The Greatest Food Raid Advances in South Russia War
The El Paso Herald reports a German food offensive pushing into south Russia under pretext of aiding Ukraine. Odessa warehouses reportedly empty, with grain moved elsewhere. Germans seize key towns while Russians resist by deploying stumbling blocks.
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Germany
Russia
Ukraine
Republic’s
Teutonic
Odessa
Black Sea
Austria-Hungary
Lat
Bakhmatch
Konotop
Moscow
Briansk
Kharkov
Paso Herald
Pioneer W. K. Meade Dies in Tombstone Arizona
El Paso Herald notes W. K. Meade a pioneer of Arizona politics and law who helped secure county creation in 1881 and served as US marshal under Cleveland and Harrison. He joined the pursuit after the 1899 Wham robbery, later lived in Alaska, and spent his final years on Tombstone’s draft board amid a group of prominent Territory figures.
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Arizona
W. K. Meade
Tombstone
Tle
United States
Cleveland
Harrison
Maj
Wham
United States Army
Sir Thomas
Ft. Grant
Marshal Mead
Alaska
Mead
Country Draft Board
Mark Smith
Ben Goodrich
Territory
Col
William Hering
Wilwell
Supreme Court
Gerette Cerne County
John O. Dunbar
el Paso Herald
Highway Improvements Drive Nation on Better Roads
The government, states and counties plan to spend 263 096 610 this year on public highway improvements. War urgency elevates highway work as essential, linking better roads to a stronger nation and supporting farmers as the backbone of the country.
Beware of Road Building Delays Affecting Tombstone Highway
Readers are cautioned about delays in state highway work aimed at Tombstone. The note stresses ensuring no impediments hinder completion at the earliest possible moment, underscoring the importance of timely progress for the project’s impact on Tombstone.
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Tombstone
Road building urged to finish Cochise county highways
The passage urges rapid highway completion from New Mexico to the Pima county line and warns that delays to the Tombstone-Bisbee road could postpone the Bisbee to Douglas paved highway. It calls county interest groups to unite for state and county road progress in 1918 and presses candidates to pledge strong road-building support.
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New Mexico
Pima
Tombstone-Bisbee
Bisbee
Douglas
Cochise
Cruel Canard Circulates Across Nation Amid War Hoax
A misleading dispatch claimed Crown Prince capture and German victory, broadcast nationwide and printed in a local paper. Readers, fooled by the fake report tied to the familiar name Press, rejoiced briefly before realizing it was a hoax. The tale illustrates wartime rumor dangers and media confusion.
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United States
Prospector
Onon
Crown Prince
New York
What Your Bond Purchase Will Do for Liberty Bonds
Figures show the impact of war bonds on U S military needs. One hundred dollar bonds clothe a soldier for eight months and fund rifles grenades and water bags. A mix of bonds can equip soldiers overseas feed them in France and provide vehicles or medical gear.
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W Department
France
Military Morals and Moral Welfare in the U S Army
The Liberty Loan appeal highlights the care for the moral welfare of American soldiers. It contrasts with German practice and notes Pershing’s claim that the U S Army in France is the cleanest living force in the world. Kipling’s warning about single men in barracks is invoked to emphasize American standards.
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United States
Kipling
Gen. Pershing
France
American Efficiency Restores German Ships In U S Service
On orders from Germany ships interned in American waters were damaged to delay service for two years. American ingenuity repaired them in six to eight months at $273,000, fending off a $2.6 million German estimate. Most vessels now serve American commerce or troops, including the Leviathan renamed and operated with American crews and fewer coal needs.
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Europe
Navy Bell
Vaterland
United States
Kaiser Town Becomes Pershing in Bold Name Change
A Texas town formerly named Kaiser has updated its name to Pershing. The item hints the change will bolster morale ahead of the next Liberty Bond Drive, portrayed as the drive that will defeat the Kaiser.
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Texas
Kaiser
All Together for New Liberty Loan Drive in Phoenix
Governor Hunt issued three war Proclamations urging national Liberty Loan support for the third issue beginning April 6. He calls for mobilizing financial resources, emphasizes public pledges in schools and businesses, and appeals to students and families to forego luxuries to aid the war effort. He also condemns German autocracy and urges patriotic action for victory.
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Phoenix
Hunt
Joan Wich
Arizona
Russia
America
Frasce
Red Crow
Tombstone Denounces AP Error On Mines Report
The Tombstone Commercial Club rebukes an Associated Press rep for misreporting that Bunker Hill Mines properties had closed. Officials say only the mill faces temporary shutdown while manganese ore development continues and leasing keeps most claims active. Phelps Dodge plans to save both silver and manganese values. Judge Sawtelle leads a new Tucson hotel venture with $100,000 capital.
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Associated Press
Tombstone
United States
Bunker Hill
Douglas
Tombstone Commercial Club
Great News Organization
Bunker Hill Mines Company
Mater
Phelps Dodge Company
Bunker Mill
Phelps Dodge
Tm & Better
Tucson
Judge Sawtelle
Cor
Road work improves county highways across two weeks
County crews report general improvement in road conditions over the last two weeks. Travelers should wait for the next rain before using the new Buena route and Tombstone bridge segment. The Gleeson-Tombstone road and the Benson corridor are in good shape with caliche resurfacing planned and a water pipeline project to reduce water hauling.
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Buena
Charleston Bridge
Tombstone
Turner
Benson
Bit Bridge
Schuster House
Explosion at Sacramento Hill Claims Two Mexican Laborers
An explosion on Sacramento hill today killed Juan Covarr bias and Francisco Castenada while six oilers, including Pedro Oreas who is severely injured, were wounded. Others are hospitalized as rock and dirt buried workers during a premature blast overturning a churn drill nearby.
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Tombstone
Sacramento Hill
Juan Covarribias
Francisco Castenada
Pedro Oreas
Shooting incident at J C Penny store in Bisbee
Mrs J J James of Warren shot at 17 year old Miss Mary Hughes in the J C Penny store in Bisbee about 1 30 PM. Two shots missed, one pierced a blouse near the breast. James, raised in Tombstone, divorced from her husband, was arrested after refusing to speak.
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Bisbee
J. J. James
Warren
Mary Hughes
John Hughes
Copper Queen
James
Hughes
Mies Hughes
Tombetona
Housing solution at Jerome by NG and United Verde
March 23 report notes Jerome housing for mine workers being solved by NG Companies and United Verde. The firms will complete nine cottages and begin work on 24 more with rental prices higher than local equivalents, reflecting settlement needs.
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Jjerome
Jerome
United Verde
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