Texas Politicking and Harmony Candidates Across the State
The passage discusses Fitzhugh Hill’s location during a storm, Texas political moves, and harmony campaigns. It notes Poindexter failing to push Odell from race, editorials in the Fannin County volume, beef trust influence, and Roosevelt’s affiliation with a railway workers’ union. It mentions a San Antonio lawyer’s bankruptcy, Maine Republican gains, and Harris County politics. It cites Peabody and vault gold totals at the federal treasury.
Political Tangles and Campaign Sparks in Texas News
DeGraffenreid’s death shifts power as Gregg county backs Will L. Sargent for congress to fill the vacancy. A Floresville debate saw Democratic nominee Garner press his Republican rival Scott with sharp propositions. Local talk touches Looming elections and Democratic prospects across Cameron and San Juan Hill era reminiscences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregg County
Will L. Sargent
Congress
R. C. DeGraffenreid
Sargent
John N. Garner
J. C. Scott
Floresville
Garner
Scott
Texas Leads Nation in Education and Welfare Spending
The text claims Texas has a lower tax rate than most states yet spends more on education and cares for more impoverished residents in asylums relative to population. It states Texas supports the Confederate home and pensions at over a quarter of a million dollars annually.
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Texas
Union
Confederate Home and
Caribbean Sea
Martinique
St. Vincent
Pelee
Porto Rico
United States
Guadelupe
Galveston Seawall Contract Awarded to O Rourke Firm
The Galveston seawall project is let to J. M. O Rourke & Co. of Denver for 1 198 318 80. The wall runs 17 593 feet with granite concrete and sandstone rip rap. Many workers will be employed. This is separate from the city grade raise project, costing many times more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston Seawall
J. M. O’ Rourke & Co
Denver
Dolliver tale contrasted with famed fortunes of Morgan and Gates
The Commoner cites Senator Dolliver praising a young man who saved 3400 after five years at 200 a year, then mocks by noting J Piedmont Morgan earned 20000000 in three months and John W Gates won 75000 at poker in three hours, suggesting the Dolliver case may not measure up.
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Bryan
Dolliver
J. Piedmont Morgan
John W. Gates
Galveston News Questions Georgia Session and Local Politics
The Galveston News surveys topics from a Georgia legislature session in St Louis to a Republican district meeting in Fort Worth. It notes steamer peanut shipments, seawall bids by O Rourke Denver, Thompson St Louis, and Parker Washington San Antonio, and closes with reflective moral couplets on life and kindness.
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St. Louis
Georgia Legislature
Fort Worth
Senate
County Commissioners’ Court
Galveston County
John M. O’ Rourke & Co
Denver
J. W. Thompson
Parker- Washington Co
San Antonio
Temple Tribune and Texas editorials spark pro and anti prohibition debate
The Temple Tribune cites a side in the prohibition controversy and warns against selling editorial opinions. Red River county reports good crops with corn strong and Gus Shaw’s extraordinary cotton stalks as shown by Clarksville Times. The Dallas Times Herald notes rising Northern and Eastern scrutiny of Texas child labor remarks.
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Robinson
Waco Times-Herald
Temple Tribune
Bell County
Red River County
Clarksville
Gus Shaw
Shaw
Dallas Times- Herald
South
Texas
Prohibition Vote Tales Across Texas Counties
The piece notes the Democratic state convention discussion and urges focusing on local employment issues like sweat shops. It reports last Saturday’s prohibition elections in Montgomery, Titus, Denton, and Navarro counties with mixed results and uncertain outcomes in Denton and Navarro pending official counts.
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Texas
South
Montgomery
Time
Denton
Navarre
Titus County
Navarro
Navarro County
Prohibition Ssts
Denton County
Pros
Gillespie Wins Twelfth District Nomination By Lot In Cleburne
In Cleburne last Saturday the Twelfth district deadlock ended as O W Gillespie won the nomination by lot over Lee Riddle and William Poin dexter after slips in a hat were drawn. Gillespie, county attorney of Tarrant, faced Riddle, Hood district attorney, and Poin dexter, Johnson district judge. The piece notes the historic delay and cites editorial stance on a poll tax amendment, criticizing Democratic apathy and urging careful judgment over party lines.
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Cleburne
O. W.gillespie
Lee Riddle
Gillespie
Tarrant County
Hood County
Debating Poll Taxes and Democratic Rights in State Politics
The article critiques poll tax proposals and warns against depriving citizens of voting rights due to debt. It cites Caribbean upheavals, discusses misuses of tax ideas, and argues for education and universal suffrage over restrictive fines. It references Alabama Virginia and Mississippi experiences with poll tax effects.
Poll tax pledge challenged as test of citizenship
The text argues that denying men a voice in government over poll taxes erodes interest in governance. It notes white delinquent taxpayers are usually young and patriotic, contrasts with the San Juan Hill fighters not paying poll taxes, and rejects the payment as a test of citizenship or intelligence.
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San Juan Hill
Will Sargent Gains Favor in Emergency Attitude
The Galveston News notes Will Sargent keeps a ready attitude for emergencies. He believes the seat of a dead congressman should go to his nearest and best friend, a stance Sargent currently holds.
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Galveston News
Will Sargent
Sargent
San Antonio Dairy Hit By Formaldehyde Contamination
A San Antonio bacteriologist reported 31 random milk samples from city dairy wagons contained formaldehyde used in embalming. The dairy business has fallen off about 50 percent as residents shift to private sellers whenever possible.
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San Antonio
Zealous supporters and the rise and fall of a Texas era
A reflective critique of Nugent and Kearby era politics in Texas over the last decade. The piece notes earnest advocates and disciplined opposition, caravanlike meetings, and populist clashes over free coinage. It observes lessons from zeal driven errors and eventual return to traditional finance.
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Nugent
Kearby
Texas
Harry Tracy
School of Finance
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Cameron Herald
OBCAK
F. McAnally
MHS
Ida J. McAnally
Cameron
Roger Q
Fitzhugh Hill
Poindexter
Odell
Bell County Recorder
Killeen
Jas. Q. Chenoweth
The
Fannin County Volue
Murat Halstead
Xas
Harmony
Roosevelt
Brotherhood of Comotive Firemen
Hanna
Sap
Lennon
Maine
Legisla
Isbury
Harris County
Femhim
Jaine
Repub
Peabody
Sealy
Oberg
DeGraffenreid
Legion
Castus
Beaumont Journal
Joe Wheeler
Stump Ashby
Caclone Davis
T. S. Henderson
Man Lanham
Georgia
Rudolph Virchow
Berlin
San Antonio Express
the Express
Express
News and Post
Jefferson
Caldwell News-Chronicle
Texas Farmer
Alabama
Virginia
Mississippi
J. F. Zapalac
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