National Highways Plan Seeks Federal Libraries?
H J Whitley of Los Angeles meets Senators and Congressmen proposing three transcontinental highways funded with $425 million over five years. He backs a five member national highway commission and state co operation with no federal aid without state contributions. Also notes earlier March 15 tax payments under the new revenue law and push for prompt filing.
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Washington, DC
H. J. Whistey
Los Angeles
California
Whitley
France
Sunset Boulevard
Sherman Way
Ocean
Assi
Blakeslee
St. Paul
Seattle
Tacoma
Townsend
National Highway Commission
Far West
Rocky Mountain States
Indians Are Immune From the Mann Act
Phoenix Feb 26 Mark Havier an Indian from the Sacaton agency was freed from Indian police custody by U S Commissioner Henke after officers said he could not be prosecuted under the Mann act for an offense he admitted. The case involved transporting a Sacaton agency squaw from Phoenix to Los Angeles. He was arrested on his return but federal code showed an Indian could not be arraigned under the Mann act.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Mark Havier
Sseaton
U.S
Henke
Havier
Los Angeles
Benson Man Dies at Arizona Saniarium
John T. Riley of Benson died in his sleep at the Arizona Sanitarium in Tucson after a brief illness. He was 41, a native of Indianapolis, and leaves a wife and two children. Burial was at Holy Hope Cemetery in Tucson. His brother J A Riley, a telegraph operator at the local Southern Pacific station, was with him.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
J. A. Riley
Southern Pacific
Henry Etz Fatally Injured In Elevator Accident
Henry Etz a 59 year old wealthy cattleman from Benson Arizona was badly injured in an elevator collision in Los Angeles on February 26. His left leg was amputated at a local hospital and doctors hold out slight hope for recovery. The elevator operator was arrested and detained for investigation into the incident.
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Los Angeles
Cal
H W
Benson
Ariz
Etz
Arizona Memorial Urges First Army Discharge for Married Men
The Arizona Senate passed a joint memorial urging that married men with dependents be the first discharged from the army. It also sent House Bill 22 on fraternal insurance regulations to the governor, who signed Senate Bill 16 raising superior court fees for county law library maintenance from 15 to 25 percent.
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Phoenix. Ariz
Senate
House
Joint Memorial
Downing Heads Service Club in Phoenix
Lt C Downing former Los Angeles lawyer and recent aviation service discharge chosen secretary of the newly organized army and navy club to succeed Claude Thompson. He will oversee plans to extend operations to every point in the state where there are discharged service members.
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Phoenix, Ariz
C. Downing
Los Angeles
United States Aviation Service
Artsons
Army and Navy Lab
Claude Thompson
Downing
Relief drive progress in Arizona amid fund shortages
State headquarters for Armenian Syrian and Jewish relief reports Arizona counties and cities fell behind in raising quotas to aid starving Near East populations. Phoenix allotment includes road construction within a national forest amid ongoing fundraising efforts.
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Arizona
Near East
Phoenix
National Forest
RANCHER FINED FOR CARRYLING WEAPONS IN BISBEE
H L Gray a Bisbee area rancher was fined 100 and given ten days in jail by Justice James Allison for carrying conceded weapons after arriving from the Huachua mountains. A resisting an officer charge was dismissed. The case arose in Bisbee after a dispute with Sheriff McDonald over horses. Gray claimed lawful travel carry of arms within 30 minutes of arrival. An appeal was noted and bond set.
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Bisbee
Ariz
H L Gray
James Allison
Gray
Bishoo
Sherif McDonald
Sherif
Ftes
Married man flees to Minnesota after El Paso arrest
In Arizona B.C. Artenoff, freed on habeas corpus after arrest in El Paso at Sheriff McDonell's request, entrained for Minnesota. Lowell prosecutors vow to pursue extradition and retry, claiming Artenoff insists his wife died in South America after leaving him in 1916. He had filed for divorce.
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South America
Ariz
M. Artenott
el Paso
James McDonsil
Minnesota
H. 1
McKéliean
Axsistant
Atorney
Artenoff
Lowell
Hirbee
Cath America
Lieutenant O Neill Married in England
Nogales Ariz Feb 28 Lieutenant Ralph A O Neill who served with the American Expeditionary Forces in France and recently arrived in New York was married in London to a Polish girl now en route to the United States. Upon her arrival in New York the lieutenant and his bride will come to Nogales.
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Nogales
Ariz
Ralph A. O'Neill
France
New York
Dow
Metropolis
London
Leutenant
An Pogush Irl
United States
Neutenant
Cochise Bill to Provide Road Money
In Phoenix on February 25 1919 Lillywhite introduced an amendment to state statutes concerning Hibie in public schools allowing historical or literary Bible study for credit and exams, while also amending tax levies to fund county roads for 1919. The measure proposes emergency tax provisions including up to 25 cents per $10 and 50 cents per $100 assessments, with supervisors authorized to raise funds. An emergency appropriation package covers multiple state facilities and road projects, and the senate votes authorize payments to utility, legal, and highway operations.
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Cochise
Phoenix
Arne
Lillywhite
Senate
Tucson Gas, Electric & Power Company
County Highway Commission
Ape Ai
Run Down by Negro Sows In Car Woman Seeks Ten Thousand
Phoenix February 19. Mrs Ola Hamrick sues George Murray and Katherine Murray doing business as Emergency Garage for 10000 damages after a 13 year old boy driver hit her on Central avenue and Grant street, causing a compound fracture of the right femur and serious injuries. The suit alleges negligent permission for the underage driver and cites the boy’s juvenile examination.
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Phoenix
Fen
Ol A Hamrick
Ola Hamrick
George Murray
Katherine Murray
Centr Avenue
Snd
Grant Street
Hamrick
Cox and Moore
Browehs
Juventes
Lyman
Rays
Arizona to transplant Bob White birds to state
Arizona plans to release 500 eastern Bob White birds received from Alabama Game Warden Joe Prochaska will exchange for Arizona quail. Birds shipped by express should arrive soon and be liberated on the Saca Indian reservation and in the Ton ty country to acclimate and multiply under continued protection until abundant.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Joe Prochaska
Charles PL Gunter
Mongomery
Alabama
Saca- Indian
Tonty
Senate approves Ona Ant Phoenix to end Cochise cona bill
Senator Hayward from Douglas addressed the upper house then the measure passed its final reading and was sent to the governor for signature. Six other senate bills followed: interpreters salaries. limiting attorney fees in employee action. subpoena power for witnesses. marriage age set at 18 for males 16 for females. school trustees powers amended. Tempe Normal School authorized $18 000 to option adjoining land.
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Phoenix
Aunz
Hayward
Douglas
Senate
House Ready
House
Boards of School
Tempe Normal School
Tae
Deal for Three R Mine Dropped in Bisbee
In Bisbee on February 19 the planned purchase of the Three R mine by Magma Copper and RR Richardson of Patagonia for about 730000 was dropped. Rumors persist of ASR involvement after ground sampling by engineers. Estimates show at least 360000 tons of ore blocked out, averaging 3.5 to 4 percent copper, with pockets of higher grade such as a 20 foot body at 13 percent.
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Three R
Collonus Tunnel
House bills 85 and 86 advance for passage in Arizona
Phoenix Feb 25 House bills 85 and 86 empowering cities and towns to improve county and state highways within their limits were recommended for passage by the committee of the whole. Ioane fought to block 86 and joked that its title be changed to An Act to provide a subsidy for land speculators but failed to win support.
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Ioane
Tempe Folk Oppose Division of County
In Tempe a large mass meeting adopted a resolution condemning a bill to divide Maricopa into two counties. The resolution states Tempe and its district oppose any county division that would separate Tempe from Maricopa County.
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Tempe Folk
Phoenix
Ariz
Tempe
Maricopa
20 Road Bill Sparks Heated Battle on House Floor
In Phoenix on a tense floor session Republicans charged Democrats with politics over a highway board appointment. Democrats defended their actions as aligned with voters, as bills on highway funding, city empowerment, water codes, and bridge projects for Mohave and Gila river corridors moved through committees and debate intensified.
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Batle
Phoenix
Ara
Senate
Highway Board
Liga Latina Protests Bar Ring Mexicans From Work
In Tucson on February 25 the Liga Latina protests House bill No. 74 dubbed the Americanization bill. Five thousand members plan to send Yenus Vi Anara and Ramon Soto to Phoenix to join others in pressuring the legislature against the measure which would deny Mexican workers the right to work in Arizona. Committee members from Phoenix, El Paso, and Clifton coordinate the petition and protest efforts.
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Tucson
Ariz
Arizona
Mnce
Phoe
el Paso
Clifton
Arizona Auto Club Plans State Road Mapping Drive
Phoenix February 19 The Arizona Auto Club incorporated with headquarters has launched a bid to map Arizona roads and aid highway improvement. An advisory board of prominent automists in each city is being formed, with 300 applications already received for membership. Carl Anderson serves as president and Uber A Collins as secretary treasurer, both based in Phoenix.
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Cochise
Clyde Smyth
Highway Commission
Istance
Pearce
Phoenix
Arizona Auto Club, Incorporated
Arizona
Lab
Carl Andemson
Uber A. Collins
Appropriations of One Million for University
Phoenix arizona February 25 officials forecast near one million dollars will be allocated to the University of Arizona in the present legislature with total funds expected across all accounts nearly double the prior year The general appropriations bill was introduced by the house appropriations committee amid mining company layoffs in Cananea Sonora due to copper market weakness
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Phoenix. Ariz
University of Arucna
House
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Henry Etz
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England
WUT
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Northern Arizona Normal School
Capitol Building
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Khite
Ona
Herts
Tate
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Teh Velorado
Mohave County
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Arizona Auto Club
Bistes
Cananea
Sonora
Mexico
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