Breaks Determine Texas Governorships Across Campaigns
An extended reminiscence notes how candidates won by "getting the breaks" in Texas gubernatorial races. It highlights Ferguson in 1914 and Moody in 1924, detailing political maneuvers by William Hanger and others, the Klan era stakes, and Protestant church opposition shaping outcomes. Moody becomes attorney general and later governor, with Ferguson and the Klan defeated.
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Pat Neff
James F. Ferguson
Thomas H. Ball
Fort Worth
Frank Norris
Ferguson
Ball
William E. Hanger
John Barleycorn
John
Hanger
Phillipsc
Houston
Bayou City
Pat Morris Neff
Ku Klux Klan
Commonwealth
Moody
Man of God
Texas
Barry Miller
T. W. Davidson
Felix Robertson
Dallas
James E. Ferguson
Dan Moody
House of Ferguson
Williamson County
United States
Washington
People of Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Unconscious Inner Life Drives Our Actions Says Doctor
New York report summarizes Dr Leland Hinsie at a Mental Diseases association meeting. He describes an unconscious inner life that guides love, memory, daydreams, and behavior, influencing dislikes and forgetfulness. Psychoanalysis is proposed to address this unseen force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Pettey
New York
Leland E. Hinsie
Columbia University
Hinsie
Association For Research In Mental Diseases
Dr. Hinsie
Man’s labor and loss in a gritty modern hustle
A satirical verse sardonly images man’s life as endless labor for car, corn, and cash. Debt, high costs, and consumer excess trap him from youth to death. Family hints and urban toil end with mock-solemn woe as a widow plots vanity gains.
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Earth
Lawyer Probes Witness About Milking Cow
A lawyer questions a witness about an alleged milking incident as the witness answers vaguely that it happened “a little back of the center.”
Grayson County Cotton Contracts Approved Plus Payout Details
Grayson County authorities approve cotton reduction contracts and riders guaranteeing farmers at least 400000 dollars in return. County agent B F Gray reports base lint of 22102000 pounds, with contracts under that limit by 134 pounds. Farmers will be paid for cutting 38 percent of average lint yield at 3.5 cents plus parity, likely over 4.5 cents total if markets hold. Checks start early summer.
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Gray
College Station
Washington
Five Year Old Marjorie Hopes for Six Next Summer
A child named Marjorie answers the question about her age by saying she is five and will be six next summer if she stays good and eats plenty of oatmeal. Her mother encourages this plan.
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Marjorie
Congress adjourns amid baseball game cheers
Commentary notes lawmakers end session to attend a baseball game applauded by taxpayers who fund their trips and entertainment. The remark frames the adjournment as a win for public finances despite potential optics.
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Congress
Lead's Heavy Weight Highlight in Water Test
Lead is 11.37 times as heavy as water in a simple density comparison. The message suggests spending money in Whitewright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Novel field wheel method to inspect contracted farms in Texas
Texas A and M extension officials describe a wheat acreage measurement system to verify contract compliance. Inspectors count wheel revolutions to tally sides of fields while noting crop uses and corner angles. The approach, developed by the U S Bureau of Agricultural Engineering, may extend to cotton and corn contracts.
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College Station
Texas
H. H. Williamson
Texas A. and M. College Extension Service
County Wheat Production Control Association
U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Engineering
Williamson
John R. Edmonds
Extension Service
Amarillo
Salt worth more than oil to Pecos rancher
Fort Stockton rancher Frank Perry operates a salt water well on his east Fort Stockton ranch alongside an oil well. The salt well yields about 40 tons monthly and profits about ten times the nearby oil well due to its medicinal and saline uses for livestock.
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Midland
Fort Stockton
Frank Perry
Perry
Chinese Pioneers Use Movable Type in Tenth Century
A tenth century development reports that Chinese printers utilized movable type, marking a significant advance in book production and literacy. The note highlights early innovation and regional impact on information distribution.
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Hugh N. Fitzgerald
Austin
Whitewright Sun
Farm News
Whitewright, Texas
Pecos
O. L
Pig) Jones
Reeves
Kelvinator
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