Appeal to Reason attacks Sloan for federal judge post
The Appeal to Reason denounces President Taft’s plan to appoint Richard E Sloan as federal judge in the new Arizona district. It alleges Sloan’s record shows corruption, improper influence by corporate interests, and a pattern of corruption from Mohave county records through to his later rise to governor. The piece promises corroborative evidence and a national scope of critique.
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Appeal To Reason
Taft
Richard E. Sloan
Arizona
Sloan
Santa Fe
Mohave County
Politician John F. Knapp Dies in Want Phoenix
John F. Knapp once Arizona political leader and speaker of the eleventh legislature died at St. Joseph's hospital. He served as Yuma county representative and Tucson council member, later promoted various enterprises in the northwest before spending years in Washington. He leaves a wife and a sister in Indiana and a sister in Los Angeles steps away. He was a Mason and a Knight of Pythias member.
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Phoenix
John F. Knapp
Arizona
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Moore & McLellan
Los Angeles
John Knapp
Yuma
Southern Pacific
Knapp
Yuma County
Tucson
Pima County
Northwest
Washington
Indiana
The
Masons and
Knights of Pythias
E W Taylor Viewed as Ideal Supervisor Candidate
The column argues that with C P Dunn likely resigning and moving to El Paso there is no better Democrat for the vacancy than E W Taylor. It notes Taylor’s broad business reputation in the valley and Clifton, his lack of political baggage, and wide GOP support, predicting he would attract full party votes and many Republican ballots.
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C. P. Dunn
el Paso
E. W. Taylor
Clifton
Taylor
Memorial resolution denounces Sloan for U.S. judge post
In Phoenix on March 20 a memorial resolution condemning President Taft's nomination of ex Governor Richard E. Sloan as U.S. District Judge for Arizona is framed in the State Senate. It was unanimously approved in caucus by Democratic Senators and will be sent to the House via a three member Senate committee led by Homer Wood Prescott A A Worsley and John T. Hughes Tucson. The measure cites Sloan's alleged opposition to the state constitution and irregularities as former district judge and governor, following endorsement by the Arizona Bar Association.
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S. D. Webb
Bryan
Wall Street
William Jennings Bryan
Democratic Party
John M. Palmer
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Cleveland
J. Pierpont Morgan
Harmon
Democratic Central Committee
Athens County
Baltimore
Phoenix
Ariz
Taft
Richard E. Sloan
United States
Arizona
Senate
House of Representatives
Homer Wood
Prescott
A. A. Worsley
John T. Hughes
Tucson
House
Arizona Bar Association
Sloan
Kartchner to Begin Two Year Mission to Salt Lake City
Kartchner, living two miles south of town near Franklin, leaves next Saturday, March 30, for Salt Lake City from which place he will start a mission. He will be assigned to a southern state and will be away for two years. A relatives reunion with singing and feasting was held at the Kartchner home last Sunday. A farewell in his honor will be given next Friday night at the Church by friends and neighbors wishing him Godspeed.
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Culver Kartchner
Franklin
Salt Lake City
Kartchner
Lon McBride and Miss Ethel Beals Wed at Clifton
Lon McBride and Miss Ethel Beals were secretly married in Clifton, the county seat, uniting after Lon’s swift move on friends. He is a sturdy valley young man with many friends while she hails from Lake Valley New Mexico, having taught there and coming to Sheldon to care for a sister. They plan housekeeping at Clear Lake with the good wishes of numerous friends.
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Lon McBride
Ethel Beals
Clifton
Lon
Lake Valley
New Mexico
Sheldon
Clear Lake
Man Chooses Pope-Toledo Auto, Plans District Road Work
In a local account B. Ownby switched to a $4,500 Pope-Toledo auto, rejecting cheaper models. He boasts of speed and power, claiming he can outrun rivals and inspect roads in his commissioner district to press road supervision.
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B. B. Ownby
Wilson backs presidential primary in Democratic race
Washington March 26 special notes Woodrow Wilson as the sole Democrat endorsing a presidential primary. Other contenders Clark Harmon Underwood have not supported delegating nomination to party voters. Wilson’s primary advocacy is linked to a long history in New Jersey and his belief that nominations should be decided by voters, not bosses, from president to constable.
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Denver
Colo
Baltimore
Harmon
Wall Street
Woodrow Wilson
Washington, D.C
Clark
Gov
Underwood
Wilson
W. F. McCombs
Constable
Gov. Wilson
New Jersey
McCombs
James E. Martin
James Smith, Jr
Wil
Legislative Appointees Across Counties Prompt Clerk Posts
Graham county received two appointments with Karl Foster of Pima named bill clerk in the Senate and W C Myers of Ft Thomas named committee clerk in the House. Clara Freestone, now in Los Angeles, was appointed a Senate clerk. Greenlee county earned three posts: George B Gamble door keeper Senate, J O Baylor assistant chief clerk, and L F Sweeting committee clerk in the House.
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Graham County
Karl Foster
Pima
Bill
Senate
W. C. Myers
Ft. Thomas
House
Clara Freestone
Safford
Los Angeles
Cal
Greenlee County
George B. Gamble
J. O. Baylor
L. F. Sweeting
Guardian
Saloon Altercation Ends With Gunfire in Hurley
Joe McAlister faces a firearm in saloon charge after Lee Stern, a Chino Company carpenter, fought with a Mexican man. Stern reportedly struck with a six shooter, a bullet wounded bartender Jack Dunlop, and McAllister was fined one hundred dollars, plus costs and three months in jail with an appeal bond.
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Lee Stern
Chino Company
Hurley
Stern
Jack Dunlop
Joe McAllister
One Trusty Got Away From Florence Penitentiary
In Phoenix on March 20 a Mexican convict named Chappo escaped from the Florence penitentiary while working outside the walls. He fled with an unarmed guard nearby, relying on the honor system that had reduced guards by six since its adoption weeks ago. As of late tonight he had not been recaptured.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Chappo
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