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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1925
Page
1
United Press reports a weekend wave of heat and storms causing extensive damage. Twenty one dead and property losses over a million dollars in Central Iowa Minnesota Chicago and other areas. Additional drownings reported in St Paul Minneapolis and Nebraska.
United Press reports a catastrophic blast on a Katy line freight train near Taylor Texas on Sunday. Three unidentified men are confirmed dead with six others unaccounted for as oil tanks and debris collapsed the wreckage. Bodies recovered and morgue intake noted while some men escaped.
Two army reserve officers were killed when a Curtis biplane they rode crashed after takeoff from Mitchell Field. The officers were identified as Lieuts Perry and Hickey, per a Southern lawyer’s reporting in New York.
J Beresford Jr defeated American Hoover by three lengths in the sealing contest for the Philadelphia gold cup in London. Beresford initially refused to contest the cup but changed his mind and won.
Report cites a sensational man hunt in New York amid murder charges against an ex soldier. The text includes references to women attacked and a chaotic scene with unclear, fragmentary details.
Plattsburg July 13 An army plane joins the manhunt for Phillip Knapp a college graduate and army deserter wanted for the murder of Louis Panella. Knapp is believed headed toward Canada or Alexandria where he once joined bootleggers and is described as always seeking sensation.
John Wesley Smith, a Black preacher long known in Bonham and formerly of Ravenna, was found dead here yesterday after arriving in Bunham to preach. He had been living in Bonham for a period and was familiar to many locals.
Lawrence Denton left his Ford near the Christian church when a youth attempted to drive it away for use of his own. Claude Oldham alerted Constable Long, who halted the theft and saved the car. Denton previously recovered another Eden vehicle from the same area after a past incident.
United Press reports a Kansas professor’s tale of Nara Visa New Mexico a law free, ministerless town where profanity is unseen and crime rare. Meier, a Kansas teacher, recalls a four year drought of rain and a single volunteer caretaker.
Manila reports note sarcastic American press commentary on visiting U S congressmen funded by hosts here. The group left for China after a week of limelight and public attention, while local alarmists decry exposure of politicians to the press and entertainment.
Randolph and Eetos battled Saturday in a nine to four draw after twelve innings. Deering and Cok Evetor pitched for Randolph, with battery featuring Pressly and Lake. Deering made a key catch on a line drive off Clark's bat as Shin Massif starred at first base.
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