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Full-Text Articles in History
Manuel Guerra And The Politics Of Starr County, Texas 1880-1920, Jesus Perez
Manuel Guerra And The Politics Of Starr County, Texas 1880-1920, Jesus Perez
Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA
This study demonstrates the success of the Mexican American leadership of Starr County in maintaining their hold on power in defiance of Anglo American migrants in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. What aided Mexican American leadership in Starr County was that the major figure Manuel Guerra was highly educated, and his ancestors had settled the region as early 1767, which led many Mexican Americans both upper class and lower class to be loyal to him and those closely allied with him. The tactics used by Manuel Guerra and his allies were equal to the tactics used by political …
Background To Banditry In The Lower Rio Grande Valley Of Texas: 1900 To 1912, Rodolfo Rocha
Background To Banditry In The Lower Rio Grande Valley Of Texas: 1900 To 1912, Rodolfo Rocha
Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA
The banditry in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas which began in 1912 and lasted until 1920 has been attributed to the Mexican Revolution, World War I, and prohibition. A fourth cause, the lawlessness that existed in the Valley prior to 1912, has been neglected by historians. The lawlessness was a result of the laxity and ineffective administration of law and order in the Valley. Criminal court records from Cameron, Hidalgo, and Starr Counties revealed that approximately 80 percent of all persons charged with cattle and horse theft, assault with intent to commit murder, or murder were exonerated. The …
History Of Hidalgo County Elected Officials From 1852 To 1963, J. Lee Stambaugh
History Of Hidalgo County Elected Officials From 1852 To 1963, J. Lee Stambaugh
Hidalgo County Historical Collection
From John Closner and Family collection, publication compiled for Pharr Press by Lee Stambaugh, Austin, Texas, 1963. Booklet lists Hidalgo County Elected Officials by year, office, and name. Also includes supplement listing officials representing Hidalgo County at the state level.
History of Hidalgo County elected officials from 1852 to 1963, 1963, Container: 39, Box: 4, Folder: 12. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus. https://archives.lib.utrgv.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/80831
Daily Review (Edinburg, Tex.) [Centennial Edition] 100 Years Of History Hidalgo County_Part 01, The Daily Review, Allan Engleman
Daily Review (Edinburg, Tex.) [Centennial Edition] 100 Years Of History Hidalgo County_Part 01, The Daily Review, Allan Engleman
Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material
Faithful Falcons / Aida Barrera -- Fathers of the Valley–1800 / Dorothy McWhorter -- Hidalgo's Two Musketeers-1905 / Shirley Ann Wallace -- Royal Salt Mine-1730 / Dorothy Burnett -- Citrus King Of Texas-1892 / Jackie Lee Carter -- Edinburg Gets County Seat-1908 / Vilma Gorena -- Legend Of Juan Grande-1820 / Frances Garza -- Valley Terminology-1802 / Joyce Jean Turner -- Martyr of Hidalgo-1854 / Sara S. Weaver -- El Mesquite-1528 / Mary K. Elliott -- First Commissioners' Meeting-1852 / Morgan Groves -- Texas Mustang-1785 / Wanda Davis -- Oil In The Valley-1910 / Otto Woods -- Early Hidalgo Transportation …
Daily Review (Edinburg, Tex.) [Centennial Edition] 100 Years Of History Hidalgo County_Part 02, The Daily Review, Allan Engleman
Daily Review (Edinburg, Tex.) [Centennial Edition] 100 Years Of History Hidalgo County_Part 02, The Daily Review, Allan Engleman
Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material
William Jennings Bryan-1909 / Jon Dee Lawrence – Lea H. McNelly, Texas Ranger-1870 / E. Neil Fesler -- Laguna Seca Ranch-1870 / Robbie Wolfe -- Panama Canal Aids Valley-1911 / E. G. Manning -- John Closner, Hidalgo lawman-1890 / Dora Mae Kelley -- Indians In The Valley-1000 / Robert Hodges -- Dr. J. M. McMillan, Pioneer-1904 / Early Hidalgo Ranches-1893 / W. H. Chatfield -- Nathaniel Jackson-1858 / Mary Alice Ramirez -- Tales of Monte Christo [Montecristo]-1910 / Otto Woods -- The Wonderful Valley-1952 -- Colonization of Hidalgo-1747 / History of Monte Christo [Montecristo]-1860 -- Rio Grande Entertainment-1800 / Alma …
The Centennial Celebration Of The Organization Of Hidalgo County In Texas, December 7-13, 1952 Official Program, Hidalgo County Centennial Corp., Times Pub. Co.
The Centennial Celebration Of The Organization Of Hidalgo County In Texas, December 7-13, 1952 Official Program, Hidalgo County Centennial Corp., Times Pub. Co.
John H. Shary Collection
Black and white booklet promoting the centennial of Hidalgo County.
Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.) 50th Anniversary Edition, Brownsville Herald Publishing Co.
Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.) 50th Anniversary Edition, Brownsville Herald Publishing Co.
Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material
A year by year chronology of Valley history from 1892 to 1942, published by The Brownsville Herald on December 6, 1942. (Note: pages from this edition not related to the topic have been intentionally omitted)
Gulf Coast Magazine V.3 No.4, Front Matter, William Doherty
Gulf Coast Magazine V.3 No.4, Front Matter, William Doherty
Gulf Coast Line Magazine
Includes cover, advertisements and table of contents for the issue.
Culture Of Alfalfa, A. Hays, William Doherty
Culture Of Alfalfa, A. Hays, William Doherty
Gulf Coast Line Magazine
Discusses the importance of deep plowing land and sowing alfalfa before planting, as well as the cost of it and how much rain can affect the production. Includes images of the Lower Rio Grande and Orange Grove.
Cameron County Ranch: Home Of The Armstrongs, William Doherty
Cameron County Ranch: Home Of The Armstrongs, William Doherty
Gulf Coast Line Magazine
Discusses the home of the Armstrongs, which is a ranch in Cameron County. Their home is considered one of the most ideal places to live.
Gulf Coast Country, William Doherty
Gulf Coast Country, William Doherty
Gulf Coast Line Magazine
Discusses crop productions in several areas of The Gulf Coast. Includes several images of lands where mass production of crops were produced.
South Texas Garden At Old Fort Brown, William Doherty, E. C. Green
South Texas Garden At Old Fort Brown, William Doherty, E. C. Green
Gulf Coast Line Magazine
Discusses the establishment of the South Texas Garden at Fort Brown, as well as the first telegraph in America. Includes images of the South Texas Garden before and after plowing it.
Egyptian Long-Staple Cotton, William Doherty
Egyptian Long-Staple Cotton, William Doherty
Gulf Coast Line Magazine
Discusses how Egyptian long-staple cotton as well as oranges and figs grow to perfection in the town of Raymondville. Includes images of oranges and long-staple cotton in Raymondville and Kingsville.
Southern Lyric: Sweet Beulah Rowe, Jeff Mclemore
Southern Lyric: Sweet Beulah Rowe, Jeff Mclemore
Gulf Coast Line Magazine
A poem about a Southern woman.
Needs Of Texas, William Doherty
Needs Of Texas, William Doherty
Gulf Coast Line Magazine
Discusses an interview with two engineers about the needs that Texas faces. A picture of Lower Rio Grande Sorghum appears on the last page.
Monroe Doctrine Bar To Progress, William Doherty
Monroe Doctrine Bar To Progress, William Doherty
Gulf Coast Line Magazine
Discusses the famous interview of Mr. Thomas Quirk (the richest American in Mexico) who openly spoke about the abolishment of the Monroe Doctrine. Includes images of the main canal in the Hill Harlingen Farm.
Our Roads Are The Best: Col. B. F. Yoakum Says They Are The Finest In The World And Far Ahead Of Those Of Europe, William Doherty
Our Roads Are The Best: Col. B. F. Yoakum Says They Are The Finest In The World And Far Ahead Of Those Of Europe, William Doherty
Gulf Coast Line Magazine
Discusses the opinion of Col. B. F. Yoakum how Texas roads are the finest in the world and far ahead from those in Europe, as well as having lower freight rates and pay better wages. Includes an image of a "Ricardo melon."
Editorial: Conservatism Versus Radicalism, William Doherty
Editorial: Conservatism Versus Radicalism, William Doherty
Gulf Coast Line Magazine
Contents: Conservatism versus radicalism-- A wilderness converted into a garden--Humor,wit and repartee --Houston's great no-tsu-oh celebration--A worthy tribute eloquently bestowed--What some of our readers think--In the peril of change.
Kingsville's Great Progress, William Doherty
Kingsville's Great Progress, William Doherty
Gulf Coast Line Magazine
Discusses the progress that Kinsgville has gone through. It includes images of the parade that Kingsville hosted, celebrating their fourth anniversary as a town.
Gulf Coast Line Magazine V.3 No.4, Back Matter, William Doherty
Gulf Coast Line Magazine V.3 No.4, Back Matter, William Doherty
Gulf Coast Line Magazine
Includes advertisements,and information about the publication.
Big Money In Onions, William Doherty
Big Money In Onions, William Doherty
Gulf Coast Line Magazine
Discusses the topic of how the business of onion production in the lower Rio Grande Valley is a good booming business. Additional articles mentioned are: drainage proof against Boll-Weevil, writers and publications, a type of what all Texas should be, and the manly man.
Corpus Christi By The Sea, William Doherty
Corpus Christi By The Sea, William Doherty
Gulf Coast Line Magazine
Discusses the re-birth of Corpus Christi with the building of the Brownsville & Mexico Railroad. Includes images of the Corpus Christi sunrise, as well as before and after images of buildings.
Hearings Before The Committee On Military Affairs, United States Senate Concerning The Affray At Brownsville, Tex., On The Night Of August 13 And 14, 1906, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee On Military Affairs
Hearings Before The Committee On Military Affairs, United States Senate Concerning The Affray At Brownsville, Tex., On The Night Of August 13 And 14, 1906, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee On Military Affairs
Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material
Compiled documentation about the Brownsville (Tex.) Affair including testimony gathered by the Committee on Military Affairs from soldiers of the Twenty-fifth Infantry Regiment on the events of the Brownsville Affray.
Pioneer Of Mexican Commerce: Account Of The Trials And Tribulations Of James Baird Who Blazed A Path For Progress Across The Mexican Border, William Doherty, Wheelus
Pioneer Of Mexican Commerce: Account Of The Trials And Tribulations Of James Baird Who Blazed A Path For Progress Across The Mexican Border, William Doherty, Wheelus
Gulf Coast Line Magazine
Discusses John Baird, an American merchant who was arrested while attempting to trade in Mexico in the early 19th century. Image of a water slide and people swimming in Corpus Christi, men inspecting a garden, and a cotton gin. Some photos by Wheelus.
Cotton Culture In Southwest Texas, William Doherty
Cotton Culture In Southwest Texas, William Doherty
Gulf Coast Line Magazine
Discusses cotton production. Includes image of a tomato field.
Prairie Nymph, Poem, Judd Mortimer Lewis
Prairie Nymph, Poem, Judd Mortimer Lewis
Gulf Coast Line Magazine
Includes a drawing of a woman on horseback and a poem. "Dedicated to Miss Sarita Kenedy."
Stupendous Irrigation Enterprise: Building The Biggest Irrigation System In The World, William Doherty, Wheelus
Stupendous Irrigation Enterprise: Building The Biggest Irrigation System In The World, William Doherty, Wheelus
Gulf Coast Line Magazine
Discusses the American Rio Grande Land and Irrigation Company and it's irrigation project, and building projects in Mercedes, Texas. Includes images of Mercedes, Texas, irrigation canal and construction, and a camp with a family of Mexican laborers. Some photos by Wheelus.
Vanderbilt: A Coming City, William Doherty
Vanderbilt: A Coming City, William Doherty
Gulf Coast Line Magazine
Discusses visit of W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr. to the Gulf Coast. Includes an image of him in a car with two other men.
Jackson County: An Ideal Land, S.M Lesesne, William Doherty
Jackson County: An Ideal Land, S.M Lesesne, William Doherty
Gulf Coast Line Magazine
Discusses the land and agricultural potential of Jackson County. Includes images of men with wagons filled with cabbage, a vineyard, a man standing in a cornfield, and men standing near an artesian well.
Some Important Texas Attractions, Norman G. Kittrell, William Doherty
Some Important Texas Attractions, Norman G. Kittrell, William Doherty
Gulf Coast Line Magazine
Discusses weather, schools, and the advantage of the "homestead law." Includes image of produce on display in a wagon surrounded by men, ducks on a lake - photo by Wheelus.