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Day in the Life

Mar 31, 1870

Journal Entry

March 31, 1870 ~ Thursday

31. [FIGURE] The Citizens of Salt Lake City met in general Mass Meeting
to protest against the passage of the Cullum Bill the House was crouded
to overflowing. The meeting was organized By appointing D H. Wells
President of the Meeting & J M Bernhisel, John Taylor Orson Pratt Jos A
Young W Woodruff G Q Cannon & Jos F Smith Vice-Presidets, R L Campbell
theTheo McKean Paul A Shettler & D McKenzie secretaries & D W Evans
& E. L. Sloan Reporters. Prayer Offered By Jesse Haven Report of committee
was then read By Hon G Q. Cannon also the Resolutions Chief Justice
Wilson & many other citizens not Mormons were present. I was quite
Poorly in health. The Resolutions & Protest was published in the Deseret
News & Telegraphed to the associated Press

People

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2 mentions
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
30 mentions
23 mentions
Sloan, Edward Lennox
9 Nov 1830 - 2 Aug 1874
11 mentions
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
1968 mentions
Apostle
Haven, Jesse
1814-1905
13 mentions
Bernhisel, John Milton
23 Jun 1799 - 28 Sep 1881
313 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1844 mentions
Apostle
Young, Joseph Angell
14 Oct 1834 - 5 Oct 1875
73 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
3573 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1036 mentions
Apostle
6 mentions
Campbell, Robert Lang
21 Jan 1825 - 11 Apr 1874
107 mentions
Missionary
4 mentions
Missionary

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Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

Events

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February 1870
Utah women given the right to vote; Liberal (non-Mormon) Party formed opposing People's (Mormon) Party.

Mar 31, 1870