County Seat Election In Bainess County Under New Law
The first election for the county seat under the new county seat removal law was held today. Central, the town, was a candidate, while Safford and Pina topped the tally. Safford did not win a majority, leaving the site undecided and setting up a final vote between Safford and Pina. Projections favor Safford as the county’s largest town.
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Graham
Safford
Pina
Canddates
Arizona Gold and Silver Yields Rise in 1914
Arizona’s gold yield climbed from 4 023 011 dollars in 1913 to about 4 570 000 dollars in 1914, a near 14 percent gain. Silver output reached about 4 169 000 ounces in 1914, up over 13 percent from 1913, while copper production fell about five percent to 407 923 402 pounds amid European war conditions. Production capacity remains limited to roughly half, but plans to expand exist as wartime demand grows.
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Arizona
Europe
Arizona wire mileage share by major firms
State tax commission filings show Mountain State Telephone and Telegraph Co owns and operates 18 241 miles of wire lines in Arizona. Postal Telegraph Co holds 3 265 miles and Western Union Telegraph Co 7 225 miles. Other small firms bring total mileage to 31 3160 miles.
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State Tax Commission
Mountain State Telephone & Telegraph Co
Postal Telegraph Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Shriner Caravan Prepares for Tombstone Mission to Nogales
Several carloads of Shrines leave Bisbee at four am for Tombstone then Nogales for the El Zarabah Temple of Nobles ceremonial. Attendees from Tombstone include Ed Hughes A C Karger A Wentworth C B Tarbell and A H Haghart with Mrs Haghart joining the Daughters of Isis in Nogales.
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Tombstone
el Zarabah
Nogeles
Tombstone Shriners
Turner
Fort Huachuca
Ed. Hughes
A. C. Karger
A. Wentworth
C. B. Tarbell
A. H. Gardner
H. H. Haghart
Postcard Crusade Aids Volunteer Cleaners Reach
An effective novelty first used in St Paul targets volunteers with cleanup postcards. Over 40,000 mailed two years ago. this year likely double as cards with illustrations or stone text mobilize voters. Printing is cheap and distribution is by mail or individual workers.
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Gt. Paul Crusade
St Paul
Xoeee
Slot Machines Thing of the Past
Sheriff announces removal of slot machines from stores and solicitations of raffles. Operating the games becomes a misdemeanor under state law with arrests anticipated. Church raffles and record games for money or items of value are banned, with enforcement by deputies.
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Crear
Harry Wheeler
Guy C. Welch
Doings in the State Legislature
In Phoenix on May 12 the senate passed a memorial urging clemency for Leo M. Frank. Kinney Riggs and Stapley voted no. House debate over appropriations led to trimming the general school fund to 100000 for two years and eliminating mining funding at the state university. A battleship christening cost of 100 was left in the bill. The house adjourned after finding the bill could not be finished today.
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House
Senate Memorial
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Judiciary Committee
Webb
Pinkley
Pinal
Bil
Cleverest swindler gang busted in Arkcons case
May 12 Tucson authorities rounded up what is thought to be one of the cleverest swindling gangs. Ringleader Sextie is still at large. Corbett and Erby have been apprehended. The scheme involved a mining stock deal in Gold Gulch with Worsley and Settle, leading to a $3,500 loss to former Senator A. A. Werle. Walker was arrested. Settle remains at large as deputies pursue him toward Phoenix.
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A. A. Werle
Settle
Tucson
Gole Gulch
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Gold Gulch
Wortley
Corbett
Erby
Walker
Phoenica Walker
J. Arnold
Pima County
Nogales Electric War Continues Over Certification
Officials from International Gas and Nogales Electric Light Ice and Water clashed at the Arizona Corporation Commission hearing. The International Company sought intervention as it builds a new power plant in Nogales, delaying the proceedings to the afternoon.
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No Electric
Nogales
International Gas Company
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International Company
Veteran Douglas Newsman Charles E Ball Passes Away
Charles E Ball aged 52 a veteran of the newspaper field and a highly regarded Douglas resident died at his home 1004 Twelfth street last evening after a week of grippe which developed pneumonia Funeral arrangements await word from his partner Major George H Kelly who is traveling from Douglas to California by automobile and was notified by telegram of the death
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Charles E. Ball
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Geo. H. Kelly
California
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Tombstone Delegate A C Karger heads to Tucson meeting
Thursday's Daily notes Tombstone Delegate Clerk A C Karger will travel Saturday to Tucses to attend the Good Roads convention at the Padlo and represent Tombstone and the board of supervisors. Engineer Ryan and county officials may also attend as state boards are represented. Also reported is the hospitalization of James McCullough, longtime Tombstone resident and pioneer.
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Ryan
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Tombstone Prepares for Clean-Up and Civic Toasts
Fragments describe Tombstone efforts to beautify the city, with Mayor Kuchenbecker and officials involved in a clean-up drive. Reports note visiting dignitaries, local business trips, and plans for the Arizona Good Roads Association meeting in Tucson. The piece mentions cemetery work led by Chief George Bravin and an upcoming Easter Star inspection.
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George Bravin
Tombstone
Bravia
Pardons Board Orders Prisoners Hanged
The Pardons Board of Florency State Prison unanimously ordered clemency determinations for Chaves Perez Peralty Rodriguez and Villarbo. The condemned must hang on May 28, despite rumors of possible changes and renewed court actions across counties. Governor Hunt expressed relief that the cases were resolved, while warnings of warden resignations and further appeals circulated among visitors.
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Sema
Sim
Banxtas
County Attorney Ross on Anonymous Letters
County Attorney Ross comments on the flood of anonymous letters received at the courthouse since the prohibition law, noting most letters seek to entangle officials or aid a friend. He says he ignores such correspondence, dismissing letter-writing cranks as foolish and not worth attention or action.
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John F. Ross
Hundred Million Train to Mascot Opening
Definite date not fixed yet for the Mascot Copper Co. and Mascot & Western rail line celebratory event at Willcox in early June. Southern Pacific to offer special excursion rates. T. N. McCauley of San Francisco invites chambers of commerce and business groups. The day will feature the largest free barbecue in the Southwest, a 25 piece band, a deshell game, and notable repairers. A Mascot shareholders special train will arrive from San Francisco.
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Mascot & Western Railgaad
Southern Pacific
T. N. McCauley
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Mascot
Chicago
St. Louis
Detroit
Death in Peculiar Hay Rake Fire Near Mesa
Julius Hassen aged sixty and unmarried died about nine o'clock yesterday morning from burns to the head and chest after a self dumping hay rake caught fire in a bayfield on the Christensen ranch seven miles northwest of Mesa. He had lit a pipe and dropped a match into dry hay beneath the rake. Medical help arrived too late as flames burned the man and obstructed breathing.
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Mesa
Julius Hassen
Christensen Ranch
Ags
American rancher tortured and murdered near Nogales
May 11 report details the brutal killing of Clarence Fisher, an American foreman at a Joe Wise ranch near Sakie Sonoma. Fisher allegedly confessed after being tortured and hanged to a horse by rural attackers who had earlier arrested him and later vanished. Authorities promised investigation by Governor Maytorena.
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Clarence Fisher
Joe Wise
Sakie Sonoma
Herald
Fisher
Toravales
Rorales
Council Simpich
Maytorena
Relics adorn Gow Hust office wall in Phoenix
May 13 report from Phoenix notes Gow Hust displays two prison relics, a ball and chain, hanging on his office west wall. The chain measures thirty inches, the ball about ten pounds, with aluminum covering. The device, linked to a former inmate Jose D. Marcus, spurred visitor interest as background to the Azizons prison era.
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