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Newspaper
Phoenix Weekly Herald
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1882
Page
1
Kansas veterans gathered in Topeka for a reunion held last week. The report notes other events including state fairs in California and a grand shooting tournament planned for Albuquerque, with various political moves and weather impacts across California and Nebraska.
The notice notes increasing yellow fever activity in the South and Southwest, a period when such violence is unusual. It also states the HenalP has no traveling agents and that no one is authorized to conduct business on its behalf unless officially announced by the paper.
The Democrat notes Republicans of Maricopa County have not nominated a ticket this year. It warns Democrats will face a tough task if they attempt to bury Republicanism. It mentions lack of schools on the Maricopa and San Carlos agencies for Indian education and advocates firm action against stage robbers.
Fragmentary report notes Egypt remains unsettled as Damietta resistance forms a stubborn front. Claims a significant portion of Arab forces has not yet entered the field, signaling deeper conflict and mobilization.
Albion Chronicle notes Judge DeForest Porter heads the Republican Territorial ticket for Representative in Congress. Born in the county, graduate of Canon University New York, he studied law in Albion with Church and Davis, admitted to the bar in 1865, practiced with success in Lockport, then formed a Omaha office partnership, and was elected to the Nebraska Legislature.
The passage praises the Judge appointed as Associate Judge of Arizona for eleven years until May 6, 1889. It notes his role as a Manager in Gov Butler's impeachment trial, seeks his seat in the Nation council, and asserts his integrity, quick perception, and broad Washington and regional connections make him highly qualified to represent the Territory.
The Mineral Park gathering featured Hon. A. E. Davis urging strong Arizona representation in Washington as two transcontinental railroads expand. He praised Porter and Oury as viable choices, favoring alignment with the governing party to secure federal aid for schools, public buildings and postal facilities amid Arizona’s coming statehood.
A telegraphic special reports Judge Porter addressing a large Maricopa audience with R E Farrington presiding and Maricopa backing the Republican ticket. Other items note a Cedar Springs stage robbery, fever outbreaks in Brownsville, a fatal ferry boiler explosion near Lacneuz, Damietta garrison surrender, and political conventions in New York with Roosevelt era names.
Omara Sept 21 The Republican State Convention nominated Hon Jas W Dawes of Crete for Governor A W Age of Hamilton county for Lieutenant Governor and F P Moggen of Lancaster for Treasurer after which adjournment was taken to 2 PM Platt and Ames D Warren were noted with the convention nominating Judge Andrews for Chief Justice and a vote tally shows Geo G Hoskins 112 Sherman Rogers 1 and others in the Lieutenant Governor race with 210 for Platt Carpenter 112 for Geo G Hoskins 3 for James Tanner 23 for Farsons 1 for Hamilton Fish Jr 247 necessary to choice
A jumble of quotes and notices mentions St Jacobs Oil claims for rheumatism from Mr. Chas V Baker of Kansas City and Mr. Harvey B F Keller of Ottawa Kansas. It notes Day of Atonement observance, Salt River Canal work, a quiet wedding between Belle Church and Wm A Church, and a Dianapolis sentinel reference. The text also mentions a cottonwood worm nuisance and a request about a county guest under Garflas direction.
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