Brann himself was 44 years old.

Mr. Brann came to Texas about twelve years ago and
has been engaged in the newspaper business ever since.
He was connected in an editorial capacity with the Galveston
News, Houston Post, San Antonio Express and
Waco Daily News. In 1890, during the Hogg-Clark
campaign, he established the ICONOCLAST in Austin, Texas,
and made a fight for Hogg, making his first appearance
in the character which has made him famous. The paper
suspended publication and Mr. Brann accepted a position
on the San Antonio Express, which he held until the
latter part of 1894. He came to Waco in 1895 and began
editorial writing on the Waco Daily News. He decided
to reestablish the ICONOCLAST and it has been a great
success, reaching a phenomenal circulation, having readers
all over this country. The tragedy of Friday can
be traced to the attack which was made on Baylor
University in the ICONOCLAST. It was in Brann's peculiar
style, and attracted considerable attention throughout
the country. Mr. Brann is a native of Southern Illinois.


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DAVIS FOLLOWS BRANN.

THE DEATH STRUGGLE AND KINDRED INCIDENTS.

While breaking hearts watched by Mr. Brann's bedside
there was a loving wife, a dutiful son and kind friends