Governors to Confer on Quarantine Suspension Plan
Governors of Arizona New Mexico and Texas plan a conference this month likely in El Paso to discuss suspending the livestock quarantine. A San Francisco meeting of the four states stock sanitary boards will consider lifting the embargo on shipments including poultry hay grain and hay packed goods.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
William C. McDonald
el Paso
California
San Francisco
Southwest
Kansas
W. E. Severn
The Hen and the Codfish Poem Promotes Advertising
A Missouri country paper business manager seeks fame through verse The Hen and the Codfish praising advertising as a clever signal that it pays The codfish lays a million eggs but does not crow to advertise while the hen earns praise for helpfulness and insight into promotion
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Missouri
Reports Great Business Revival in the East
Phoenix March 16 F M Murphy returns from New York and stays at Castle Hot Springs. He notes improving financial affairs as the war disturbance subsides. He sees strong optimism in eastern and midwestern business and predicts a great revival soon. He suggests Arizonans should attend coast expositions.
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Phoenix
F M. Murphy
New York
Castle Hot Springs
East
Middle West
Arizona
Oder
Arizona News In Brief From Douglas To Tucson
A Douglas pharmacist TL Smith was jailed on cocaine charges after a government agent swore out a complaint. Smith appeared before U S Commissioner HC Beumler with bond set at 50 dollars. An order returned 714,240 acres to public domain at the Phoenix land office, not yet open to settlement. A Tucson machinist, William Huffman, died after a 45-pound weight struck him while working on a Proctor ranch derrick. M F Swanger of Safford had a stallion accident near Ninth and K streets, injuring him. Burglars unsuccessfully attempted post office and Bank of Safford break in, failing to explode a safe with nitro glycerine. Victor Griffith Jr earned a Carnegie Hero Fund bronze medal for saving his sister. Officer Salazar nabbed Tobias Bell after assault and robbery near the Y M C A. Scientific American notes Stay Bolt invention by D J O’Brien of Jerome, Ariz, for improved heating circulation.
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Douglas
Th Smelter
United States
HC Beumler
The
Land Commission
Department
Phoenix Land Office
William H Huffman
Proctor Ranch
Tucson
Riltito Station
Feggmen
Pima
Bank of Safford
Movement to Abolish All Unsightly Signs
A Tombstone man Mike Cunningham promotes removing unsightly highway signs along Border road and rail routes. He shares a poem by Frederick Herold Beach titled The Modern Landscape, urging a cleaner roadside appearance for 1915.
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Carchise County
Tombstone
Mike" Cunningham
Mike
Frederick Herold Beach
See America First Train Ride and Odd Imagery
A narrator on a train views surreal scenes in a tonic stream of comic verse. Lurid imagery includes a giant cow with a sign reading Use Dewdrop Cream, a lingerie clad girl, and exaggerated objects like a redwood sized shirt. The piece closes urging readers to see Amelia advertise to mend broken dishes with alum.
High water celebration to draw Arizona leaders at Roosevelt Dam
Universal leaders and notables including mayors will attend the Roosevelt dam high water celebration on April 13. A conference committee overseeing invitations has formed a capable corps to issue bids for visiting dignitaries. Two alleged deserters from the army were captured near Tucson and taken to Fort Huachuca. A public reward of fifty dollars is offered for each desertion seized. Mascot mine railroad work advances toward Cabezas Bay with a new right of way. Dicken dies at the Nogales Moctezemia toil after a stroke. George Groenig had suffered from paralysis for some time.
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Franswent Citnens
Arizona
Roosevelt Dam
Desriers
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Haris Landorri
Fort Rosecrans
Fort Huschuea
Susiday
Tucson
Wol Smith
Polican
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Willcox
Mascot
Bay Cabezas
Oper
Governor signs six laws amid tense legislative session
Governor Hunt signs six bills including House Nos 124 129 445 171 and Senate No 108 approving a Santa Cruz bridge plan and Cochise County compensation. Additional measures fund highway repairs and the North Arizona Fair while a prospective extra session windup looms with talks on land code and other topics.
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Santa Crux
Santa Cruz
Cochise County
Paul
House Hill
Dragoons Property Development Hints at Big Ore Output
Development talks focus on the Dragoons site where Joseph Mubeia and associates move toward production and shipment. Locals note substantial ore value and potential profitability from mining and shipping, with rising belief of a major operation and expanding prospects.
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Joseph Mubeia
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Property Con
Interesting Facts and Figures About Arizona
State data show 47.8 million residents in Arizona, up from 20.6 million a decade ago. Eighteen percent of homes are farm homes, about 4300 farmers employ help, with labor expenditures near $2.5 million. Ten years ago annual labor outlay was $1,255,000, a 117 percent rise. Eighty percent of farm labor is paid in cash. Two percent of the…
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Enn Sue Bureau
Shone
Bureau of Census
Ariouna
Not Guilty In Wasserman Case Disorderly House Charge
In Superior Court the jury found the Wasserman case not guilty after deliberating overnight. A juror panel of ten was ordered to reconvene tomorrow at 10 00. The court will hear further trials including Be Meer Wether and Charles Dingles charged with the murder of Artrends Hernantes near Douglas on February 6, with many witnesses to be heard. The crime is described as particularly brutal, with the victim shot in the back.
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Douglas
Iney Ih
Wm Allison
MJ Mayer
John Kennedy HA Baker Geo Gatten JL McLoughie
Robert Axtell WA Spaulding
Tombstone to Enjoy Lower Irrigation Rates
Hua Tuce Water Company manager AH Gardner says irrigation rates for this season will be cheaper than last year and take effect after the monthly readings. The plan sets tiered charges based on water usage while complying with anti discrimination law. Gardner notes rates aim to cover domestic industrial and inflation demands. The change follows state highlights and earlier law shifts affecting the commission and consumers.
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Huatuce Water Company
Jones
Snpany
Corporation Commission
Commiss
Phoenix City Officials Battle Over City Manager Post
March 15 report shows Tarish removed by a close City Commission vote. Robert A Craig named City Manager amid an appeal from Tarish who pledges to resist transfer. Recall petitions are underway against the mayor and Commissioners Lope and Corpstein.
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Robert A Craig
Jainst
Lope and Corpstein
Pardon Board Deliberates on Five Condemned Men
March 16 report says the Pardon Board of Florence will decide on reprieves for five Mexicans condemned to die next Friday. Attorney General Wiley Jones and board members G. O. Case and Frank Trott left to meet at the state prison to determine who has ordering power—governor or board.
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Florence
Board of Pareots
Wiley Jones
Forty two pass teachers examination in state
Phoenix March 16 The names of forty two successful applicants for searchers certificates at the March examinations were issued yesterday by C C Case superintendent of public instruction Four received first grade certificates with one person granted a two year term Cochise county names included Mrs C V Boardman Norton E Siggins Iva M Abbott Edith James Mrs Lula Staghall First grade certificates and others second grade
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Phoenix
C. C. Case
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Cochise County
C. V. Boardman
Norton E. Sigsins
Iva M. Abbott
Edith James
Lula Staghall
Juniper Flats Gold Mining Strike Report
A large strike on the Juniper Flats Gold Mining Company property uncovered a substantial ore body in crosscutting. The ore is reported to average gold and silver values and may influence future stock sales as owners hold resources without further offerings. Residents on peninsulas were noted to live longer than mainland dwellers in a separate item.
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Juniper Flats
Tombstone to Host September Cochise Stockgrowers Meeting
At Willcox yesterday the Cochise County Stockgrowers' Association unanimously agreed Tombstone will host the next convention in September. Fred Bennett County Assessor E A Hughes and C L Cummings of the First National Bank Tombstone spoke for the town amid talk of lifting livestock quarantine and plans for a banquet and visitors’ reception. The meeting praised Tombstone's past role in the organization and encouraged a strong turnout for the upcoming gathering in the old camp city.
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Tombstone
Cochise
Cochise County
Fred Bennett
Big Valley
Sheriff Wheeler Captures Bootlegger Near Douglas
Sheriff Harry C. Wheeler of Cochise county nabbed Percy Rodgers after a tip led to a midnight interception near Lee Station east of Douglas. Three large barrels of whiskey were found in Rodgers wagon bedded under bedding, with Rodgers en route to White City near Fort Huachuca. Rodgers waived preliminary and awaits trial as the whiskey is held as evidence.
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Harry C. Wheeler
Cochise County
Percy Rodgers
Wheeler
Rodgers
el Paso
Mr. Rogers
Lee Station
Douglas
White City
Fort Huachuca Reservation
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