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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1907
Page
3
Water color pictures framed and unframed and painted china and needlework on sale at Miss Kate Maddrey's on December 2 3 4 with multiple items offered for viewing and purchase.
Washington report says Kansas City will host the next National Republican convention with strong Roosevelt support. Chicago and St Louis withdraw. Taft leaders seek harmony, while Ohio tensions hint at rival conventions. Some say New faces possible leadership challenges amid party division.
Special to Favorite report from Kansas City says the Bank of Commerce, a major Western bank with 3 million capital and surplus and over 35 million in deposits, shut its doors this morning. Loans and discounts totaled about 18 million while many smaller banks relied on its correspondent network across the South and West. The closure followed a comptroller demand for a full condition statement.
At the Business Men's League meeting in the Firemen's club rooms Bonham residents heard talks on launching a sales day and on establishing public scales with a city weigher. No firm action was taken on the scales. a sales day plan was postponed until after year’s start with a committee to gather data from other towns.
Sam J. Hampton lectured on market trends at the Bonham courthouse as 2600 bales of cotton had been sold on streets. The Farmers' Warehouse held 898 bales for 15 cents with rising prices. A letter from The Texan Nit Co signed by L J Heilasd discusses peanut farming expansion, new buyers, and planned warehouse and mill setup for 1908.
On the second day of this month the Ballinger and Abilene Railroad Company was organized at San Antonio with a charter filed. The line will run from Ballinger to Abilene, reach Kansas City north and San Antonio south, and Walter J. McDaniel is named chief engineer. The community congratulates him while a Fruit and Truck Growers meeting is announced for December 7 at the courthouse.
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