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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1914
Page
2
The Comanche Chief Exponent announces H W Bell as editor and business manager at the Comanche Texas office.publishers note entry in 1912 registration.
The notice lists D. H. Cunningham as president J. R anes as vice president T. J. Cunningham as secretary and treasurer Tom H Mell as editor and manager.
The fragment lists names Hf Cunningham T J Cun tia Tom H Bell J R Eanes Peris Smith E W Harris V H Kodberg as directors indicating a governance body composition or roster.
The article presents a roster of stockholders including D. H. Cunningham T. J. Cunningham Tom H. Bell J. R. Eanes Meear Callaway Paris Smith Y. Harris T. J. Williams W. H. Odberg L. T. Cunningham K. F. Cunningham G. A. Cunningham J. K. Moore.
Readers are asked to inform the paper about missed deliveries and to provide both old and new addresses when moving. The notice emphasizes timely reporting to ensure prompt service.
A terse riddle-like query imagines a heavy man over two hundred pounds who throws a brick toward a man asking if heat is sufficient. The wording resembles a moral or humorous dig rather than a reported event.
The county hears a rumor that Jim Ferguson is Catholic, but evidence shows he is a Mason of high degree, not Catholic. The contention may have started from Father Heckman’s letter praising Ferguson’s charity and benevolence.
The piece compares a newspaper to a hotel menu, noting it cannot please all readers and urging tolerance for differing views. It defends editorial stance on gubernatorial and congressional races, declaring the paper will not bow to partisan pressure despite some backlash.
The speaker urges fairness toward AI by presenting facts openly and seeking mutual understanding. They argue for treating the system with respect and avoiding hostility, asking if the approach can be cooperative without friction.
The piece notes Charlie White's withdrawal from the Comptroller race amid political boss influence. It recalls Mayes Lane and Ferguson era tactics, praises White as a good man, and critiques bosses who back dark horses and eliminators. It argues if White and Mayes stood firm they might have won.
A clerkly quip notes men rising at midnight to run fourteen blocks to a blaze while avoiding a morning kitchen fire, illustrating restless city life and stubborn routines in Clarksville.
The quote notes fishermen puzzled by how the chiggers could live before his arrival. It compares him to a man who believes moral responsibility rests on his shoulders, adding he spends much of his time fuming fretting cussing and scratching.
The Central Messenger reports Geo W Shaefer of Comanche will accept the Coggin Avenue Church Brownwood pastorate and be in the field by July 15. He is at Dallas Baptist Sanitarium after an appendectomy last week. W R Earp closed his Coggin Avenue work last Sunday. Current expenses are paid. one baptism occurred Sunday night with another awaiting the ordinance.
A terse note frames a ship in peril and questions why no advertisement exists. The captain hints readers could find themselves by placing space in the paper to locate the vessel.
The piece praises an anti whisky stance and links social clubs with unregulated saloons. It argues the system enables bootlegging of Sunday law and AAA regulations and predicts growing public opposition and a push to abolish the practice by the next Texas legislature.
The Granbury News notes Fritz Fitzgerald correctly predicted Col. Ball’s opening prohibition stance ten days before the speech. Fitzgerald faced slander accusations and political pressure, yet he forecast the turn, likening the campaign to a whip saw as the final deal fell into place.
The Dublin Progress reports a harsh slander campaign in Texas against Jim Ferguson. Accusations include a past cigarette remark, tax evasion claims, debt foreclosures, labor practices, and alleged bias against minorities. The piece notes Ferguson denied the cigarette remark in print and cites county tax and foreclosure records as part of the feud.
The discussion locates proponents of the fee system in the present campaign. Col Ball favors abolition only where practical, noting some counties cannot endure it. Jim Ferguson supports abolishing the fee system. The Fort Worth Record has run a long series opposing the system.
Felix Knox recalls a crowd of about two thousand in the Linden court house yard as Tom Ball spoke for two hours and a half. The speaker, unchanged in looks and jokes, remains a candidate aiming for governor in Austin, seeking popular support as in days of old.
A feature of Texas public schools, the statewide textbook law, draws criticism as costly and restrictive. Farmer Jim Ferguson seeks a uniform reform to reduce expenses and improve rural education, while critics accuse Speaker Tom Love of shaping the bill that benefited the book trust and influenced insurance laws.
The excerpt lambasts laws increasing insurance costs across Texas cities and accuses Tom Love of using Home and State to sway voters for a governor. It questions the drift of Texas politics and mocks the pro prohibition rhetoric as a ploy to gain ant votes, labeling the figure a "pussy-footed product of the Ozarks."
A 1914 Houston Post editorial excerpt discusses Governor Colquitt's stance in the Texas race. It argues a governor should not dictate a successor and notes Colquitt’s support for Ferguson as not harming Ball, framing his pledge as a public duty rather than self-interest.
O B Colquitt declares support for Ferguson in Texas governor race. He cites past convictions from 1906 1912 and praises Ferguson independence courage and platform. He notes did not seek approval to run and asks publication to inform readers of his stance.
The Dallas gathering drew far fewer attendees than predicted as 2500 people, many from Dallas, attended despite extensive mobilization via mail, telephone, and telegraph. The speaker A W Walker had warned a crowd of 10000 to 20000 was expected, but the event underperformed.
A public speech condemns high rents in Comanche and argues Jim Ferguson will curb the practice upon inauguration. The speaker taunts opponents over prohibition, 15 cent drinks, poker, and alleged double standards, urging voters to act consistently with Democratic aims.
Advertisement touts FEBRILINE as a tasteless improved quinine syrup that children will take without noticing the medicine. It claims suitability for adults who cannot tolerate ordinary quinine, with no nausea nervousness or ringing in the head and offers a 2 ounce original package for 25 cents.
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