L and Leasing Bill Passed By Senate
Phoenix March 12 The loud bill passed the senate ending a clash with homesteaders and supporters over a 20 year state land lease plan with no section limits, no cap on holdings, and an emergency clause. Debate centered on bond size and route selections as lawmakers sought direct highways and reduced costs while facing opposition from Eddy and others.
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Phoenix
Aric
Senate
Voday
Williamson
Land Commission Moeur
Hove
Signassee
Biking bouts planned if fight measure is signed
In Bisbee Arizona on March 11 plans emerge for boxing events tied to a local measure. Promoter Zierath, long connected with the sport, aims to stage clean bouts featuring capable local fighters and possibly bring in famed Southwest performers if supported.
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Ariz
Campbell Rigne
Heepiasie
H. C. Zisrath
C. A
Zierash
Zierath
Southwest
Bisbee
Boy Killed Playing With Pistol In Phoenix
Fred Ward, 15, was shot dead by 12-year-old Sidney Armstrong while the boys played with a pistol, which Fred said was not loaded. The tragedy occurred at night. the mother learned of the death while awaiting her daughter's hospital operation. The dead boy’s father is an inmate at the state insane hospital.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Fred Ward
W. R. Ward
Sidney Armstrong
Fred
Sidney
St. Joseph's Hospital
Insahe Hospital
Machine Gun Company Recruited from Every Service Branch
This fragment notes a machine gun section of the hastily organized army led by Ole Hanson, Seattle mayor, claiming recruitment from nearly every branch of the service awed Bolshevik elements during a Seattle strike.
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Seattle
Trike Army
Ole Hanson
Nevada Women Lead Liberty Bond Drive Says Official
A federal report from Natsco Calle notes Nevada women contributed 27 percent of the state total to the Liberty Loan quota. Mrs Ballwin cites Nevada women achieving the best per cent in the district with 48 percent reported. Comparisons show Arizona 45 percent Utah 24 Idaho 24 in the district’s standing.
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Liberty Hoods
Ant
Federal Reserve Bank
Dinex
AS. Baldwin
Federal Reserve
Letrier
Nevada
Ballwin
Arizona
Utah
Cab Idaho
Salary rise bills pass in Phoenix senate
The Phoenix senate approved senate bill 35 raising state official salaries. Governors' pay becomes 6500 dollars, secretary of state 44500, treasurer, auditor, corporation commissioners, superintendent of public instruction, mine inspector, and tax commissioners 4000, attorney general 5400, supreme court judges 6000, supreme court clerk 2700, reporters 1200, and superior court judges 5000.
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Phoenix
Senate
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Passage on road legislation clash in legislature
Peterson Bowman and Lines said the people demand change as lawmakers strive to pass road legislation, but Republicans and the governor blocked progress, delaying projects and progress toward better roads.
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Peterson
Bowman
Lines
Marriage of Tombstone Couple in Bisbee Studio
H H Webster and Miss May Noyes of Tombstone were wed in Bisbee yesterday at the Harmon School of Music studio. The bride, born in Tombstone, is daughter of Mrs A V Noyes and formerly worked as a stenographer for W G Gimore and on the local draft board. The surprise wedding was kept quiet among Tombstone friends.
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Dally Foner H. Webster
May Noyes
Tombstone
Bisbee
Misbee
Stuiio
Harmon School of Music
Harmon
Vitas
Prom
A. V. Noyes
Tomisone
Rasten
W. G. Gimore
Cation
Cochise County Redistricts Under Supervisorial District Law
The Cochise County board voted to operate under the supervisorial district law. The county was redistricted into three districts with District No 1 including Bisbee and Naco areas, District No 2 covering Douglas to Paradise, and District No 3 listing St David Benson Willcox and surrounding communities. The action followed a motion by a board member and a second, carried at the last meeting.
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Shen
Memor Mtobers
Membe Sparks
Biehee
Don Luis
Naco
Lowell
Pearce
Light
Virus
el Dorado
Dos Cabezas
Howie
San Simon
Esom
Hunt libel suit against Arizona papers dropped
Former Governor George W. P. Hunt’s libel case against editors Fred Breen of the Coconino Sun and Dylan Jaynes of the Citizen Tucson was dismissed at Hunt’s request after a county attorney stated a conference with a prosecuting witness favored dropping the action.
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Phoenix
George W. P. Hunt
Fred 8. Breen
Coconino Sun
Flagstaff
Dylan B. Jaynes
Citizen
Tucson
Hunt
Laney
Bonus oil well bill faces vicissitudes in legislature
In Phoenix on March 1 the oil well bonus measure attracted attention as three related bills moved through committees or were passed. One bill was sent back to committee, another passed over the governor, and the third passed with little opposition. The 349,000 bonus bill, vetoed previously, was again in play. A separate measure to abolish a state institutions commission and revert to the board of control sailed through and awaits the governor's signature.
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Ariz
Arizona
House
Galbraith
Flood
Good Roads Committee
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Arizona Road
Eddy
Thia
Paterson
Lines
O'Neill
Bowman
Senate
Board of Control
Yaqui Plot Prisoner Captured in Nogales Execution Report
Mexican authorities captured and executed a Yaqui leader who led attacks on a Mexican train in January. Twenty Yaqui women and children were reportedly taken for questioning, with another band member reported in Turse awaiting trial.
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Nogales
Ariz
Jowaint Geta
Sierra Bararette
Whitel
Ochoa
Uelca
Federal
Tiielals
Juan Manter
Turse
Hayles
Wunis
Man predicts death after marriage refusal in Arizona tale
Anne Phoenin reports that Charles Waller of Lorraine predicted his death after a woman refused him marriage. Spranger seeks letters of administration for a $100 estate, claiming Waller wanted his assets shared with Spranger and the unnamed woman. Waller died hours after his telegram declaring fate.
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Anne
Menage HS. Sprun
Charles Water
Lorraine
Spranger
Waller
Wickenburg
Sifting Committee to Review 250 Bills in Phoenix
Phoenix March 11 with the session near end the house and senate named eight joint sifting committees to separate essential bills from the rest. They expect to finish tonight and report at tomorrow morning’s opening of the legislature.
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Phoenix
Plain View
House
Senate
Passage of federal morality measures urged by governor
Governor Campbell in Phoenix urges Arizona lawmakers to pass federal hygiene board morality bills. He cites state and national venereal disease rates, army cases and days lost, and stresses responsibility for servicemen and sailors as federal programs push for stricter public health and social measures.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Campbell
Federal Hygiene Board
Federie
Mons
Senate
Mexican kills wife in Chadwick area arrest quickly
In Maricopa county near Chadwick's, Antonio Hernandez killed his wife yesterday morning, found by neighbors in a pool of blood. Hernandez was captured by Maricopa officers and taken to Phoenix. The region has seen multiple similar killings in the past two weeks with most suspects caught.
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Yuma
Ane
Anton Hernander Rar
Chadwick
Maricoya
Hernandez
Phoenix
Leen
Purchase saddle horse for Colonel Greenway
Yuma March 29 HL Mare turned from his duty to run for Col John W recently returned. Mr Maxey was eager to buy the finest saddle horse with matching bridle and saddle. He chose a four year old gray near Los Angeles. The setup cost about $1000 and was shipped to Ajo by express. Greenway praised the horse and outfit as superb.
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Yuma
t + un
John W
Maxey
Los Angeles
Ajo Oy Express
Pinal County to name ship in postwar program
Pinal County, Arizona, the banner county in the last Liberty loan drive, will name a United States ship. Advices to H. J. McClung say over subscription honor counties would have named tanks, but with the war ended tanks are unused and ships will be christened instead. Pinal will pick a sponsor and name the vessel after the county.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Flier to Photograph Fields Along Gulf Air Route
Fort Bliss Texas March 12 Lieutenant Plumb arrived from Ellington Field to take aerial photographs of the flying field here He will photograph the field tomorrow and then continue to Tucson along the Gulf of Pacific air route.
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Texas
Gulf of Pacific
Plumb
Ellington Field
Tucson
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