Bowie youth faces murder charge after marbles dispute
Patricio Mendes a Bowie Mexican boy was brought to the county jail by Deputy Sheriff Ben Krat—berg charged with shooting Tommy Gould with a 22 rifle during a marble game dispute. Gould died. Mendes fled toward Bowie before capture. Gould’s parents mourn, while officials question motives and possible larger threat.
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Patricio Mendes
Ben Krateberg
Tommy Gould
Marbles
Gould
Mendes
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Arizona
Fehbers
BAKER CONTESTS BIG TAX SUITS IN SUPREME COURT
Assistant Attorney General Alexander Baker files in the Arizona Supreme Court a reply brief in the International Smelting Company case and similar brief in the Inspiration Consolidated Mining Company matter. The state argues jurisdiction to appeal and contests that the county board of equalization sets all assessments and that state board actions cannot be deemed county valuations. The piece notes revival of mining districts and optimism from Senator Pittman on silver prices.
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Phoenix
Supreme Court
Exander Baker
State Supreme Court
International Smelting Company
Inspiration Consolidated Mining Company
Cult
State Board of Equalization
County Board of Equalization
Seven-Gallon Moonshine Still Raided Near Tempe
Deputies raided a river bottom near Tempe uncovering a still with a capacity of seven gallons per day. The operation was reported by the sheriff's deputies who stated the raid occurred yesterday and George Daniel was arrested on charges of operating the still.
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Ating
Phoenix
Tempe
Sheriff's Office
George! Daniel
State seeks rehearing in Standard Oil tax case
Arizona asks for rehearing after losing in the federal circuit court of appeals in San Francisco. Attorney General Wiley E Jones said the petition was mailed. The state argues the board of equalization used net earnings to value the company’s property, challenging the court’s view on taxing earnings.
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Standard Oil CO
Phoenix
Arizona Board of Equalization
Equalization Board
San Francisco
Arizona
Ite
Nogales toOpen Five Saloons by June First
Nogales Sonora officials expect five saloons to be in operation by June first. Reports say only beer and light wines will be sold, but shippers have been bringing whiskey and mescal from Kentucky distilleries and from Chitras shua, storing it on the American side for Sonora saloons to open.
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Nogales
Sonora
Aris
Nogales Sonora
Kentucky
Fence marks limit for German delegates at Versailles
Disrupted at Versailles the German delegates faced fences marking how far they may go and flee to ensure safety. A guard toured the site while sections near the Alsace hotel were entered, highlighting tension over restrictions at the peace conference.
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Versailles
Bond election delayed as routing dispute pauses plan
A county vote on a 1,260,009 road bond is postponed after highway commission routing disputes. Delegations from affected districts pressed for a revised report naming specific roads while awaiting a new analysis ahead of the board of equalization. Separately a sheriff reports on a skeletal discovery near a well, with investigators unable to determine cause of death or identity.
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Highway Commission
Board of Apervisors
Anf
Commission
Benson Highway
Alleged Bootleggerette Arrested in Mesa
Phoenix June 1 Mesa police arrested Mrs Anna Murray of California amid a drag of thirty five pints of whiskey and a gallon of wine in two loaded suitcases she claimed were influenza remedies. Murray said she traveled from California to join her husband a miner at Miami Arizona and was unaware of legal danger.
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Mesa
Anna Murray
California
Mm. Murray
Arisona
Murray
Miami
Double man hunt in Yavapai County for two fugitives
Prescott May 31 Yavapai county posses are out on a double man hunt for two fugitives. One is charged with killing Constable Victor Miller at Ash Fork and the other is accused of fatally stabbing a Japanese restaurant cook in Prescott. A sister of the cook is believed surrounded by a horse patrol at Rockhill west of here while 40 armed men pursue Completing Terres south of Ash Fork where the constable killer is thought to have fled.
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Prescott
Yavapai County
Victor Miller
Ash Fork
Rockhill
Terres
Tragic Drowning of 3 Year Old in Arizona Canal
A three year old boy, Paul Strub, drowned near Phoenix after stepping into the Arizona canal near where lateral 16 enters. He was alone at the time and no rescue was possible. search efforts to recover his body continued as water was drained from Granite Reef and diverted at the power house for a thorough morning hunt.
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Harry Rafedy
Hank
Arizona Canal
Phoenix
Paul Strubas
Enqulier
Paul
Orl
Granite Reef
Ex convict murders Williams constable in Arizona
Ariz May 31 Victor Melick manager of the telephone company here was shot and killed by Pedro Torres recently released from state penitentiary after burglary. Melick attempted to arrest Torres for alleged horse theft when Torres fired three shots striking Melick dead. Torres fled to his home where a posse surrounded the building and he was wounded and captured. He was taken to Flagstaff for safekeeping.
Arizona trips and tennis clubs highlights noted
Reverend Benedict writes friends about his eastern trip through New York New Jersey and Connecticut praising Arizona reception. He mentions Home Missionary work and a New York pier scene and Camp Upton, plus plans for Arizona unity. Also reports on Tombstone Tennis Association events and an announced promising asbestos field discovery in Pinal County by E K Tarquist of Salt Lake with near railroad access.
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W.eary
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Anther
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Woman Buried in Explosion While Kneeling Before Image
Phoenix May 31 A Mexican woman Felice Lopez was severely burned when a lamp exploded in front of a religious image in her Fifth Street home near Jefferson. The blast set the house on fire, shattering windows. Neighbors alerted the fire department and she was rescued from the burning building. First aid was given at the scene before transfer to a neighbor’s house. Douglas June 2 Pioneer Smith Burial Funeral services were held for Cochise pioneer George B. Smith at Cadwell Porter mortuary chapel. Survived by daughter Kate Smith and son Wallace Smith of Bridgewater Pa, and nephew J C Smith. two former relatives could not attend.
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Fifth Street
Jefferson
Felice Lopez
Central Fire Station
Douglas
George B.smith
Cochise
Fisk
Methodist Church
Cadwell-Porter Mortuary
Kate ‘Smith
Wallace Smith
Bridgewater
J.C. Smith
Taylor at Riverside Attending Conference of Horticulturists
Prof. Esten P Taylor of the University of Arizona extension Riverside head a California plant quarantine conference held at Riverside Mission Inn. Delegates from Arizona California Colorado Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico Oregon Utah Washington Wyoming Hawaii Lower California and British Columbia seek mutual understanding and uniform action to protect plant industries from disease and pests.
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Esten P Taylor
University of Arizona Extension
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Mission Office
Inn
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California
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Idaho
Montana
Nevada
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Oregon
Utaki
Washington
Wyoming
Territory of Hawaii
British Columbia
Silver Prospecting in Colorado's Silver Boom Era
A early 1862 discovery in Clear Creek sparked a gold rush era, followed by a silver surge after 1889 when Caribou mine opened. The Caribou rush propelled Colorado to a second pilgrimage of prospectors, fueling growth in Silverton Leadville Aspen and other camps as silver production surpassed gold by 1895.
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Colo
Clear Creek
Caribou
Colorado
Silverton
Leadville
Aspen
Campa
Tombstone Rifle Team Wins Thriller by Fifteen Points
The Tombstone and Douglas rifle teams clashed at the focal range with a close match. Tombstone led in rapid fire to win by fifteen points, final scores Tombstone 668 Douglas 653. Regular army course shooters all made expert. Reports will go to the state secretary for national match selection. Douglas missing member Seaton. Reynolds and Brown played for Douglas. Wheeler, Smith and Aly for Tombstone.
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Douglar
Tombstone
Douglas
Seaton
Reynolds
Brown
Wheeler
Smith
Aly
New Signal Devices Require Rear End Nailing on Trucks
Phoenix reports the Arizona State legislature passed a law requiring rear end signaling devices on air enclosed motor trucks with trailing beds, effective from a late date.
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Phoenix
Astatena
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