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- ↑ Connelley 1922: 462. "Henry R. Lawrence has proved both through his paper and in a personal way a resourceful and influential advocate and supporter of the cause of the democratic party.
- ↑ Kroll, Harry Harrison (1965). Riders in the Night (Google books). University of Pennsylvania Press. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
… the Cadiz Record, a county newspaper that had fought steadfastly for justice in the tobacco wars.
