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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1908
Page
3
A narrator recalls an idyllic rural outing with Rogers, Woodward & Roberts Co. vivid fields and serenades. A wild-eyed man arrives with a Bailey’s headquarters report, clothes torn and body injured by an angry bull, leaving a moral to avoid danger and seek happiness.
The new program at the picture drew a good crowd last night and patrons felt they got their money’s worth. The Black Princess is the feature and is very fine along with the other films. The same program runs tonight. A proverb notes that wisdom comes from keeping one’s mouth shut.
In DeKalb Bowie county mass meeting April 25 delegates adopted resolutions praising Cone Johnson as defender of black rights. They urge Republicans to support the Waco convention ticket led by Johnson and pledge negro votes to the ticket and to other named supporters.
Mrs Martha Susan Alexander Preston died in San Antonio at 12 50 PM after months of ill health. A Bonham native, 81, widow of George A Preston, she leaves three children Mrs A B Kennedy Mrs Alice Press and Jack Preston. Funeral services were held at Willow Wild cemetery with Rev Richard Morgan officiating.
Notice from J C Reeves of the Democratic Executive Committee for South Bonham precinct calls all qualified voters to meet in the District Court room in Bonham at 2 p m on Saturday May 2 1908 to elect delegates to the county convention and help form the party platform. Also mentions local ads and public square improvements.
A northwest gale this night brought a snow storm to St. Paul and nearby regions delaying streetcar service. Missouri saw light snow in the central area while Colorado reports frost damage to fruit orchards worth about 1 million dollars. Omaha and Superior also report intermittent snow and one of the heaviest storms in years.
London postal authorities report two bags of London mail with securities and valuables worth 500000 stolen in transit in New York. One bag, bound for St Louis, traveled on the Majestic arriving March 26. the other for Brooklyn on the Philadelphia arriving March 29. Receipts were given for the bags.
Scores from yesterday indicate Cleveland defeated Detroit 3 to 1 in Cleveland. New York beat Boston 0 at New York. Chicago won 6 to 5 over St Louis in St Louis. Philadelphia edged Washington 2 to 1 in Philadelphia. St Louis beat Cincinnati 9 to 2 in Cincinnati. New York defeated Boston 5 to 0 in Boston. Philadelphia outlasted Brooklyn 6 to 5 in Brooklyn. Pittsburg Chicago game postponed in Chicago. Houston defeated Dallas 4 to 3 in Houston. Waco triumphed over Austin 6 to ? in Austin. Galveston defeated Shreveport 3 to 1 in Galveston. Fort Worth beat San Antonio 3 to 2 in San Antonio.
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