Political heights and recalls in Texas amid rail and union strife
A Fort Worth petition seeks Mayor Cockrell’s recall amid reform debates. The piece denounces rail unions and railroad owners, urges democracy and local self government, and condemns labor and corporate power while urging voters to oust propenents of higher taxes and centralized control. It notes the McLennan grand jury probe into the Lorena tragedy and critiques progressivism.
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Fort Worth
E. R. Cockwell
Cockrell
Grand Jury
McLennan County
Lorena
Texas
United States Senate
Germany
Hughes
United States
Washington
Republic
Woodrow Wilson
Morris Sheppard
Tom Love
Pat Neff
Gatesville Tragedy Raises Texas Reform Demands
An editorial condemns the death of Dell Thames at the Juvenile Training School in Gatesville. It charges a guard, known as Capt., with murder after brutal beating and throttling, urging justice through district attorney Joe Eidson. The piece decries official complicity and calls for reform and accountability.
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Gatesville
del Thames
Texas
Joe TH Eidson
Joe Eidson
Dell Thames
Sidney Notes Report From Texas Town
Conditions unchanged and possibly worsened. Local residents attend events, travel to Comanche, Arkansas, and New Mexico. court, markets, hog buys, and a grand juryman assignment feature alongside family updates and a long list of names.
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Sidney
Texas
K. D. Jones
Walker
J. F. Murphy
Hub
Bill Hilley
West
New Mexico
Doctor Hilley
Arthur Warnock
Arkansas
Kea
Reece
Comanche
Parsons
Alec’ Lane
C J. Graham, Jr
Dallas
Speech in Brownwood Defends Navy Over Pacifist Claims
Hon Cullen F Thomas of Dallas urged strong naval power and open trade in Brownwood arguing that battleships protect national prestige and world commerce. He warned pacifist positions are dangerous amid rising world population and ongoing international tensions.
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Brownwood News
Cullen F. Thomas
Dallas
United States
Brownwood
Thomas
Earth
Mr. Thomas
Washington
China
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