US HISTORY - Western Research

US HISTORY - Western Research
Sean Davis

THE ARIZONA SENTINEL Saturday April 5th, 1873
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84021912/1873-04-05/ed-1/seq-2/

Fort Yuma

The Arizona Sentinel was an American based Daily Newspaper in Yuma Arizona from 1872 to 1911. This was an 8 page paper that discusses everything local in Yuma from Taxes to Weddings. Yuma has an area of 121 miles, the area in Arizona became a designated territory in 1863, but Yuma was officially founded in 1914. Yuma was one of the first settlements in Arizona, it established Fort Yuma(picture to the right). This newspaper appears to be very useful to learn about the community by incorporating many different sections about the town including a travelers guide, Legal Notes, stories published from The Arizona Sentinel, "New-Today" section, Local Matters, Advertisements and a miscellaneous section (contains stories and reports on anything important in the town.


Notes:

What were people talking about? New Taxes and different business

What were they reading about? Discussed Taxes, Hotels, Saloons, a Negro Wedding, a Cash Store, a Watchmaker and jeweler, a Druggist, and a Bakery. 

Yuma, Arizona

Size- 121 mi2

Founded- 1863 (Designated Territory)

(Founded 1914)

Why- One of the first settlements, established Fort Yuma, and two small towns nearby after the Garden Purchase.

As you read the newspaper, explore as wide a variety of topics as possible.

Is it a daily or weekly paper? Daily Paper

What local or national political issues are being discussed? Local Taxes

Are there stories of crime and/or scandal? None Reported on the Saturday

How useful would this newspaper be for learning about the community?  Why? This newspaper appears to be very useful to learn about the community by incorporating many different sections about the town including a travelers guide, Legal Notes, stories published from The Arizona Sentinel, "New-Today" section, Local Matters, Advertisements and a miscellaneous section (contains stories and reports on anything important in the town.