A collection of the interesting and sometimes unusual events that happened this week in Arizona history.June 19On this date in 1895, J.O. Dunbar, editor of the Phoenix Gazette, who called the governor, territorial secretary, attorney general and the marshal, “assassins, looters, hoodoos, patronage peddlers and land grant sharks” was convicted and fined $3,000 for libel by
A collection of the interesting and sometimes unusual events that happened this week in Arizona history.May 8On this date in 1893, the governor of Arizona Territory commuted the sentences of two editors of Arizona newspapers, convicted of criminal libel, from five days at the Yuma state penitentiary to five days in the Pima County Jail.
A collection of the interesting and sometimes unusual events that happened this week in Arizona history.April 24On this date in 1880, St. Mary’s Hospital in Tucson opened, staffed by the Sisters of St. Joseph.On this date in 1909, the town of Wickenburg was incorporated by a vote of 36 to 5.On this date in 1919, agreement was reached clearing the way for the construction of
Sunday, April 24 On this date in 1880, St. Mary’s Hospital in Tucson opened, staffed by the Sisters of St. Joseph. On this date in 1909, the town of Wickenburg was incorporated by a vote of 36 to 5.