Juarez Faces Loyalist Attack amid Rebel Movements
Reports from Juarez describe skirmishes along the Rio Grande as General Angeles and Villa forces press near the city. General Gonzales vows to defend Juarez with reinforcements arriving, while rebels and federals move through eastern and southern nearby towns and ranches.
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Prominent Educator of Mexico to Visit Tucson for UA Commencement
Senor Meclas rector of the National University of Mexico will visit Tucson for University of Arizona commencement week. He arrives Saturday to join exchange of scholars begun with a prior visit by Von KleinSmid. Von KleinSmid describes his Mexico City stay as highly pleasant and instructive.
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University of Arizona
Senor Meclas
National University of Mexico
Mexico City
Trrmscout von KleinSmid
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von KleinSmid
Monterey
Salino
Laredo
Arizona State University
Congre gational Church Sunday Sermon Highlight
At 11 am next Sunday a Congregational Church minister will speak on Paul as a slave of Jesus Christ. He urges reflection on whether a person’s life fails to meet ideals because they serve the wrong master. Includes Sunday school classes at 10 am.
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Wounded Corporal Dead After Jitney Shooting
In Nogales during a month of unrest, Private Carter of C company fatally shot Corporal Mall of MH company after a domestic dispute that escalated near the First National Bank on Morley avenue. Carter is under investigation by 25th Infantry military police, claims self defense.
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Arizona peak irrigation plan aims to reclaim two million acres
Gorse Ho Maxwell outlined to the Marlowe County Realty board a proposal by the national reclamation association to irrigate and cultivate over two million acres in Arizona. He cited current Salt River valley irrigation of 400,000 acres and argued that a Colorado and other river systems could reclaim land, boosting production to about 100 dollars per acre and adding value annually. Ten board members were authorized to meet with Siton to organize a campaign to conquer the desert.
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Luke of Arizona poem and border contract notices
The June 4 New York Herald features the poem Luke of Arizona by Arthur Chaman, with wartime imagery of German balloons and an aviator. Reports from San Antonio detail Major General Cabell announcing border project contracts to Weston and San Antonio, totaling about 1.7 million dollars, for labor and materials along the Rio Grande with work set to begin within weeks.
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Arthur Chaman
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Southern Department
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Texas
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Guards guard Roosevelt dam area after power plant disruption fears
Phoenix officials said no strike action occurred but guards were stationed at three valley stations and Roosevelt dam as a safety measure. Salt River Valley Water Users Association cited no disconnections and warned against any future demonstrations while labor activity remained orderly.
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Phoenix Population Surges Amid Growth Predictions
June 12 1919 Phoenix census data from the local chamber shows city population at 11,134 with estimates reaching 30,332 for 1918, a gain of 19,198 in eight years. Maricopa County and Arizona also show substantial growth, with county estimates at 70,254 in 1918 and the state population near 409,203 in 1910 and rising. Preparations for the 1920 census are under way, with expectations of continued rapid increases in Phoenix and statewide growth as housing and business conditions improve and the war ban on new homes lifts.
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Luke the Starchy Kid in a Wild Western Flight
A fragmented reminiscence tells of Luke the Kid, a stubborn sharpshooter whose plane was peppered by shells from Archy. He pushed onward, facing danger and death with grit as the scene hints at a heroic end and a new name that will glow.
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Rickenbacker to Attend Phoenix Memorial Tournament
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, famed U S air ace, will tour Phoenix June 23 in honor of Lieut Frank Luke who died on the Front. The citizens committee announced the event to raise funds for an air dome in Phoenix. Rickenbacker expected in Los Angeles June 21 and may join the tour via air.
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United States
Frank Luke
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Phoenix
Citizens’ Committee
Lake
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Water storage plan prompts Mormon Flats expedition
In Mesa on June 12 the Water Users association orders an engineering expedition to Mormon Flats near Mesa and Fish Creek to study feasibility of a sub reservoir and dam. Twelve men will work four months as the group assesses future water needs for the Salt River valley.
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Morman Flats
Maidway
Fish Creek
Salt River Basin
Last Member of Famous Expedition Receives Reward
The obituary notes the death of a last remaining member of Major Powell's Grand Canyon expedition, who survived harsh travels in 1869 and later lived in Utah and Arizona. He served as justice of the peace in Eden and was a rancher near Mesa. Funeral services were held after his passing in the Mesa area.
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Grehaen County
Papago Witnesses Near End of Reede Trial
In federal court, only two Papago witnesses remain as the trial of John Reede for Mariano Miranda’s murder moves toward translation into English. Both sides report translation has hampered proceedings, and judges, attorneys, and jury have strained to grasp Papago terms and concepts behind the testimony.
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John Reede
Mariano Miranda
Yuera McCracken mine ships 4¢-ton car output
Yuera McCracken reports silver shipments on a 4 cent per ton car basis. Production runs about seven percent, with details on a new market placement for Patagonia and a large government project for Naco War department to erect one million dollars’ worth of focal tripre.
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