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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1908
Page
3
Special trains arrive in the area drawing large crowds. Officials report smooth operations with no incidents as commuters travel between key points. Passengers are urged to follow safety guidelines and arrive early for convenient transfers.
Ten thousand marchers packed Dallas streets with over one hundred thousand spectators along the parade route. Officials report no heat deaths or serious injuries as railroads ran thirty extra trains and large delegations from Denison shared photographic souvenirs. Delegates planned return visits homeward after the event.
Saunders Drug Co. Bonham Texas advertises Swedish dyes for feathers flowers laces shoes and gloves noting no heat or water needed and claims easy use for fashion items.
Hon S F Dashiel will speak to the voters of Fannin county for Gov Campbell at the court house on Monday July 20 1908. All are invited to hear him.
Voters are urged to vote for the constitutional amendment to prohibit vinous and malt liquors within Texas and against local option. The guidance explains that voting for local option or leaving blanks can defeat the amendment by offsetting supporters and empowering liquor interests. The notice details the proposed measure and instructs voters on the correct casting method.
In a discussion about local option and prohibition, two men split on the amendment and local option. One favors adoption while the other opposes, leading to a scenario where votes cancel and confusion rises as voters choose partial or scratched ballots.
The piece discusses the Thirty-Eighth State amendment debate on prohibitions and Local Option measures, mentions coal orders for July and August delivery by Steger Lumber Company, and notes a church lunch planned for election day. It also reports a typhoon sinking a Manila launch with American passengers among casualties.
The third annual camp meeting of the Fannin County Holiness Association will be held at Oakland seven miles north of Bonham on Island Bayou road from July 11 to August 10 conducted by Rev. J. B. McBride. Vendors offer good shade water and store nearby with prices for bran and corn meal listed by Rogers Woodward & Roberts Company.
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