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.
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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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
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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.
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W. A. Braiden
W. O Mieir
Braiden Real Estate Company
Mieir
Chameleon Bill
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