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Newspaper

The La Jara Chronicle

Location

La Jara, Colorado, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1906

Page

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John M Stuart and the Anaconda Courier Controversy

A Denver Chronicle critique accuses John M Stuart of religious fanaticism and graft linked to the Alamosa and Braiden-Mieir-Molletta crowd. It traces his career from Anaconda to Akron and Brush, detailing alleged schemes against Thomas Walsh and local officials as evidence of a corrupt character seeking power for money.

John M. Stuart Alamosa- Braiden-Mieir-Molletta - Hamilton Courier Cripple Creek American Protective Association Anaconda Thomas M. Walsh Colorado Stuart San Juan Camp Bird Mr. Walsh Walsh Grand Junction Chronicle Brush Morgan County Wis Akron Braiden-Mieir-Molletta

Molleta Seeks Colorado Attorney General Post

The piece portrays Molletta as aiming for the Colorado attorney general role while contrasting wealth and hardship. It likens Molletta to Barkis and suggests he would take a hand-out from Conejos county instead of a grand victory, amid social criticism of tramps and luxury.

Molletta Colorado Barkis Conejos County

Damon and Pythias Bond Lives in La Jara Two Jays

The piece likens two local youths Jason and Jimmie to Damon and Pythias, describing a mutual, inseparable bond. Each boy longs to break free yet stays linked by a shared, insistent drive, with the writer framing their relationship as a modern civic parable and a struggle with self interest versus loyalty.

Damon and Pythias Damon la Jara Jason Jimmie Simon Pete Jose

Braiden Real Estate in Bond Deal Mentioned by Report

The note accuses W A Braiden of seeking a compromise with the legislature and county treasurer W O Mier to place Braiden Real Estate on Mier's bond in exchange for allegiance to a measure dubbed Chameleon Bill. The text questions the proposal as a dark pact and uses ironic imagery to criticize it.

W. A. Braiden W. O Mieir Braiden Real Estate Company Mieir Chameleon Bill

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