Protect Arizona Homesteaders Unite for State Reclamation Plan
A statewide Arizona Reclamation Association forms to advance 21 irrigation projects covering about 932000 acres. The group aims to block opposition to water-rights measures, promote irrigation districts, and develop over 100000 horsepower of hydroelectric capacity for eight to nine months annually. Officers include E W Michael president and C O Case secretary with board members from Phoenix Casa Grande and other counties.
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Nix. Jone
Arizona
Arizona State Reclamation Association
House
San Carlos
Pinal
Agua Fria Irrigatis
Maricopa County
Navajo County
Yama County
Cave Creek
San Pedro Valley
San Simon Valley
Cochise County
Date Creek
Williamson Valley
Yavapat County
Gile Valley Water Users’ Association
Graham County
Hay Lake
Coconino County
Little Colorado River
Nasajo County
Palomas-Mohawk Valley
Yuma 1
Paradise-Verde
Queen Creek
Walnut Grove
Santa Cruz Valley
Pima County
Gila Valley
Greenlee County
Santa Cruz River
Santa Cruz County
Arizona Reclamation Association
State Reclamation Association
E.W. Michael
CO. Case
E. S. Clark
Howard S. Reed
Phoenix
George N. Hall
Casa Grande
Es Ory County
Douglas Men Rob Douglas County Highway Station
Two bandits stopped J E Harper and D P Parker on the Douglas Bisbee highway near the county hospital. They stole $22 from Harper and $8 from Parker after forcing them from their car. The men escaped. Harper and Parker reported the incident and authorities searched but found no trace.
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Douglas
J. E Harper
D. P. Parker
Bisbee
Harper
Parks
Requests for Local Place Names in Cochise County
State Historian J H McClintock seeks reader assistance on the origins of Cochise County place names. He has compiled a long list with brief histories but many names remain unclear. Readers are urged to send any information about names such as Ajax Hill Benson Brookline Canisteo Charleston College Peak Courtland Croton Spring Iida Fairbank Fife Spring Forest Gadwell Spring Galt Valley and others to aid the data collection.
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J. H. McClintock
Arizona
Cochise Counry
Ajax Hill
Baker Springs
Benson
Brookline
Canisteo
Charleston
Colege Peak
Courtland
Croton Spring
Iida
Fairbank
Fife Spring
Forrest
Gadwell
Galt Valley
Joudein Spring
Hamburs
Helen's Dome
Hereford
Johnson
Kelton
Leckie Springs
Light
Longs
McAlister
McNairs
McNeal
Manzora
Mascot
Middlemarch
Military
Monkey Springs
Nugent's Pans
Olga
Salt River Valley project charges deferred for year
Phoenix June 7 Construction charges on the Salt River Valley project totaling about 1600000 dollars for 1920 21 have been deferred for 12 months from December 1 1921. F A Reid president of the association said return from Washington noted. Interior Secretary A B Fall and Morries Bien acting director of reclamation service ordered deferment of the fourth and fifth payments after talks with President Reid and Frank R Stewart committee member.
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Phoenix
Salt River Valley
F. A. Reid
Association
Washington
A. B. Fall
Interior
Morries Bien
Reclamation Service
Fouth
Wit
Reid
Frank R. Stewart
Salt River Valley Association
Laine Valley
London Sends Gold to U S Up To 110 Million
A June 6 report shows US gold imports from London this year total about 110 million dollars. From Jan 1 to May 18 British pounds of gold dispatched reach 20,550,874. Over 13 million pounds come from South African gold sold in London market. Rothschilds routed about 16.9 million pounds for Kuhn Loeb. London’s excess imports are near 12 million pounds. Gold imports from South Africa amount to 36,314,286 pounds.
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New York
London
Local firm eyed for more Weir films after hit
M Gaines of Tombstone, director in Border Feature Film Corp, reports enthusiastic reply from Nick Steezes urging more Weir pictures. "The Only Girl" sold for 7500, second film "Pale" expected to exceed first. Production cost of first two under 6000, third picture underway with praised photography in "Pals" and "The Only Girl" noted as 260 percent in reception.
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M. Gaines
Tombstone
Border Feature Film Corporation
Weir Pictures
Nick Steezes
Mne
Ture
Airplane Crashes Near Pirtleville During Flight
June 7 report from Douglas states an airplane bound for Nogales failed after takeoff from the municipal field. Lieut FS Peul and Sergt Lindell of the ith aerial squadron escaped serious harm as the craft crashed just outside Pirtleville when a connecting rod in the engine broke. The airplane was a total loss, burning and tearing off landing gear and wings, with damage estimated in the thousands of dollars.
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Douglas
Nogales Ina Te Hailand
FS. Peul
Sergio Lindell
Ith Aeral
Dongle
Pirtlevill
Paul
Wraise
Bisbee Mine Blast Kills Worker and Injures Another
Chaude C. Naree was killed and Frank Yareho seriously injured this afternoon when a round of blasts in the Calumet and Cochise mine shaft exploded. Both miners remained at the scene after fuses on several shots were lighted, attempting to fight other fuses which were wet. Yardo crawled to the main shaft, rang for the cage, and reported the accident.
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Bisbe
Chaude C. Naree
Frank Yareho
Calumet and Cochise
Yardo
Pioneer Resident Oliver Ger Dies in California
Pioneer Arizona figure Oliver Ger, longtime Democratic floor leader of the twenty first territorial legislature, died recently in California. He had lived in Congress Junction, was widely known statewide, and passed away in La Verne where his family had resided in recent years.
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Phoenix
Oliver Ger
Arizona
California
Thomas E. Campbell
Sarah Weir
Gert
Congress Jenetton
la Verne
Ammonia Leak Triggers Gas Alarm At Local Store
On June 3 a refrigerating plant ammonia pipe burst at the Phillips Dolge store. Customers and clerks fled as rescue crews with oxygen helmets assisted. A helmet wearer was burned by ammonia while Mrs. Clara Howe fainted after reentering to use an outside phone. Fire alarm noise amplified the scene.
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Hisrer
Phieps Dolge
Fas
Afernoon
Copper Queen
Clara Howe
VALUATION HEARING FOR MORENCE PHELPS MINE
M Sadat representing Morence Phelps Tiodese corporation appeared before the state tax commission yesterday to seek a reduced valuation on the mine. The property has been shut since September 1919 and work has continued only in development. Greenlee assessor kept the 1920 valuation, set when the mine produced $6300. The commission uses five years net earnings to fix mine valuations and lists the mine as non producing this year.
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Phoenix
M. Sadat
Railroad officials deny war of Yaquis reports
Officials for the Southern Pacific of Mexico at Nogales Sonora today denied reports that Yaqui Indians were on the warpath and attacking towns in the Corral and Esperanza districts. They attributed the burning of the approach to a bridge over the Yaqui river 250 miles south of shore to hot embers, not an attack.
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AL Artz
Southern Pacific of Mexico
Nogales
Sonora
Corral
Esperanza
Jhore
Albert L Waters Dies in China Miner History Bisbee Tombstone
Word arrives of Albert L Waters death in China where he mined after leaving Cochise county. He lived in Bisbee Tombstone and Globe, spent three years in China, was married to a Shaniey girl from Bisbee. Also notes a Health Bulletin The Care of the Baby by Mrs Charles R Howe. Mayflower mine ore dump reaches 125 dollars per ton.
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Albert L. Waters
China
Waters
Cochise County
Bisbee
Tombstone
Globe
Shaniey
Biehee and
Stone
Uulleum
State Board of Health
Charles R. Howe
Hysienie
Board of Health
Oatman—United
Mayflower
Powder Plant To Open Near Benson
June 3 report on the Apache Powder company plant nine miles from Benson nearing completion with 300 workers. Expected to be in commission next September as its existence follows high powder prices that drove mines to produce their own explosive.
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Benson
The
Apache Powder Company
Hydro-Electric Power Sought for Post Project
Albert Steinfeld reports hydroelectric power may aid Post project farmers facing irrigation shortages. Electricity from Roosevelt project could extend to Casa Grande, but distance and cost may hinder further line extensions. Steinfeld seeks details from Roosevelt officials on feasibility and timing.
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Tucson
Post
Albert Steinfeld
Steinfeld
Casa Grande
Sacaton
Roosevelt
Steinfenks
Roosevelt Project
Paper Post Farms
Missing 15-Year-Old Girl Sought After Weekend Search
Phoenix reports Mrs Dh)k Law remainder appeals to public help locating her daughter Eron Lawrence who disappeared last Monday afternoon after a downtown outing with a friend. Officials have found no trace despite investigations by city and county.
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Phoenix
Dh)k Lawrester
Eron Lawrence
Ron
Ashington
Prisoner Slashes Self in County Jail
In Nogales Arizona Jane M0 years old inmate Terrill slashed his neck with a safety razor at 11 to 12 yesterday morning. He bled heavily before medical aid arrived and is reported improving and recovering. Terrill is jailed on a hops smuggling charge.
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Nogales
Ariz
Jane
Terrill
Une
Treasury issues large treasury notes and certificates
In Dallas on June, the secretary of the treasury announced a common offering of about 500 million dollars of three year notes at 3.75 percent maturing June 15 1924 and one year certificates at 1.5 percent maturing June 15 1922. Banks and the Federal Reserve Bank accept subscriptions, which should be placed immediately as books are open and may close at any time.
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Dallas
Texas
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank
Phoenix delegate named to National Conference of Social Workers
Christiana Gilchrist of Phoenix named to represent the state Governor Campbell as Arh toma delegate to the National Conference of Social Workers in Milwaukee Wisconsin from June 31 to 27. Secretary of State Ernest Hail and State Treasurer Earhart returned from Lyman dam and handed it to Lyman Water company for operation. Reports of high grade silver ore from Mahove county at Rawhide mine in Kingman and a rich gold strike at Sulphur Gulch near Deer Creek.
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Phoenix
Christiana Gilchrist
Campbell
Social Workers
Milwaukee
Wis
Ernest Hail
Earhart
Lyman Dam
Lyman Water Company
Mahove County
Rawhide
Kingman
Globe
Deer Creek
Hogs Imbibe Booze Five Die Owner Seeks County Pay
In Marinette on a Price ranch a party with prune juice and apricot mash led to five hogs dying after drinking fermented mash. Deputies raided the site uncovering a still and about 100 gallons of mash. The owner asks the county board to cover the hog losses. Deputies DeWitt Meeks and Burch seized the mash, poured it out, and observed hogs staggering and fighting.
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County
Eueste
B.S. Price
Fea
Marinette
Wineland
Board of Supervisors
al DeWitt
Fred Meeks
H. Carr
Federal court frees many in liquor cases
Federal court freed 11 defendants charged with violations of federal prohibition laws. The judge indicated he would take similar action in other liquor cases begun by state officers or in state courts. Marshall’s office attache reports many warrants used for state court searches proved faulty in federal trials.
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New Peters Jude
United States
United States Marshal’s Ofice
Tomatoes Imported Through Morais Port Decline Report
Asis June 7. Since January 1, a total of 22,204,479 pounds of tomatoes has been imported through the Port of Morais from Mexico. The breakdown lists 85 pounds of green fruit and 1,520 pounds of replant.
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Nogales Asis
Morais
Mexico
Tve Godt Ter Et Cutuune Antal
Atest
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Clancy Kids
Ipercy L. Cr Rosby
Eas the
Mecere Newepanes
Goghise
WILE
Pirtleville
Hygienic Bulletin
First National Bank
Federal Reserve Syste
Fedefal Court
Towarie
the Bank OF Security and Service
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