Silver Price Floor Impacts Mint and Markets
Silver cannot drop below one dollar per ounce as United States policy and Pittman Act provisions drive minting actions. The piece notes London daily fixing, US mint purchases, seigniorage limits, and predicted long term demand from India and the Orient amid postwar trade expansion.
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Denver
Lcensed
London
New York
America
Great Britain
United State Mint
Baker
India
Orient
Europe
Pittman
Ebay
Bland
Sherman
Int Bureau
Ballfon
Secretary of the Treasury
American Mining Congress
Faker
Ft Huachuca Observes Memorial Day Tribute Service
Yesterday at Ft Huachuca the National Flag flew at half mast from sunrise to noon as a band played the Star Spangled Banner. Troops formed in columns and marched to the cemetery for memorial services led by the 16th Cavalry chaplain. Troop M, 10th Cavalry provided the firing squad and all drill was suspended for the day.
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Ft. Huachuca
America
16Th Cavairy
10Th Cavalry
Arizona troops head to Fort Bliss from Camp Upton
Phoenix dispatch notes 3400h old artillery with Arizona men will mobilize at Fort Bliss Texas after leaving Camp Upton New York. Governor Campbell announces the movement as part of postwar demobilization. Other units and casuals from overseas also depart in waves toward Fort Bliss and Camp Dix, Merrimac, and Garden City for processing, with most troops from Arizona New Mexico and nearby states.
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Phoenix
New York
Arizona
Camp Upton
Port Bliss
Tex
Capitol
Campbell
N.Y
Fort Bliss
B. Mabry
Mexico
Ilineis
Missouri
Camp Merri . J
Ftt Bliss
Air Service
Camp Dis
N. J
Garden City
Noy
Camp Dix
353D
354Th
East
Fortus
California Arizona Lead Cantaloupe Acreage in 1919
A San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank bulletin reports cantaloupe acreage in California and Arizona for 1919 will total 43 percent of U S production, up one percentage point from 1918. The data reflect farmers in the two states dominating the national crop share.
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Phoenin
California
Arizona
United States
Fe Eral Reserve Bank
San Francisco
University of Arizona President Heads to Mexico City Visit
Dr Rob von KleinSmid, president of the University of Arizona, departed Thursday evening for Laredo Texas and then to Mexico City for an official visit to the University of Mexico.
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Tucson
Rob von KleinSmid
University of Arizona
Laredo
Texas
Mexico City
University of Mexico
Field Day Held At Huachuca By Cavalry Troops
Troops of the 10th Cavalry at Fort Huachuca stage an elaborate field meet drawing many visitors. The program features a potato race with contestants riding out to collect ten potatoes, return to the starting line, and place them in a bucket as the winner secures ten potatoes first.
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Fort Huachuca
10Th Cavalry
Bisbee Cubs Rally to Beat Stars 5 to 4 in Tight Tilt
Bisbee Cubs defeated the Stars 5 to 4 on the focal diamond yesterday afternoon. The local team led early with runs in the first and fourth innings while Tombstone stopped the rally with strong defense. A large crowd watched as the Cubs held on through a rowdy middle stretch before adding two more tallies in the final half of the game. A visiting party from Denver and El Paso toured Tombstone monuments during their sojourn through Arizona.
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Addiss
Cubs
Cochran
Tombstone
Arizona
Herbert E Fryer
Denver
Colo
Fryer
Carnegie Steel Company
Harry K. Jones
The
Hills, Burton & White Manufacturing Company
el Paso
Schleffelin
Modoc
Nogales
Rifle Match Between Douglas and Tombstone
A Douglas telephone message outlines a rifle match with Tombstone and details the planned team for Caldwell New Jersey and the state team selection. Captain Seaton from Arizona Mate is named along with Reynolls Riggs Brown and Tuc son performances noted. A large crowd is hoped for at the rifle range tomorrow.
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Douglas
Payiay
Seaton
Arizona
Slick Brown
Tucson
Everbody
Williams Heirs Awarded $12 500 Damage Verdict
In Casa Grande on May 5 1918 the Pinal county superior court returned a verdict for the heirs of John S Williams a former Bisbee resident killed in a railroad collision. Prosecution by William B Boggs administrator cited Walker D Hites railroad official among defendants. Williams and wife and three children were killed when their automobile failed to stop for a passing train at a Casa Grande street crossing. Bentley Williams accompanied the family that evening. The administrator seeks damages for Mrs Williams and the three children. Flanigan and Murray of Florence represent the plaintiff.
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Misbee
John S Willems
Bisbee
Casa Grande
Superior Court
Pinal County
William B. Boggs
Jha
Williams
Walker D. Hites
Willems
Bentley
Cubs Beat Tombstone In Amateur League Tilt
Cochran pitched well for the Cubs while Hill matched him for Tombstone but weak outfield play hurt the local team. A return game at Warren Park is planned as both sides aim to improve before the next meeting. Bisbee and Tombstone posted four and seven runs respectively with Robey Cochran Carpena Hull handling batteries.
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Cubs
Cochran
Hill
Tombstone
Warren Park
Bisbee
Robey
Carpena and
Hull
Arizona Soldier Killed In Troop Train Wreck
Greenfield Ohio May 20 One soldier is killed and four injured when Baltimore and Ohio troop train No 3 wrecked four miles west of town. The train, bearing Arizona and New Mexico troops from overseas, was en route to Fort Worth Texas for discharge. The dead soldier is unnamed. Injured include Robert V. Jack of San Jon New Mexico Joseph T Sandebal of Almo New Mexico Michael V. Richards of Albuquerque New Mexico and another unnamed serviceman.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Arizona
New Mexico
Here
Ft. Worth
Texas
Robert V. Jack
San Jon
N. M
Joseph T. Sandebal
Ioe Almo
Michael V. Richards
Albuquerque
Arizona permits Mexican troop movement through Arizona
R E Mecutien acting governor of Arizona in Campbell's absence replied to a Nogales telegraph from Mexican consul Emiliano Tamez asking permission for Mexican troops to move through Arizona to Juarez. The state department had already announced permission for transshipment and the matter drew speculation from officials. The dead soldier was later identified as Joseph Claix of Phoenix.
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R. E. Mecutien
Arizona
Campbell
New York
Nogales
Juarez
Emiliano Tamez
State Department
Tamer
United States Territory
Joseph Claix
Phoenix
Carranza to Move Troops Toward Ciudad Juarez
Douglas May 30 A Mexican plan to move troops from Nogales Sonora to Chihuahua Ciudad Juarez hinges on U S permission to pass through the United States Agua Prieta officials say men and materiel are concentrated near Nogales awaiting word If permission fails the march to Chihuahua would be delayed at least a week with overland routes via San Luis Pass or the Bates Pit valley discussed as alternatives involving Arizona New Mexico and Texas borders
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State Department
United States
Juarez
Nogales
Sonora
Arizona
Douglas
State Department of the United States
Ciudad Juarez
Chihuahua
Agu Privia
Agua Prieta
Nokalos
Southern Pacific
Arizona, New Mexico
San Lule Pass
New Mexico-Texas
Batepite Valley
Colonia Morelos
Throwel Pulpito Pass
Chinahua
Villa
Mexico Northwestern
Pearson
Agia Prieta
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Huachuca
Bisbee Cubs
Stars
Bisbees
MSC
A. Cab Nine
Flannizay & Murray
Florence
VISIT
Historic
Greenfield
Ohio
Carranza
Nago
Son
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