Road Work Reported By Cochise County Highway Commission
Weehise County notes no change in county road work, crews kept to Palominas and Bisbee to Douglas routes while survey teams explore eastward. Cochise County reports all contracted work under a million dollar bond is underway with satisfactory progress. claims of misused funds are rebutted and total Commission expenditures since organization amount to 184,925.10 dollars through March 4, 1918.
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Palominas
Beson
Silver Creek
Bisbee
Douglas
Cochise County
Cochive County
Arizona Leads In Paying War Pledge
Arizona leads the nation in paying its pledges in the United War Work campaign with 96 percent of subscriptions. Director S. E. Lind announced that the southwestern region including Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana pays its pledges ahead of other states.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arisons
United War Work Campaign
S. E. Lind
Arizona
Aw Mexico
Texas
Ohlahome
Arkansas
Louisiana
Stay of execution delays trip for whisky conspiracy defendants
Tucson March 11 an oral stay of execution in a conspiracy case defers sending Harry C Wilson Cleo Wilson DM Phillips and Bart Hoc ket to Leavenworth. They were convicted in the U S district court for importing 30 cases of whisky from New Mexico into Arizona. A writ of error may be filed within ten days and bond could be set. Speer who testified may face separate sentence and was not yet sentenced.
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Tucson
Harry C. Wilson
Cleo Wison
Phillips
Bart Hockett
United States District Court
Arizona
New Mexico
William Sawtelle
Miller
Leavenworth
Kan
Mar Joe Speer
L A Wers Estates Dispute Over Large Court Fee
In Tucson Arizona March 22 the administrators of two attorneys legal representatives in a long cost dispute are central to a civil suit filed in the junior court. The case centers on a 1913 settlement under which 10 percent of recovered funds were to go to the attorneys. The Ives estate seeks $9 000 plus other sums alleged unpaid. The Cunningham heirs received about $190 000 and Eugene S Ives’ estate was paid $28 000 for prosecuting the litigation. The matter involves old docketed litigation and disputed payments arising from the Costello estate case.
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Wyer
Tucson
Ariz
Cunningham Ostell
Ari Ducation
United States Supreme Court
Jalnt
Cunningham
Julia Cunningham
Mary Allen
Patrick Cunningham
George Hol
Roy Morfoot
Ecen
Costello
Ale
Joseph O'Connell
Bisbee
Sestate
Eugene S. Ives
Neale
Ives
Eugene 3
Hecom
Akrevment
Whiskey hidden in trunk seized at Arizona Eastern depot
At Phoenix Arizona Eastern depot officers seized ten half gallon galvanized containers filled with whiskey hidden at the false bottom of a trunk. A man identified as C Verdugo was arrested as he attempted to depart the depot this morning.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona Eastern Depot
Commercial Club to Take Action on Improvements
An enthusiastic Towletone Commercial club meeting at City Hall set elections for the coming year with officers led by President W. T. Boyd and a seven member board. Committees were appointed to pursue local demands ahead of a general meeting on the 27th and a bond issue conference on April 5. Cupid’s vicitim nuptials lists were issued by Clerk J. E. James, detailing ten engagements in Douglas, Bisbee, and Hereford.
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Towletone Commercial Club
Eh M
W. T. Boyd
C. Gitaon
AH Gardner
KN. Coplen
Welch
CJ. Wynns
Tombstone
Board of Supervisors
Elope Couple Ride Spurs Sheriff Probe in Lonchivar Tale
In Phoenix on March 22 a desert trek is tied to a four day ride by a man and two girls with two others. The scene centers on four days of hunger and cold from Parker to Wenden with a horse shared by the group. The two men face ownership questions while the girls said they left unhappy homes of their own will. Authorities hold Addie Kimble and Carmen Molino pending investigation.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Sheriff's Deputies
Parker
WEY
Carmen Molino
Wenden
Hatel
Orszco
Garcia
Idle in this county, says board in Bisbee
In Bisbee Arizona on March 22 the community labor board reported 2859 men employed in mines and industries in the district and an estimated 1900 idle in the county. After mining firms announced minimum force reached no more layoffs, the board included a tentative forecast of next week’s figures, with approximately similar totals.
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Bisbee
Ariz
Community Labor Board of Employment Conditions
Washington
Community Board
Deport Alien Reds To South Sea Islands Says Vice President
Vice-President Thomas R. Marshall urges deportation of naturalized Americans who threaten overthrow of the government. He spoke while wintering near here to the Rotary, defending President Wilson and predicting a League of Nations outcome from the Paris conference.
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South Sea Islands
Phounin. Arie
United States
Thomas R. Marsall
Rotary
Marshall
Wilson
America
Paris
League of Nations
Week of warm weather breaks Arizona records
The U S weather bureau reports the past week saw the season's highest temperatures across most of Arizona. Latter part of the week brought fair warm weather followed by general snow and rain. A sharp temperature drop occurred with the storm though snow covered elevated areas and rain fell in lowlands and deserts. The report notes the weather benefited crop and soil conditions and snow now only appears in northern, protected spots.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
U. S. Weather Bureau
Twelve More Bills Signed By Governor
Phoenix Arizona March 21 Delegations to petition the governor to veto or sign bills fill the governor's anteroom as 26 house bills and about 50 senate bills await action. Twelve more bills have received executive sanction and were sent to the secretary of state. Signed in the past 48 hours are House bills 11 40 56 46 79 85 63 83 86 88 202 and others, covering county tuberculosis sanitariums county hotel entertainment duties district law state treasurer expenses juvenile court efficiency highway protection and designated council or park projects.
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Phoenix
Ariz
House
Senate
Secretary of State
House Hill
County Highway
Flu outbreak hits Prescott state pioneer's home
Phoenix March 1 report from George A Shea to the commission of state institutions says nine guests at the Prescott state pioneer's home are ill with a viral flu outbreak. One Phoenix nurse died after two days of service. Two competent attendants care for patients as doctors provide best possible care. The illness is described as light and improving with air and care.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Prescott i
A. Shea
Commission of State
No More Bounties For Animal Killing In Arizona
Phoenix Ariz March 21 No more bounties will be paid in Arizona for the killing of predatory animals unless they were killed before March 5 Senate bill No 15 signed by the governor repeals the biological survey in waging a war on wild animals dangerous to livestock or farming interests Former bounty values included 10 for mountain lions or timber wolves 2 for coyotes 1 for bobcats and 5 cents for pocket gophers
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Senate
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