Sanders Given Death Penalty in Caldwell Murder Case
Charlie Sanders, a Negro, was found guilty of murder in Caldwell for the killing of S. W. Richardson and was sentenced to death with execution set for July 27, 1921. He faced a second indictment for assault on Richardson’s daughter, who is hospitalized in Bryan in critical condition.
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Associated Press
Caldwell
Charlie Sanders
S. W. Richardson
Alexander
Richardson
Charles Sanders
Ella Richardson
Cook’s Point
John Richardson
Bryan
Bryan Hospital
Sanders
Navasota Axman Thomas Captured After Home Invasion
Jim Thomas a 21 year old Black man was captured nine miles southeast of Navasota after an attempted robbery at the Isenberg home. He confessed and implicated others while being questioned by Deputy Oscar Coe. Isenberg and son-in-law Ben Silverstein were hospitalized in Houston and Navasota respectively. Police to take fingerprints to check for ties to a Sunset Heights assault.
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Houston Post
Navasota
Texas
Jim Thomas
A.osenberg
Ben Silverstein
Oscar Coe
Santa Fe
Coe
Thomas
Isenberg House
John D. Rogers
Aden
Brazos County
Isenberg
Houston
Gordon Murphy
Doctor of Philosophy Degree Awarded to Dr B Youngblood
Austin Texas June 27 Dr B Youngblood director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station received the Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Wisconsin He is a graduate of the Texas A&M College and formerly supervised the Smith ranch in Sherman He earned a Master of Science at A and M in 1907 He joined the College in 1911 as director reorganized farm management into farm and ranch economics He took a vacation in 1918 to Wisconsin while pursuing courses in agricultural economics Rub My Tism for Rheumatism.
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Star-Telegram
Austin
Texas
B. Youngblood
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
University of Wisconsin
Texas Agriculture and Mechanical College
Smith Ranch
Sherman
A. and M. College
Youngblood
Judge Hamilton Revives Grand Jury Probe of Klan in Austin
Judge James R. Hamilton instructed the Travis County grand jury to thoroughly investigate the Ku Klux Klan in Austin, calling the clandestine group a threat and urging scrutiny of local peace officers. He warned that unlawful vigilante acts have no place in Texas law and stressed duty of public officers.
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Austin
Texas
Travis County Grand Jury
James R. Hamilton
Criminal District Court
Hamilton
Grand Jury
Erand
Code of Criminal Procedure
Democratic Convention Endorses Silver Dick Bland in 1896
Houston Post recalls the 1896 National Democratic Convention at Austin where Silver Dick Bland of Missouri was endorsed for president. Delegates at large elected for Chicago included John M. Duncan J H Reagan J W Blake E G Senter Horace Chilton J W Bailey Governor Charles Culberson ex Governor Jas Hoge Judge W F Ramsey Lee J Rountree served as permanent chairman and secretary respectively. The Chicago gathering later backed William J Bryan after his Cross of Gold speech.
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Houston Post
Austin
Dick” Bland
Missouri
General Stoddard Celebrates Eighty First Birthday
General Henry Bates Stoddard turned eighty one on June 22 1921 born June 22 1840 in New York state. He served in the Confederate army in Texas later leading his company and headed the Grand Commandry of the United States. He has lived in Brazos county fifty six years reflecting on wartime service and local changes. Mr and Mrs C A Harris returned from Brownsville Matamoros Mexico with a stop in McAllen Texas. 666 cures Biliousness.
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Henry Bates Stoddard
New York State
Texas
McKinney
Collin County
Thos J. Brown
Brown
Stoddard
Capt. Brown
Supreme Court of Texas
General Stoddard
Millican
Seale
Sam Seale
Galveston
New York
United States
Grand Commandry
Brazos County
Senator Floyd learns he was acting Texas governor
The Bryan Eagle reports that Senator Charles R. Floyd of Red River county learned he had briefly served as acting governor of Texas. Floyd, president pro tempore of the State Senate, was informed by the Eagle of the incident dated June 24, 1921, noting crop damage from floods in Northeast Texas and plans to meet in Austin.
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The
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Chas. R. Floyd
Red River County
Texas
Annona
Floyd
State Senate
Bryan Eagle
Austin
Neff
Mexico
Lynch Davidson
Charley
Cincinnatus of Old
Community Health Mixed With Weather Damage News
The community reports good health with Mr. Henry Sheppard critically ill but improving. A big last week storm damaged crops, blew cotton and corn down, and washed land. Various locals visit kin in Houston, Sherman, and San Marcos while youths ride branches in a pasture. Multiple social calls and religious events are noted with dates around the week.
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Henry Sheppard
Manly Keith
E. R. Lloyd
Lenard Lloyd
Sherman
Texas
Annaleise Bottler
Houston
May Lou Prinzer
Hugo Endler
Waxahachie
Philip Endler
Endler
Truitt Cotton Seed Company
Aug Prinzel Jr
Fritz Manthil
Wixon Creek
Funeral of Mrs Nannie Scott in Booneville Monday
Mrs Nannie Scott formerly Mrs Nannie Brundrick died in Houston Sunday evening. She lived in Brazos county Prospects community before moving to Houston. Funeral will be held Monday afternoon at Booneville with services at the cemetery conducted by Rev J M Bullock and Rev L L Lloyd.
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Nannie Scott
Brazos County
Prospect
Houston
Tom Smith
Scott
Nannie Brundrick
Will
Collard
Bryan
McCulloch Gordon Undertaking Co
Booneville Cemetery
J. M. Bullock
L. L. Lloyd
Pinkney Mims
Joe Bond
Robert Jones
Elmer Bullock
Billy Risinger
Guthrie Hollingan
Horace Dansby
Parks Gift Dickens Works To Carnegie Library
Mr and Mrs Ollie J Parks presented the Carnegie Library with six well bound and illustrated Dickens volumes. The gift will broaden reading access in Bryan and is gratefully welcomed by library management.
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Mrs. Parks
Carnegie Library
Ollie J. Parks
Powers Celebrate New Bryan Building and Loan Home
Mr and Mrs W L Powers move to a new Bryan Building and Loan home at the corner of 26th and Pope streets. It is described as one of the nicest in town and worthy of congratulations on their new possession a real home.
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W. L. Powers
26Th and
Pope Streets
Bryan
Foreman Daughter Vera Bell Weds Charles Finley
William L Foreman announces the marriage of his daughter Vera Bell Foreman to Charles Edwin Finley on June 22 1921 in Dallas Texas. The couple will reside in College Station Texas after September 1 1921. Rub My Tishm cures sores.
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Bryan
William L. Foreman
Vera Bell Foreman
Charles Edwin Finley
Dallas
Texas
Finley
College Station
Miss Ella Richardson Improves After Critical Illness
John Richardson of Stone City visited his sister Miss Ella Richardson at Cook's Point as she lies critically ill in Bryan Hospital following an attack by Chas Sanders who killed her father S W Richardson ten days earlier. The operation gives her a chance at recovery. Sanders trial is scheduled for next Monday in Caldwell before Judge Alexander. The Richardson family receives deep sympathy from Burleson and Brazos counties.
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John Richardson
Stone City
Ella Richardson
Cook’s Point
Bryan Hospital
Chas. Sanders
Burleson County
S. W. Richardson
Miss Richardson
Sanders
Caldwell
Alexander
Burleson
Brazos Counties
Richardson
Farmers in Brazos County Rally for Cotton Pool Plan
A.Buchanan reports June Farm Bureau meeting in Bryan where about fifty Brazos County farmers sought bank support to finance a million bale cotton pool with three Bryan banks. The piece reflects on the bold move, public reaction, and questions if wider farmer unity could transform Southern agriculture.
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Farm Bureau
Court House
Bryan
Brazos County
Federal Reserve Banks
Farm Bureau of Texas
Brazog County
Quiet Caldwell works greet Sanders verdict and hanging
Allen Smith in Bryan reports Judge Alexander at Caldwell announced Charles Sanders would be tried, convicted and hanged without delay. Sanders was tried and convicted in two hours and will be executed in thirty days. The Caldwell community accepted the verdict with no opposition to the suspended sentence interest.
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Bryan
Allen Smith
Alexander
Caldwell
Charles Sanders
Burleson County
Sanders
Hood's Texas Brigade Reunion At Bryan Celebrates Confederate Veterans
The 50th Hood's Brigade reunion held at Carnegie Hall Bryan honors John Bell Hood and Confederate veterans. Local officials welcome the group with addresses and prayers as about eighty members attend plus many in attendance from Bryan and surrounding areas.
Annual Cedar Creek Picnic Set for July 7
The Brazos county community schedules the annual Cedar Creek picnic on Thursday July 7 with organizers including S P Moore John Henry E B Moore Will Henry W J McDonald Tom Elliott Will Hill Jim House Will Murphey George House B F Moore Harvey George Ryan Cooper C B Moore Ollie Orr Train Frame and Jesse Wilson.
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Cedar Creek
Brazos County
S. P. Moore
John Henry
E. B. Moore
Will Henry
W. J. McDonald
Tom Elliott
Will Hill
Jim House
Will Murphey
George House
B. F. Moore
Harvey George
Ryan Cooper
C. B. Moore
Ollie Orr
Train Frame
Jesse Wilson
Bryan Knights to Get Modern Lodge Room in Daly Building
The Daly estate leases the entire upstairs of the Daly building to the Knights of Columbus for a new lodge room. Contractor Chas Grozycki will perform extensive modern improvements under I E Warren’s supervision, aiming for one of the region’s most up to date lodge rooms in Texas.
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Daly
Daly Building
Knights of Columbus
Texas
Chas. Grozycki
I. E. Warren
Death of Caldwell Resident J C Womble
News of the death of Mr J C Womble of Caldwell reached Bryan on Thursday at 11 o clock. The remains were laid to rest today. He was a brother in law of Dr W H Oliver J C Oliver and Mr and Mrs James H Webb who with Miss Nobie Webb are in Caldwell to attend the funeral.
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Bryan
J. C. Womble
Caldwell
W. H. Oliver
J. C. Oliver
James H. Webb
Nobie Webb
Walter Coulter in Peru Sends Update From Arequipa
Walter J. Coulter writes to J. Tom Smith from Arequipa Peru reporting a fine time wearing winter clothes and avoiding smoking or drinking due to high altitude He plans to travel next to Cuzco and La Paz Bolivia both about 15 000 feet above sea level and thinks he can make the trip.
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Walter Colter
Peru
Walter J. Coulter
Tourists Arrive in Bryan After Long North Texas Trip
Auto tourists from Fort Worth and other North Texas points reached Bryan late Thursday. One group departed Navasota at 7 AM and arrived about 4 30 PM. Heavy rains disrupted the detour on the K of T route but expect improvement with dry weather.
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Bryan
Fort Worth
North Texas
Navasota
K. of T
Mr Deaton Injured In Scaffold Fall On Main Street
Will Deaton was thrown from a scaffold at the Dansby building on Main Street Tuesday by falling brick. He suffered two scalp cuts and minor bruises but escaped a more serious injury after prompt medical attention.
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Will Deaton
Dansby
Main Street
Mr. Deaton
Bryan Italian Baseball Team Defeats Cameron Ranch 15 to 6
Sunday afternoon at 3 Bryan under Captain Tony Salvato defeated Cameron Ranch 15 to 6 on the latter’s diamond. The Bryan nine builds a reputation for success and seeks more games, with hopes for a match against Mudville at Steele Store.
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Bryan Baseball Nine
Tony Salvato
Cameron Ranch
Bryan
Uin
Mudville
Steele Store
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Arkansas Infantry
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Alabama
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Clarksville
Bryan Knights
MR. Womble
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