field Mineola Long Island for the first Atlantic crossing in a lighter than air craft. Uncle Sam’s navy assigns a representative to the historic flight as conditions permit.
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Uncle Sam
Atlantic
Zachary Lansdowne
London
Roosevelt Field
Mineola
Long Island
Order for the Sale of Yuma Lands 15 Signed by Secretary Lane
A telegraph from Col B fly reports in Washington the Mesa land sale order for Yuma Mesa project signed by Secretary Lane this afternoon in the presence of Senator Ashurst Smith Hayden and others. The event marks the start of water to the mesa after ten years. unit B is the second unit with the first south of the area.
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Yuma
Lane
Washington, TD
Yuma Mesa
Ashurst
Smith
Congress
Hayden
Mulford Winsor
Detalle
Bop
Mesa
Lincoln Wins Border Title In Fast 10 Round Bout
MISBEE July 77 The Lincoln and Gundy boxing clash drew Bisbee fans to the Grand theater as Lincoln dominated from the first round through the tenth with Lincoln earning the decision from Referee George. The undercard featuring Zamstes brothers was tame and did not match the main event.
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Lincoln
Border
Misbee
Ratsey
Universal
Bisbee
Warren District Athletic Association
Grand Theater
Zamstes Brothers
Lincett
Gundy
George
Watermelon shipments rise as cantaloupe season ends
Phoenix July 19. With the cantaloupe season closing, watermelons from the Salt River Valley see higher shipments. Two carloads went out last night and three more cars are expected to leave the valley tonight.
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Phoenix
Sait River
Flies Believed To Cause Typhoid Epidemic
Colonel Grinstead, returning from Holbrook and the Lyman dam construction camp, investigated a typhoid outbreak with 10 cases and four deaths. He attributes spread to flies and notes his recent appointment as rural sanitation director by the state health office.
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Phoenix
Colonel Grinstead
Holbrook
Lyman Dam
Grinstead
Fleeing convict captured in Douglas after New Mexico escape
Homer Sanders, an escapee from the New Mexico penitentiary at Santa Fe, was arrested in Douglas after crossing from Mexico. He agreed to waive extradition and awaits return to Arizona authorities. An immigration pickup, Banders, was detained as a possible capture target, but Sanders faces extradition and possible further charges from Socorro County.
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New Mexico
Santa Fe
Douglas
Mexico
United States
Agua Priva
Sherif Parmer
Claude Townsend
New Mexco
Parmer
Socotra County
Livestock and Ranges in Arizona Report on Damp Weather
In Phoenix July 21 heavy rains drenched the range districts improving grazing conditions in western and southern areas. Grand Canyon rainfall exceeded four inches for the week, stock in that vicinity reported good. overall stock condition described as favorable with abundant forage, though damp weather slowed some stock activity and plant growth noted across several counties.
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Arizona
Phoenix
Trauming
le Beneficial Effet
Ares Setipman
Nogsles
Dougas
Grand Can
Jean Troublesenie
Uae
Quail Plentiful and Water Feud Averted in Benson Sermon
Warden Cosby reported heavy rains in northern parts of the county bringing good feed and water for cattle. He noted quail per seasons may hatch well this fall and urged deer protection for future stocking. floods damaged diversions dam and sparked stockholder tensions with calls for new dam funds and bond adjustments.
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Jones
Benson
Cosby
Ochee County
Santa Cruz
Pim
Benton
Pima
Oneer Resident of Douglas Dead
Edward Grindell, a longtime resident of Douglas and former Arizona Democrat reporter, died July 18 at the home of W. F. Kemper in Oseeds Nebraska after a sudden illness. He was 30 to 40, had lived in Arizona since youth, and his body was sent to Platteville for interment. Grindell had recently visited his sister and had been in Arizona for health reasons before settling in Douglas. His early life included time in Tucson Phoenix and at the state capital.
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Douglas
Edward Perlas
Dong
W. F. Kemper
Oseeds
Nebraska
Frank W. Doan
Gridell
Platteville
Grindell
Grindel Sas
Arizona
Douging
Tucson
Phoenix
Arizona Democraticoast
Nogates Automobile Bound for Mexico Captured
An automobile bound for Mexico was seized while carrying a cargo described as 1,000 rounds of ammunition. Authorities reported the seizure as part of a cross border enforcement effort. The incident underscores ongoing efforts to curb illicit weapons movement.
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Nogates
Mexco
Arizona Memo Land From France Travelers Headed Home
July 21 report from Phoenix notes three offers and 42 men from Arizona and New Mexico in Hoboken for demobilization camps in New York. Governor Campbell received a telegram. Rocky Mountain club hosted them Friday night. Names include Lows K Ahlberg Prosper K Garat and many others from Globe Heele Sage Sayers and Alpine among listed locals. Superior men to start work on Jeanyon road July 1.
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Phoenix
Arizona
New Mexico
Hoboken @aewal Company
New York
Insort
Campbell
Rocky Mountain Club
New Yorks
Lows K Ahlberg
Prosper K. Garat
Noch Helberg
William Mishka
Pheemis
Tee P. Winkie
Duran
John W Bey
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State Tax Commission
Grand Canyon
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Commie Sinner Love
Wood
Commission
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Chairien Zander
Pollowize
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Gen. Dickman
Phoenix Contractors and
Tom Wright
Williams
Sonora
Alfred Roos
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Washington
Arizona Shipping We
Emmelons
Homer Sand
Sanders
Shred
Easi
FA. Jures
Arisona Corporation
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Reusen
Tom Pedro
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Jewes Coptalea Hon
France
Jeanyon Road
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