Mrs Roosevelt Devoted Wife and Mother in Wartime Heroism
The article portrays Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt as the ideal American woman whose devotion to family paralleled wartime sacrifice. It notes Colonel Roosevelt and their sons’ enlistment, the youngest’s death in aerial combat, and her steadfast grace as she supported her husband and nation during World War I.
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Roosevelt
Eodore Roosevelt
United States
T Bay
New York
America
Mia
Roose
Coronel Roosevelt
Rovelt
Time to lower prices urged as war controls ease
Household essentials face price drops if producers and retailers accept price controls. The public demands relief as eggs near a dollar, butter around 70 cents, and coffee rising. With war demand fading and hogs abundant, readers push for regulatory action to curb soaring costs.
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Federal
Bess
Hurley Swells Up and Critics Ship Ownership Policy
The piece argues that government policy favors private marine lines, expanding U S shipping control, with calls to remove the naval director and curb extraterritorial powers. It condemns administration actions as overreaching and unstudied, predicting adverse effects on ports and trade.
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Hurley
United States
Alarina
Paris
Caer
Legislative Branch
Government delays and pay for soldiers and dependents
A reader laments the government’s failure to promptly pay soldiers and dependents while it expands bonds and government offices in Washington. The writer argues basic pay cannot wait despite the busy federal workload and growing population.
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Mann
Ilinois
Ater
Transak
Tucson hosts legislature as session considered
The governor and chamber of commerce favor Tucson as a neutral, well located host city for the next session. They argue the capital move would risk delays but Tucson offers central location and ample facilities to accommodate lawmakers and guests.
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Chamber ‘of Commerce
Campbell
Tucson
Hitch Seen As Colonel House Lookalike In Local Appointment
In Pima County a claim arises that Bertram J. Hitch resembles Colonel House the presidential advisor. Reportedly Hitch is preparing to grow a mustache to enhance the likeness as he appears in a confidential ad appointment to the county highway commission leaks.
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Pima County
House
Bertram J. Hitch
H. R. Batterton
Board of E Supervisors
Mr. Hitch
Colonel House
Presifleon
Jonel Hitch
Texas
Fima
County Highway Commission
Verdict in liquor case sparks speculation of agency plot
A jury acquitted a man in a liquor import trial in superior court, amid insinuations of a setup involving a railway ticket seller and an unseen trunk check. The columnist questions how sensationalist papers like the New York World will react now that Roosevelt is described as having passed away.
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Hureday
Angeles
New York World
Roosevelt
Editors Weigh Ashurst’s Mexico Territorial Ideas
The piece questions Senator Ashurst’s push to acquire Lower California and 10,000 square miles of Sonora, arguing such annexation would lack timely support. It notes risks of Japanese intrusion, promotes gradual moves, and emphasizes cooperative water use with Mexico and respect for Latin American solidarity.
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New York Sun
Ashurst
California
Sonora
Mexico
United States
Magdalena Bay
Arizona
Columbia
Imperial
Imperial Valley
Teward
International Boundary Line
Biting German Irony Recalled From Berlin Newspaper
The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger mocked American soldiers during WWI claiming they would be kept as captives while they quickly advanced into Europe. A year later those “clever chaps” are crossing the Rhine, entering German territory, and proving the editor wrong. The piece reflects wartime bravado and ironic foreshadowing about U S forces.
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Columbus Dispatch
Germany
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Empire
Europe
Rhine
Pri.et Hindenburg & Co
Wilson
Hays Calls Republicans to Active Citizen Involvement
From the Los Angeles Times: Will H. Hays urges editors and party leaders to rise above faction and urge ordinary citizens to take a real interest in politics. He argues for broader participation to prevent party machinery from being controlled by professionals and stresses patriotism over self interest.
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Will H. Hays
Toe
Los Angeles Times
Republican National
Hays
S Jeader
Campbell Eyes Abolition of Redundant Arizona Commissions
The El Paso Herald notes Gov. Campbell plans a thorough survey to trim state government by abolishing or consolidating commissions and boards in Arizona. Aims to save hundreds of thousands annually without harming good governance, though some bodies may require new statutes to end or merge.
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el Paso Herald
Arizona
Gov
Campbell
Gov. Campbell
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Arizona in the Civil War Besieged Tucson and Confederate Rule
In 1861 Tucson hosted a convention declaring Arizona part of the Confederacy with Granville H. Oury as delegate. Baylor created a Confederate aligned government with Mesilla as capital and was later ousted by Jeff Davis. February 1862 saw Texans occupy Tucson with little opposition, and a small Arizona campaign included a single skirmish at El Picacho, the only clash on Arizona soil.
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Arizona
Tucson
Granville H. Oury
Baylor
New Mexico
United States
Mesilla
Confederate Congress
Jeff Davis
Texas
Hunter
Sonora
Pima
California
Strong
Fort Yuma
Company A
Flest
Jones
William P. Calaway
Gila
MecCleave
Jack Swilling
James Barrett
Barrett
el Picacho
Radiophone Aids Air Power Development in Flight
Washington dispatch explains how the radiophone enhances military and civilian aviation. It describes in detail how wireless voice communication keeps aircraft in formation, directs gunners, assists ground stations, and permits ground commands to reach pilots over multiple miles, with credit to Col Culver and Col Rees for early work and tests since 1916.
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Frederk J. Haskin
Tucson Cuisin
Washington Harean
Washington, D.C
United States
la Fields
France
Iene
Department of Military Aeronautics
Samuel Rees
Royal Flyin Corps
International Aviation
Belmont Park
Col
Calver
H. M. Horton
Sheepshead Bay
New York
Capt. Horton
Col. Culver
Great Britain
Kenly
Copper and mining activity in Ajo district noted
The Ajo district continues to ship gold and copper as Kroeger and Brown report strong mining activity. James Warde Kidder company arrived in Tucson after a Phoenix engagement, and Col Willemer enjoyed a performance of A School for Scandal. Old residents recall Frederick Warde’s prior visit and his rise to worldwide fame.
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Outhouse and Brown
Ajo
James-Warde-Kidder
Tucson
Phoenix
Opera House
Col Willemer
Our City
Rittenhouse Square as Philadelphia’s premier park
The piece lauds Rittenhouse Square as among the city’s finest parks in Philadelphia’s elite area. It notes a wealthy neighborhood group supports care and describes the square as a nighttime rendezvous for couples and lovers in the Four Million district, with soft music and fountain tones enhancing the scene.
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Rittenhouse Square
Philadelphia
Iladelphia
Touse Square
Arizona Delegates Named for Salt Lake City Irrigation Conference
Governor Campbell selects five Arizonans T Colter E F Sanguinetti Yuma merchant T G Norris and Judge Baughm Dwight B Heard to attend a western states irrigation and drainage conference in Salt Lake City January 18. Delegates aim to coordinate projects with federal plans and form a permanent organizing body with several states.
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Phoenix
Campbell
Salt Lake City
Arizona
Colorado River
T. Colter
Colter
E. F. Sanguinetti
Yuma
T. G. Norris
Prescott
Baughm
Florence
Dwight B. Heard
Utah
Simon Bamberger
Lane
Wyoming
California
Nevada
New Mexico
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Sneta
Politics
Dwenty
Doday Sn Ducson
Kroeger
Leo Frank
Atlanta
Georgia
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