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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1919
Page
7
Fragmentary text describes paravene and German mine fields with references to World War I era. Mentions Britain, factories, and a trap not solved by the war time, implying hazards and wartime caution.
The seventh annual United States Good Roads convention will convene in Mineral Wells Texas from April 4 to 19 1919 with a display of road machinery materials trucks tractors and automobiles Delegates from over forty states are expected Governor led delegations from several states and U S Senator Bankhead urges maximum effort to make it the nation’s greatest good roads gathering Also Bankhead Highway association plans a parallel meeting in Mineral Wells April 8 to 19 with thousands of delegates and a Bankhead Federal Aid bill endorsement by Plowman and others to fund highway construction
Reports from Globe detail a protracted dispute over the Old Dominion mine closure due to a breakdown at the flotation mill. Locals blame saboteurs allied with W W or direct action advocates, while management promised swift repairs. Also noted are obituaries and civic notices, including Martin Pattison’s death in Wisconsin and health association elections in Albuquerque.
A plan to create a three member state board of charities to oversee indigent tubercular immigrants arriving from other states seeks to reduce uneven aids and ensure fair expense sharing. Proposed by Charles F Solomon, the measure would appoint unpaid trustees to supervise care in Tucson Phoenix and Prescott, with aim to standardize relief and reduce political influence. The Organized Charities would report annual expenditures and advocate for federal funding when possible.
The will of Theodore Roosevelt divides a 66000 trust among his children and bequeaths his late wife’s wedding gifts to daughter Alice. Executors Mrs Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr and George Emlem Roosevelt are authorized to sell and partition real and personal property. The will dated December 15 1912 estimates the estate value over 500000.
The American Shorthorn Breeders' association directors adopted resolutions denouncing government ownership or control of the meat industry. They targeted the Sims bill now before the congressional committee on interstate commerce.
Albert J. Earling quits as chairman of the board of directors of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railway. He is noted for building the St. Paul line to the Pacific coast and shaping the railroad’s expansion.
Marshal Foch, commander of Allied armies on the Western Front, reports to German plenipotentiaries that the Entente has not agreed to extend the armistice ending January 17. He will meet the German commission January 14 or 15 at Treves.
London Jan 11 The German battleship Baden has been demanded in place of the uncompleted Mackensen which has been surrendered to the allies at Scapa Flow. The exchange reflects postwar naval disposition and ongoing negotiations.
Jam 11 in Phoenix Arizona reports that J Willborn a Tucson barber is jailed in St Marys hospital under Pima County authorities on a forged signature charge. Sheriff Miles says Willborn will contest extradition with a hearing set for next week. Willborn previously worked at the Club barber shop and was moved from the hospital to avoid influenza exposure.
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