Douglas Pioneer Home to Welcome Longtime Resident John E Latham
John E Latham a Douglas resident since near the town s birth left for the Prescott Pioneer s Home at age 75 after arriving in Arizona in 1870 or 1871 He worked for Smith at Fort Grant drove a Tucson to Fort Bowie stage and helped deliver mail to Dos Caberas on the Colorado frontier a noted early settler and mail carrier in the territory.
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John E. Lathan
Arizona
Prescott
Latham
Plains
Smith
Fort Grant
Tucson
Fort Bowie
Colorado
Ehrenberg
Yuma
Dos Caberas
Oil drilling gear arrives at Casa Grande Arizona
Local oil operators receive a carload of heavy Umbers and drill parts with more shipments expected. Geologists from several companies report favorable findings, and drilling is anticipated to begin soon. Operators from other fields may visit to observe development progress.
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Casa Grande
Ariz
River gauging and evaporation station planned at Lee Ferry
Roger C Rice district engineer of the U S geologic survey Tucson and R Grant meteorologist Phoenix office of the weather bureau with Southern California Edison officials are en route to Lee Perry Oregon to complete installation of a river gauging station and Class A evaporation station at Lee Ferry. Daily discharge measurements on the Colorado river are already made by resident hydographers at Lee Ferry in cooperation with the Edison company for studies on water utilization by federal state and private parties.
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Phoenix
Roger C. Rice
U.S. Geological Survey
Tucson
Lee Perry
Oregon
R. Grant
U.S. Weather Bureau
Southern California
Edi
Lee Ferry
Colorado River
Southern California Edison Company
Five Mexicans Arrested After Vail Station Fight
In Tucson on September 17, five Mexican men were brought to jail after a 12 hour chase following a Friday night brawl at Vail Station. Antonio Chavez faces aggravated assault charges while Santiq Leon Ramon Leon Antonio Leon and Feliciano Ortega are charged with disturbing the peace. Deputies guarded them in custody as arraignment looms Monday morning.
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Tucson
Pima County
Vail Station
Southern Pacific
Antonio A. Chavez
Rafse Pallanes
Santitg Leon
Ramon Leon
Antonio Leon
Feliciano Ortega
Sheriff's Office
Nogales Baseball Team Invited to Mexico City Series
Nogales Arizona learns that President Obregon invited the Nogales team to play in a series of exhibition games in Mexico City. The invitation was accepted with transportation arranged by Sonora Governor Francisco Elias. The squad departs Friday aboard a special Juarez car as work continues on West First Street.
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Ariz
Arizona
Mexico City
Obregon
Francisco Elias
Sonora
Juarez
Gas Explosion Burns Worker at Tucson Printing Plant
In Tucson on September 18 S. A. Sisk, an employee at the Commercial Printing company at 114 South Stone, was badly burned on the arms when gasoline in use at a printing machine exploded. The blaze caused slight damage to the plant and was noticed shortly after six o'clock Saturday afternoon as workers attempted to extinguish the fire.
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Tucson
S. A. Sikk
Commercial Printing Company
South Stone
SA Sisk An
Tucson Police Chief and Sheriff on Outs
Tucson officials clash after a tequilàladen auto pursuit beyond city limits. Police Chief Dallas Ford defends acting as a private citizen in seeking aid, while Sheriff Jim Daniels revokes Ford’s deputy status citing lack of notification. Daniels had faulted the notification process and the sheriff’s office role.
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Tucson
W. H. Smith
Dallas
Ford
Sherri Ben F. Daniels
Jim
Daniels
Sheriff's Office
City 18 Defendants Sued Over City Flood Damages
Ten thousand dollars is asked as the aggregate damages in four suits filed in superior court by Frank McCann for the plaintiffs. Two suits are by Owen Mc Kevitt and George Halby for alleged property damages from the Hackney avenue flood on August 10, and two suits by James Whelan and A W Walfert for property damages from the Blake street flood on the same date.
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GLOBE
Frank McCann
Owen McKevitt
George Halby
Hackney Avenue
James Whelan
A. W. Walfert
Blake Street
Army Officer Injured In Camp Crash Near Douglas
Captain H W West was slightly injured when his car hit a telephone pole at Camp Harry J Jones near Douglas. Investigators believe defective steering gear caused the accident.
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Douglas
H.W. West
Camp
Harry J. Jones
Arizona Urges Strict Trap License Enforcement
Phoenix September 19 strict enforcement of a state law requires hunters to hold a trapper's license along with standard licenses to hunt or trap fur bearing predatory animals. Game warden Jos V Prochaska urged deputies to apply the rule, noting violations by bear hunting parties and naming prominent figures among offenders. The license costs 2.50 and applies to anyone over 18.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Jos V
Chaska
Pro- Chaska
Prochaska
Eta
Mexican man dies in Tucson from suspected hydrophobia
Ernesto Carrillo, a Mexican worker living in Silver Bell, died at the Arizona Hospital and Sanitorium after being bitten by a dog believed to have rabies about four weeks earlier. He arrived with his mother, had shown strange behavior, and despite immediate treatment the illness progressed too far to save him.
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Tucson
Ernesto Carrillo
Silverbell
Arizona Hospital
Carri
Tme
Ben
Arizona
Convict Escapes From State Prison Near Miami
Miami September 19 A convict who murdered a Yuma County deputy sheriff escaped yesterday from the state prison stockade and was trailing toward an Arizona Eastern depot. Guards reported he fled along railroad tracks through the night and vanished after losing traces near Miami.
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Miami
Miami-Superior Bushway
Joan Bocie
Cording
George Braggs
Aint
Arizona Eastern
Bowie
Yuma County
Flowing artesian well drilled on Bowie ranch yields strong water
Lee Martin, owner of the Biiney ranch 13 miles north of Bowie, reports a new flowing well at 680 feet producing 40 to 50 gallons per minute. The six inch cased well reaches deep artesian water, with mineral content low and rain-soft water quality. Supposedly aids forty acres of crops.
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Bowie
Lee Martin
Biiney Ranch
Martin
Garbanzas distributed to Cananea workers’ families
In Cananea this week a third distribution of garbanzas was made by the municipal government to unemployed workers and destitute families tied to the suspended mining operations. A carload of the staple was sent for aid, with quantities graded by family size. Phoenix bids sought for completion of Story Walker hotel.
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Bisbe
Cananea
Garbanzas
Mad dog runs amuck in Nogales incident
A lean, hungry looking dog frothing at the mouth caused alarm in Nogales on September 19 as it ran loose yesterday morning around 11 o clock. Residents reported trying to corral the animal while authorities prepared to take action to prevent possible rabies exposure.
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Nogales
Ariz
Buried in Bisbee Dog Fight Ends in Pasadena Flight
A wild dog buried in Bisbee ran along Grand avenue in Nogales biting at bystanders and was shot in Pasadena last Saturday. The animal died en route for burial in Evergreen cemetery after a frenzied chase toward International avenue. Rancher B V Boardman, who recently moved west, was among those at the funeral.
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Grand Avenue
Nogales
Bisbee
C. V. Boardman
Olcer Brown
Siiter Canyon
Huachucas
Pasadena
Calif
Palace
Dock
Evergreen Cemetery
International Avenue
Boardman
Garces
Itis
Barbum Leads in New Mexico Senate Vote
Albuquerque Sept al H Busum Republican led by a small margin as returns from today’s U S Senate election to replace Albert B Fall who resigned to join President Harding’s cabinet showed scattered results Captain West was taken to his quarters with camp physicians tending his injuries
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Albuquerque
N. M
H. O. Busum
United States
Albert B. Fall
Harding
Captain West
Parole Board Returns to Phoenix After Three Day Session
After a three day session in Florence the Arizona board of pardons and paroles returned to Phoenix. W J Galbraith attorney general and board member said many cases were reviewed and paroles granted when minimum sentences had expired and good prison behavior was shown. No date for the next meeting was set.
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Phoenix
Florence
Board of Pardons and Paroles
W. J. Galbraith
Ills Brother in Law Killed in Hunting Accident at Fabens
Safford Sept 18 H. LeGros of LeGros Tire and Vulcanising Co killed his brother in law Gabe Lucker while hunting near Fabens Texas Sunday Sept 4 at 630 PM. LeGros was counting doves when Lucker, in front, moved to remove shells from a shotgun and it discharged. Lucker formerly worked for Ila Motor and Cooper Motor. the accident ended the day’s hunt for the group including Mrs Richard Lucker Tom Scrivner James Hunter and Raigh Landrum.
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Safford
Steve) LeGros
LeGros Tire and Vulcanising Company
Texas Strest
Gabe Lucker
Fabens
Texas
LeGros
Richard Lucker
Tom Scrivner
James Hunter
Raigh Landrum
Mr. LeGros
Mr. Lucker
Sas
Ila Motor Company
Cooper Motor Company
Ralph Landrum Forved
Liberty Theater
Arizona loan requests rise with 99 filings for 323 thousand
Phoenix September 13 The Arizona state treasurer reports 99 loan applications totaling 323120.50 from 13 counties led by Maricopa with 42 loans and 151 yox.10. White funds are issued at 20 thousand dollars daily as about 20 lending sources operate. Interest runs at 6 percent for five to 15 years.
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Phoenix
Raymond Earhart
Mari
Bar- ‘Bart
Jeans Mae
Postal Department Refuses to Name Accusers in Hawkins Case
Douglas, Sept. 20. The United States Post Office Department states that M. C. Hawkins, ousted from the Douglas post office, will not be told who filed charges alleging he meddled in party politics, used indiscretion in associations, and failed to render satisfactory service. The statement comes in a letter from the first assistant postmaster general to Senator Henry F. Ashurst, who led the inquiry.
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Douglas
United States Postolie Department
M. C. Hawkins
Douglas Postolice
Henry F. Ashurst
Copper revival hints rise in Jerome mines
Jerome Sept 21 Indications point to a copper revival within eight months as United Verde mines prep smelters and pumps. James S Douglas President says profitability hinges on copper at 12 cents a pound in New York with lower costs sustaining operations while others may resume when market normalizes.
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Globe
Bisbee
United Verde
Plarkdale
United Verdes
Kreut
Miamo
James S. Douglas
Verde
New York
Arizona
James S .Douglas
United |Verue Extension Mining Company
New York City
Douglas
Headlight Law Sparks Sheriff Inquiries Across County
The sheriff's office reports the new headlight law does not require a diffused lens, though it suggests compliance. Tests show a high beam angle can reveal dazzling light in reflectors, so officers advise dimming upper headlight glass to avoid violations. News of highway openings from Douglas east boosts traffic on southern routes and sparks chatter among drivers.
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Sheriff's ~O
Douglas
Socorr
el Paso
Bankhead
Dickman Completes Border Inspection at Nogales
Nogales Ariz Sept 19 Major General Thomas C Dickman commander of the Eighth Corps Area with headquarters in San Antonio left Nogales after an inspection tour. He visited Camp Stephen D Little Camp Harry J Jones at Douglas Fort Huachuca and other camps in the border area accompanies by his wife.
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Nogales
Ariz
Stephen D. Little
T. Dickman
Eighth Corps
San Antonio
Dickman
Harry J. Jones
Douglas
Fort Huachuca
Bia Department
Hayden Pledges Aid in Cement Rate Row
In Phoenix on Sept 21 county highway commissioners rate experts and Congressman Carl Hayden met seeking $260000 from carriers for cement shipments from California. Hayden pledged strong support in Washington as the issue was brought to the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Hayden
Maricopa County
Phoenix
County Highway Commission
Carl H. Hayden
California
Haysden
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
General Calles to Rochester for Rheumatic Treatment
Nogales reports General E P Salles of Mexico City will travel to Rochester Minnesota for rheumatic treatment at a sanitarium. He is secretary of the interior in Obregon's cabinet. Arturo Elias, Mexican consul general at New Orleans, meets him on arrival.
Congress Reassembles With Tax, Treaty, Debt Bills
Washington Sept 21 Congress will reassemble tomorrow at noon after a recess since August 24. The Senate will consider the tax revision bill the peace treaties with Germany Austria and Hungary the anti beer railroad funding the allied debt refunding and other bills. The treaties are to be transmitted by President Harding and pressed.
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Washington
Congresa
Senate
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Harding
California Seeks Extradition of Yuma Man in Assault Case
A requisition from California Governor Stephens requests extradition of Eunice Taylor of Yuma County for a simple assault in Cucamonga California. Taylor is held on $100 bond. two Yuma cotton growers posted the bond to employ him, and Acting Governor Hall will decide on holding a hearing as extradition papers are prepared.
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Phoenix
Stephens
California
Eunice Taylor
Cucamonga
San Bernardino County
Ernest Hall
Taylor
Yuma
Hall
Chief Justice Rose Mourns Death of A C Baker in State Court
Chief Justice Henry D Rose expresses sorrow over the death of Associate Justice A C Baker at the state supreme court. He left New York after receiving news by telegraph and paid tribute to Baker as a lawyer, judge, and man. Court calendar will be called October 10 as new court rules take effect and a revised set of miles, updated since 1912, is printed.
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Phoenix
Eapressio
A.C. Baker
Henry D Rose
State Supreme Court
New York
Baker Yeserday
Justice Ross
Deputy Sheriff Injured in County Car Wreck Near Baltaam
Vern LaMore motor deputy sheriff was seriously hurt early yesterday when a county car left the Douglas road near the Forrest ranch and overturned trapping him beneath it. He suffered a severe scalp wound near the skull base and was reported improving at C and A hospital last night, with potential insurance coverage affecting the county finances.
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Vern LaMore
Baltaam
Forrest Ranch
Douglas Road
C. and A
Arizona Boy Wins Position in Camp Perry Rifle Shoot
William Schneider of Company A 158th Infantry Arizona National Guard placed among 75 qualifiers from roughly 700 entries in the Winchester match at Camp Perry Ohio. Adjutant General Walter S Ingratis received word yesterday.
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Arizona
Camp Perry
Phoenix
William Schneider
158Th Infantry
Arizona National Guard
Winchester
Ohio
Walter S. Ingatis
Young Denies Cananea Mine To Open At Once
Nogales dated Sept 21 The Cananea Copper company of Sonora does not expect to resume operations for at least six months George A Young company secretary said in a telephone message to interested parties denying rumors of an immediate reopening.
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Nogales
Cananea Copper Company
Sonora
George A. Young
Women form Santa Cruz child welfare board
Judge W A O Connor of the superior court appointed A H Derermer, Mrs Robert C Howell, Mrs W J Phillips and Mrs H M Claggett to the Santa Cruz county child welfare board under the new state view.
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