Man Wanted for Crime in Arizona Arrested in L A
West A. West, sought in the death of Lem Smith near Topock, Arizona, was arrested in Los Angeles by city detectives at the sheriff of Kingman Arizona’s request. He accompanied Smith from Brownwood Texas weeks earlier and was identified when a satchel arrived for him at the station.
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Los Angeles
A West
Kingman
Ani
West
Lem Smith
Topock
Ariz
Smith
Brownwood
Tex
Express
Farmers Benefit From Land Bank Reforms
The text argues that true financial aid for farmers comes when ownership rests with those who work the land. It notes amendments to the land bank act, the land program, and the bank system, citing large funds and ongoing government generosity to support farming through long term loans and investments.
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Pri
State Highway Maintenance Expands Across Douglas Area
The Board of County Engineer reports statewide highway work from Rodeo to Pima, Benson to Fairbank, and Fairbank to Santa Cruz with crews aiding flood damage. Two gangs operate Globe to Roosevelt and Douglas roads, plus crews on Benson Vail road at Benson. Additional maintenance concentrates on road dragging and rover repairs after heavy rains. The Geronimo area is mentioned in the update.
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Douglas East
Board of
Minty
Rodeo
Benson and Froubstone
Fairbank
Santa Cruz
Tak
Sna Toman Lags
Ipmient
Benson Vail
Benson
Geronimo
A Move to Be Appreciated in Zona Highway Five
The Arizona State Highway Department launches a new publication to inform taxpayers about road work. Each county provides statements on completed, ongoing, and planned projects. The public gains official insight into how road funds are spent with state and local press support.
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Inzona Highway
Pearance
Secc & Magazine
Th Department
Pols
State Highway Department
Arizona
Mission of
Arizona Highways
Market outlook for canned fruits and pineapples
A stock up advisory notes canned tomatoes peas corn and local fruits may rise in price, urging buyers to stock up. It highlights a cheap pineapple crop in Cuba and Hawaii, recommending gallon cans for healthful, versatile use. German waiters regret waning popularity, blaming high tipping and seeking welcome abroad.
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Cuba
Hawaian Islands
High School Consolidation Driven by Road Quality
The article argues that consolidating high school districts hinges on good roads enabling economical tax support. It notes Cochise County has built most state highways and remaining county links, emphasizing long term gains from road maintenance and the collective benefits to schooling and community life.
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Cochise County
Main County Highy
Optimistic outlook promises gradual postwar progress
Fragmented and garbled text discusses a future period of reconstruction with cautious optimism. It hints at slow progress starting in Tombstone and minty, mentioning housing for tenants and a plan to attract suitable residents while addressing living conditions. The source yields vague and incomplete lines.
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Minty
Tombstone
Fragmentary Bonanza Report Prompts Hopeful Reactions
A fragmented note references Bonanza and renewed prosperity, with mentions of gold and silver returning, and hopes for the fullest extent. The readable text shows a Douglas International context implied but unclear.
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Bonanza T
Rome
Taugp
Douglas Internat
Ice Adams Hero Of The Roads State Conference
According to Nogales Herald, C. E. Adams saved a girl from drowning in Nogales during the tax conference week. Adams, once mayor of Bisbee and former corporation commissioner candidate, carried the unconscious girl to Owl Drug Store where a physician treated her. Road conditions across Cochise County show damage but traffic largely moves, with only the Fort Huachuca area and dips delaying transport.
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Wellensaay
Nogales
Ceb Adame
Cochise County
Maria Barthing
Adams
Gus Haigler
Haigler
J. C. Adams
Dave Adams
Cochise
Ice
Teirl
Bisbee
West Brownwood man arrested in Los Angeles in Smith case
A Brownwood Texas man Daly SW A West traveling with Lem Smith was arrested in Los Angeles per a local telegram. Sheriff Mahoney of Mahaveesanty headed there to recover West. A cashier’s check to Magdalen NM was sent from Brownwood in the alleged Smith funds. Smith’s father Wilay Smith is described as wealthy.
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Daly SW. A
Brownwood
Texas
Lem Smith
Topock
Ariz
Los Angeles
WP. Mahoney
Mahaveesanty
Smith
Magdalena
Wexican Charged With Butchering Calf
Deputy Sheriff Bile Benet brought Porrero or Penson to the county jail today charged with butcher ing a calf belonging to Supervisor Tl. A. Adams of Dragorn. Witnesses saw the butcher and the meat was found in his possession during a court investigation at Ben tor trial in the Supe ander Ria bed at his bees sop.
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Borrero
Penson
Sherif Bilile Benet
Tl. A. Adams
Dragorn
Porrero
Airplane Hangar Erected at State Yards
July 27 report that a large hangar is being completed at state yards. The 448 by 72 foot structure houses a government supplied war material plane and will store trucks and autos. Canvas covering remains over wood trusses with potential future conversion to corrugated metal for permanence. Cost estimated at a nominal amount.
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Harkac
Reflection of mining activity in Mohave County
A July report from Phoenix notes a reflection of mining activity in Mohave County. The Arizona Corporation Commission has received a large number of permit applications to sell stock filed by mining companies operating in several districts there.
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Phoenix
Mohave County
Arizona Corporation Commission
Canine Rampage Sparks Panic on Pennington Street
In Tucson on Pennington Street near Stone Avenue residents witnessed a large brindle dog go wild, frothing and snapping as it dashed through the area. Dr. Edward N. Bywater then fired two bullets, ending the threat by nightfall. Children and neighbors were frightened during the incident and nearby activity halted briefly.
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Tucson
Penington Street
Stone Avenue
Edward N. Bywater
Areer
Pennington Street
Tucson Man Steps Off Train and Dies Near El Paso
Pat Wood, son of a Tucson businessman, stepped from a moving train two miles west of El Paso Union Station and died at Smelter hospital a few hours later. A Mexican laborer testified at the inquest the train ran about 20 mph when Wood left the car.
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EL Paso
Pat Wood
Tucson
Arizona
el Paso Union Station
Wood
Comando
Three Governors in One Day in Arizona History
In 1912 Arizona marked a historic day with three governors in a single day. Governor Thomas Campbell and Secretary of State Ernest Hall were in No Rules, Sonora for a state tax conference when the governor left the state. With both chief officials absent, James McK Redmond, assistant secretary of state from Phoenix, acted as governor for about an hour before the line of succession resumed.
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Nogales
Arizona
Thomas Campbell
Ernest Hall
Sonora
Overnor
Joh McK Redmond
Phoenix
Brewery Equipment Passes Through Nogales
Brewery wagons beer vats and other equipment shipped from Milwaukee to Mazatlan pass through Nogales daily. The 18th Amendment shut Milwaukee brewery operations, but the gear continues to move toward Mazatlan as Mexico’s beer industry grows.
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Nogales Nogales
Milwaukee
Mazatla
Mazatlan
Nogales
Nogates
Offering Certificates of Indemnity In Two Series
Dallas July 25 The secretary of the treasury has authorized offering a limited amount of treasury certificates of indemnity in two series dated and bearing interest from August 1 2421 Series TM 21825 and one quarter per cent due March 15 1922 and series B 1922 five and one half per cent due August 1 1922 Subscription speaks are now open.
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Dallas
Texas
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
First Copies of the Arizona Blue Book Received
Copies of the Arizona Blue Book compiled by Secretary of State Ernest R. Hall have arrived. Hall ordered 2300 copies for distribution on application. The compact volume includes state history, population data, lists of officials and towns, crop values, organizations, and federal and state offices.
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Arizona
Mazatzal Fire Damage Heavy Report Reveals Costs
Prescott July 27 reports show the Mezatzal fire in the Tonto national forest burned not less than 2500 acres and cost the forest service between 2500 and 7000 dollars for labor supplies and transportation in a detailed report received today.
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Prescott
Tonto National Forest
Forta Service
One Month-Old Child Drowns While At Play Prescott
July 28. In Prescott a 17 month old child, Donald Campbell, son of Superintendent and Mrs F L Campbell, fell from a yard and into a pipeout line cutoff box partly filled with water and drowned at about 10 am. Representing the county hospital, the boy was found in the water and died shortly after.
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Prescott
Donald Campbell
F. L. Campbell
Troops to Return to Camp Harry J Jones
Douglas July 27 Senator Cameron in Washington assures Chamber of Commerce leader George E Buxton that Camp Harry J Jones will be restored to normal troop levels after army redistribution. Discharges of 1260 to 1500 men prompt inquiry into replacements and future postings.
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Douglas
Harry J. Jones
George E. Buxton
Chamber of Commerce and Marines
Raph Cameron
Washington, D.C
Buxton
Cameron
Secretary of War
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New York
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America
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Huachuca Siding
Sid Smyth
Tombstone-Benson Road
Curtis Flat
Junctivea Siding
Sulphur Springs
Smyth
Wexican
Mazatzal
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