Happy Statehood, Arizona! - part 1

Happy Arizona Statehood Day!

(Celebratory egg made by my friend Emily!)

February 14, 1922 was the 10th anniversary of Arizona's statehood! And I found…1 reference to it in the newspapers from around there. And that was from Minnesota!

TODAY'S EVENTS

St. Valentine's Day.

Greetings to the state of Arizona, 10 years old today…

--The Bemidji Daily Pioneer (Bemidji, Minnesota), February 14, 1922

And that's…all I found from non-Arizona newspapers. Ouch!

What were they doing in Arizona on its 10th anniversary?

Regan Kayos Pierce.

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 14.--Jack Regan of Los Angeles, middleweight, knocked out Sailor Pierce of Phoenix, here last night in 12 seconds. The first blow struck floored Pierce for the count. In the main event Jimmy Kramer of Kansas City, won in the fifth round on a foul from Chet Neff of Los Angeles. They are lightweights.

--The Morning Tulsa Daily World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), February 15, 1922

Couldn't find much else! A local paper did show how Arizona differentiated itself from New Mexico:

ARIZONA HAS MORE URBAN HOMES THAN NEW MEXICO STATE
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(From Saturday's Daily)

There are almost twice as many rural dwellings in Arizona as there are urban homes, according to the report of the census made in 1920, says a bulletin from Southwestern District Forester Frank C. W. Pooler, of Albuquerque, to the Prescott National forest service office, yesterday.

According to the census report, there were in 1920 73,673 dwellings in this state, 48,709 classified as rural, and 24,964 as urban. In New Mexico, there were 78,024 dwellings, 64,113 rural and 13,911 urban. THus, although New Mexico has 4,351 more dwellings than Arizona and 15,404 more rural dwellings, the state would show a more advanced type of civilization through the fact that it has 11,653 more urban dwellings than its neighbor.

--Weekly Journal-Miner, Prescott, Arizona, February 15, 1922

And that was it! Wow!

Check back in an hour for some articles from 1912. :)

Disarmament; Dr. Adolph Lorenz; 336 Hours to Christmas

DISARMAMENT AGREEMENT IS MADE
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FOUR NATIONS FORM TEN YEAR NAVAL TREATY
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Draft of Proposed Pact Is Formally Laid Before Arms Parley
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 10--A draft of the proposed treaty between the United States, Great Britain, France and Japan, which is to supplant the Anglo-Japanese alliance and pave the way for an acceptance of the American proposals for a naval reduction, was formally laid before the arms conference today by Senator Lodge.

--The Evening Herald (Klamath Falls, Or), December 10, 1921

FAMOUS SURGEON AGREES TO STAY DESPITE DOCTORS
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Clinics for Poor Cripples Will Be Continued; Receives an Offer From College
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NEW YORK, Dec. 10--Although keenly hurt by the cold shoulder which he said the medical profession of America had turned toward him, Dr. Adolph Lorenz, famous Australian (sic), indicated tonight he would carry on his free clinics for cripples here.

"I'll stay, if they don't throw me out," he said.

Dr. Lorenz attributed the feeling against him to animosities bred by the war. The people as a whole, though, had been wonderful beyond description in their reception of his work," he added.

"Whether I go home to Vienna or stay is entirely up to the health commissioner of New York," he declared.

Health Commissioner Copeland said he would see to it that Dr. Lorenz remained….

"My great mission was to thank the American people for all they have done for the starving little children of Vienna. I did not fail in this."

Dr. Lorenz did not disappoint 75 crippled children who had gathered at Health Commissioner Copeland's office today, seeking his aid….

When Dr. Lorenz stopped to rest and sip some tea, Dr. Copeland said to him:

"We have in America a type of citizens we call 'd--- fools.' Don't be disturbed by them…I have received word that my university, the University of Michigan, is open for you. The health officer of Newark, Dr. Charles V. Craster, is here, and he wants you to go there and assist in caring for the crippled in that city."

Dr. Lorenz replied:

"I have done what I could with a clear conscience and a good heart. I will continue if God assists me."

--The Evening Herald (Klamath Falls, OR), December 10, 1921

Apparently, Dr. Lorenz nearly won the Nobel Peace Prize, though I'd never heard of him. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1200636/ has an interesting write-up of him...apparently he couldn't operate due to an allergy to carbolic acid. It looks like he performed manipulations and such without cutting into people.


And this caught my eye because frankly, about half the 1920s comic strips, I don't follow at all. I think this one works today.

--The Bemidji Daily Pioneer (Bemidji, MN), December 10, 1921