Tag Archives: Sen. Reed Smoot

Isaac Russell, New York Times journalist, PR specialist for the Mormon Church

(To see Cal Grondahl’s cartoon that goes with this post, click here) At this year’s Mormon History Association conference in Calgary, two contributors, Michael Harold Paulos and Kenneth L. Cannon II, continued an annual practice of producing a keepsake booklet … Read More

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Frank J. Cannon was a thorn in the Mormon Church 100 years ago

Editor’s note: There have been small edits as suggested; also, to see Cal Grondahl’s cartoon that goes with this post, click here: Frank J. Cannon, son of the LDS leader, George Q. Cannon, was Mormonism’s most famous apostate, led the … Read More

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More than 100 years ago, Mormons, Smoot Senate hearings titillated the public

To see Cal Grondahl’s cartoon that goes with this post, click here Utah Sen. Reed Smoot, R-Utah, was an apostle and U.S. senator. Too bad that too few of us recall the fierce, almost-four year U.S. Senate battle that resulted … Read More

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