Opinions Versus Facts In Texas Primary Battles
A 1910 notice from The Record and Chronicle outlines editorial opinions on Texas primary races. It discusses insurgent gains in Iowa politicians and liquor influence allegations against O B Colquitt, with calls for proof or withdrawal from the race. The piece mirrors the period party fault lines and primary dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sxrerman
Charles A. Edwards
Congress
John A. T. Hull
Des Moines
Hull
F. Prou*v
Progressive
I.8
Dolliver
Cummins
House
U.¢Ir
Iowa
Lowans
Republican Party
Republian
Sherman
Denton Progress Seen With Paving and Science Building
With 40000 dollars in small improvements under way another half mile of macadam paving completed and the 35000 dollar science building at the Normal college nearing completion there is evidence Denton is beginning to go some.
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The
Normal College
Denton
Mannsville Herald Promises Businesslike Community Paper
The Mannsville Oklahoma Herald led by C Will Geers pledges a business principles driven edition. Editor Geers describes the paper as a business institution aimed at serving readers with a practical, value giving publication.
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Mannsville
Okla
Herald
C. Will Geers
Theaubrey Herald
Geers
Businss
Manns
Southwestern and T C U. consider future of relocations
Dallas raised 490000 but regents of Southwestern University did not consent to a move. Fort Worth aimed to raise 50000 for T C U with 200000 total needed from other sources and had 25000 by Monday. I C U authorities say the 1916 fall term will open at Waco. Is the move fiasco ending and will Southwestern and T C U. stay in Georgetown and Waco.
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Dallas
Southwestern University
Fort Worth
Waco
Southwestern
Georgetown
Iris
James Coke
Sea View
Ocean Road
Birkenhead
Pernambuco
Philip
Democratic pledge read at ballot head in primary
The text declares a voter pledges to support the nominees of the party in the primary. In doubt of party regularity or voter challenges, election officials are empowered to act to enforce the pledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bis
State Executive Committee
Brazilian Rebel Leaders Clash Over Marriage Plans
In Rio de Janeiro Dom Corria plots a speedy move to the capital while Iris Yorke and Philip Hozier face entangled affections. Carmela negotiates engagements, and Bulmer’s marriage is broken off as Iris learns she is free. Dom Corria honors Philip with a four-diamond cross.
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Russo
Maceio
Dom Corria
San Benavides
Carmela
Salvador
Carmelita
Rio de Janeiro
Philip Hozier
Dickey Bulmer
Coke
Dickey
Iris
Fernando Noronha
Bulmer
David
England
Brazil
Hozier’s
Dom Corrin
Capital
Cara
Eng
Lishman
Philip
Las Flores
Iris Yorke
Jimmie
Salvador San Benavides
Rua Grande
Governor Campbell Faces Broad Support for Appointments
The Texas governor appoints multiple officials including Lightfoot as attorney general Williams to the railroad commission Bralley as superintendent Kane as commissioner of agriculture and Jenkins to the court of civil appeals with no opposition. Critics acknowledge overall acceptable choices and praise his Insurance bill stance while noting some mistakes.
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Record
Chronicle
Texas Executive
Houston Record
Campbell
Jewell P. Lightfoot
Lightfoot
William D. Williams
Railroad Commission
Williams
F. M. Bralley
Brasley
E. R. Kane
Kane
T. J. Brown
Supreme Court
C. H. Jenkins
Court of Civil Appeals
Austin
Texas
Denton High School Leads in Graduation and Athletics
The Denton High School 1910 class graduates as one of the largest among Texas smaller cities. The paper notes a 15 to 14 girl to boy ratio, attributing athletic prominence to keeping boys engaged until graduation and urges Gainesville to fund and install a gymnasium in its high school before fall term.
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Denton High School
Texas
Denton
Gainesville
A Bad Speculation
A brief parable from Youth's Companion about penitents and a lawyer Governor Barbour of Virginia defending a shoe thief. The thief recounts his ruinous gamble, noting jail time, lost crops, and a horse given for defense, calling the venture a bad speculation.
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Barbour
Virginia
Squire
The Conductor's Revenge on a Streetcar
A well dressed man rode an Orange Street car and paid with a ten dollar bill. The conductor could not make change and let him ride. The next day the same man offered the bill again and the conductor was unable to change it.
Fairy Melusina Tale Told At Bedtime
A father recounts the fairy Melusina story to children, describing a water fairy who is half woman and half fish. She marries knight Raymond with a Saturday rule to return to the fountain, and ultimately vanishes when he discovers her true form.
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Daddy
Jack
Evelyn
Melusina
Raymond
Fairyland
Conductor Tricks Man With Worthless Bill
A Newark Star item recalls a conductor who planned a sting by using a $10 bill in nickels to catch a passenger. The man accepted the coins and left with bulging pockets, but the bill proved worthless the next day.
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Newark Star
Scots In American History and the Cabinet Lineage
Charles R. Hanna notes in Celt In America that Washington era figures show diverse origins. Knox was Scotch Irish from Massachusetts, Hamilton Scotch French, Jefferson Welsh, Randolph with Scotch Earls. New York connections include John Jay Huguenot ancestry and Rutledge Scotch Irish, with Marshall sharing Scotch Welsh roots.
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Washington
Knox
Massachusetts
New Roglander
Alexander Hamilton
New York
Thomas Jefferson
Edmund Randolph
United States
John Jay
John Rutledge
Wilson
Iredell
Tait
John Marshall
Jefferson
Charles R. Hanna
America
Dancing Roland and the Highland Healer Donald McAlpin
A Scottish shepherd Donald McAlpin reputedly cured a mistress by dancing a reel with her. His Stockmuick cottage drew crowds seeking relief, and he built a thriving practice with simple regimens mixing medicated aqua ceum crash and highland dance steps. The account appears in the British Medical Journal.
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Donald McAlpin
Stockmuick
Strathspey
Donald
British Medical Journal
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Record and Chronicle
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Poindexter
Erests
Mr. Colquitt
Colquitt
Johnson County
Houston
O. B. Colquitt
Denton Trust Company
Louis Tracy
Kansas
Edward J. Clyde
Promisin
Andromeda
David Verity
London
Wrk
King Alfonso of
Spain
Alfonso
Bedward
Madrid
Ayer
Copercuia
Masa
Goodby
Roland
A. A. Glisson
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