Two Negroes Arrested in Brazos County Murder Case
Two Black men, Will Bennett and Mose Jones, are jailed in Brazos County charged with the murder of J A Randolph near a river bridge six miles from Navasota. Randolph, about 27, was found dead with head wounds and a deep throat cut after a dispute over a boat. Eyewitness accounts place a fight on the riverbank with a white man involved, while officers recover the body and investigate with nearby sheriffs.
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Brazos County
J. A. Randolph
Brazos River
Navasota
Will Bennett
Baker
Mose Jones
Nunn
Randolph
Huntsville
Madison
Walker Counties
Jesse Randolph
Will Clepper
Mr. Baker
Sheriff Nunn
Cross Baker
Grimes County
SOUTH BOUND TRAINS SCHEDULE NOTES
Partial timetable reads times for southbound trains with several listed departures. The fragments include 12 56 p m 4 04 p m 2 30 a m and 6 49 p m with references to east and west directions implied by the garbled text.
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Pesste
Ieee
Wee
Norwood’s belts and local notices fill Eagle pages
Random notices from Navasota and surrounding towns recount shopping at Norwood’s for shoe string belts and parsols, meats at Franklin Bros, fresh bakery goods, and visits by Lucien Reed and others. The piece notes Masonic installation in Navasota with District Deputy Searcy presiding and a banquet with toasts.
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Norwood
Oscar Hall
Houston
Eagle
M. E. Wallace
Lucien Reed
Mudville
W. G. Reynolds
Tabor
Franklin Bros
O. S. Johnson
Navasota
Wilsie
Jack Taliaferro
Chris Seale
Callahan County
Jnc. N. Henderson
Hood's Brigade
Marlin
Texas Bakery
Ito Boehme
T. A. Searcy
Paul M. Raysor
D. C. DeMaret
O. E. Saunders
R. W. Howell
J. W. Batts
Barney Seigle
N. M. McDougald
H. G. Rhodes
J. H. Allen
Samuel Levy
Searcy
Sweet butter and new houses advertised for sale
Carried in an old style ads page a butter offer from Clarke Fountain plus real estate items: a five room house with bath cistern and city water near a graded school, and a six room home with well and cisterns plus garden and stable available for 3 6 or 12 month terms from Mrs E C Pearson. Also another cottage with bathroom and water works south front from Chatham Machinery Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke & Fountain’s
Hilton Bros. & Co
E. C. Pearson
Chatham Machinery Co
Local Couple Weds in San Antonio Then Reaches Bryan
Mr. S. B. Buchanan of this city and Mrs. J. D. Walker of San Antonio were married there on Thursday and arrived in Bryan Thursday night. Mrs. Buchanan was the widow of Rev. J. D. Walker, a former resident of Brazos County. Friends extend best wishes for their happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Risinger
Benson
Eagle
H. H. Harrington
College
L. S. Ross
Waco
Frankliin Bros
William Terry
Palestine
J. H. Perrin
Knoblauch
San Antonio
Norwood’s
Lillie Wade
Villa Maria Academy
LaGrange
S. B. Buchanan
J. D. Walker
Bryan
Houston Galveston excursion tickets offered from Bryan trains
Special notice states H and T C will sell excursion tickets for two trains with fares Houston 1 75 and Galveston 2 00. First train passes Bryan Saturday June 27 at 12 56 pm. Special train passes Bryan Sunday June 28 at 2 18 am. Tickets available before train arrival. Agent 173 W S Wilson.
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Houston
No Count Today In Colorado Tour Contests
The Eagle reports no counts this week as 80 staff rush book printing and ticket reissues. Coupons expiring June 27 remain valid for next Saturday’s count. The following vote tally is set for Saturday July 4.
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Eagle Force
Colorado
Special Houston Galveston Excursion Train Fare Notice
I and G N announces round trip Bryan to Houston or Galveston excursions. Trains June 27 4 15 p m and June 28 2 30 a m. Fare Bryan to Houston 1 75 Galveston 2 00. Limit June 29. D C DeMaret Agent.
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Bryan
Houston
Galveston
D. C. DeMaret
Franklin Bros' Cold Storage Plant Promises Fresh Meats
The note describes Franklin Bros' cold storage facility as never getting hot inside and selling fresh meats. It lists several social visits and travels including Miss Helen Bittle, Miss Alma Foster, Henrie Wilson, Jessie Gath, and others, plus shipments of forty cows and calves by J W Skains and J T Cross to Fort Worth.
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Franklin Bros
Helen Bittle
College
Alma Foster
Houston
Henrie Wilson
Jessie Gath
J. W. Skains
J. T. Cross
Fort Worth
Fred Pryor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chase
Sanborn’s
Dansby & Dansby
Agwer É No. No
Stew Eeaseeres
Tee
W. A. Robinson
Miss Mary Robinson
Jas. W. Henry
Jewell Howard
Mrs. Howard
Franklin
Minnie Carter
Longview
Misses Suther
Lizzie
Leila Suber
Tom Sanders
L. Miller
Sanders
Ed Talley
Cas
Simers
Waldrop
Buchanan-Walker
L. J. Cox & Son Will
Houston-Galveston
Heinz
Cross & Blackwell
M.awrence
Taylor’s
Luther Taylor
Texas
Levy Brothers
Parsons Bottling Works
G. Parsons
An Bryan, Texas
Crown Cork System
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