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Captain John H. Rogers, Texas Ranger
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John Harris Rogers (1863-1930) served in Texas law enforcement for more than four decades, as a Texas Ranger, Deputy and U.S. Marshal, city police chief, and in the private sector as a security agent. He is recognized in history as one of the legendary “Four Captains” of the Ranger force that helped make the transition from the Frontier Battalion days into the twentieth century, yet no one has fully researched and written about his life. Paul N. Spellman now presents the first full-length biography of this enigmatic man. During his years as a Ranger, Rogers observed and participated in the civilizing of West Texas. As the railroads moved out in the 1880s, towns grew up too quickly, lawlessness was the rule, and the Rangers were soon called in to establish order. Rogers was nearly always there. Likewise he participated in some of the most dramatic and significant events during the closing years of the Frontier Battalion: the Brown County fence cutting wars; the East Texas Conner Fight; the El Paso/Langtry Prizefight; the riots during the Laredo Quarantine; and the hunts for Hill Loftis and Gregorio Cortez. Rogers was the lawman who captured Cortez to close out one of the most …
Date:
March 15, 2003
Creator:
Spellman, Paul N.
Object Type:
Book
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The UNT Digital Library
Levelland and Hockley County News-Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 83, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 15, 2003
Semiweekly newspaper from Levelland, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 15, 2003
Creator:
Rigg, John
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 116, No. 26, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 2, 2003
Weekly newspaper from Emory, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 2, 2003
Creator:
Hill, Earl Clyde, Jr.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Sunday, May 18, 2003
Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 18, 2003
Creator:
Bush, Kent
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Sunday, May 25, 2003
Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 25, 2003
Creator:
Bush, Kent
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 121, No. 96, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 30, 2003
Semi-weekly newspaper from Livingston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 30, 2003
Creator:
White, Barbara
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 88, No. 115, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 23, 2003
Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 23, 2003
Creator:
Broaddus, Matthew B.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 88, No. 108, Ed. 1 Friday, February 14, 2003
Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 14, 2003
Creator:
Broaddus, Matthew B.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 2003
Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 10, 2003
Creator:
Bush, Kent
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History