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A case of territorial voter fraud
Robert Paul was born in Massachusetts on June 12, 1830. At the age of 12, he boarded a whaling ship and spent the next several years traveling around the world. In 1849, he arrived in San Francisco — just in time to participate in the gold rush. Then from 1859 to 1864, he served as sheriff of California’s Calaveras County. After several financial setbacks, Paul began riding shotgun for Wells F[...]
The Governor’s 1912 Race — for the Train
The bald pate and rotund body seen here on the Capitol veranda is that of George W.P. Hunt, photographed on Valentine’s Day, 1912, delivering his inaugural address as the state’s first governor.
A Territorial Christmas
Christmas time in the 1860s in the Arizona Territory was similar to Christmas in the state of Arizona in 2010. People had feasts, decorated large Christmas trees, children ate candy and townspeople spread cheer by caroling.
A last-ditch effort to buy the East Valley Tribune
Just prior to the Aug. 31 announcement that Freedom Communications Inc. was seeking bankruptcy protection, it appears there was a last-ditch effort to sell a large portion of Freedom’s assets... […]
Goddard drops anti-trust case, saying it won’t save Citizen
Attorney General Terry Goddard on May 26 stopped pursuing a federal lawsuit to stop the closure of the Tucson Citizen, the state's oldest continuously published newspaper.
Goddard shot down in attempt to immediately stop Citizen closure
A federal judge on May 19 refused Attorney General Terry Goddard's request to immediately stop the state's oldest continually publishing newspaper from shutting down operations.
Goddard steps in to save Citizen, cites anti-trust laws
Attorney General Terry Goddard has asked a federal court to stop one of the state's oldest newspapers from shutting down print operations, arguing the closing of the Tucson Citizen violates state and federal anti-trust laws.
Final edition of Tucson Citizen hits the streets
The headline on the final print edition of Saturday's Tucson Citizen newspaper said it all: Our epitaph. The 48-page commemorative edition of Arizona's oldest daily newspaper was filled with individual columns from editors and staffers and highlights of the Citizen's 138 years of publication. It had a photo montage of the changing face of Tucson and a look at how the paper affect[...]
