08 Jan 1921
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1921
Page
1
An unclear OCR fragment shows isolated phrases and names, offering limited readable facts about a local story without a complete context or coherent details. The readable bits hint at a sequence of actions but do not establish a full event, date, or participants.
United Press reports Allas, Jan 8, that the Alien Land law has too many loopholes to effect the Rio Grande Japanese. Dallas attorneys led by F. M. Etheridge say the law is unconstitutional and could be a factor in possible pre colonization debates.
ANSAS CITY January 8 The body of V Dodge vice president of a life insurance company lay in the Country Club with a revolver two feet from him and another revolver about ten feet away authorities reported.
Rio Grande tensions ease as a reported plan by Japanese parties to settle on land fades. California agents arrive. three residents are found, ending days of uncertainty. In St Louis, Jacques Willard, editor, returns home after kidnapped ordeal and captivity for eleven days in Chicago, with six thousand dollars missing.
Dublin dispatch says the Anglo Irish peace talks may hinge on the tone of an official statement expected from Dealera the so called president of Ireland. The government accepts the statement will reflect all Sinn Fein factions and is anticipated early in the week.
Tokyo reports the Foreign Office rejects reports it was told to soften stance toward China out of fear of war with the United States. The denial emphasizes it has not changed its policy toward China or relation to the U S.
The Weather Special to The Favorite reports New Orleans area outlook for Bonham and vicinity with tonight and tomorrow partly cloud conditions.
In San Antonio on January 8, an 1892 Texas law denying land ownership to non-resident aliens is seen as a potential remedy to white farmers' fears of Japanese colonization in the Rio Grande Valley. Attorneys for the American Legion uncovered the provision after Harlingen residents protested the two Japanese families arriving.
The Bonham lodge and affiliates presented a large clock to the Odd Fellows Home at Corsicana in memory of Past Grandmaster W. A. Spangler. The inscription honors his long service to the Orphans Home and notes his fondness for the children.
A stark notice reports famine and typhus sweeping Poland with widespread hunger. Citizens face severe shortages as authorities struggle to provide relief amid deteriorating conditions.
In Warsaw a United Press report notes Poland’s hardships from Bolshevik invasion and coal and grain shortages while American officials estimate needs for imports. In Paterson New Jersey Revered Cornelius Densel is jailed on Mann Act charges after allegedly eloping with Trina Hannaberg and posting a $5000 bond. In Washington the Poindexter antistrike bill appears set to die on a motion to reconsider.
A terse report notes activity around a Moet site where tractors operated by a group identifying as LGBT were seen plowing fair land. The item mentions local observers and the equipment used in the operation.
In Waco Texas on January 7 officials from Mexico including three governors will visit for the inauguration of Governor-elect Pat M Neff in Austin on January 18. President Obregon expressed regret over health preventing attendance but sent cordial wishes.
Marion January 8 two final decisions have been reached regarding Hardings cabinet George K Christian of Marion will be secretary to the president and Harry M Daugherty the Colonel House of his administration Hardings cabinet slate was virtually settled two weeks ago but has faced opposition from financial economic and racial quarters now seems decided on selections
The article blends accounts of a typhus outbreak spreading westward from distant areas, authorities addressing public health concerns, and a fire that burned a building near Ames. It mentions casualties, evacuations, and efforts to control disease, alongside local reporting of a blaze that destroyed a structure with several residents saved.
A Wesley service begins at 9 30 a m at Ist MN OE Caweboth and Star. Visitors are welcome as the Attendance Committee invites participation and notes a lecture on the lesson will follow the prayer.
Paul Arthur of Highland Park Louisiana and Mara Charlotte Ivanheen of Madison Wisconsin were arrested at a local newspaper editor's home after an interview. Ivanheen's husband charged Arthur with holding him at gunpoint at his home, stealing his wife and $100 before vanishing.
A fragment notes a message about absence and memory from Everman's class, mentioning a Sunday and the phrase we shall miss you and the good our presence does. The readable text is limited, with unclear names or dates.
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