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Flashback to 1920: President Harding visits Brownsville and Port Isabel to fish, golf

By Rene TorresSpecial to the AdvancePresident Warren G. Harding came to Texas in 1920, right after the Republican Party’s big triumph in the national elections.His visit to this region was something he had promised his good friend R.B. Creager, who at the time, was a high-ranking GOP member from Brownsville.The GOP won, and a few days later the new presidentelect of the United States arrived in Brownsville.One of the first galas took place at Gulf Coast Lines railroad station, which followed with a parade to Brownsville’s Country Club, where a reception was held.That evening, President Harding made his way to ...

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