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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1925
Page
5
Washington August 12. The Interstate Commerce Commission was advised by Burnside assistant director of finance that Rock Island’s bid to control Cotton Belt should be tentatively denied due to unsettled consolidation plans in the Southwest. The denial would be without prejudice to future review.
Mary Spas, calling herself a modern Cinderella, fears commitment to a madhouse after adoption was cancelled. She aims for seclusion in Astoria, having failed to enter a New Jersey convent and asks to be left alone amid family pressure. Federal agents crack down as dope rings draw attention to Chinatown and related cities, with arrests and guard deployments spanning Chicago to Minneapolis and Indianapolis.
San Antonio reports an auto racing incident near Ontario left a man severely injured. The driver CO OW, believed to be the son of a local farmer, fled the scene after striking the victim and was later apprehended. the injured man was hospitalized in serious condition.
Dallas announced the formation of Community Natural Gas Company with $1,000,000 capital. The firm will supply natural gas to Bonham, Honey Grove and other northeast Texas towns by connecting with Lone Star Gas mains. Headquarters will be in Dallas with operations in Oklahoma as well.
August report from Washington notes Secretary Weeks has not committed to returning to his duties, while President Coolidge expects his potential return in September. The article also covers an unrelated hijacking claim near Sherman and a Hidalgo county levee project along the Rio Grande with Cameron county bond plans.
Coroner investigates a dated and partly burned body found in a straw pile about fifteen miles from Mulnks lawa. The victim’s face injuries suggest burning. Witnesses report a man claiming cure for a toothache, implying a possible crime scene mystery and need for identification efforts.
A collection of partial lines mentions a steak and a bill in a casual setting. The text blends phrases like a safe day and unsettled April weather with references to times and a lairdlady style. The overall item reads like stray dialogue fragments from a newspaper page.
An officer reports on a busy proprietor running an all night stand in Dallas. The narrative mentions open all night service, late hours, and local encounters, including an older man and a youth involved with sodas and liquor. The account describes improvised scenes around the shop and street talk.
Paris observers Father Gabriel and Prof Guillaume report a 744 year lunar solar cycle split into 172 and 186 year periods. They contend weather follows these phases, predicting a hard winter similar to 1458 and 1740, citing historian and poet sources and Arago's prior remarks on recurring hard winters.
J W Snelling 51 a St Maurice farmer jailed on murder charge in Walter Myers 22 killed at a dance last night Witnesses say a young woman Myers planned to marry soon saw the stabbing The clash stemmed from a prior fight between Snelling and Myers father
Breckenridge Aug 12 Walter M. Lamb a prominent drilling contractor of Breckenridge and Tulsa was killed instantly when his car plunged off an embankment on the Throckmorton road about fifteen miles northwest of here He was en route to Woodson for oil interests and is survived by his Tulsa family.
Wallace Boas of Dayton Ohio is named superintendent of the Catron Manufacturing Co plant and has begun work.
Berlin August 12 reports the Reichstag without discussion ratified the commercial treaty with the United States based on the most favored nation principle.
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