By Mick Woodcock
The declaration of war by Congress on April 6, 1917, made unity of thought and effort a necessity in winning the war. While this applied to the United States as a whole, it was accomplished on the local level in every city, town and village in the country. Prescott, Arizona, was no exception.
Read MoreBy Murray Smolens
Dr. Ken Kimsey had an idea. Angie Henrie had the drive to bring it to life. The result was Sharlot Hall Museum’s Folk Arts Fair, which will energize the institution’s normally quiet grounds next week for the 44th straight year.
Read MoreBy Ken Edwards
This is a part two article. Please see the article titled, "Squatting on the Plaza, 1867 Style - Part 1," published on December 20, 2008.
Last week, Part I ended with the strong objection of local merchants to Mr. Ward's action.The entire town was enraged. The Arizona Miner stated that the identities had not been established of the "Party thus trespassing upon public opinion and private rights, with one exception, and that individual has been but a few months in the Territory. He has a good reputation as an engineer and millwright, and has been regarded as a very valuable man among us. We regret the step he has taken, and hardly believe he will persist in the course he has begun; in fact, knowing the gentleman as we do, we think he is joking." It was no joke.
Read MoreBy Brad Courtney
As noted in Part 1, Dan “D. C.” Thorne came to Prescott in 1867. In 1870, he traveled east and “committed matrimony” with Mary Wilson of New Jersey. He opened the Cabinet Saloon on lot 19, 118 Montezuma Street, in 1874 and soon made it the go-to place on the evolving Whiskey Row.
The Marvin Bennett story concludes.
Late one night Grand Canyon’s head wrangler sent Marvin down to Phantom Ranch to bring out a couple who had hiked down but didn’t have the strength to hike out. The man wanted to walk, but wanted a mule for his wife who wasn’t doing very well. Marvin saddled two mules and headed down the trail in the dark. “It was as dark as the inside of a cow,” he recalled. “Well, honestly, I’ve never been inside a cow, but I imagine it must be pretty dark.”
Read MoreBy Brad Courtney
Today he is known to local historians and a few Whiskey Row regulars, but in his day he was a living legend. Dan Conner “D.C.” Thorne has even been called the founder of today’s famous Palace Saloon. Is this true?
By Mick Woodcock
The aim of President Woodrow Wilson and most American citizens in 1916 was to avoid getting involved in what was perceived as another European war. There was no planning or preparation for America to go to war. When war was declared, however, there was an immediate flurry of activity in Washington, DC, to put the country on a wartime footing.
By Dr. Ted Finkelston and Edited by Kathy Krause
(Originally written by Dr. Ted Finkelston and published in two parts on November 12 & 19, 2005. The following article was condensed and edited by Kathy Krause.)
World War I was raging in Europe when the Selective Service Act of 1917 required all men 21-30 years of age to register for the "Draft." In 1918, it was expanded to all men 18-45. Local draft boards were appointed throughout the U. S. and the eligible men registered at their voting precincts and received numbered draft cards. A lottery conducted in Washington D.C. periodically determined the men chosen from each locality for induction into the U. S. Army.
By Bob Harner
The new Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona, Charles Silent, arrived in Prescott from California in February, 1878. The new Territorial Governor, John C. Frémont, arrived from New York in October the same year. Precisely when these two unlikely business partners began to collaborate isn’t clear, but according to the published diary of Lily Frémont (the unmarried adult daughter of John and his wife, Jesse), they were actively engaged in a variety of ventures by 1879.
By Bob Harner
Unless you have researched the life of Arizona’s fifth Territorial Governor, John C. Frémont, it’s unlikely that you’ve heard of Judge Charles Silent. Yet Charles Silent was not only a prominent judge and lawyer in the Arizona Territory in the late 1870’s and early 1880’s but also a more successful businessman than his better-known partner, Frémont, making him worthy of a closer look today.
