Did Not Sign Resolutions Claim Affidavit Filed
In Bowie County Texas on April 27 1908 Henry Sims B P Bruce and E D Carson swear an affidavit denying signatures on resolutions published in the Fort Worth Record and Daily Texarkanian of April 26 asserting support for racial education mixing. They state no meeting occurred and deny knowledge of Cone Johnson.
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de Kalb
Tex
Fort Worth Record
Daily
Texarkanian
Cone Johnson
Henry Sime
B. B. Bruce
E. D. Carson
Baseball Scores From Yesterday Across Cities
Bases loaded results show New York 3 over Boston 2 in Boston and Philadelphia 5 over Brooklyn. Chicago beat Pittsburgh as games postponed in cold weather. Cleveland defeated Detroit 11 to 5. Washington topped Philadelphia 6 to 4. New York defeated Boston 7 to 4. St. Louis beat Chicago 4 to 3 in the Texas League. Houston crushed Dallas 10 to 0. San Antonio won 3 to 0 against Fort Worth. Shreveport won 7 to 4 at Galveston. Austin defeated Waco 7 to 6.
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Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Chicago
Pittaburez
Detroit
Washington
New York
Boston
St. Louis
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Galveston
Shreveport
Austin
Waco
Whitworth Oliphint wed in quiet Bonham ceremony
Last night at the Crawford residence in Bonham Texas John Edgar Whitworth of Cleburne and Francis Oliphint of Bonham joined in marriage with Rev Forest Smith of Sherman officiating. The wedding featured a home setting with guests registering their presence and a reception of punch and cake. The couple departed on the 9 o clock T and P train for a southern Texas tour and will reside in Cleburne.
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W. P. Crawford
West 5Th Street
John Edgar Whitworth
Cleburne
Texas
Francis Oliphint
Forest Smith
Sherman
J. H. Rosecrans
W.P. Crawford
Bonham
Dallas
Mrs. Whitworth
Police crack down on underage entry to game rooms in Dallas
Dallas routine raid targeting pool halls and billiard rooms to bar boys under 21 from watching baseball game reports. Chief Brandenburg cites recent enforcement leading to arrests and court support, while a city traffic official warns of further prosecutions for violations.
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Allas
Texas
Brandenburg
Ard
Pers
Ely
Ef Brandenburg
Woman found dead in yard in Paris Texas
Mrs J Y Hoge wife of the county deputy sheriff was found dead yesterday afternoon in the back yard at her North Main street home. She and her 8 year old child were alone when a neighbor heard the child crying and investigated. She had suffered neuralgia and it is believed heart trouble caused the death. The notice ends with an advertisement unrelated to the incident.
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Paris
Tex
J. Y. Hoge
Hoge
North Main Street
Floods follow wind damage in Georgia high water risings
Atlanta reports widespread flooding in parts of Georgia after wind damage. Columbus on the Alabama line is hardest hit with the river rising a foot per hour, forcing factory suspensions and streetcar stoppages.
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Columbus
Atlanta
Georgia
Alabama
Prices Spark Interest In Home Furnishings Sale
Axminster art squares 9x12 priced at 519.90 Moquet rugs 1.95 Duplex window shades 76a Best China mattings 271-20 per yard Other mattings 150 and 200 Felt mattresses 6.00 Cotton top and bottom mattresses 2.25 Cotton top mattresses 1.75 Lace curtains half price Carpets at cost J Lee Tarpley Co isugt side next to bank
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Axminister
J. Lee Tarpley & Co
Isugt
Banished Woman Returns
After thirty years away Mrs. Jemma Morris returns to Helena Arkansas where as Miss Emma Rightor she wore a Confederate cobra on her hat at the fall of the town. An advancing Yankee lieutenant accused her and she fled to Kentucky where she married Benjamin Morris and has lived since.
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W. Helena
Ark
Jemma Morris
Helena
Emma Rightor
Rightor
Baptist Church
Arkansas
Kentucky
Benjami vVorris
Unbridled Tongue Attacks Senator Bailey at Dallas Meeting
In a Dallas letter to the Record dated April 18 Cyclone Davis attacks Senator Bailey with slander about a Gibbs ranch deal and a world’s fair appropriation. The writer notes Bailey’s opposition to the appropriation and cites prior legislative inquiries clearing him. The letter condemns Davis and remarks on a moving picture program at a local venue.
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Dallas
City Hall
Cyclone Davis
Bailey
David R. Francis
Washington
Bailey, Tranes
Joseph Sibley
Texas
Gibbs Ranch
Francis
Mleotro Chemical Ring Sold by Bonham Firm
An advertising notice proclaims the Mleotro Chemical ring a dead shot on rheumatism with no cure no pay, offered for sale by J. L. Ware & Son of Bonham Texas.
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J. L. Ware & Son
Bonham, Texas
Devoe Paint Ad Claims Overcharges and Adulteration
A letter to Bradford and Watson of Bonham Texas warns readers that adulterated paint using whiting barytes or clay inflates costs. The writer compares two houses in Dufkin owned by Judge D Fanchild and J M Torrence, noting adulterated mixes require more gallons and raise prices from $50 to $100. The message urges choosing Levee for minimal gallons, lower cost, and longest wear.
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D Fanchild
Dufkin
Texas
M Torrence Panto
Devoe
Devur & Co
Steger Lumber Co
Electro-Chemical ring touted to cure rheumatism
An advertisement claims an Electro Chemical ring will cure rheumatics and all diseases caused by impure blood with a no cure no pay offer. Sold by J. L Ware & Son in Bons ham Texas.
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J. L Ware & Son
Bonsham
Texas
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Houston
Poros Knit
Nansook
Balbrigan
Young America
Hatlas
Seay
Niveth’s
Optical College
Fannin County
Chas. Davis & CO
Bonham and Ravenna
Miss Righter
W. W. Stogner
The
Moving Picture Show
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Champagne
Nunny Jones Co
Bradford & Watson
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