Arizona men charged in hay fraud scheme at El Paso
Alfred J. Pet em of Tempe and J N Jaggers a Maricopa county federal hay inspector faced conspiracy to defraud the United States in a case tied to a February 15 shipment of hay to the U S Army quartermaster at El Paso. Petem released on 25000 bond. Jaggers held on bond. Hearing set for May 19.
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U. S
Phoenix
Alfred J. Petem
Tempe
J. N. Jaggers
Maricopa County
Mesa
United States
Henke
Peterm
Howard Eisele
Price Brown
Juggore
Commie
Department of Justice
Peters
Jaggers
United States Army
el Paso
Jaggers Wan Ap
Haviing
Hay Dealers’ Association
Seon
War veterans plan meeting on Wagner case in Phoenix
Great War Veterans of Phoenix summon members to discuss aid steps for Tony Wagner, US Army private at Fort Sill, who arrived from Oklahoma with his wife Nina Wagner, jailed on grand larceny. Thornton has pleaded guilty to Mann Act charges and accused Nina of $2700 theft. County attorney Lathey refused Wagner’s warrant request. state Attorney General Wiley Jones advised.
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Wagner Phoenix
Phoenix
Tony Wagner
United States Army
Fort Sill
Ohio
Nina Wagner
W. D. Thornston
Thornton
Great War Veterans’ Association
Latiey
Wagner
Wiley Jones
Phoenix to pave street railway tracks area action
Phoenix city commission ordered its attorney to draft an ordinance to pave between and on both sides of the Phoenix street railway tracks and to sue the company for paving costs. The trolley line, owned by the Sherman estate of Los Angeles, has refused to share in pavement work for years.
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Phoenix
Germans Use Concealed Revolvers Coded in Kameral Cries
Photo caption describes German soldiers concealing automatic revolvers in the hand during World War I. It notes doughboys faced such tricks as Germans cried Kameral and pretended surrender. American troops countered with rapid fire, leaving few Germans alive after the ruses. Two revolvers were seized from a dead German.
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Kameral
Dead Face
Investigation of Globe Mine Con?icts Bring Commission Hearings
The state corporation commission ordered the president and secretary of Northern Dominion Mine and Development Co of Globe to appear May 23 with all records for probe into alleged improper handling of funds. Related actions set for May 24 on Chandler Water and Power Co. and May 23 on Ray Electric and Telephone Co. to stop service to Kelvin. Contempt proceedings against Mayor Corpstein and city officials proceeded with city attorney filing later. Supreme court appeal pending after the commission’s jurisdiction ruling.
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GLOBE
PHOE
Chargex
State Corporation Commission
Northern Dominion Mine and Development Company
el Paso
Chandler Water and Power Company
Chandler School
Ray Electric and Telephone Co
Kelvin
Corpstein
Corporation Commission
Supreme Court
Bond Proposal Eyed for Phoenix Water Plant Project
Phoenix officials consider a 41.2 million dollar gravity water system fed by infiltration galleries near the Verde River and Fort McDowell. The plan includes a 25 million gallon capacity plant and related buildings at the state fair grounds, with a five day period to complete initial work.
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Phoenix
Sloan
Verde River
Fort McDowell
State Fair Grounds
Absence of Rain Aids Harvests in Arizona
Absence of rain during the past week has aided alfalfa and barley harvests in the southwest, per a United States Department of Agriculture crop report. Spring crops like wheat rye and potatoes are progressing in the north, soil is prepared for corn, and winter wheat looks healthy despite cold nights. Cotton yields remain normal.
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Phoenix
Southwest
United States Department of Agriculture
Progress in classification of public lands Santa Fe NM
The General Land Office reports April classifications by the Interior Department through the Geological Survey. Land restored to public domain as not containing coal. over 1.2 million acres classified under coal land laws, valued at 46,783,000. Water reserves added. water power lands reduced by 4,600 acres. total water power reserves exceed 2.5 million acres.
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Santa FE
General Land Office
Secretary of the Interior
Department of the Interior
Geological Survey
Pmblic
Arizona Roses for Soldiers of El Paso
Phoenix May 14 Arizona roses sent by Governor Campbell will be showered on El Paso county soldiers after their return from war service in Texas. The rose barrage mirrors a prior welcome to the 158th regiment when El Paso hosted them. The governor said the El Paso reception was warm and sincere and ordered the roses fired as Arizona's greeting to Texas fighters.
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el Paso
Union Station
Fort Worth
C. E. Cotter
Moto Transport Corps
F. D. Scotten
Ordance Department
Cecil Congable
C. C. Dix
Phoenix
Arizona
Campbell
Texas City
158Th
Army trucks to be distributed to Arizona after armistice
War department trucks not needed by the army since the armistice will be shared among states toward week end. Arizona is slated to receive about 280 trucks valued at roughly $700,000, per telegram from Washington to the state engineer’s office in Phoenix.
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Phoenix
War Department
Washington
State Engineer
Arizona
Arizona to sell Tempe land tract for homebuilders
Phoenix May 15 The state of Arizona moves into large scale real estate selling a half section near Tempe subdivided into small suburban plots. The board authorized a $20,000 outright purchase of improvements and plans to auction the land later in September under a deferred payment scheme to earn interest, funded from the antiquated appraisal and assessment fund.
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Phoenix
State of
Arizona
Ind Board
Tempe School
Mountain road contract awarded to Littlejohn ieton & Murphy
Unofficial reports reach Tucson that Littlejohn ieton and Murphy won the seven mile Apache Camp to Soldier Camp road contract for 50000 dollars, higher than the government estimate of 48000 dollars. Verification was unavailable at the forestry office, with Albuquerque district office not confirming the bid. The extra two thousand dollars would be borne by the government.
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Tucson
May
Apache Camp
Soldier Camp
Littlejohnieton & Murphy
Forestry Office
Albuquerque
N. M
Forestry Service
Public Roads Bureau
PEST ERADICATION PLAN DISCUSSED BY BOARD
Secretary Ed W Stephens of the Livestock Sanitary Board reports receipt of an agreement from the United States Biological Survey on state and federal cooperation for eradicating predatory animals and ro dent pests. No action has been taken yet by the board regarding acceptance.
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Phoraia
Ed. W. Stephens
Lvestock Sanitary Board
United States Biological Survey
Highway Section 1 Approval Near Jerome Prescott Route
Phoenix May 14 The commission approves Section 1 of the Jerome Prescott highway. State Engineer Maddock will review the route under construction and open bids for a Cottonwood bridge. He plans to make the trip later this week.
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Sion Ux Pune
Jerome Prescott
Maddock
Cottonwood
Roberts Visits Globe Three
Ex State Senator Charles M. Roberts, chairman of Cochise County Board of Supervisors, tours the district to study road making. He suspects Gila county board holds clues. Reports on Oil Field in Globe says W M Cochran locates claims near Bowie and notes Miami and Globe residents are unaware of the rush to locate claims in the Bowie Basin.
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Charles M. Roberts
Board of Supervisors
Cochise County
Gila County
GLOBE
W. M. Cochran
Bowie
Miami
Bowle Basin
Oil locations surge in Yuma valley on May day
Yuma May 13 oil locations are recorded at about 20 a day along the Gila river valley and up to 30 miles into the desert. Reports speak of wells showing oil indications and some salt abnormal. Groups of locations form above Laguna Dam on the Colorado. The Yuma Oil Company plans a rig, with Joe Balsz as president H C Westover secretary and OFF Townsend treasurer.
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Gita Water Company
Southern Pacific
Gils Bend
Gila River
Phoenix
Florence
Gila
Yuma
Laguna Dam
Colorado
Yuma Ot Company
Los Angeles
Joe Balsz
H.C. Westover
Townsend
Trails to be built in Huachucas and Cifachuas mountains
Risbeh May 18 The Coronado National Forest will begin constructing new trails in the Huachucas and Cifachuas when Congress funds are released at the start of July. Supervisor Pitehyn of Coronado National Forest disclosed the plan to JC White, chairman of the Jo es Community Labor board. The project will cover trails only, not roads, though future funds may enable auto road construction.
Extension Leaders Tour the State
State leaders of county extension work report project activity in agriculture and home economics through Farm Bureau and Home Bureaus in flourishing condition. William Cook, state leader county agricultural agents, visited Pinal, Graham and Greenlee counties. I. B. Parke, leader of Boys and Girls clubs, returned from Northern Arizona counties. Agnes Hunt, assistant club leader, toured Yuma and Maricopa counties. Mary P. Lockwood, state leader of county home demonstrations, reports progress with women in Gila and Maricopa counties.
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Wm. Cook
Pinal
Graham
Greenlee
Parke
Arizona
Agnes Hunt
Yuma
Maricopa
Mary P. Lockwood
Arizona to buy stone for capitol project
May 2 report shows the capitol host site remains unfinished delaying the January session. State institutions committee chairman Andrew Baumert warns the state will assume purchases on the contract due to stone material delays, as masons face layoffs from lack of skilled labor.
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Phoenix
Capitol
Andrew Baumert
State Institutions Committee
Dewoody Found Guilty of Murder in Tucson
Ben Dewoody was found guilty of first degree murder in the killing of George Washington Rumfeld Jr. at Billito last September by a Tucson superior court jury after thirty minutes deliberation. The penalty is life imprisonment. Mrs. Dewoody collapsed on hearing the verdict. Dewoody was sent back to the county jail. His lawyers may file notice of appeal. The jury gave no recommendations.
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Tucson
Ben €. Dewoody
George Washington Rumfeld, Jr
Billito
Dewoody
Ben C. Hill
Manen Smith
Pearsall
Texas
Bond interest in W S S urged in Cochise county
J N Gaines director of government savings for Cochise county received a communication from Mr Platt director of savings division at Washington urging Americans to invest Liberty bond coupons in War Savings Stamps. Platt says May 15 is Day in the U S A and $78 000 008 in Liberty Bond interest will be paid to the people. If each bond holder clips coupons and exchanges them for May W 3 8 at a post office or bank this will rise to $93 000 000 in 1924.
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J.N. Gaines
Government Savings
Cochise County
Mr. Platt
Washington
State land leave appraisals from Santa Cruz county
State land commissioner returned from a study trip to appraise security offered by applicants for state leave in Santa Cruz county. About 50 applications are under investigation from this section of the rivers will be planted with fresh water clams.
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Phoenix
Santa Cruz County
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Phoeniz
Gila Bend
Ariz
Gia Pend
F. A. Gillespie
Oklahoma
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W. J. Murphy
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Murphy
Gidlesche
Chas. P. Ainsworth
Gila Wateh Company
Valley Bank Adjustment Company
Girand
Jas. B. Girand
C. E. Crowley
Canal
Greenhuts
Peoria
Greenbats
Lewis Wolfley
Soldiers OF
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Roberts
Bond
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