Wong Tong Guilty Second Degree Murder Case Opens
The State charged Wong Tong with the murder of AB Gee on a Chinese vegetable farm near Fairbank in Superior Court. Jury selection occupied the day with 15 of 29 jurors examined, defense cites insanity, many Gram bands witnesses need a Chinese interpreter, and sentence to follow after verdict finds Wong Tong guilty of second degree murder.
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Wong Tong
AB Gee
Fairbank
FM Dean
Douglas
Frenca
McKelligan
Ah Gee
Wong Him
Firs
Tong
Gee
Gardner
Aa Gee
Pairbank
Stier
Pranch
McKeltigan
Dean & Dean
Dougine
Maud McNeil
Lowell
Harry Midkit
McNeil
Lockwood
Jess Lowery
Neil
PF Faust
Wor Stack
Ta Vntormey
Ams
Tagiy
Time shifts October 12 this year two weeks later
The article notes this year's clock change falls on October 12, contradicting prior years and suggesting confusion over dates. It mentions a murder trial on Wong Tong and Ah Gee with jurors deliberating, plus Maud McNeil's whiskey sale case proceeding and jurors to be examined.
Bisbee paving program rushed to completion
The Bisbee civic improvements plan, directed by city engineer PH Halleck, speeds street work. The lower Naco road paving is finished and soon open as the concrete sets with water. heavy traffic and rock haulage over Naco road to Tombstone Canyon push completion timelines.
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Bisbee
PH. Halleck
Naco
Naco Road
Tombstore
Campbell Will Not Call Extra Session
Governor Thomas E Campbell states he will not call a special legislative session before spring. Advocates for a woman’s suffrage amendment press for immediate action, even seeking pledges from legislators to attend without pay. He prefers a single, economical session to address all issues at once.
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Phoenix
Thomas E Campbell
Arizona
Im- Ieeaia
Cochise Bronze Plaque Race Heads Toward Record Run
El Paso Chamber of Commerce pathfinders predict a 60 mph record on the El Paso to Phoenix road race route passing through Tombstone on November 3. Stake is a bronze plaque for Cochise County, with a $1700 purse and 70 percent tire prize. officials warn a muddy east of Douglas stretch could slow the field.
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Douglas
Tombstone
el Paso
Phoenix
Wight
Olleryl
Chamber, of Commerce
Rodeo
Cochise Paifioders
Bisbee
F.C. Bledsoe
Nibsrume
Robert H. Rineee
Rinehart
CH Lester
Rain Dampens Attendance at Santa Cruz County Fair
Intermittent showers and cloudy skies kept crowds away at the Santa Cruz County Fair in Sonoita Ava on September 30. Poor road conditions deterred motors to the fair grounds, with many cars parked at Patagonia and nearby spots. Governor Campbell warned he could not arrive until late afternoon if at all, while farmers reported significant crop damage from two days of heavy rain and talk of losses in bay crops estimated around $1000 by C L Northerat of Patagonia.
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Sonoita
Ava
Santa Cruz County
Patagonia
Thomas E. Campbell
C. L Northcratt
Patagoula
Arizona Residents Win Two Patents in National Grant
The national patent office issued 720 patents to residents of various states last week. Arizona residents William J. Biggs of Phoenix received a patent for a locking valve mechanism that secures the valve in its closed position and includes a guard to deter stem bending or breaking. Jesse W. D. Davis of Phoenix was granted a patent for a cotton distributor with an improved push board construction allowing a cotton distributor mounted independently of the board to move with the board's travel.
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Arizona
Wiliam J. Biggs
Phoenix
Jesse W. D. Davis
Runaway Wagon Injures Mrs Marsh Near Benson
Sept 3 A runaway accident near Tucson road and Harman place left Mrs W F Marsh painfully but not seriously hurt. A front wheel dropped into a rut and the wagon toppled. She was knocked from the seat and later confined by bruises. Son Jas Hare halted the team after a wild zigzag chase across fields.
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Audbenson
W. F. Marsh
Tucson
Harman Place
Marek
Aken
Wen
August Trade Figures Show Mixed Export Decline
Nogales reports August exports at 645.0 million dollars, down from July with a dip in sales, while imports fell by about 33 million compared with July. The six month period ends August with total trade around 2.27 billion dollars, up from 1918 levels, reflecting shifting demand and external markets.
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Ina
Local Road Work Advancing for El Paso to Phor Race Route
Engineers Thomas Mad and Sid Smyth report road prep progress along the El Paso to Phor corridor. County crews have cleared rutting and philistivic tasks while references to Jabian and Suisth indicate ongoing preparations. Turner to the line is being surveyed with a plan to have routes in good shape for the upcoming race season and rodeo support.
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Stace
Thomas Maddock
el Paso
Phorbe
Rac
Sid Smyth
Ityan
Suisth
Palibang
Santa Crus
Turner
Smyth
Whetstones oil venture promoted by San Pedro group
Nogales observers report New O L Company plans drilling in the Whetstones near Tucson and Patagonia. Patagonian and San Pedro Oil officials, led by Poller and Cape, travel to Nogales to consolidate holdings described as shale and fossil limestone fields. Authors foresee derrick material shipment and swift promotion of the enterprise.
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Tucson
Nogales
Iuta
Whetoe Mountains
San Pedro Oil and Gas Co
Poller
Tuc| National Bank
W. P. Cape.att
First State Bank of
Geological Survey
San Pedro Oil Co
Sixty Arizona teacher vacancies with top pay of 110
State education office statistics show about sixty openings for teachers across Arizona with low salaries. Prescott leads with ten posts offering up to 110 monthly, while Apache, Bernarding, Oracle, Camp Ver de, Florence, Kingman, Présent, Nogales, and Sob all have multiple vacancies.
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State Superintendent of Education
Ngures
Endeavor
Prescott
Apache County
Mies
Springerville
Bernarding
Coching County
Oracle
Pima County
Camp Vers
Tandaa
Florence
Fr Weven
Kingman
Safford
Nogales
Apd Fe Uti Johns
Wreck Near Curvo Son Delays Early Morning Train
Two cars of a freshs train derailed near Curve Slag Station four miles east of here on September 3. Wetlex gang from Sibyl seat station aided, with a motor squador clearing the track. Four Mexican section men injured, but extent of ti faries unclear. Early morning and Isesenwer train No 102 held until around 1 o'clock to clear the line.
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Frelshs
Wetlex
Sibyl
Ghour
Tragic Switchman Killed In Copper Queen Yard Accident
Douglas reports E P S W switchman J E Broom, 41, died after falling from cars at Copper Queen smelter. Brake club snapped causing loss of balance as four cars passed over him. Coroner's verdict cites fall as cause. Remains at Ferguson mortuary awaiting family guidance.
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Douglas
J. E Broom
E. P&s W
Copper Queen
Broom
Arkansas
G. Pes
Fergu- Sou
Delinquent School Site Sought in Cochise County
A Warren District committee, including Judge A. C. Lockwood and Sheriff James McDonald, reports examining sites at Warren and Charles Thomas ranch for a state funded delinquent school. The plan, mandated by Arizona law with a $60,000 appropriation, awaits a final decision at a five o'clock meeting.
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Adams
Warren
Charles Thomas Ranch
Divide
Arizona
Douglas
Imabee
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BE W.hensley
OA Adame
J A Bryant
Wm. E Carven
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Pred Marne, Jr
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J.D. Resell
Jas. Allison
Ed Botsford
J W Thompson
A.D. Fair
E Elmer
Jack Mills
Walter Gripon
Jos. L. Sanders
Pirtleville
Billy Good
Wm. Hildreth
HC. Beumler
WS Cargill
CR Bodemhamer
L. L. Liddell
B.S. Marez
WT. Parks
Roy Hyatt
A. Z. Dal”ton
PL. McCabe
Doring
Wong ‘Tong
Harry Midkiff
V. Campbell
Cochise
Bureau of Foreign and Moneatic Commerce
Department of Commerce
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