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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1916
Page
4
The article extols Tucson and Southern Arizona for mild winter climate and scenic beauty, urging newcomers to appreciate desert and mountain views. It notes growing, undercapitalized population and contrasts eastern winters with Tucson’s sunshine and amenities. It also discusses local politics, civic appointments, and city leadership tensions.
A jumble of names and places shows travelers from California to Texas and beyond visiting the city for the holiday period. The list includes residents and visitors such as Rita T Brown of Denver, J F Hoek of Paso, W J Young Jr of Fresno, and many more from Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Santa Rita. The tone mirrors a local social notes column highlighting transient figures and brief movements through town.
The Itghi team of the Tyeccor e Fire department will leave the station for the time April 1 and will be motorized after that date. Arizona fire departments will be thoroughly motorized by April 1, with unions discarding horse drawn apparatus. Phoenix shows motor equipment valued at $27.25, Hixbee $12.00, Douglas $94,260, Tucson $23, Negalesa $6,500, and many small towns have installed motor apparatus.
A garbled OCR record notes alleged forged letters and a confrontation on a street involving residents named in the fragment. Authorities may be investigating a claim of deception connected to a local dispute and social tensions.
California Field Artillery and Utah Hospital units on the border at Nogales depart tonight for home after duty near the border. Two trains of the Southern Pacific carry the guardsmen back to their states.
Casas Grandes will become a Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph exchange station on about December 26. The line will start with about 6 subscribers who will receive local and long distance service through their own switchboard.
A notice reports the birth of a daughter yesterday evening to Mr. Weinzapfel, a freeman associated with the southern region. The article mentions Mr. Weimeapfie in connection with the event.
In superior court Meson seeks relief for desertion from his wife Lorenga Hoesen. The couple wed on February 10, 1907, and have children from a previously reported marital dispute involving property.
Fragmentary text references a Pennsylvania company in Pittsburgh near Union Line and a road, with mentions of Chicago and Los Angeles, and a note that something arrives today. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
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