London Silver Market Tangles With Shifting Prices
London posted bid prices for silver fall sharply while New York bids stay higher. China and India purchase bullion as Japan’s financial strain eases, boosting Far East export outlook. Large Asian trade deficits in early 1919 contrast with silver market uncertainty as bullion dealers remain hopeful.
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New York
London
China
Louden
San Francisco
India
Japan
Shanghai
Bombay
Far East
Great Britain
Washington
Countrie
Aliens in War-Era Dispensation Face Residency Question
The Tucson dispatch reports that Mexicans admitted under wartime labor dispensation and literacy tests may seek permanent residence by passing the literacy test and paying head tax, with many still employed by wartime employers. Some have returned home. others seek legal status as immigration officials weigh the policy.
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Tucson
United States
Academr
Focal Immigration Office
Mexican worker shoots coworker at Morenci mine
On June 16 at Humboldt mine in Morenci a Mexican laborer, Pedro Domingue, drew a .38 revolver and killed a fellow worker as miners began shift. The attacker was seized by the shift boss, surrendered to a deputy sheriff, and jailed without bond. No motive is known.
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Clifton
Morenci
Humboldt
Pedro Domingue
Smith and Weston
Douglas
Slaughter
J. Clifton
Rail shipments arrive for Nogales bridge project
June 16 Nogales reports first rail delivery from Southern Pacific de Mexico for the 40 Crawford Street Bridge work. 400 4x8 foot rails bought by the city from the old Santa Fe track were delivered. city has ordered 97 tons total. In Phoenix, June 16, a request seeks the status of 43,000 acres in Coconino County. J D Dunn, assessor, says land was disputed 13 years and originally belonged to Santa Fe. government forest reserve action led to a land swap and issues with a deed due to abstract defects.
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Nogales
Fiest
Southern Pacific de Mexico
Crawford Street
Santa Fe
Tucson
Guaymas
Southern Pacific” de Mexico
Phoenix
Coconino County
State Tax Commission
J. D . Dunn
Commission
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Shrewd Investors Seek Silver Mines
Silver mines attract wary investors in Eastern financial centers based on New York advisories. wire reports from Logan and Bryan to Tucson indicate producers will not greatly increase world silver output this year, prompting rapid acquisition of mining properties.
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New York
Logan and
Bryan
Arizona
Tucson
Tenney Williams and Co. Inc
Government agrees to buy silver under Pittman act terms
June 16 The government will purchase silver if Pittman act terms are met Assistant Secretary Leffingwell told silver smelters The mint director must buy at one dollar per ounce of silver produced from American mines and refined by American smelters
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Sovernment
Washington
Inspiration Needles Sold to Granville Tucson
June 16 report says Inspiration Needles adjoining Inspiration Consolidated have been sold to B C Granville, a Tucson mining engineer. Granville declined to confirm details, but stated he has reviewed the property during a visit to the company manager. The site is a strategic asset in the mica mining district.
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Tucson
Inspiration Needles
Inspiration Consolidated
B.C. Granville
Miami
Granville
Micasmintog
Mummified human foot found near Marinette
A nearly mummified human foot was found in an irrigation ditch near Marinette by a deputy from Marinet Bggs. Officials believe it belonged to an Indian girl or small Indian woman who had been dead for several years. no other remains were recovered.
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Marinette Phoenix
Sheriff's Office
Marinet Bggs
Military Training Inaugurated At Cass Grande High School
Phoenix June 36 Adjutant General Walter Ingalls announced military training has begun at Cass Grande High School Arizona. He left tonight for Douglas to assist with actions in connection with a guard organizing unit.
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Phoenix
Cass Grande
Ariz
Adjetamt
Walter 8. Ingalls
Deugies
Asticns Guard Orgenistica
Engineers Oppose Initiative in Arizona Roads Plan
Phoenix chapter of the American Association of Engineers opposes a Good Roads initiative to form a state highway commission. The plan would select commissioners from grouped counties, with residence as only requirement. Critics warn this could create unequal representation by wealthier counties vs poorer ones.
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Phoenix
Arizona Good Roads Association
Phoeniix
American Association of Engineers
Arizona
State Highway Commission
Cook Named to Succeed Taylor at University
Phoenix June 16 Following the resignation of Prof E P Taylor director of the extension service at the College of Agriculture for four years official verification shows W M Cook will succeed him D W Working dean confirms Cook appointment after Taylor tendered resignation and Cook took over last month with headquarters in Tucson
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Phoenix
E. P. Taylor
College of Agriculture
W. M. Cook
D. W. Working
Agricultural Experiment Station
Tucson
Taylor
Mr. Cook
Douglas Car Service Suspended Until Further Notice
Douglas street car service halted Monday night due to sustained losses over the past two years. Cars will run to the Calumet and Arizona smelter until arrangements are made for worker accommodations. The suspension follows a prior plan by the Douglas Traction and Light Co to quit operations, delayed by the corporate commission’s delay in granting permission.
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Douglas
Calumet
Arizona
Douglas Traction and Light Company
Corporation Commission
4UNT Leaves Tonight for Siamese Post in Bankkok
June 16 Phoenix reports George W. P. Hunt, United States minister to Siam, will depart for San Francisco to board for Bankkok and begin new diplomatic duties. He travels alone, declined a chamber of commerce farewell dinner, and will be unostentatious in departure.
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Phoenix
George W. P. Hunt
United States
Siam
San Francisco
Bankkok
Chamber of Commerce
New Forest Chief Calkins to Succeed Wales at Coronado
Tucson June 16 Hugh G Calkins arrives from Albuquerque to assume command of the Coronado forest reserve, discussing office details with outgoing chief H Basil Wales. Calkins has been in Albuquerque disaster service after wartime service, formerly Ammend es with Silver City unit. Wales to depart for Prescott soon, with tentative plans to leave Wednesday and possible delays.
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Tucson
Hugh G. Calkins
H. Basil Wales
Coronado Forest Reserve
Albuquerque
Wales
Calkins
Silver City
Lesve
St Prescott
Patagonia Nogales long distance line goes into service
Mountain States Telephone company starts long distance telephone service between Patagonia and Nogales. The line, under development for about two months, is praised by residents as a county boon and connects private lines from various mining camps in the Patagonia area.
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Patagonia
Nogales
Mountain States Telephone Company
Varous
Elks Flag Day Program Draws Bisbee Crowd
The Bisbee lodge held a Flag Day program in the lodge hall with a large audience. W. G. Gilmore of Tombstone spoke, and the program featured Elks ritual, orchestra music, a quartet song, and a harp solo by Miss Margaret Marks, followed by dancing.
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Isbee Lodge
Els
Theodge Hall
W. G Gilmore
Tombstone
The
Elks
Margaret Marks
Bisbee Ore
Bowden Chosen Police Chief in Douglas by New Mayor
June 16 report that Douglas city council elected Percy Bowden as police chief at a session held after repairs in the administration. The council reappointed all city officers and employees and raised salaries for the city service except the mayor and themselves.
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Douglas
Percy Bowden
New Arizona Officials Take Up Duties in Cities
Phoenix June 16. Newly elected officials have begun service in Tempe Mesa Chandler Jerome and other Arizona cities. Tempe installed C. M. Woodward of First National Bank as mayor while Mesa reappointed Dar Kleinman. Chandler seated David A. Jacobs as mayor and Jerome named Dr A C Carlson as mayor with State Senator C H Rutherford as city attorney.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Tempe
C. M. Woodward
Casajer
First National Bank
Mesa
Dar Kleinman
Chandler
First
David A. Jacobes
Jerome
A. C. Carlson
C. H. Rutherford
Seek Murder Suspects Phoenix June 16
Two missing African American men who left Phoenix around June 6 after the hammer killing of Mr and Mrs Jacob Erhardt were not located. Posse searches in the northern state ended as crews returned seeking further trace of the suspects last seen south of Prescott.
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Phoenix
Jacob Erhardt
Prescott
Erhardt
Phoenix Considers Curfew Ordinance
Phoenix moves to enact a curfew based on Wom en's Christian Temperance Union protests against youth joyriding and nightly street influences. If passed, under 16 must be accompanied by an adult after 10 p m in summer and 9 p m in winter with penalties including warnings first offense and fines or jail for subsequent offenses.
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Phoenix
Wome
Christian Temperance Union
Agalmet
Army convoy begins transcontinental motor trip to Los Angeles
Washington dates the army transcontinental motor convoy leaves the capital on June 14 for a 960 mile first leg toward Los Angeles. The 34 trucks nine cars and six motorcycles are manned by 20 officers and 16 men with plans to reach the destination on September 17 via a route through Atlanta Birmingham then west through Alabama Tennessee Texas New Mexico and Arizona.
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Washington
D. C
Los Angeles
Calif
Bankhead National Highway
South Atlantic
Sto Atlanta
Alabama
Tennessee
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Arizona Assents to Bond Issue for Southern Pacific
The Arizona corporation commission approved issuance of 15 million Southern Pacific trust bonds to fund locomotives and rail equipment. H C Booth of San Francisco and T Williams of Los Angeles appeared for the SP. Bonds will be sold through New York banking houses with a $6,750 certification fee paid into the state general fund.
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Arion Corporation Commission
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Woon
Southern Pacific
H.C. Booth
San Francisco
T. Willams
Los Angeles
Southern Diaricts
New York
Col Greenway Refuses Senate Bid in Arizona Nomination
Chicago June 15 Colonel John C Greenway of Warren refuses to seek the Republican nomination for United States senator from Arizona this fall Though his name had circulated since his return from France he says he will not be a candidate The Arizona delegates including Governor Campbell and secretary P Ro Milnes depart Mooseheart for the west tonight.
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Chicago
Mooseheart
Campbell
P Ro Milnes
Arizona
West
Belgian man put spirit keg on porch in Nogales
June 16 Peter D2 Dycher a 60 year old Belgian developed a novelty spirit control keg that spoke in many languages. He kicked it into the yard after the keg became too loquacious and defied the unseen world. Superior Judge O’Connor sent him to the state hospital at Phoenix.
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Nogales
Peter D2 Dycher
St Fk
O'Connor
Peter
Sta
Phoenix
Hackberry Mill Too Large For Property In Kingman
June 16 reports indicate the Hackberry mill is oversized for the Hackberry property or uneconomical for the ores. A Los Angeles firm advertises much of the mill equipment for sale, with enough expected to outfit a 50 ton mill. A Hardinge mill is included in the material to be removed. A 1 inch vein of rich silver ore was found in the Diamond Joe mine at 300 feet along a stringer from the shaft, same vein reappearing at a higher level due to faulting in the Wallapai mountains. The bank funds $59,000 to further develop the Gold Road annex near Oatman between the Gold Road and Gold Ore mines. Crosscut planned from a tunnel at Boofoot depth.
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Kingman
Big Hackberry
Hackberry
Los Angeles
Big Hardinge Ba’s
Diamond Joe
Wallapai
Gold Road
Oatman
Boofoot
Woman deputy sheriff named for Bila County
Miami reports Judge G W Shute appointed Mrs B C Speer of Hob e as juvenile officer for Bila County in coordination with Juvenile Officer Frank Haynes following a petition by a complainant. The action comes after a rock and ore blast injure d a worker, who lost sight in both eyes and suffered ear damage.
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Miami
G. W. Shute
B.C. Speer
Hobe
Frank Haynes
Vandalism Stokes Fires in Pleasant Valley Area
Miami June 15 County authorities investigate a wave of vandalism in the northern part of the county seat. A home on the Bar T Bar ranch burned while unoccupied, valued around 5000. A bunk house at Slash X ranch was destroyed by fire after a cattle drive. Mrs. Felix Land’s home and five corrals burned. several horses shot on the open range. Deputies scour the region as Sheriff Shute aids in the search.
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Pleasant Valley
Miami
Jack Barber
Bar T Bar Ranch
Deer Creek
Slash X Ranch
Tonty Creek
Felix Land
Walnut Creek
Eugene Shute Tnaves
Cottonwood Verde Highway Survey Underway Near Flagstaff
In Flagstaff on June 15, survey work on the new county highway from Cottonwood to Verde is finished. Engineer Earl H. Parker will re survey from Cottonwood to the Clarkdale water tank, then from the tank to Jerome. The Sedona and Camp Verde routes will be straightened, with major curves eliminated and gullies bridged.
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Flagstaff
Cottonwood
Verde
Earl H. Parker
Clarkdale
Jerome
Bil
Parker
Thompson's Crossing
Sedona
Camp Verde
Kendall awarded sixteen thousand in Phoenix jury verdict
Edward Kendall won a 16000 dollar verdict in his 50000 dollar personal injury suit against the Silver King of Arizona. The case concluded in the superior court after Judge Stanford presided, with Kendall claiming injury from an incident on September 11, 1919, while working as a mechanical laborer at the mine near Superior.
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Phoenix
Edward Kendal
Superior Court
Silver King of Arizona
Eee
Stanford
Kendall
Superior
Legion Post Honorary War Hero Dies in Hospital
SsoLoieR who gave best life for nation dies before aid reached him in Enocha Lott hospital after two months of efforts by Fred Hilburn Post American Legion to secure government care for tuberculosis contracted in France. Funeral set at Cures Ames and Porter chapel tomorrow at 1 am with post chaplain Nev W HL Fowle officiating. burial in Calvary Cemetery.
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Ssoloier
Douglas
Fred Hilburn
American Legion
Trys
Enocha Lott
Lott
France
Ames
Porter
W. HL. Fowle
Calvary
Copper Queen Will Protect Ore Shippers in Bisbee
W H Webster of Phelps Dodge says Copper Queen smelter will shield ore shippers as silver prices drop. Settlements will use Engineering and Mining Journal basis for now, with potential future adjustments if government sets higher silver prices and affidavits proving domestic production are required.
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Bisbee
W. H. Webster
Phelps Dodge Corporation
West
Engineering & Mining Journal of New York
Copper Queen Branch
Webster
Aravaipa Leasing Seeks Property Valuation Reduction
At a Graham county hearing before the state tax commission, Aravaipa Leasing asked for a lower valuation on the former Grang Beif mine property. The assessor set the value at $100,000 and the commission said the matter would be acted on by the State Board of Equalization in August.
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Phoenix
Aravaipa Leasing Company
Graham Courtty
Aravaipa
Date Tax Commission
Grang Beif
Son
Eleven Year Old Caught Driving Stolen Car Toward Coast
A boy of eleven was intercepted at Wickenburg driving a stolen Oakland touring car from Phoenix. With almost no fuel and little money, he claimed was bound for San Diego to visit an aunt. Authorities notified Phoenix and county sheriffs to trace the stolen vehicle.
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Phoenix
Wickenburg
San Diego
Oakland
Henry Miller
Phoenix National Bank
Genung
Sheriffs Office
Sheriffs
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Siamese Post
New Forest
Bowden
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Col. Greenway
Senate
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