Local News Chases Weather, Tournaments, and Small Town Trials
Saturday saw declines of watermelons and busy Central yards with freight delays. Gay Hill beat William Penn 6 to 1 in a baseball match. repairs and telegraph office moves were discussed. A jail arrest, burglar trial, and a pharmacist license were noted, plus a wedding on east Santa Street as Mr St Tom of Houston and Miss Mary Hausten wed with plans for Wallace and Houston as their home.
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Gay Hill
William Penn
Tavis
Saudy Street
St. Tom
Houston
Mary Hausten
Rev
E& Dabney
Kinney
Wallace
Lee Hughes Sentenced to Hang in Washington County
In district court Judge Beauregard Bryan set October 30 1891 as the execution date for Lee Hughes for uxoreide the judge noted the case was affirmed by the court of appeals Hughes admitted his innocence at sentencing and mocked the process prior to being escorted to jail with a plan for execution location yet to be decided
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District Court
Beauregard Bryan
Lee Hughes
Washington County
Charlotte Hughes
Court of Appeals
Teague
Crockett
Lee
Voce
Bold robbery at Brenham job office targets director’s office
Two young men posing as newsmen visited Brenham in a plan to publish a city directory. They gained access at Fred Carrick’s job office in Mobile connections, stole 107 dollars plus change, and fled after leaving unpaid board. Carrick, frail and elderly, bears the loss as police search for the suspects.
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MacLeod
Merritt
Pensacola
Fla
Mobile
Ala
Brenham
Baxter
Baxwenl
Busy Cotton Compress Scene At City Yard
A bustling scene unfolds with railroad workers and a large force at the McFadden press and cotton stations. Fourteen hundred bales awaited on Tuesday, and forty carloads arrived over the weekend. The city council granted a hydrant, Waterwords began pipe work, and Wm Axer plans a light plant to power 110 incandescent lamps. Axer projects over 50,000 bales in season with 30,000 already received locally. In district court Russell Scott was convicted of negligent homicide for the Wendy Martin incident, fined £500 and costs. The grand jury adjourned to next Thursday October 1.
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Waterwords
Wm. Axer
Temple
Russell Scott
Wendy Martin
Martin
Gamptown
Kolbert Bonded In School Voucher Forgery Case
J. K. Kolbert, a colored teacher under indictment for forging school vouchers, has been released on bond. The Cameron Herald reports the grand jury returned four bills. Kolbert was arrested in Brenham and is held pending trial. He is described as a leading teacher and politician who lived in Milam County.
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J. K. Kolbert
E. D. Arimson
Mansfield
Milam
Cameron Herald
Brenham
Kolbert
German Day parade urged in Brenham Fire Department plans
The Central Committee invites the Fire Department to join the October 6 German Day parade as leaders expect a grand celebration. The German community, nearly half the city, is preparing a memorable event. A Woodmen of the World camp was formed September 19 in K of P hall with officers Stockbridge Hess Schlenker Huckworth Dindimann Letner Lockett Lindemann Wesca to run next meeting. The seven year old daughter of Fritz Meyer died at 9 Monday morning and was buried yesterday afternoon.
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Fire Department
Central Committee
Brenham
Clark, IL
Lindemann
C. W.esa
P Hall
Fritz Meyer
Birthday Celebration for San Jacinto Veteran’s 74th
Friday the 25th marks Moses Austin Bryan’s 74th birthday at his son Judge Beauregard Bryan’s West Main street home. Relatives including Hon. Guy M. Bryan of Galveston and W J Bryan of Brazoria attend. invites go to about 35 remaining San Jacinto veterans. The piece recounts Texas settlement history and lists local real estate transfers and licenses, plus a brief liquor trade notice.
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Moses Austin Bryan
Beauregard Bryan
West Main Street
Guy M. Bryan
Galveston
W. J. Bryan
Brazoria
Banxxer
Texas
San Jacinto
Maj. Bryan
San Antonio
Brazos
Washington County
Major Bryan
San Anna
Sam Houston
G. W. Petty
L. C. Clemmons
Tur
Taz Theater Opens Brenham Season With A Breezy Time
The Taz opened its Brenham season at the Grand Opera House after a long summer lull, presenting a light farce described as easygoing and funny. R. E. Merritt, linked to a robbery case, denies involvement and notes he left McLeod over a week ago to work for Mr. Rouse. The Navasota Fair date looms with no visible plan for two days of racing. A Gay Hill youth who ran away was captured near Navasota and returned home.
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Taz
Brenham
Grand Opera House
R. E. Merritt
Fred Carrick
McLeod
Rouse
Smith
Gay Hill
Navasota
Riot at bull fight ends with police intervention in Marseilles
A riot erupts after a tame bull fight in Marseilles as spectators chase animals from the ring causing police to intervene. The rest of the report notes election results with ministerial amendments approved and tense Europe war anxieties over cotton and wheat prices. It also mentions Texas frontier soldiers arresting suspected revolutionists.
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France
Marseilles
Europe
Texas
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Oak Hill
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Frank Ripple
S. M. William League
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Mary Sharp
Sayles
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Wm. Mallett
America Gentry
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Reid
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FOL Sale
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Davin H. Warsos
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Texce
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Irain Street
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