First Sherman riot case opens with jail jury selection
Seven jurors were chosen on day one of the trial of J. B. McCasland the first of fourteen defendants in the Sherman riot. McCasland accused of pouring gasoline to spread a fire that destroyed the Grayson county courthouse killing Geo Hughes a Black man attacked amid mob violence. The trial featured tense juror questioning and testimony from McCasland and other witnesses from Collin county. Clerks and guards, including Col. Lawrence E. McGee Major Earl Crowns and Tom Hicknan, watched as the mob’s deadly acts and the courthouse fire drew national attention.
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Austin
Texas
Sherman
J. B. McCasland
Grayson County
Geo. Hughes
Speed
Agreemi
Thori
Henry Brooks
J. D. Moore
J .A. Carlisle
Sher
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MccCuslam
Collin County
Col. Lawence IE. McGee
I. S. Davidson
Earl Crowns
Texationa
Tom Hicknan
Frank Hamer
A .Otton
Cardui Restores Strength Says Mrs J J Monk
Mrs J J Monk of Dallas Texas describes weakness and illness followed by recovery after using Cardus Cardui she urges other women to try the medicine claiming it restored her energy and health Go to your druggist or phone for a bottle today
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Cotton Mills Shown by Hunt Company Display
Bonham merchants feature cotton goods in windows as part of National Cotton Weeks. Hunt Dry Goods Co shows cotton dresses and bleached sheetings highlighting the crop’s expanding use. The displays promote local enterprise and reflect rising farm prices and a growing South textiles demand. The notice notes Will trade furniture for an organ and mentions Lem Tittsworth.
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South
Tui Bonham Hunt Dry Goods Company
Wade
de Mulls
Hunt's
Jury Picked For Rioters' Cases In Sherman Riots
Austin June 2 jurors were selected for the Sherman riot cases as the panel moved toward completion. Seven chosen yesterday and ten of the first twelve today qualified with nine rejected. J B McCasland on arson charges connected to the burning of the Chayson County courthouse where a black assailant died.
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Associated Press
Austin
Sherman
J. B. McCasland
Chayson County Court House
McCasland
King Cotton's Wedding Celebrated in Bonham Ads
Bonham store A Faglander Co advertises King Cotton's Wedding from June 1 to 6. Miss Cotton to be queen of materials with wedding processions at Englander's attended by debutantes Voile Lawn Organdy and others. Bonham’s Miss Bonham Hope and Mrs Pepperell to prepare nuptial chamber.
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Queen Cotton
Voile
Lawn and Organdy
Mesdames Batiste
Liossette
Dimity
Miss Bonham
Miss Hope
Mrs. Pepperell
A. Faglander & Co
King Cotton
Miss Cotton
Cotton Foods
Lawn
Organdy
Batiste
Liosette
Mr. Englander
Pepperell
Sunday School Organized at Brotherton
A Sunday School was organized at the Brotherton schoolhouse four miles east of Bonham with 69 attendees including visitors from Bonham Bettis Hilger and Dodd City. Officers elected: D Mopkins Superintendent Mrs Pauline Patterson Secretary Treas Miss Catherine Kelley Chorist. Teachers named: Mrs Hedman Myre J L Spillers Sam Kennedy Mrs Sam Kennedy Mrs Chas Yowell. The group invites all in the community to attend each Sunday at 2 30 PM.
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Brotherton Schools
Bonham
D. Mopkins
Pauline Patterson
Treas
Catherine Kelley
Choris
Bettis
Hilger
Dodd City
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