Auto gunfire shoots past sleeper in Tucson home
A .38 caliber steel jacketed bullet fired from a westbound automobile on Speedway beyond the city limits penetrated the front room wall of F C Winstel’s house, lodged in a piano, barely missing the sleeping man. The car returned about 1 AM firing as it neared the residence. Winstel described hearing shots and noted the bullet likely ricocheted after striking the ground.
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Sleeper
Tucson
Speedway
F.C. Winstel
Rush Yet to File Petitions for News Bills
In Phoenix, the deadline midnight July 1 for filing initiative petitions has passed with no rush to file. No filings recorded yet, though two constitutional amendments and a referendum are in the works for the upcoming election. One amendment moves state tax commission candidates to the regular ballot under party captions. the other bars legislators from civil offices of profit created or increased during their term.
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Phoenix
Secretary of State
Qetate Tax Commission
Bootleggers Sell Water For Tequila In Nogales
Nogales Arizona June 9 bootleggers are selling Sonora water labeled tequila to buyers on this side of the line at six dollars per quart. Patrons complain they are swindled when the product is not tequila. Police urge buyers to beware and note the risk of bootleg goods.
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Nogales
Ariz
Tequilla
Sonora
Ite
Court Rules Husbands and Wives Can Vote in Bond Elections
The Attorney General Wiley E. Jones issues guidance that both spouses may vote in bond elections if they own community land in Phoenix. Even when title is in one name, ownership of the community property grants voting rights on bonds.
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Phoenix
Wiley E. Jones
State to settle bills by June
In a Phoenix statement secretary Clayton Bennett of the state institutions board said all bills for state supplies will be paid before June 20 to avoid complications for the state and merchants. Merchants are urged to submit bills early and no purchases will be made after June 15. some holdovers from the last fiscal year may require a relief bill.
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Phoenix
Clayton Bennett
Bennett
Fort Huachuca Commander Warns Against Local Debts
Colonel F C Marshall of the 10th Cavalry denounces civilians in border towns who credit Army personnel at local merchants. He states there is no legal basis for such debts against enlisted men unless secured by civilian endorsers or mortgages. He adds the War Department will not help civilians collect private debts from public servants and will discipline officers or men who bring the Army into discredit.
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Tombstone
Arizona
Fort Huachuca
War Department
F.C. Marshall
10Th Cavalry
Jones Demands Harris Grant Accounting for Funds
Attorney General Wiley Jones sent Governor Campbell's demand for a full accounting of National Guard funds during Chas W. Harris's tenure to Harris today. Jones urged quick compliance to avoid court action and requested a meeting to settle the accounts, noting the governor's language was not his to answer.
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Phoes
Chas W. Harris
Campbell
National Guard
Harris
Wiley Jones
Jones
Ate
Rossi's Famous Tucson Café to Pass From View
June 7 report notes Rossi's cafe in Tucson will close after 37 years. Alex Rosal, longtime figure linked to southern prisons, returns to Italy with plans to visit four sisters. The establishment may be taken over by the Winslows as Rossi heads to his birthplace.
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Tucson
Alex Rosal
Rossi
Alexia
Italy
Win Sloys
Coctas
Army warehouse break in at university reveals stolen revolvers
Tucson reports a night break into the military warehouse at the university. Four army 43 calibre double action revolvers were stolen from the safe after its combination was used. Sergeant W J Carroll, a furloughed reservist who attended the university, is sought in connection with the incident. He was last seen on June 4 and is expected to be discharged near June 30 at Douglas. Shots of a city-wide search note his presence around Congress Street and campus.
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Tucson
University
W. J. Carroll
First Cavalry
Camp Jones
Douglas
Congress Street
Boniface
Roemer
Carrol
Los Angeles
Jane
Tambatone
A Song of Arizona, A Verse in Honor of the Southwest
A poem extols Arizona with sunlit deserts mountains rivers canyons and forests. It praises Painted Desert fossil beds and mines while lauding the people as brave true and good. It ends with wishes for peace prosperity and blessings on the state and its residents.
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Arizona
Two City Drug Haul In Wollport Hotel Raid
In Phoenix on June 7 police seized a haul valued at $2,000 including morphine, cocaine and barbiturates hidden in a trap step at the Wollport hotel corner Second and Madison. John Tisdale dubbed Overall Kid and Cleo Spellman were arrested. Tisdale found guilty on narcotics possession and fined $100, plus 30 days for liquor selling. Spellman fined $100 on narcotics, liquor charge dismissed on appeal. The trap step description noted heavy blanket coverage and springs to hide its location. Police called this raid the largest narcotics seizure in the city to date.
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Phoenix
Wollport Hotel
Second
Madison Streets
John Tisdale
Kid
Cleo Spellman
Hquor
Thomas
Tisdale
Fragmented Verse Fragment from Arizona City Riff
A poetic fragment references floating away south and a quirky climb to a cellar. It notes a city known across the states as Somewhere in Arizona with open streets and warnings to watch your step while hints of a market or plot emerge. The piece uses oblique imagery and a casual regional voice.
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Arizona
Ates
Blumenthal to Join Ellinwood Ross Bisbee Firm
Douglas man Maurice Blumenthal will join Ellinwood and Ross of Bisbee starting August 1 after leaving Boyle and Pickett. He served as deputy county attorney under John F. Ross and will attend a six week course at LeLand Stanford in Palo Alto before returning to Bisbee. He praised Boyle and Pickett but seeks broader opportunities.
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Maurice Blumenthal
Boyle
Pickett
Mr. Pickett
Blumenthal
Douglas
Douglas Dispatch
Tombstone
John F. Ross
Committee Named To Outline Plans For King Cotton Exhibition
Mesa plans for the Cotton Carnival 1920 begin with Mesa Commercial Club directing W R Stewart John Cammard and D F Ware to investigate conditions and report. In Phoenix excavation proceeds on a $75 000 Warehouse for the Southwest Cotton Company at Seventh and Grant. The carnival dates set for late October 1930 with a 50x145 foot structure to be built east of the fire office and connected by an extension for better facilities.
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W. R. Stewart
Working ON Cotton Co. Club
John Cammard
D. F. Col
Phoenix
Date Company
Grant
Ture
Ostrict
Carnival
Church Wins On Land Valuation In Damages Case
Fire destroyed the Patton barn and eight horses and cars at West Phoenix Avenue after a switch engine spark sparked the blaze. The Arizona Hercules of West Phoenix Avenue and the Ray Consolidated Copper Company figure in the case over a disputed strip of land. Frank Lake, candidate for Democratic nomination for state tax commissioner, formerly Maricopa county supervisor, presided over the proceedings. The jury valued the land at 910.50 after a proposed substitute of 500. An appeal followed the denial of a motion for a new trial.
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Maricopa Coun
Pisiatiff
Era Farm Loan Board of
Arisons
Prank Lake, Jr
Damage case on jury excused for term
Vernor Greaves sues Douglas Traction and Light Company in Douglas Superior Court for damages from a November 5, 1919, street car collision. Jury excused after selection. Greaves alleges left leg and foot injuries from the car not giving warning. Defendants cite fault by Puemtit? represented by Mamnai & Stephenson. defense by Boyle & Picket.
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Vernor Greaves
Douglas Traction & Light Company
Douglas
Lockwood
Panvel
Greaves
Down & Ford
Puemtit
Mamnai & Stephenson
Boyle & Picket
State plans mining courses as vocational training in Phoenix
Arizona to offer practical mining instruction in Phoenix with Copper Hill led by J A Wolf. Globe, Mangan, and other towns will host related courses as part of the state vocational program. Schools in Winsion, Ray, Mami, and Jerome are building carpentry and shop facilities to teach trades through hands on work. Vocational mining courses are slated to begin in September with additional sheet metal and auto repair programs planned for Prescott in early autumn.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Copper Hill
J. A. Wolf
Globe
James T. Ryan
Trades and Industries
Vocational Department of the State
Mr. Ryan
M Winsion
Ray
Mami
Jerome
Prescott
Opinion clarifies distinct debts of school districts in Arizona
Attorney General Wiley E. Jones rules that a high school district and a common school district, though coterminous, are separate entities with separate indebtedness. Each district’s debt is not added to the other for borrowing purposes. Elections on bond issues may occur the same day but require separate ballots and boxes for the two districts. Separate balloting advised for school and common school debt requests.
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Phoenix
Wiley E. Jones
Genrk i
Lam
Wiley E. Ones
Rock Crusher Underway for Tempe Cement Roads Project
June 7 report from Phoenix notes Twohy Bros Construction began erecting a large rock crushing plant at Tempe to supply crushed stone for 283 miles of cement highways in Maricopa County, per county officials.
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Phoenix
Tempe
Twohy Bros. Construction Company
Maricopa
Hays Admitted to Bar in Supreme Court
G V Hays completed the state university tax course this week and was admitted to practice by the supreme court on motion of Ralph Philips. He will join his father Lyman B Hays, a noted Willcox attorney.
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Phoena, Sune
Widow awarded $2521 in El Paso race death case
In El Paso on June 7 a district court judge granted Mrs. S. C. Bottorff a judgment of 2521 against American Bonding and Casualty Company for the death of her husband 8 C Bottorff in the El Paso Phoenix road race on November 3 1919 The widow alleged an insurance policy worth about 7000 existed but the insurer refused payment claiming Bottorff was killed while active in the race
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EL Paso
Tex
S. C. Bottorff
C. Bottorff
Mat Bottorff
Artv
Two Patagonian Robbers Identified After Shootout
In Nogales Sonora on June 9 Jesus Amezcua and Manuel G Arvila were arrested for a May 31 raid on Lu Chang a Patagonian hardware store owner and Ben Wo. They beat Lu Chang and Ben Wo nearly to death after fleeing into the mountains. Lu Chang aided the investigation and identified the suspects. The pair await removal to Santa Cruz county Arizona for prosecution.
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Patagonia
Nogales
Jesus Amezcua
Manuel G. Arvila
Sonora
Lu Chang
Ben Wo
Raymond R. Earhart
Internationaline
Alberto E. Figueroa
Presidente Municipal
Twain
Hen Wo
Amezea
Arvita
Santa Cruz County
Arizona
Earhart
Petitioners Move to Close Kid Lee Resort in Tucson
In Tucson a petition signed by thirty one residents asks county officials to shut down Kid Lee Resort run by a man known as a troublesome figure in southern Arizona. The case, involving Lee and his alleged disreputable establishment, heads to court with attorney Billie B Bush seeking parole while county attorney Moore weighs action.
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Kid Lee Resort
Tucson
Kid Lee
Southers Arizona
Bisbee
Douglas
Nogales
Arizona
Lee
Ochoa
Sabino
Iex
Antonio Doguez
Joe
Bille B. Bush
Hhis
Moore
Tsi
Billie Bush
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Jamhes
Jean Muivane
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Ellinwood
Ross Firm
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Southside
Mesa Commercial Club
We Frachor Company
Youw
UKE
Atty -Geveral
Glunral
P. S
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America
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Graham
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Greenlee
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