Good Roads Bond Issue Debated in Arizona
Governor Campbell backs a road bond plan and an amendment to lift bonded indebtedness limits. Representative Eddy proposes 30 million dollars for 8000 miles of roads. The Citizen urges careful sizing, notes hard surface roads’ permanence, and calls for a non partisan state highway commission to oversee a permanent system with future levies.
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Campbell
Eddy
Yuma
Pima County
Cochise
Maricopa
Arizona
United States Russia Fronts and Bolshevik Threats
The War department cites 5419 U S troops in Archangel as a tiny force amid a global struggle against Bolshevism described as rapidly advancing westward. The piece argues for stronger Western action, notes widespread confiscation of American assets, and warns of chaos if Western powers fail to counter the Bolshevik tide.
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United States
Russia
Archangel
War Department
Bolshevism
Riga
Vilna
Poland
Germany
Hungary
Trotsky
Lenine
Copper industry looks to long term prosperity in Arizona mines
The Copper Situation column by Jos H Hamill predicts sustained Arizona copper prosperity as demand normalizes after a large surplus. Producers plan 40 percent curtailment, aiming for around 23 cents and minimal wage cuts. Talks with federal authorities continue, with Phelps Dodge denying wage reductions.
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Arizona Republican
Jos. H. Hamill
Globe Record
Arizona
Hamill
Washington
Walter Douglas
Phelps-Dodge Corporation
Spirit of Roosevelt Dominates Republican National Committee Meeting
The Chicago gathering honored Theodore Roosevelt with resolutions praising his service and urging the party to uphold Rooseveltian Americanism. Delegates stressed unity from Washington to Lincoln and Roosevelt, warning that future success in 1920 depends on leaders living by his patriotism and creed rather than partisanship.
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Roosevelt
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Republican Party
Washington
Lincoln
Fotow
Roosevelt Alite
Repub
Fence Proposed to Halt Cattle Strays Across Arizona Mexico Border
About 200000 dollars worth of cattle have been lost from Pima county ranches since 1910 as strays cross the border into Sonora. J M Ronstadt estimates five thousand cattle may be lost, with a 50 mile border fence to be built along the Papago reservation. Ten thousand dollars was appropriated for fencing, urged by Arizona and Southwestern cattle associations and addressed to Senators Ashurst and Smith.
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Douglas International
Pima County
Mexico
J. M. Ronstadt
International Line
Papago Indian Reservation
Indian Service
Star
Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association
Southwestern Cattle Growers’ Association
Ashurst
Smith
New Mexico
Texas
Arizona
Sonora
State
Treasury Department
Washington
Our Order of Nobility
Britain may raise army and navy leaders to peerage with large grants while Americans honor service through public esteem not law. The Pittsburgh Chronicle stresses unpaid wartime leadership, noting Hoover’s modest pay and praising a voluntary domestic nobility built on service since 1917.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
England
Britain
Hoover
Pittsburgh
Sam
Duke of Washington
Pershing Tightens Rules on Army and German Population
Washington Post notes General Pershing strengthens conduct rules for the Army of Occupation in Germany. It warns that lax contact allowed deception by Germans who sought influence over American troops and argues the new line protects inexperienced soldiers from moral risk and misperceptions about Germany.
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Washington Post
General Pershing
United States Army of Occupation
Germany
Pershing
Roosevelt Hardship and Bold Action in Santiago
The Buffalo Express recalls Theodore Roosevelt challenging red tape and urging immediate troop repatriation after the Santiago outbreak. His daring round robin order is praised for saving lives, though it drew ire from routine men who respected smooth procedure. Roosevelt is described as a strong, controversial figure who was nonetheless a man of character.
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The
Buffalo Express
Roosevelt
Santiago
CAPTAIN JOHN HANCE PASSING MARKS END OF AN ERA
The guide John Hance of the Grand Canyon has died. His long career, wit and reminiscences endeared him to Arizonans and tourists as he led many down the canyon and toward the Colorado River. He departs with quiet, white hair riding an uncharted trail.
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Douglas Dispatch
John Hance
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Rock named to state institutions commission
Hon John Rock of Tombstone longtime Cochise County supervisor has been appointed by Governor Campbell to the state institutions commission. The selection is praised as one of the best moves of the new administration and reflects Rock’s public service and business acumen.
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Douglas International
John Rock
Tombstone
Board of Supervisors
Campbell
State Institutions Commission
Rock
Cochise County
For a New Court House
An opinion urging Tucson to repair or replace the county court house before it deteriorates further. Supervisor Nathan notes that repair would be like pouring water into a rat-hole, and advocates action to prevent ongoing eyesore and inefficiency.
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Ajo Copper News
Nathan
Tucson
Arizona Organized as a Territory in 1862 Proclamation
The 1862 proclamation by Colonel Carleton, military commander of the California Column, creates the Territory of Arizona from parts of New Mexico. It places Arizona under martial law, with military commissions for capital and minor offenses, and requires allegiance to the United States. Civil courts to be established later, under General George Wright.
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Arizona
Carleton
California
Tucson
New Mexico
Congress of the United States
Colorado River
United States
Arizone
George Wright
United States Army
Department of the Pacific
Comeback newspaper for Walter Reed wounded soldiers aims to rehabilitate
The Comeback, written and printed by wounded men at Walter Reed, seeks to sustain itself with advertising and subscriptions until all rehabilitated soldiers are ready for civilian life. It upholds morale, explains government plans, and guides peers toward new trades with an editorial voice shaped by veterans from Chateau Thierry to the Argonne.
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Walter Reed Military Hospital
Frederic J. Haskin
Tucson Citizen
Washington Bearesa
Washington
Lane
Wounded Ven
Red Cross
France
Chateau Thierry
Argonne
Marne
Sam
Walter Reed
New York Hospital
Newport News
Earl Barrows
Argonne Forest
Barrows
New England
Stewart L Evans
Ann
Twenty Years Ago in Tucson Visitors and Local Changes
Twenty years ago today in Tucson Kirk Hart arrived with pilgrims and camels as Shriners were expected to convene. Hon W C Day employs workmen tearing verandas on Congress Street for a two story cafe front to be run by Isador Goldtree for local catering. Mr and Mrs Davis plan to move to the Mansfeld house temporarily.
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W. C. Day
Congress Street
Isador Goldtree
Turson
Colonel Mitchell Linked To Hassayampa Echoes In Southwest
Col. John 8. Mitchell returns to San Francisco to head tourist travel for the Fairmount hotel. He formerly partnered with Morris Meyerfeldt and worked with A. C. Bilicte, founder of the Hassayampa society. The piece notes Mitchell’s role in creating the Hassayampa legend and the American Desert Classic race, plus stories about the hospital paper The Comeback and its wartime journalism efforts led by Private Frank Connolly with support from Wilson and Surgeon General Ireland.
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Col
John 8. Mitchell
San Francisco
Fairmount Hotel
Morris Meyerfeldt
A.C. Bilicte
Southwest
Hassayampa Society
Hassayam River
Arizona
Colonel Mitchell
Hollenbeck Hotel
Desert
Hollenbeck
Los Angeles
Jerk
Stone
Cuch
Oenet
Belleau Woods
Bill
Siing
Jim
Argonne
Maude
Wordsworth
Walt Mason
Rupert Hughes
Gelt Burgess
Harvey O'Higgins
Montague Glass
Arthur Somers Roche
Charles Hanson Towne
Gelet Burgess
Berryman
Gordon Grant
Goldberg
France
Europe
Wilson
High Seas
Frank Connolly
Meritte
Ireland
Maj. B. T. Baldwin
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OUR Order OF Nobility
Tures
Sammy
Yrour
Kirk Hart
Phoenix Herald
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