Berenading Women Murdered by Sabuaripa Outlaws
Report from Campas describes the May 14 murder of Rosendo An eherta Jacobo siebrich and two other prominent Sabuaripa residents by four members of Maria Acosta's outlaw band. The killers fled toward the border after the deed, with Carranza cavalry under Col Anchetta nearby. The band had been raiding ranches in the Sahuaripa district and threatened other towns.
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Douglas
Rosendo An Eherta
Jacobo Siebrich
Sabuaripa
Sonora
Auilles
Jove Maria Acosta
Jeter
Campas
Hacadehuachi
Carranza
Col. J. Anchetta
Hotour
Sahuaripa
Achetta
Dolores Pass
Chihuahue
Emancipation Proclamation Copy Among Lincoln Collection
A local resident LB. Hauge owns a storied collection of American historical documents. The highlight is a January 1 1863 Emancipation Proclamation copy in Lincoln handwriting, engraved from stone, with a border and Liberty Goddess motif. The set also includes a facsimile of the Declaration of Independence signed by its immortal signers.
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Abraham Lincoln
Treasury Department
Uberator
Woman Decapitated at 8 P. Crossing in Yuma
Mrs Casimira Quinones was killed instantly when struck by a streetcar at the 8 P crossing on Third Street near her home. The wheels severed the body from the head which rolled three feet outside the rail and the right arm was amputated near the elbow.
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Yuma
Casimira Quinones
Third Street
Ocea to Ocean Highway Association Meeting Planned
President Prochaska issued a notice for the annual meeting of the Ocean to Ocean Highway association at Glendale on June 69. The district includes Arizona New Mexico and southern California. Governors and state engineers of the three states are expected to attend.
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Phoenix
Joe V. Prochaska
Oceaa-to- Ocean Highway Association
Glabe
Arizonaa
New Mexico
California
Forest Service and University Sell Timber Near Flagstaff
On May 14 the Forest Service completed a timber sale of ten million feet in the Coconino and Tusayan forests to Arizona Lumber & Timber Co. The State Land Commissioner sold about thirty million feet of university land in the area to the same company, and private holdings add about thirty million feet, totaling around seventy million feet. Proceeds from the university portion fund educational purposes at the University of Arizona after administration costs.
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Flagstaff
Forest Service
Coconino and Tusayan
Arizona Lumber & Timber Company
State Land Commissioner
Ainline Railroad
University of Arizona
Many Recruits for Arizona Infantry
May 14 Phoenix report notes a steady flow of young men from the north leaving the Arizona Eastern depot for the First Arizona Infantry at Naco. Citizens are invited to see the sendoff as crews arrive in two waves, Flagstaff contributing again and pushing the week’s total above one hundred recruits.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Ariona
Naco
Flagstaff
Silver Scarcity Bites Markets Worldwide
Experts warn global silver supply may fail to meet rising demand and long term price levels. Mining activities rebound as older districts reopen, notably in southwestern New Mexico near Kingston, with renewed exploration spurred by wartime wealth reckoning and coinage needs.
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Oughout
New Mexico
Kingston
Bulletin
Lady Pranklyn
Kangaroo
Black Colt
Expire Zine
Pbetr
Believing He 15s Persuaded Man Personal Crisis
Howard G. Jordan 29, from Tulsa Texas, was found dead in a Pine rooming house room on Saturday evening after apparently taking his own life with a .38 pistol. A coroner's jury ruled death by self-inflicted gunshot. Willcox cattle buyers Johnson and Cook announced they will ship 1500 head from Douglas on Thursday, after taking cattle from Reeves Recapule Davis Cowan and Kendall Brothers to Douglas stockyards.
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John Recapule
Wm. Davis
Wm. Cowan
Kendall Brothers
Douglas Stock
God Price
Colonel Breen Named Draft Registrar for Arizona
May 14 Governor Campbell named Colonel Pred S. Breen of Flagstaff as disbursing officer and registrar under the federal selective draft. Breen will move to Phoenix to assume duties. praised for military knowledge and prior service with the Arizona National Guard. Notice of appointment was sent to Secretary of War Baker in Washington for instructions on proceed.
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Phoenix
Pred S. Breen
Flagstar
Coconino Sun
Arizona
Arizona National Guards
Guards
Cornel Green
Haker
Washington
Governor Campbell Urges Arizona Youth to Embrace Patriotism
May 14 Phoenix dispatch reports Governor Campbell sending a statewide bulletin via the Superintendent of Public Instruction to every school. The message includes the president's address to Congress, war resolutions, patriotic programs, and an appeal stressing obedience, loyalty, education, humanity, and duty to become worthy citizens and soldiers of civilization. Campbell closes urging youth to love country and uphold high ideals.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Case
Congress
Campbell
Thomas E. Campbell
Stenographers Called to Serve National Mobilization
The council for national defense issued a call for 500 stenographers of both sexes for government service. They may work in Washington or other states, with salaries from 375 to 100 dollars monthly and board or lodging arranged if stationed in Washington. No civil service exam required, though preferred. Contact Prof. C. L. Michael of Phoenix High School to participate. The government urges mobilization within the month.
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Council For National Defense
Washington
United States
Committee On Housing
Avery
C. L. Michael
Phoenix High School
Phelps Dodge Examines Copper Properties for Purchase
May 14 report says Phelps Dodge and Co are reviewing the Mobiesn Copper company and the Little Butte Properties for possible purchase. The properties were formerly owned by Harry and Frank Woods of Colorado Springs.
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Mobiesn ‘Copper Company
Little Butte
Phelps Dodge & Co
Harry and
Frank Woods
Colorado Springs
100 Arizonans Available for Conscription
Washington report from May 14 states ten million men nationwide will be subject to selective service on July 1. Director Rogers of the census bureau notes men aged 21 to 36 are counted, with Arizona contributing a portion among state estimates including Colorado 61,800 Nevada 17,550 and Wyoming 35,400.
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Washington
United States
Rogers
Census Bureau
Colorado
Nevada
Wyoming
Old Spanish Trail Association Meeting Set in Florida
The Old Spanish Trail Association plans its annual meeting in Tallahassee Florida May 18 and 19 to push an ocean to ocean highway project across southern states. Arizona is represented by Warren MacArthur Harry Welch and John F Myers. Discussions include county cooperation on bridges state and federal aid and bond issues for roads.
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Old Spanish Trail Association
Tallahassee
Florida
Arizona
Warren MacArthur
Phoenix
Harry Welch
John F Myers
Tucson
Referendum Initiated Against Senate Bill 57 Gambling Measure
The first petition against Senate Bill 57, a gambling bill, was filed with Secretary of State Sydney Oxborn. To block enactment by the June 6 deadline, advocates must gather about 2915 signatures representing five percent of last election voters.
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Phoenig
Senate
Sydney Oxborn
Stranger claims lost suitcase and $1000 near Pirtleville
A drunken civilian stopped a street car near Pirtleville and accused two soldiers of knocking him out and stealing a luggage containing $1000. Police and military officers searched the area but found nothing. The man, unnamed, was later at the El Paso depot offering $100 reward for recovery as he searched the town.
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Douglas
Pirtleville
el Paso & Southwestern
Patterson
Tradesmen Needed for Army Service
By direction of the adjutant general of the army recruiting officers nationwide are urged to secure engineers corps recruits. Men will be chosen from the ranks and trained as regular army engineers for possible service in Europe. The program offers both education and practical field experience in bridge building trench construction and related labor.
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Engineers’ Corps
Europe
Im College
Twelve Prisoners Jailed In One Day In County News
Spent the day in Tombstone with Mr and Mrs PB W Newbury and Mrs Kries visiting friends. Twelve more prisoners jailed for bootlegging were confined in the county awaiting trial or pleading guilty. Names listed include F Oliver Robert Smith H Fernandes KR Gomes Joe Tonko vic Ray Baxter Tom Newman J Salcedo J Wilkey Jane Sanches Isadore Cabarga and Sam Kyle. Loretta Koblen returns from Phoenix to work for Sheriff Guy Welch. Alfred Paul and family visited Tombstone from Douglas. Mrs Gallen builds a double family cottage on First street.
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Mra
PB. W. Newbury
Pearce
Mra K. Kries
Newbury
Tombstone
F. Oliver
Robert Smit
Benson
H. Fernandes
KR Gomes
Joe Tonkovic
Ray Baxter
Tom Newman
J. Salcedo
J. Wilkey
Jane Sanches
Isadore Cabarga
Sam Kyle
Douglas
Loretta Koblen
Phoenix
Business College
Guy Go Welch
Welch
Alfred Paul
Stone
Paul
GW. Swain
Frank Coles
Biabee
Drugs Scarce And Hopheads Desperate In Douglas May 1
Scarcity of morphine and cocaine in the local market has spurred burglaries of physicians offices. Dr W A Greene's office was entered through a transom Sunday night but nothing was taken. Dr Downe's suite was entered two nights earlier with a bottle of cocaine missing. The MeGuire block Tsui Volting office also had drugs stolen in a recent break in.
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Douglas
W. A. Greene
Mr. Downe
Tsui Volting
Meguire
Calles Leads in Sonora Governor Race With Big City Totals
Preliminary returns from northern Sonora show General Calles ahead of General Obregon by wide margins in major cities. Cananea, Frontera, Nogales, Agua Prieta report Calles dominating, with Obregon far behind in several centers. Bis ee deputy Red Gannon visited town bringing an insane patient to the sheriff.
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Douglas
P.ciliax Calles
Sonora
Calles
Jose Obregon
Cananea
Obregon
Frontera
el Tigre
Nogales
Agua Prieta
Genéral Calles
Necorari
Pilares
Bisbee
Red Gannon
LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE MEETS IN TOMBSTONE
The Tombstone Law and Order League held an enthusiastic meeting last night. It heard reports on several matters and favored reinstating capital punishment, with petitions to be circulated in the state to address the last election error.
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LAW and Order League
Tombstone Law and Order League
Tombstone
di P
Arizona Bankers Discuss Liberty Bonds
May 15 report on a Phoenix meeting at The Valley Bank where many Arizona banks planned broad participation in Liberty Bond sales. Bankers pledged to subscribe for their banks and encourage local individuals, with bonds available in 50 and 100 dollar denominations, sold with installment options and at no cost to buyers or the government.
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Phoenix
Arizona
the Valley Bank
Uaon
Contest Costly Phoenix
An official statement filed in superior court Saturday shows the inspection cost of the contest at $5,017.86 with Campbell attorneys. The court ruled the contestant George W. P. Hunt must bear this amount, while expenses for securing evidence and witnesses will be shared by both sides.
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Phoenix
Superior Court
Campbell
George W. P. Hunt
Claim Physicians Violating Law in Tucson Report
A May 14 report of the federal grand jury recommends government probes into alleged law violations by physicians in Tucson and elsewhere over misprescribing to known drug sends. The U S attorney’s office issued a statement clarifying future guidance for physicians and druggists as the week’s session ends. The grand jury focused largely on Harrison Drug Act violations while other notes cover local court visits and a hospital child operation.
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Tucson
Federal Grand Jury
United States
Gleeson, Courtland, Pearce and
Johnson
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