Arizona's Own 308th Cavalry Plan in Arizona State
The Douglas Chamber of Commerce and Mines urges Congress to let Arizonans join the 308th Cavalry in formation. Local leaders argue transport costs drop, training time shortens, and Arizona’s quota eases draft burdens if the regiment is filled locally. Douglas Dispatch notes state papers support the campaign and the war department’s favorable view is anticipated.
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Douglas Chamber of Commerce and Mines
Arizona
Congress
War Department
Chamber of Commerce
Bisbee Daily Review
Hill City
Douglas
Value of Arizona Crops in 1917 Shown in District Report
The March 1 bulletin from the San Francisco Federal Reserve lists 1917 farm crop value for the 12th district at 882,579,000 dollars. Arizona’s share is 27,068,000 with California leading at 432,285,000. The note explains these figures reflect crops on farms, not delivered market value, and hints Arizona’s eventual market receipts would raise total.
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Federal Reserve Bank of
San Francisco
California
Arizona
Idaho
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Bully for Douglas Gets New Cantonment Project
Douglas will receive a cantonment to house cavalry, with construction already underway and a budget of one hundred thousand dollars. The opinion piece notes the paved Bisbee road would further please the town once completed.
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Douglas
Bisbee
The Big Coast Industry Shilbuilding On The Pacific Coast
The Pacific coast shipbuilding boom shows Seattle yards under contract building vessels four times the prior year. San Francisco aims for 2,000,000 tons and 300 ships by July 1, 1918 at an estimated cost of 300 million dollars. U S warships cost over 200 million are also under construction, signaling postwar measures to sustain shipbuilding.
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Shilbuilding
Pacific Coast
Seattle
San Francisco
U. S
Jesus Was No Slacker in The Sword of Jesus
Harrod Bell Wright argues in American Magazine that Jesus embodied disciplined pacifism and engaged fully in life. He asserts Jesus was a man of peace yet no pacifist of convenience, from Bethlehem to Calvary, a man of the people and for the people.
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Harrod Bell Wright
Jesus
Galilee
Cross
Bethlehem
Calvary
No more rice throws and Hoover gains on war drive
A scattered column of wartime notices urges thrift and support for Red Cross while mocking booze suppression in Cochise County. References to Hoover Gaines, the Fifteenth Cavalry at El Paso, and April sixth Liberty Loan drive mark a mix of humor, patriotism, and local concerns amid ongoing WWI efforts.
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Hoover
Red Cross
Tombstone
Arizona
America
J. N. Gaines
Hoover” Gaines
Hoover Gaines
Cochise County
Sam
Mexian
Fifteenth Cavalry Division
el Pa
Rio Grande
Snowflake Herald
Russia
Moscow
Bryan
Toronto
Teacher Examination Today at High School
The quarterly teacher examination is held today at the High School by County School Superintendent Miss Elsie Toles and Assistant Miss Helen Benedict. The test covers first and second grade certificates with several taking special subjects and one life certificate. Applicants are listed for each category, including Stella Young, Ethel Christensen, Bila Fountain, Lida Witherow, D J Schneider, William Hunter, Paul Koentz, Rose Slaughter, Sarah Marley, and Mabel Moore.
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Elsie Toles
Helen Benedict
Stella Young
Ariz
Ethel Christensen
Bila Fountain
Douglas
Lida Witherow
Naco
D. J. Schneider
Tombstone
William Hunter
Chiricaboa
Paul Koentz
Bisbee
White May Come to Stay in Arizona Quail Exchange
Phoenix March 4 A trade arranged by G M Willard state game warden of Arizona and Oklahoma game wardens plans Gambel quail exchange for Bob White. Two gambel quail equal one Bob White with Bob Whites priced around $22 a dozen, Gambel quail at $4 a dozen. Birds to be trapped and released at Yuma Tucson Buckeye Tonto Basin and south of Phoenix.
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Phoenix
Hob White
Arizona
Middle Western
G M. Willard
Olkahoma
Bob White
Oklahoma
Willard
Gambel
Oklahoma City
Yuma
Tucson
Buckeye
Tonto Basin
Phoeix
Dr Sandberg Freed on Bond in Espionage Case
Dr August Sandberg former Pelps-Dodge metallurgist in Douglas was released on a $10,000 cash bond after arrest on espionage act violations. Authorities said he possessed maps and documents and feared he might flee to Sweden to pass information to enemies. Charles A Wirth, son of Douglas residents, sailed for France with the 20th Engineers and was reported safe in a cable from New York City.
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Douglas
August Sandberg
Pelps-Dodge Corporation
Sandberg
United States
Sweden
Chas. Firth
Willcox
Chas. A. Wirth
H. T. Firth
Aravaipa
Arisons
20Th Engineers
France
Jury panel dispute delays bootlegging trial
In the State versus Amnell Nikolasky case, defense attorneys Williams and English sought to annul the jury panel claiming improper selection from tax lists. The court overruled the motion after determining names were drawn from the Great Register and cross-checked with school and poll tax lists. The trial proceeded and the jury retired around three this afternoon.
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Amnell Nikolasky
Williams
English
Tay
Nikolasky
Alleged Peace Lecture Abruptly Stopped
March 2 The school board abruptly canceled a lecture advertised by E D Sexton of the International Bible School Association after city officials said Sexton misrepresented plans. He had contracted four nights for a moving picture show but intended to use the final night for a pacifist lecture.
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GLOBE
E. D. Sexton
International Bible School Association
Los Angeles
Sexton
City
Bland
Laborers Sought for New Cantonment at Camp Harry J. Jones
March 4 notice calls for 500 laborers and carpenters to work on a new cantonment at Camp Harry J. Jones. Day labor only, no contracts. About $135,000 to be spent. quarters planned for workers first, with officers' housing sized for officers only and families housed separately.
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Douglas
Harry J. Jones
Oicere
War Department
Biggest shot in the history of district at Ajo
On March 4 a massive blast in the steam shovel pit north of Hill No 3 broke up an estimated 200000 tons of ore using 1050 boxes of Trojan powder in eight holes. The explosion created a visible fractured face 110 feet up and 85 feet back from the holes, with little noise and a puff of smoke. Film records were made for later viewing.
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Ajo
Bootlegger Arrest After Shootout Near Palo Verde
March 4 in Phoenix. deputy J. Jones arrested Will Hellman after a gunfight during a bootlegging chase. Hellman drove an Oldsmobile with 18 cases of whiskey. a companion escaped. Hellman, an escaped Cochise prisoner, was jailed in county custody and may be returned to Tombstone after Maricopa authorities finish with him.
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Phoenix
J. Jones
Will Hellman
Buckeye
Hellman
Hileman
Cochise County
Phoenis
Tombstone
Maricopa
I W W Locates Globe Headquarters Amid Labor Debate
I W W members make Globe their state headquarters and move Phoenix officers within 60 days, while County Attorney Foster says activities are confined to labor organization work. County investigates whether the move can be legally blocked as concerns rise over the influx of I W W in the area.
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AL Wtuwe
Globe
Phoenix
Miami
Foster
Concen- Phoenix
Charles
W. Harris
Adja
Arizona
Law Ashing Company
Stanford
Campbell
Corpestein Nominated for Phoenix Mayor in Tight Primary
In a close mayoral primary Peter Corpestein won over Frank Wood by 18 votes securing a nomination for Phoenix mayor. The article notes a bitter campaign and mentions Ralph Cowan visiting from his father’s ranch in Government Drew.
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Phoenix
Peter Corpester
Frank Wood
Ralph Cowan
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Cochige County
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Sarah Marley
Mabel Moore
Warren
DR. Sanberg
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