Reckoning of a Reeves County Hanging in 1914
A historic Reeves County execution marked by Leon Cardenas Martinez’s 1914 hanging for the 1911 murder of Miss Emma Brown. The case featured lengthy legal delays, early trials, and a forced lever by Sheriff Tom Harrison. Martinez, a Mexican national about 17, claimed self defense after a confrontation in Saragosa.
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Reeves County
Leon Cardenas Martinez
Emma Brown
Martinez
Tom Harrison
Crenshaw’s
Saragosa
Crenshaw
Miss Brown
Saragosa-Barilla
Copper
John Oates
Floyd Crenshaw
Mr. Crenshaw
Editorial: Free market can end fuel shortage
The editorial argues the energy pinch will hit Americans hardest as gasoline dominates crude oil use. It argues against rationing and a surtax, proposing a free market as the quickest path to higher prices that curb waste, boost oil exploration, and release otherwise idle wells, citing prior price-control relief as a model.
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United States
Nixon
The
Wall Street Journal
Long underwear, old days and a cold climate tale
A nostalgic essay recalls wearing longhandles in Texas and across the U S to survive harsh winters. It paints images of catalogs, fashion quirks, and bedroom warmth tricks from brick heaters to bed coverings, then shifts to a note on the Andromeda Galaxy as the farthest visible object, highlighting human curiosity about space.
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Montgomery Ward
Sears and Roebuck
Black Sox
Mama
Papa
Mamas
Andromeda
Earth
Census Moves to Remove Gendered Terms From Job Classifications
The U S Census Bureau updates 52 of 441 Occupation Classification System titles to gender neutral terms. Clergymen become clergy and fishers replace fishermen, among others, prompting commentary on linguistic shifts and the persistence of gendered language.
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U.S. Census Bureau
Boyle's column touches on oddities and old cures
HAL BOYLE notes curiosities from history and daily life. Bleeding for measles was common before the 19th century. Early speed limits were four mph in the country and two in the city. Red Flag Acts required a man to walk ahead with a red flag. The fuel crisis in India uses cow dung for power. Santa may bring a necktie to men. Quotable notes and folklore add quirky facts about language, geography, love, and luck.
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Hal Boyle
New York
United States
India
Santa Claus
Elmer Rice
Minneapolis
Canada
Boston
Vocal minority and representation in government debated
A discussion on how representation arises from active feedback and public input. The piece argues that vocal minorities are often mistaken for majority will, urges readers to engage with chambers and government, and warns against political apathy as a form of modern slavery.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Lam
New Birth of Freedom tells religion in American history
Dr. Peale and his Foundation publish a readable booklet exploring religion in the nation's life. The work profiles figures from Father Marquette to Susan B. Anthony to Martin Luther King Jr. and argues for plural religious education in a secular system. Demand runs high with 200,000 requests daily to Box NI Pawling NY 12564.
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Congress
California
Norman Vincent Peale
Foundation For Christian Living
America
American
Jacques Marquette
Mississippi
Sequoia
Susan B. Anthony
Hawaiian Islands
Haym Solomon
Box NI
Pawling
N.Y
Revolutionary Times
Martin Luther King, Jr
Ruth
Norman Peale
History Today: Notable Events On This Date In 1782 1864 1874
On this date in 1782 the United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris ending the revolutionary war. In 1864 the bloody Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, occurred. Churchill was born in 1874.
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Associated Press
United States
Britain
Paris
Franklin, Tenn
Sir Winston Churchill
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