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Incident at ballpark changed the face of Brownsville politics

By Rene TorresSpecial to the AdvanceIt has been variously described as a comedy of errors, a Harold Lloyd silent film Fire Brigade, and an Ellery Queen murder mystery all rolled into one.But whichever way you see it, there is no denying the fact that the 1909 baseball season that started out as a bleacher dispute between fans turned into gunfire, arson, and political mayhem.If you were visiting Brownsville, early in the 20th century, you would find a city embroiled in open conflict between the different social classes that made you wonder whether you had gone back in time to the ...

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