Mines Are Most Of Arizona's Wealth By Milnes
The seven mining counties in Arizona hold $654.96 million of assessed value, with Cochise largest. Gila and Yavapai follow, funding state revenues at 2 percent tax on the value. Mining counties could fund much of state business. railroads and banks link to this wealth, with two famous mines attracting national attention and ongoing development among others like United Verde, San Domingo, and Copper Basin ventures.
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Arizona
P. R. Milnes
Arizone
Yat Cochise
Gila
Ap Yavapai
Pny
Canada
United Verte Extension
Sears
Intise Kontral
W. A. Clark
Yavapel
Consolidated Arizona Smelting
Humboldt, Arizonte
GX Cococuresces
Arizona-Hinghampton
Local Board Instructions From Provost Marshal General
Telegram from the Provost Marshal General directs that under the August 31 1918 act only registrants aged 18 to 26 on September 12 1918 shall be called for classification and drafted until further orders. Questions will be mailed by local boards starting a designated date with third class editions thereafter. Harris.
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Selective Service
Harris
Pits Saved From Fruits For Gas Masks Effort
Amid nationwide drive in September, Arizona residents are urged by the federal Food Administration to save pits from peaches prunes cherries and dates. The pits will be processed into carbon for gas masks by the Army Chemical Warfare Service and shipped to defense units, with shops and eateries offering pits at cost to support the effort.
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Arizona
Federal Food Administration
Flons Red Cross
Gas Defense Division
Chemical War Service
Army
Oater
America
Pat Hells
War Minerals Bill Reaches Senate House Agreement
War minerals legislation advances in Washington as the Senate and House agree on government authority to requisition and take over certain depots, plants, and smelters for war production. A $50 million resolving fund is created to implement provisions while the president can form new corporations to boost output and distribution.
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Senate
Senate House
Henderson
Nevada
Wilson
Secrtary Lane
Baruch
War Industries Board
Gen Zogg Indicted Again in Espionage Case in L A
In Los Angeles on September 24, Gen Nicholas Sean Zogg was indicted in U S District Court for violating the espionage act with bond set at 50000. He and Mrs Ricardo Flores May gon were previously charged with circulating Regeneration, a Socialistic publication from the Magon brothers, Ricardo and Enrique, now jailed on MeNsil's Island. The government feared a demurrer might topple the indictment, leading to the woman's removal and Zogg remaining in custody.
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Los Angeles
Nicholas Sean Hose
United States District Court
Zogg
Ricardo Flores Maygon
Magon
Ricardo
Enrique
MeNsil's Island
United States Attorney's Office
Zorg
Berbeaus Coots resigns presidency of Tucson national bank
Berbeaus Coots retires from the presidency and management of the Tucsona tional bank and will launch a new institution, the International Bank and Trust Company, for which he has secured quarters.
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Tucson
Berbeaus Coots
Tucsonational Bank
International Bank and Trust Company
District board weighs draft exemptions for mines and railroads
In Tucson on September 25 the district exemption board discussed how far mining smelting and railroad workers should get deferred classification in the next draft. Mine owners from Southern Arizona testified as members noted the essential role of these industries and the need to balance exemptions with national needs amid shifting quotas and labor flows.
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Tucson
Arizona
Weft
Arizone
Man clarifies German name not tying to American status
Adam Blech, arriving from Texas to pick cotton in Blythe, declares in a local paper that his Teutonic name is not tied to his citizenship. He emphasizes he is American and disavows the Kaiser, noting past financial hardship after a failed Texas cotton crop and plans to start anew as a picker.
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Blythe
Adam Blech
Texas
Blech
Arizona Exceeds Draft Quota by Two Thousand
Washington Sept 25 Two additional states reported complete manpower registration returns from September 12 Arizona enrolled 52870 men 18 to 45 versus an estimate of 49794 Montana 109 registered against 117763 estimate New Mexico and Texas not yet heard from in the list of states.
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Washington
Arizona
Montana
New Mexico
Texas
Arizona Volunteer Medical Service Corps Appoints State Exe Board
The Central Govern Board of the Volunteer Medical Service Corps announces the Arizona State executive committee comprises Dr Aneil Martin chair. Dr Wa Wat ary. Dr A Hridge Bisbee. Dr John Wo Flinn. Dr Mary A Morgers. with addresses in Phoenix Bisbee and Provo areas. The committee aims to cooperate with the national defense council and coordinate county representatives across Arizona counties including Cochise and Maricopa to support medical service mobilization statewide.
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Comral
Volunteer Medical Service Corps
Arizona
Cochise
Wo G. Brown
Bisbee
Caconino
ES. M Ler
Flagstagt Ita
WA Holt
G' Be
Greentee
Toler A. White
Kingem
Nevalo
Oscar Brown
Winslow
Taclotes Apache County
Pima
Pinal
Superion
Santa Cruz
Noon
Nogales
Vavabo
A . Carson
Jeres
Yuma
E. Ketchereide
Council of National Defence
Aneil Martin
Northmond Street
Phoenix
Watary
East Moreland Groves A
Hridge Bisbee
John Wo Flinn
Mary A. Morgers
TROMAS CARTER A VICTIM OF TRAIN WRECK
Tromas Carter, a well known resident, died in the troop train wreck near Marsheeld on a Tuesday night. His body was sent to Boulder Colorado for interment. Carter had joined the army under the draft after resigning his local job in July and had just completed aviation training before the disaster.
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Bisher
Ristee
Shattek Arizona Company
Ts Carter
Boulder
Colo
Carter
Army
Poulder
Aviation Bravch
Sterar Corps
Meine
Waco
Tex
Thomas H.cale
Ware
Jerome quiet and in control after Camp Verde capture
Jerome reports a quiet, controlled situation following the arrival of M4 soldiers under Major Reedy from Globe. Four Mexicans linked to Horace Harrison murder near United Verde were captured near Camp Verde by Deputy Sheriff Dickerson's posse. The detainees were armed and taken into custody after a trail led from Camp Verde. The influenza and pneumonia toll grows in army camps with 239 new cases reported in 24 hours.
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Jerome
Globe
Reedy
Phoenix
Nour
Horace Harrison
United Verde
Camp Verde
Dickerson
Genral Crowder
Don Luis Presses Back at Douglas County Seat Crabs
Readers in this morning's Review publish a long letter by Don Luis, a staunch American, attacking local officials and the county seat controversy. The missive defends Don Luis and mocks critics while praising Arizona’s beauty and plans for a new court house. A lengthy list of signatories from Bisbee, Douglas, Tombstone, and nearby towns follows, urging civic action and growth.
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Don Luis
Douglas
Malley
Tha Heview
Cuchise
Iule
Ion Lule
Arizona
Court House
Shere
Deniuais
Arizona Retail Merchants Association Formed in Douglas
About 75 business men from across the state met in Douglas on September 27 to establish the Arizona Retail Merchants Association. The group will cooperate with the government during the war, conserve manpower, and address holiday staffing by spreading Christmas shopping over October November and December. If Sunday auto traffic remains, many justices of the peace may need to earn a living.
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Bisbee
Douglas
Arizona Retail Merchants’ Association
Deerasber
Chicken Campaign Gains Ground in Arizona
Phoenix reports a new poultry effort with local activists and farmers boosting chick placements and farm visits. The campaign notes demand for hens, improvements in stock quality, and better farm management led by county agents to curb disease and pests in a warm climate.
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Phoenix
Onmonera
Harris
United States
Charles R. Adamson
Cnelse
Hax
Cyeo
Lumber firm buys Phoenix mill to restart sawing at Riordan
The Gonigle Lumber Company has purchased a small Phoenix mill and will resume sawing at Riordan, moving the planing mill to Antler after a fire. Lloyd Christy is reported to have ended his connection with the company.
Cavalry Private Found Dead in Tent at Douglas
Douglas dispatch reports Harold W. Winters 19 a first cavalry private from North Dakota found shot dead in his tent. Rifle bullet wound to the head ends a short wire service note from the field.
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Douglas
Harold W. Winters
1St Cavalry
North Dakota
Independent candidate for county recorder announces bid
A Wisconsin native and longtime resident declares his candidacy for county recorder on the Independent ticket for the general election on November 5. James Hagin presents himself as a local option seeking office.
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Crenter
Wisconsin
VeNeal Fair Gate 15 Set for Nineteenth of Coming Month
The article notes a Neano fair date change aiming to Sunday and October 17. It describes fair attractions including ribbons, exhibits, sports, and festival elements. It mentions MeNet basin production, local industry, and residents supporting regional fair development.
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Veneal Fair
Absent Soldiers Unable to Vote in Arizona
In Phoenix on September 2 an article reports that soldiers absent from Mohave, Pima and Yavapai counties may miss voting as ballots arrive late. The piece notes laws affecting absentee ballots and mentions a shooting death in Morococha, Peru involving Russell, a former Nacozari assayer turned mining foreman, whose wife and four children live in Phoenix.
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Phoenix
Arion
Mary Aye
Matey
Mohave
Hee Coethee
Cloudburst Washes Out Arizona and San Diego Rail Line
A cloudburst Saturday night washed out over three miles of the San Demo and Arizona railway in Imperial Valley between Carriso Gorge and Coyote Wells. Floodwaters isolated Coyote Wells and submerged buildings, while a ten foot wall of water roared down the highway, destroying a large road section.
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Arizona
San Diego
San Demo and Arizona Railway
Rmperial Valley
Carriso Gorge
Coyote Wells
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