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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1917
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text shows mixed lines on advertising rates and notices. Unable to identify a coherent event, person, or organization clearly beyond generic pricing and column fragments. The readable items include references to names and streets but lack complete context.
The article recalls events from twenty years past detailing court actions, mayoral notes, and municipal dealings. It mentions Mr Connett City secretary, Arthur Pierce chief engineer, and a proposed mill project at mines. It notes enforcement of city ordinances and the confirmation of the Secretary of the Interior by the U S Senate.
The Citizen expresses appreciation to Water Land Commissioner J H Mowar for joining a Pima County delegation to Washington to advocate abolishing or reducing the Payage Indian reservation. He will delay local work to attend the hearing and push for a square deal balancing state needs with Indian use.
The piece summarizes mixed interpretations of the recent peace note and Germany's reply, criticizing the chancellor's speech and Wilson's diplomatic stance. It notes rising tensions as allies prepare for renewed hostilities, Lloyd George's stance, and skepticism about peace prospects before spring. It also references a supreme court dispute and a local eviction incident prompting calls for police action.
A rough OCR fragment reports on local incidents and events including a mining case, a lecture by Von Klinsmid, and a funeral or memorial service. It mentions hospital stays after an injury and a streetcar accident causing injuries and a fracture. Names and places are obscured but reference to Arizona, Cushing Street, Padille, and nearby figures appear.
Editor notes Colonel Cody originated a verse fitting Buffalo Bill's passing. The poem imagines the grand western landscape with lines about burial and freedom. A memorial sentiment follows, stating the monument exists in the spread of his name and memory.
The Nogales road project will run from Sahuarita west to the railroad, along the rail track to Continental, cross the Santa Cruz, skirt foothills, and descend to the county line. Bids for the Sahuarita segment will be sought at February’s board meeting and the link to the county line is scheduled for winter completion. Funding comes from a $200 600 bond issue.
Paris editors hail Allied note as firm response to President Wilson while noting the fear of Allied dictation and the demand for clear war aims. Commentators like Capes and Pichon weigh the note against German conduct and urge unity in pursuing objectives.
The board of supervisors has agreed to purchase the tract currently housing the city hall for 160000 dollars. City ownership will end when Library street is vacated and the county includes the payment in next year’s budget before transfer occurs.
The report notes that supervisors intend to clear the on site structures, close the surrounding street, and include all actions within the courthouse grounds, signaling a wide scale project.
The F. Ronstadt Co advertises Navajo tugs offered now at a 15 percent discount from low prices. The notice claims the items do not deteriorate with age and are suitable as gifts for the coming Christmas season.
A compact note from Schweltzer Machine Co Ade highlights the coil component in cars, urging owners to check maintenance needs and potential performance issues that affect ignition and efficiency.
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