Jones Loses Transfer Fight in Pima Maricopa Case
March 1 report from Phoenix outlines a $10 damage action by Meten Weight against Sheriff J. T. Myles of Pima County and Sheriff J. G. Montgomery of Maricopa County. Attorney Edward F Jones of Tucson pushed for transfer to Tucson courts. The Arizona Supreme Court denied a writ of prohibition. Mrs Wright alleges false imprisonment during a train incident between Tucson and Benson. Maryland Casualty Co. also a defendant.
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Phoenix
Edward F Jones
Tucson
Pima
Mra
J. T. Myles
Pima County
J. G. Montgomery
Maricopa County
Supreme Court
Stanford
Jones
Montgomery
State cash not available for road to coast Phoenix
March 15 Governor Thomas J. Campbell told Blythe and Phoenix delegates that state aid for highway construction is impossible. He expressed sympathy with the mission but said lands already available cannot secure cooperation. Delegations from Blythe chamber of commerce Automobile Club of Southern California Los Angeles board of supervisors and Phoenix chamber of commerce met at the state house seeking aid.
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Phoenix
Thomas & Campbell
Blythe Chamber of Commerce
Automobile Club of Southern California
Los Angeles Board of Supervisors
Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
State House
Standard Oil Outrage Hits Tombstone Motorists
Tombstone motorists react to Standard Oil price hike and new dealer schedule. Prices for gasoline in one gallon containers rise, affecting small buyers who previously paid less per drum. Local businesses accuse the company of profiteering as they face higher costs and larger containers.
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Tombstone
Standart Oll Company
Imprisoned Three Hours In Arizona Bank Vault
Prescott March 17 Hillborn a 22 year old runner for the Bank of Arizona was locked in the bank vault for three hours until released by an assistant cashier who guided him through a ventilator to safety. The incident ended with no injuries and the car was damaged in a separate crash near Phoenix where a street car struck by a Santa Fe train, sparing crew and passengers.
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Arizona
Prescott
G Hillborn
Bank of Arizona
Hilborn
Hathaway
Thru
Tle
Phoenix
A_ street
Conducto
Santa Fe
Couple jailed over sham marriage in Phoenix case
George Boyd alias Rene Mutron and Alice Garcia pleaded guilty to marrying without banns in Justice Wheeler's court. Boyd faced a six month county jail term while Garcia received 60 days. Boyd testified he met Garcia in Glendale, sent her money to join him, and later threatened her with a revolver after a dispute. Mrs Brown notified authorities, revealing the alleged marriage.
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Phoenix
George Boyd
Rene Mutron
Alice Garcia
Kether
Boyd
Court of Justice
Wheeler
Hoyd
Glendale
Frank Brown
East McDowell Road
Fim
Garela
Daring Aviator Plunges From Airplane at Fairbank
Lieutenant Alexander Pearson, famed aviator, leapt from an airplane at Fairbank testing parachute reliability. With parachute deployed, he fell about 75 feet before the chute caught, guiding a controlled descent from an altitude of 2209 feet at 30 miles per hour, completing the leap in four minutes.
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Alexander Pearson
Fairbank
Pearsom
New York City
Glewtenant Pearson
Idwatwaaut Pearson
Heep Die After Purchase Lawsuit Filed in Phoenix
Wealthy Holbrook stockman Harry Scorse sues Leon Bouvier A E Rutt and W T Bartel for about 25000 claiming a band of sheep died after purchase and that the sellers knew of the illness and the defect at sale time.
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Phoenix
Harry Ho Scoree
Holbrook
Leon Bouvier
E. Rutt
W. T. Bartel
Rickenbacker Visits Douglas After Lordsburg Mining Trip
Eddie Rickenbacker, famed World War I ace and former top auto racer, stayed in Douglas overnight with friends from the Righty-five mine near Lordsburg after arriving yesterday afternoon and departing at noon today.
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Douglas
Eddie Rickenbacker
American Air Service
Lordsburg
Nine governors to attend Bankhead Highway session
Hot Springs Arkansas reports nine governors have accepted invitations to attend the United States Good Roads Bankhead Highway and Albert Pike Highway associations conventions, scheduled for the week of April 12 to 18. Director General Rountree notes unprecedented preliminary interest in the meeting. Cotton ginning a Maricopa county Vincreases.
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United States
State Buys School Books Amid Soaring Prices
Phoenix March 17 The state board of education received annual bids showing book prices 35 to 50 percent higher than before. The board eyes additions and a new arithmetic contract with Houghon Mifflin. Officials weigh supplemental books to avoid legal overreach while facing urgent needs for geography and history texts amid curriculum changes. Cook agents lined the rotunda as Governor Campbell’s desk overflowed with book samples. The state’s annual bill nears 10,000, vastly above prior totals due to higher prices.
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Phoenix
State Board of Educaton
Houghon, Mifftin & Co
Cook
Cap Rotunda
Campbell
Red Literature Found in Sonora Prieta
Large quantities of communist propaganda tied to the rebellion of the reorganized Government of Mexican Freemen were seized in the Altar district of Sonora. Mexican government agents reported the propaganda to be connected with the Communist party. A raid demolished a headquarters and several arrests were made, with two others captured.
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Prieta
Sonora
Mex
Altar
Cominunist Party
Mexico
State Accepts Gift of Mexican Securities
Phoenix March 1 The state accepted 75009 dollars worth of Mexican securities offered recently by AE Welsh a member of the Plo hers Home at Trvscott An inquiry into potential gift prohibitions found no such ban encountered by the governor's office today The decision was announced in the executive offices
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Phoenix
AE. Welsh
Plo
Trvscott
Industrial School 13 in New Danger at Fort Grant
Phoenix March 17 Whittling boards may be placed at one foot intervals throughout two new structures the state is building for the industrial school at Fort Grant plans under consideration by Andrew Baumert Jr secretary of the state board of justice He is concerned about safety and the buildings will cost about 65000 when completed next May with hardwood cores and walls meant to inspire higher tastes for the inmates who come from adobe homes The program aims to use whittling boards to entice the boys toward constructive pastimes while seeking to improve surrounding aesthetics and moral environment The secretary weighed the idea yesterday and showed inclination to support it soon
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Phoenix
Fort Gran
Andrew Haumert
State Board of Justi| Melis
Baumert
Ft Grant
County to Aid Army in Camp Road Work
Douglas March 17 Mayor Overlock announced the county will fund road improvements on Tenth Street from city limits to Camp Harry J. Jones to aid the army. Supervisors agreed to pay for all materials for macadamizing and to deliver the army roller to Douglas for use until completion.
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Douglas
Tombstone
Board of Supervisors
Tenth Street
Harry J. Jones
Army
Auto Driver Injured in Downtown Assault
March 17 Fox, a service car driver, was attacked by three soldiers at an army camp stop in front of a downtown cafe. They tried to force him to drive to the camp. one struck him with an iron bar, knocking him unconscious. Help arrived, securing the car, but the assailants fled. Wounds are severe but not believed fatal.
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Douglas
Eaward Fox
Sadhet
Rina
Fox
Nogales Clerk Surrenders to Face Charges
Hw Smith once Nogales city clerk treasurer and police justice returned from El Paso and turned himself in to Sheriff Earhart. He posted a 7500 dollar bond after disappearance amid an 18500 dollar discrepancy cited in his accounts. He claims innocence and says he left Nogales for personal reasons, appearing broken in health.
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Sogales
Hw. Smith
Nogales
el Paso
Raymond Earhart
Smith
Naxales
Move For Minimum Teachers Salary In Arizona
Phoenix reports a unanimous vote by county and state school superintendents to promote a referendum on the next election to set a statewide minimum salary of 317.3 per year based on teaching experience. The plan includes raises for superintendents, contemplates funding changes, and requires district attorney draft and attorney general review before petition signatures begin.
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Phoenix
Resoluion
Arizona
Gener.l
Coustes
State of
Arizona settles tax dispute with Standard Oil case
Arizona’s tax commission reports a compromise with Standard Oil California and a dismissal of the case. The dispute involved 1913 1919 appraisals and 1918 1919 assessments cited in U S circuit court actions. The commission states about 36 327 dollars in taxes were involved and settlement ends further collection on those appraisals.
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Arizona
Standard Oil
Phoenix
Standard Oil Copany
California
Tax Commission
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Arizona Tax Commission
Rock lodged in man's head for 23 years in Globe
James Tovey of Globe carried a four and a half by three eighths inch rock fragment above his right temple since an 1897 Old Dominion mine explosion. Dr. Ed Kennedy removed the piece after years of irritation, leaving a lump that was later treated and revealed the foreign body.
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James Tovey
Globe
ED. Kennedy
Tovey
Old Dominion
Kennedy
Gun accident kills Bisbee boy while hunting
Homer Isabelle, 11 months? no 11? The 11? year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Dell Isabelle of Jones Bill, was accidentally killed Sunday afternoon near Dubacher canyon while three other boys hunted. The incident occurred as Chester Eastman discharged a single barrel 16 gauge gun striking Isabelle in the abdomen. The coroner's inquest followed.
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Bisbee
Homer Isabelle
Dell Isabelle
Jones Bill
Dubacher Canyon
Homer
Harold Isabelle
Wiliam Hutterman
Chester Eastman
Jones Hill
Jones Canyon
Dubacher
Harold
William Hutterman
Chester
Raid nets two Phoenix stills and whisky
March 18 Nick Mad govich of Phoenix was arrested after a raid on his home conducted by WT Webb federal prohibition official Arizona William Benson agent US Deputy Marshal Fret Weage and Frank Smith. Two stills eight gallons total and whisky were seized. Another man was later taken into custody.
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Phoenix
Nick Madgovich
WT. Webb
Prohibition Enforcement
Arizona
William Benson
United States
Marshall Fret Weage
Frank Smith
Department of Justice
Coronado Forest Inspectors Visit for Broad Survey
District Forester Pooler of Albuquerque and Assistant March will travel to Tucson to inspect Coronado nation forest areas including Santa Rita Huachuca Chiricahuas and Tumacacori. Supervisor Wales and Assistant Supervisor Wilson join tours through different ranges while meetings with Lyle and Camelli cattle associations are planned. Wood sale of 50 000 cords in the Chiricahua mountains will be reviewed.
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Tucson
Pooler
Albuquerque
Coronado Mation Forest
Wales
Santa Rita Huachuca and Tumacacort Forest
Wilson
Chiricahus Range
Lyle and
Camelli
Chiricahua Mountains
Fire damages Watkins Drug Store in Phoenix
A smoldering blaze at HH Watkins Drug Store in Phoenix destroyed the entire stock. Officials consider spontaneous combustion likely but timing is unclear. The incident occurred during a federal court recess period as a naturalization hearing docket proceeded nearby.
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Phoenix
Judi Kingman
William H. Sawtelle
Kingman
Hh.w Watkin
Eldridge
Committee to pick site for million dollar Arizona National Sanatorium
Chandler prepares to erect a community church to seat 100 people as discussions focus on locating the Arizona National Sanatorium with potential cost reaching a million dollars.
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Phoenin—Committee
Arizona Nation
Chandler
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Tts
the Bank of Courtesy and Security
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