Corpus Christi Appeals for Aid in Texas Disaster
A Corpus Christi relief plea notes a devastating hurricane and tidal wave, with over 1 dead and 500 left destitute. Property losses exceed 20 million dollars, thousands bankrupted, and 40 miles of coast damaged. Funds will be allotted by Red Cross officers after survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gay C. Welch
Menance Relief Committee
Corpus Christ
Texas
Tombstone
San Francisco
Corpus Christi
Bay
Red Cross
W. P. Hobby
Gordon Boone
Clark Prease
Finance Relief Committee
Mexican general challenges Ramirez to pistol duel
Colonel Net tall Gonzales, inspector general of the Mexican army, badly beaten by bank clerk Fernando Ramirez in Nogales, sends a challenge to Ramirez to a pistol duel. Ramirez replies that if Gonzales crosses the border to the American side, they will meet in a firefight. Gonzales remains hospitalized in Nogales Sonora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nogales
Nettall Gonzales
Fernando Ramirez
Arizona
Ramirez
Gonzales
Nogales Sonora
Reed's Arizona speaking tour announced for October dates
Phoenix Oct 2 The itinerary of Senator James A Reed's Arizona tour was released listing stops in Douglas and Bisbee on Monday October 6 Tughon October 7 Globe October 8 Phoenix October 9 with Prescott possibly added October 10 The schedule is subject to change Simon Overfelder cashier of the National Bank of Arizona was added to the non partisan local arrangements committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiver
Phoenix
James A. Reed
Arizona
Douglas and Bisbee
Tober
Tughon
Globe
Prescott
Simon Overfelder
National Bank of Arizona
Immigrant Cotton Labor Surge Reaches Arizona
At Nogales and Salt River valley ports, about four thousand Mexican laborers since January have been rushed into Arizona cotton fields. Workers from Sonora areas Carmen, Magdalena, and Guaymas, with Nogales alone sending 759, face a two cent per pound wage potential up to ten dollars daily. Garment sacks are checked for boll weevil risk, and vaccinations are given to each immigrant by Dr. A L Gusletter with an average of 150 screened daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nogales
Mexico
Salt River Valley
Sonora
Caranea
Magdalena
Guaymas
Nagles
A. L. Gusletter
Site for air line station chosen near Sunnyside
Douglas moved toward hosting an air line station as Col James Prentice and Capt. Iverson selected a hangar site near Sunnyside for lighter than air passenger balloons. Final leasing terms with the landowner remain to be arranged before immediate construction and assembly begin. Prentice plans to visit Bisbee for a landing site before returning to finalize arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
San Diego Gulf Air Line
James Prentice
Iverson
Sunnyside
W. P. Scaart
Chamber of Commerce
Prentice
Bisbee
Campbell Pays High Tribute To Sonora Fair At Sonoita
Governor Campbell praised the Sonoita fair and Santa Cruz county exhibitors after a Nogales visit. He stressed homestead cattle development, summer rains and winter feeding as bases for a regional livestock upswing, and urged strong highways and county state cooperation to improve transportation and prosperity.
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Campbell
Sonoita
Phoenix
Santa Cruz County
Nogales
Arizona
Fifty Disabled Soldiers Arrive at University
In Tucson in October the vocational training department and San Francisco district office report rapid rehab progress. Nichols Ricciardi visited the university to promote the rehabilitation plan. Bennett also spent days reviewing courses for ex soldiers. Both officials praised the college and the expedited course approvals. Fifty men have enrolled and pursue their training, with faster reporting of progress.
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Tucson
Oct
Saiveraby
San Francisco
Nichols Ricciardi
Bennett
Acquittal Ends Parmer Hearing in Lowell Court
Deputy Sheriff Parmer’s case, charged with fault on the person of Miss Dorothy M Berry, was dismissed in Judge Winters court at Lowell. Prosecuting attorney George M. Roark moved for dismissal as evidence failed to bind Parmer for trial. Defense attorney D. A Richardson attacked the credibility of the witness while Berry claimed a gypsy lifestyle and long illness in her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parmer
Dorothy M Berry
Winters
Lowell
George M. Roark
Palmer
D. A Richardson
Miss Berry
Attorey Richardson
Nogales
Mchardaom
Richardson
Tucson
Bisbee
Parmers
Wif
Dousius
Nillea
Cattle Growers Called to Meet on November 15
In Phoenix on October 1 the Armena Cattle Growers Association executive committee failed to agree on whether to back Kenyon and Kendrick bills before Congress. President Charles P. Mullen called a full membership meeting for on or about November 15. The measures follow a federal trade commission finding on the five big packers and are backed by the National Livestock Association marketing committee. H A Jastro of Bakersfield attended the executive session, a leading national livestock figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Armena Cattle Growers’ Association
Kenyon
Kendrick
Congress
Enire
Charles P. Mullen
Trade Commission
National Livestock Association
Fraud in Salt River Valley Draws Court Examination
Four witnesses testified for the government at the preliminary examination of Alfred J. Peters Tempe bay dealer and J N Jaguers inspector for a bay dealers association charged with fraud in the sale to the government. The hearing before John Henke will be continued tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Alfred J. Peters
Tempe Bay
J. N. Jaguers
Pioneer cattleman Wakefield dies after long illness
Lyman W. Wakefield, 668 years old, famed pioneer cattleman and former Pima County sheriff, died at home after three weeks of illness. He began in Tucson in cattle trading in 1878, later ran a Pantano store, engaged in mining ventures, and served as Pantano postmaster before moving to the Whetson mountains ranch amid Apache dangers. He repeatedly sheltered his family during threats, then aided by night travels to the railroad for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Lyman W. Wakefield
Pima County
Wakefield
Pantano
William
Whetstons Mountains
$20 Million Planned for Arizona State Highways
Oct 1 Tucson reports Thomas Murdock state engineer announces more than $20 million will fund Highway 1 work across Arizona in the next two years. State and federal funds total about $6 million from state sources with potential federal increases. Counties plan bond issues totaling several million dollars across Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Yavapai, Yuma, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Thos. Murdock
Syent Sunday
Tucson
Madstock
Maricopa County
Pima
Pinal
Yavapat
Yuma
Cochise
Greenlee
Santa Cruz
Pond
Reed heckled as crowd ejects senator in Ardmore town hall
In Ardmore Oklahoma United States Senator J A Reed was dragged from the stage by a boisterous audience while being introduced for a speech opposing the League of Nations treaty. Lights failed, pandemonium followed and women on stage restored order after Reed left without delivering his remarks.
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Ardmore
Okla
United States
J. A. Reed
Convention Hall
League of Nations
S@stropz
Reed
Phoenix Commission Rejects Boxing Ordinance From Legion
Phoenix city commissioners refused to enact an ordinance urged by Frank Luke Jr Pont No 1 American Legion creating a boxing commission controlled by the Legion. A motion allowing the Legion to conduct bouts without license fees passed.
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Phoenix
Frank Luke, Jr
American Legion
Legion
Valuation of Arizona Climbs to 895 Million
Arizona’s assessed value rose from 98,012,708.64 in 1911 to 855,224,720.92 in 1919 per the Arizona Tax Commission. Wealth more than doubled thrice since statehood, with railroads, mining, lands, livestock, and other property all showing large gains. The eight-year surge signals major development ahead for the state.
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Arizona
Phoenix
Arizona Tax Commission
Prisoner Heads To New York In Mail Fraud Case
United States Marshal Joe Dillon and chief clerk R. B. Boss took William Steadman from Phoenix to New York for a hearing on conspiracy to defraud the mails. Four defendants, including Louis Lefkowitz and his brother, were arraigned in Phoenix Los Angeles and New York, accused of a mining swindle via the mails.
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Phoenix
United States
Joe Dillon
Boss
U.S. Attorney's Office
New York
William Steadman
Steadman
New
Louis Jereswitz
Harry Lefkowitz
Stuart
Louis Lefkowitz
Los Angeles
Legislative Redistricting Of Pima County To Be Arranged
Pima County Board of Supervisors will discuss splitting the county into three representative districts at an upcoming meeting in Tucson. Dr. W A Baker announced the move, noting a state law requires action within a year and before the next meeting due to Tucson’s population concentration. Districts must be compact and not include non-contiguous areas, likely requiring some part of Tucson to reach the required voter total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Pima County
W. A. Baker
Tusson
Carner
Maricopa to Be Districted Soon
Phoenix dispatch reports the Maricopa County board set October 2 as the date to file a report on districting. Clerk C S Standage and assistants map the county into nine districts of equal population. The redistricting mirrors statewide reform approved by voters in 1918.
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Phoenix
Service men replace girls at Fort Huachuca
Women stenographers at Fort Huachuca are reassigned as ex service men who passed civil service exams will fill the positions. The action ends a prolonged controversy among Fort authorities and marks a staffing shift at the base.
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Fort Huachuca
Men Approve Move for 156th Reunion Phoenix
Oct. 2 reports show strong state support for the 156th infantry reunion during fair week. Adjutant General Walter Ingales letters prompted many to back the plan and seek guidance on aiding the effort. Col Ingalls asked Col Linxwiller and Col Saltmarsh for greetings or attendance. Miss Bara’s reply awaited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
156Th Reunion Phoenix
Walter Ingal
Sith Infantry
Col Ingalls
A. Linxwiller
France
Col. Saltmarsh
Miss Bara
Deer Hunters In Numbers In Hill Country To Hunt
Deer hunting opens today and runs through October's end as hunters from county towns and beyond head to Chirieshua range canyons. Deer are reported plentiful and unusually tame this season, with many hunters traveling to southern canyon areas.
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Chirieshua
Deserted Decade Seeks Separation In Court
A widow, Mew G. P White, testified in Judge Lyman court that her husband left her ten years ago and failed to support her, after they wed in Oklahoma and the desertion began in a prior year. Separately, a notice for public land filing announced George W. Fenter of Turner, Arizona, seeks to prove up a homestead claim in Tombstone with three years of proof, listing witnesses Heinhold F. Haug Bert J. Hand Walter Douglas of Turner. First publication Sept. 28, 1919.
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Phoenin
G. P White
Lyman Court
Oklahoma
Witnews . Er
Notice for Public Sale of Homestead Claim in Arizona
Department of the Interior U S Land Office at Phoenix announces W Douglas of Turner Arizona seeks three year proof to establish a homestead claim for lots 1 and 2 section 19 township 20S range VE G S R B meridian before W A Fowler at Tombstone on October 24 1919. Witnesses include George W Fenter Mrs Bertha Fenter John Igo and John Thomas all of Turner Arizona. First published August 31 1919.
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Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Phoenix
Armzina
George W. Fenter
Turner
Arizona
S. B.B
Meridian
W. A. Fowler
A. S
Tombstone
Heinhold F. Haug
Bert J. Hand
Walter Douglas
Turzona
Soma
W. Douglas
G & S RB
Bertha Fenter
John Igo
John Thomas
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Corpus Christi Appeals For Aid
Reed's
AIR Line
State Highway Department
H. A. Jastro
Bakersfield
Cal
Hoenix
Maricopa
A. L. Irvin
Register
U.S. Land Office At
Phoenix, Ame
J. L. Irvin
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohto
Draeste
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