Arizona official reveals early Klan ties at bar meeting
County Attorney SE L Shepherd told Phoenix bar members that he briefly joined the American Business Men's association, later found to be a front for the Ku Klux Klan. He described being urged by an outsider to join, returning the application, and forfeiting a $10 fee after learning the true connection.
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Phoenix
Dune
Maricopa County Bar Association
B.C Stanford
Superior Court
SE. L. Shepherd
Ku Klux Klan
American Business Men's Association
Bushness Men's Association
Shepherd
Business Men's Association
Kian
J. L. B Alexander
Bar Association
J. N. Waller
BF Waller
Rollin Jones
Istana
A. Henderson Stockton
RC. Stanford
Missouri
Nogales
J. L. B. Aleander
Tombstone Postmaster Nomination Sparks Civil Service Contention
W A Fowler is reported as the likely postmaster candidate in Tombstone amid rival bids from Paul A Smith and others after a Civil Service examination. The Bar Association discusses ethics over an investigation into Ku Klux Klan ties as county attorney Shepherd defends his actions and pledges to pursue justice.
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Mr. Fowler
Paul A. Smith
Arizona Packing Co Plant in Bisbee Destroyed by Fire
A Bisbee blaze nearly wiped out the Jones slaughter house and packing plant of the Arizona Packing Company near Don Luis. Loss estimated at 56 000 to 75 000 dollars, with questions about insurance. Fire started in the boiler room area and spread. watchmen offered unclear explanations. Firefighters faced intense heat and delayed water supply before lines could douse the flames.
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Lowell
Warren
Bisbee
Naco
India Growth Drives Gold and Silver Imports in Five Months
New York reports show total gold and silver shipments to India approaching 58 million dollars in five months. Improved Indian trade, strong silver demand in China, and reduced European supplies push metals higher. London and domestic markets reflect record absorption as India and China purchase metals, with March and May activity noted in Shanghai and London.
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India
New York
China
Wu Pein
Li Shihu
Manchuria
London
Japan
Europe
Germany
Mint
Ashurst Urges Action on Bill in Senate
Wash 7 June report on the soldier bonus bill presented to the senate after initial blocking by Senator Williams. Senator Underwood warns of fiscal burden up to 7 billion dollars and possible harm to beneficiaries. Ashurst prods for quick action, calling for courage and grit. Separate note: inspector Jarvis checks Cochise routes, with potential star route changes from Johnson to Cochise.
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Ashurst
Senate
Wash
McCumber
Finance Committee
Williams
Mississippi
Underwood
Arizona
Cochise
Jarvis
U. S. Post Office
Los Angeles
Johnson
Dragoon
Johncon
Johnson and
Jerome District Returns to Old Time Activity
Jerome district resumes traditional activities with renewed community events and gatherings. Local groups organize fairs, dances, and markets, inviting residents and visitors to partake in historic customs once celebrated in the area. Families anticipate a lively season of social and cultural exchanges.
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Jerome
START CLEANING CITY CEMETERY
The city cemetery near Tombstone will be cleaned starting today by Walter Rushin and jail prisoners under Sheriff Hood. A committee including Edith Maria, Councilman Cornelius, RB Val lance, and Cr. Giragt inspected the site in Ora pa and approved work to remove brush, rubbish, rocks, prune trees, and repair driveways. Labor will come at the cost of wing prisoners, improving grounds and restoring dignity to the historic resting place in the little Southwest city.
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City Cemetery
Cts
Walter Rushin
Sherfede We Charee
Edith Maria
CouneMman RJ. Cornelius
RB Vallance
Cr. Giragt
Ora Pa
Rushin
Sheriff Hood
Tombstone
Tombstone City
Keep Off Highway Near Fairbank to Markey’s Ranch
Motorists are warned not to travel over the new highway from Fairbank to Markey's Ranch. Rain has made the surface soft. Gates and other impediments have been placed to prevent traffic. Once rains die, it will be opened and press informed.
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Fairbank
Markey
Protest Storm Over Federal Game Reserve Bill in Congress
Phoenix sportsmen oppose Senate Bill 1452 and House counterpart calling for federal game preserves and a national game constabulary. State warden Joe Vrochaski urges vigorous protest as licenses, high fees, and land taken for hunting and fishing regulation would divert 45 percent to acquisition and the rest to administration.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Congress
Joe V. Vrochaski
Washington
Senate
Hoare Hill Srss
Anthony
Fuck Pond
Prochuska
Survey Underway for Charleston Dam Road Track Elevation
A twelve man survey party starts at Charleston to lay out a plan for rebuilding the El Paso and Southwestern line. The tracks will be moved higher from the river bed to accommodate the Charleston Dam and aid the fertile region's future. An agreement between E P and S W officials and the San Pedro Water Users Association settles track removal and higher replacement.
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Charleston
E P&s W
el Paso & Southwestern
San Pedro
Alleged Patagonia post office raiders jailed in Nogales
Two burglars broke into the Patagonia post office Saturday night stealing money stamps and parcel post packages. Jenus Juarez confessed and implicated Hares Laruna in Laguna. both men were brought to the county jail in Nogales.
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Nogales
Ariz
Patagonia
Jenus Juares
Hares Laruna Wee
Laguna
Jal
Crossing the Trail: Engineers to Survey 200 Miles
A party of engineers will depart Yuma to survey about 200 miles of highway in the northern section, preparatory to construction. Funds totaling over 1,000,000 have been secured from a Los Angeles bond firm, with federal aid matching a quarter of a million dollars for Yuma county. The project aims to complete the Old Spanish Trail from El Paso to the coast, linking through New Mexico Arizona and California. Travel between Phoenix and Los Angeles will be greatly aided once work progresses.
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el Paso
San Diego
Los Angeles
Iran
Paso
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Futher
Chambers
of Commerce
Yuma
Ariz
Yuma County
Phoenix
Jealousy Suspected in Nogales Clothing Theft
Mrs Frances Turner identified jealousy as the motive for a theft at her Nogales home. She told police two women she knows likely stole several hundred dollars worth of clothing, citing their envy of her fine garments and upcoming marriage to a sergeant at Camp Littie.
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Nogales
Frances Turner
Camp Littie
Arizona lumbermen urged unity and fair image
A persuasive address notes Arizona as a promising state for lumber, urges border workers to back Mexican recognition, predicts Sonora and Chihuahua development boosting border cities, and calls for unity and public education to counteract the view that lumber interests prey on the public.
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Mexi
America
Sonora
Chihuahua
United States
Dereon
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