01 Jun 1907
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1907
Page
1
The Favorite accepts corrections for any erroneous reflection on the character standing or reputation of persons firms or corporations that may appear in its columns. Readers should bring such items to the publishers attention for prompt remedy.
Dallas shows 77 000 residents while Fort Worth is listed at 66 020 by the census bureau. A revision of the Fort Worth figures is now in order as authorities reconcile the discrepancy between the two cities counts.
In Kansas City a woman loses her bustle on the street. A polite officer returns it but meets a icy rebuke as she denies ownership and strides away, leaving the officer with the bustle in hand. The Corsicana Sun notes the comic clash of gallantry and hauteur.
Denison and Bonham adopted cleaning up day with great success. Terrell Transcript notes Bonham residents consistently perform the task, making the town look better after several days of citizen efforts across the area.
Six split-log drags kept busy on Bonham streets yesterday and the road surface is improving. The Denison Herald notes the drag hardens dirt streets and may prove profitable for other Texas towns, including Denison, to adopt the method.
The writing notes a vague dark horse for the Democratic nomination west of the Alleghenies and north of the Ohio River, suggesting candidates like Roger Sullivan or Tom Taggart. It mocks Col. Watterson’s secrecy and hints at Bath House John as a possible but untested choice, per a state press comment.
Eyewitness Mrs. J G McWhirter recounts Tim Sullivan shot Allie Hunter at 131 Cabell street before turning the pistol on himself. Both died within moments. a strychnine bottle was found beneath Sullivan. Sullivan, a Fort Worth bartender turned saloon owner, had pursued Allie after she left him, with Dallas and Oklahoma ties noted.
A matrimonial upheaval disrupts Aurora and Chicago area society as three divorce trials reveal affairs in the automobile set. Wives accuse husbands of desertion and graft cash alimony while hotels host midnight encounters. Names include William A. Holmes and W. J. Corey with Mabelle Gilman. Ferris, Hunner, and Oakley Curry feature in separations and financial sprees.
A speaker rebukes a man for demanding a perfect wife and household. She declares a woman’s heart and life cannot be bought as service, food, or clothes. She insists on a partner who is true of heart and noble in soul, else she will not marry. The poem ends noting men’s brains are not on exhibition.
A reader recounts a boy cured of eczema by Electric Bittera and discusses rural decline. The piece argues home merchants and fair wages attract young men, urging towns to offer better opportunities and pay to retain capable clerks and workers. It also notes social roles and marriage as part of town prosperity.
A historic advertisement offers one hundred dollars for a catarrh cure that cannot be met by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsers Walding Kinnan Marvin commend F J Cheney Co of Toledo as honorable and able to fulfill obligations. The ad praises Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and sold by druggists.
Northbound and southbound train numbers listed for Bonham Texas with arrival and departure times around morning to evening hours. Routes include westbound and eastbound services showing arrivals at 9:00 a.m. and 6:48 p.m. among others.
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