The Earp Vendetta Ride was a deadly search by a federal posse led by Deputy U.S. Marshal Wyatt Earp for a loose confederation of outlaw "Cowboys" they believed had ambushed his brothers Virgil and Morgan Earp,maiming the former and killing the latter. The two Earp brothers had been attacked in retaliation for the deaths of three Cowboys in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 26,1881. From March 20 to April 15,1882,the federal posse searched southeast Cochise County,Arizona Territory for the men they believed were responsible for the attacks on Virgil and Morgan. Several suspects had been identified and were charged,but were soon released by the court,owing in some cases to legal technicalities and in others to the strength of alibis provided by Cowboy confederates. Wyatt hoped that the legal system would bring the Cowboys to justice,but after suspects in both ambushes were freed,Wyatt resolved to take matters into his own hands.
The Tombstone Epitaph is a Tombstone,Arizona,monthly publication that covers the history and culture of the Old West. Founded in January 1880,it is the oldest continually published newspaper in Arizona.
William Owen "Buckey" O'Neill was a sheriff,newspaper editor,miner,politician,Georgist,gambler and lawyer,mainly in Arizona. His nickname came from his tendency to "buck the tiger" at faro or other card games. He later became a captain in Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders,and died in battle.
James K. "Pat" Dwyer was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Louisiana State University (1911–1913) and the University of Toledo (1923–1925),compiling a career record of 28–22–2.
Arthur C. Sidman was the son of a blacksmith who became a popular American vaudeville performer and playwright.
George Emory Goodfellow was a physician and naturalist in the 19th- and early 20th-century American Old West who developed a reputation as the United States' foremost expert in treating gunshot wounds. As a medical practitioner in Tombstone,Arizona Territory,Goodfellow treated numerous bullet wounds to both lawmen and outlaws. He recorded several significant medical firsts throughout his career,including performing the first documented laparotomy for treating an abdominal gunshot wound and the first perineal prostatectomy to remove an enlarged prostate. He also pioneered the use of spinal anesthesia and sterile techniques in treating gunshot wounds and is regarded as the first civilian trauma surgeon.
The 1914 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 3,1914,for the post of the Governor of Arizona. The Supreme Court of Arizona ruled that there would be no statewide elections in 1912,thus extending the terms to sync up with elections on even years. The Democratic nominee was incumbent governor George W. P. Hunt,his Republican opponent was the final Delegate to Congress from Arizona Territory,Ralph H. Cameron. Cameron was disadvantaged by the same reason the previous Republican nominee Wells was:he had opposed statehood with the present Constitution.
James "Jim" Young was an American boxer,Arizona pioneer,trailblazer,Buffalo Soldier,Indian Scout,and miner for several years in Tombstone,Arizona. His claim to fame was as a boxer during the mid-1880s.
Fred Arthur Sutter Sr. was an Arizona attorney and politician. He ran several times,unsuccessfully,for governor of the state,and was elected several times to the state legislature.
W.P. Sims was a politician and dentist from Arizona. He served in Arizona State Senate in the 1st,2nd,and 5th - 7th State Legislatures. He served as the President of the Senate during the 2nd Legislature.
Charles M. Roberts was an American politician who served in the first Arizona State Senate.
Alfred Kinney was a politician from Arizona. He was one of the first two state senators from Gila County,serving in the first three state legislatures,and the 6th through 10th legislatures,a total of eight legislatures overall.
John T. Hughes was a politician from Arizona who served in the 1st Arizona State Legislature. He was also a newspaper man,editing and publishing his father's paper,the Arizona Daily Star,and an attorney,the first native-born Arizonan to be admitted to the Arizona bar. Additionally,he had several mining and real estate interests.
Ray Ferguson was an American physician and politician from Arizona who served in the Arizona State Senate from 1917 through 1918,during the 3rd Arizona State Legislature. In addition to his short political career,Ferguson was heavily involved in the mining industry in Arizona and Mexico. Twice he served as the superintendent of the Territorial and State Insane Asylum in Phoenix.
David C. O'Neil was an American politician from Arizona. He served a single term in the Arizona State House of Representatives during the 3rd Arizona State Legislature,and a single term in the Arizona State Senate during the 4th Arizona State Legislature. He served 13 years on the Arizona State Tax Commission,6 of them as chairman. He was appointed in 1934 to serve the last year of an unexpired term,then was re-elected twice,in 1934 and 1940. Early in his career he worked in the hospitality and transportation industries.
Harold A. Elliott was an American lawyer and politician from Arizona. He served several terms in the Arizona State Senate from the 4th Arizona State Legislature through the 7th Arizona State Legislature. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School,and became an attorney,eventually becoming Phelps Dodge's chief counsel.
Charles W. Herndon was an American lawyer and politician from Arizona. He served a single term in the Arizona House of Representatives during the 4th Arizona State Legislature.
John P. Cull was an American politician from Arizona. He served several terms in the Arizona State Legislature,beginning in Arizona House of Representatives during the 4th Arizona State Legislature,and then in the Arizona State Senate first in the 5th Arizona State Legislature,and again in the 10th Arizona State Legislature. In both of his re-election attempts to the State Senate he was defeated in the Democrat's primary. During his career he was involved in the banking and mercantile industries,and later on was one of the largest cattle ranchers in Cochise County. During the 1930s he also served on the Arizona State Livestock Sanitary Board.
Hugo Farmer (1878-1957) was an American politician from Arizona. He served five terms in the Arizona State Senate during the 9th through 11th Arizona State Legislatures,and again during the 17th and 18th Arizona State Legislatures,holding the seat from Yuma County.
W. B. Kelly,was an American politician from Arizona. He served three terms in the Arizona State Senate during the 10th,11th,and 12th Arizona State Legislatures,holding the seat from Graham County. He was a pioneer newspaper man in Arizona,owning and editing several newspapers,including the Arizona Daily Star,Bisbee Daily Review,and the Graham Guardian.
