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| + | * [[January 1]] - [[George O. Brisbois]], the chief of police, closed down eleven card game establishments in an attempt to clamp down tight on gambling in Phoenix. | ||
| + | * [[January 9]] - A local baseball team composed of amateurs, the Outlaws, "everlastingly walloped the life out of" the Arizona Reds by a score of 7-0. | ||
| + | * [[January 28]] - Massive flooding cut Phoenix off from communication with the outside world. | ||
| + | * [[March 4]] - L.R. Templin obtained the first license under a new state law for a bicycle with a motor attachment. | ||
| + | * [[April 16]] - A new local stage line between [[Phoenix]], [[Tempe]], and [[Mesa]] opened with a schedule of 30 minutes each way. | ||
* [[June 20]] - [[Frank L. Toombs]] demonstrated an early version of the [[evaporative cooler]] in [[Adams Pharmacy]] at the [[Adams Hotel]]. | * [[June 20]] - [[Frank L. Toombs]] demonstrated an early version of the [[evaporative cooler]] in [[Adams Pharmacy]] at the [[Adams Hotel]]. | ||
| + | * [[July 3]] - [[Riverside Park]] opened with a swimming pool, an orchestra, and a big dance hall. | ||
| + | * [[August 25]] - Water service reached over 5,000 homes and businesses, not including public buildings. | ||
| + | * [[September 10]] - [[Phoenix]] and [[Glendale]] were flooded when the [[Arizona Canal|Arizona]], [[Grand Canal|Grand]], and [[Maricopa Canal|Maricopa]] canals were breached by floodwaters. | ||
| + | * [[September 27]] - One Tempe and six Phoenix precincts—numbers 3,4,8,9,12, and 17 in Phoenix and number 3 in Tempe—were recounted in the contest over the nomination for county attorney on the Democratic ticket. [[A.H. Davidson]] filed a statement with the Superior Court clerk over a difference of six votes between the nominee, [[L.M. Laney]], and the second-run [[Clyde M. Gandy]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:32, 11 April 2005
Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century
Decades: 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s - 1910s - 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
Years: 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 - 1916 - 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921
Events
- January 1 - George O. Brisbois, the chief of police, closed down eleven card game establishments in an attempt to clamp down tight on gambling in Phoenix.
- January 9 - A local baseball team composed of amateurs, the Outlaws, "everlastingly walloped the life out of" the Arizona Reds by a score of 7-0.
- January 28 - Massive flooding cut Phoenix off from communication with the outside world.
- March 4 - L.R. Templin obtained the first license under a new state law for a bicycle with a motor attachment.
- April 16 - A new local stage line between Phoenix, Tempe, and Mesa opened with a schedule of 30 minutes each way.
- June 20 - Frank L. Toombs demonstrated an early version of the evaporative cooler in Adams Pharmacy at the Adams Hotel.
- July 3 - Riverside Park opened with a swimming pool, an orchestra, and a big dance hall.
- August 25 - Water service reached over 5,000 homes and businesses, not including public buildings.
- September 10 - Phoenix and Glendale were flooded when the Arizona, Grand, and Maricopa canals were breached by floodwaters.
- September 27 - One Tempe and six Phoenix precincts—numbers 3,4,8,9,12, and 17 in Phoenix and number 3 in Tempe—were recounted in the contest over the nomination for county attorney on the Democratic ticket. A.H. Davidson filed a statement with the Superior Court clerk over a difference of six votes between the nominee, L.M. Laney, and the second-run Clyde M. Gandy.
