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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1916
Page
2
The Dragon Theatre Feature Shows on Fifth Avenue
Ruth Saville and Allan Forrest star in The Wheat and the Chaff. Lubin photoplay reels pageant Mary Page continues with The Recrimination. Ormi Bowle appears with Edwin August in Highwayman. A bustling New York program with beauty and drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Saville and
Allan Forrest
Tootesutiful
Ormi Bowle
Edwin August
Horrible murder at Wills Point shocks Texas
United Press reports Mrs H F Goodnight was killed in bed in Wills Point Texas and her husband president of Furst National Bank was wounded, their daughter injured, all by an unknown assailant likely seeking robbery. R J Morau survivor woke to his wife’s screams and found the body in the basement. Also listed is a film feature at the Queen theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Wills Point
Texas
H. FF. Goodnight
Furst National Bank
R. J Morau
R. J. Morau
National Guard Private Killed in Texas Shooting
Private William Kutzer, 22, of Company C, Second Regiment, Texas National Guard, was accidentally shot in his tent in Donna near Mercedes. Another Dallas enlistee, E. L. Hammock of Company D, is jailed and to be tried in Donna civil court. Kutzer died about two hours later and will be shipped to San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercedes
William Kutzer
Sccond Regiment
Texas National Guard
Donna
Here
Dallas
Company D
Kutzer
van Army
San Antonio
E. L. Hammock
Bonham to Play Celeste and Cooper in Nearby Games
The Bonham baseball team will face Celeste in this city tomorrow June 8 and play Cooper at Ladonta on June ?. After a prior loss to Cooper noted in Tuesday's Favorite the team vows hard work to win upcoming games. A Deleste Bonham clash is set for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper
Ladonta
Bonham
Celeste
Cooper Boys
All Fight Out of the Old Guard at GOP Convention
United Press reports the Republican convention opened with Senator Harding delivering the keynote on Americanism. He received strong applause as he was escorted to the rostrum by Crane in McKinley, and the session adjourned at 1 23 until the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Senator Harding
Harding
Crane
McKinley
Republicans name Lodge as resolutions committee chair
Cheering and marching filled the auditorium for an hour as Roosevelt was mentioned. The band played and women delegates sang. The Republicans elected Lodge chairman of the resolutions committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
Roosevelt
Lodge
Resolutions Committee
Amsterdam Diamond Boom Boosts Dutch Cutters
Amsterdam's famed diamond cutting industry is booming with demand for the most valuable stones rising. Reports from Amsterdam on June 1 indicate a rejuvenation in the diamond trade, led by Dutch cutters and merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Amsterdam
Odiparnd
Republicans Nomination Ballot Sparks in Damp Chicago Arena
Chicago June 7 Republicans meet in a damp arena for a quadrennial nominating session. The crowd roars as Harding chairs a short program and roll calls begin with first ballot tallies showing Fairbanks 100 Burton 120 Weeks 175 Sherman 7 Reot 85 Dupont 6 Borah 15 Cummins 110 LaFollette 30 Roosevelt 70 and Hitchcock claiming Hughes 345-plus with Hughes about 10 on the first ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
Coliseum
Harding
Fairbanks
Burton
Weeks
Sherman
Reot
Dupont
Borah
Cummins
LaFollette
Roosevelt
Hitchcock
Hughes
Senator Borah Exits Race At Republican Convention
In Chicago on June 7 a 15000‑strong crowd watched native sons align against Hughes as Borah withdrew and offered Roosevelt control of the platform. The subcommittee will draft a platform with universal military training and Roosevelt‑era Americanism demands plus a suffrage plank. Progressives gathered at noon as Perkins seeks GOP unity despite radical Moose opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
Hilles
John T. Stone
Hughes
Borah
Roosevelt
Reynolds
Perkins
Moose
Tornado Monday Death Toll Rises Across Five States
Reports from Memphis say more than 160 people were killed in tornadoes Monday night across Tennessee Mississippi Missouri Arkansas and Kentucky. Arkansas deaths total 78 Missouri 30 Mississippi 15. A steamboat capsize in the Mississippi River at Memphis leaves 30 missing with many killed at Judsonia Arkansas and aid requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee
Mississippi
Missouri
Arkansas
Kentucky
Heber Springs
Ark
Judsonia
Dallas Pastor Otis Hawkins Found Dead
Rev. Otis Hawkins aged 36 pastor of Central Christian church Dallas was found dying at home by his wife and died shortly after a bullet wound in the head. He previously lived in New Orleans and was a Norfolk Virginia native. He served as superintendent of Julia Fowler Home for the Aged and was named southwestern representative of the National Benevolent Association of Christian Churches supporting orphans and the aged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Otis Hawkins
Central Christian Church
New Orleans
Norfolk
Hawkins
Julia Fowler Home For
Southwestern
National Benevolent Association
Chrisian
Pominatiog
Mawkins We
Progressives cheer Roosevelt at Moose convention opening
The Progressive delegates went wild for thirty minutes as Chairman Robins hailed Roosevelt as the greatest leader. They seized state standards and paraded the hall while cries of We want Teddy echoed. Perkins and McGrath remained on stage as Victor Murdock opened the Moose convention at 12 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Robins
Roosevelt
Teddy
Perkins
McGrath
Victor Murdock
Hughes Spends Day in His Library
Washington dispatch notes Hughes, seemingly unconcerned, spending the day in his library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hughes
Asquith Becomes Acting Successor to Kitchener
London reports Premier Asquith has assumed acting succession to Lord Kitchener as the key military leader steps aside. The move signals a shift in British war leadership. no further names are specified in the brief item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
London
Asquith
Lord Kitchener
Funston Poised to Meet Mexican Invasion Threat
General Funston prepares to face a reported invasion by Bandit Dela Rosa said to raid Zapata county between Rio Grande City and Laredo. Monterey reports 400 Mexican recruits are openly organized for the raid. Carrancista officials appear aware of Laroca's plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
San Antonio
Texas
Funston
Dela Rosa
Zapata County
Rio Grande City
Laredo
Laroca
Monterey
Carrancista
M'Goun and Roberts to Be Tried at Dallas Tuesday
Clarence K McGoun and Hubert F Roberts former city tax deputies face trial in Judge Seays court Tuesday on embezzlement charges. They are accused of siphoning about 15000 over a little more than two years. Roberts was arrested in Dallas last January and McGoun in Montevideo Uruguay. He was brought back to Dallas with City Detective Will Moffett. A letter of credit for 2000 from a Pittsburg bank is expected in McGouns suitcase arriving from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Clarence K. McGoun
Hubert F. Roberts
City
Will Moffett
McGoun
New York
Pittsburg
Notice to Owners on Street Assessments
A scrambled notice advises property owners to review street assessment details. It notes that some parcels are affected and that amounts subscribed may be adjusted. Owners should act to verify their stakes and confirm payment obligations.
Roosevelt era Moose Conventions Open In Chicago Amid Rain
Rain drenched crowds fill Michigan Avenue as the Bull Moose, Republicans, Progressives and suffragists begin quadrennial conclaves. Theodore Roosevelt Jr and Alice Longworth attend as Raymond Robbins outlines organization. Key issues include anti intervention, Mexican policy, suffrage and child labor. Harding delivers keynote to Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
Michigan Avenue
George W. Perkins
Perkins
William White
Kansas
Raymond Robbins
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Alice Longworth
Fall
New Mexico
Wilson
Roosevelt
John Hays Hammond
Dudley Field Malone
Harding
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Bonham Board of Trade backs highway drive in Texas
The executive committee met at Fannin County National Bank with Hernan of Washington DC urging state friendly legislation for national highways. They aimed to recruit 15 to 20 Bonham men into the Road Association, charging 5 dollars per head, and 21 subscribed quickly. The group stressed good roads as essential to commerce and transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Fannin County National Bank
Hernan
Washington, D. C
Bonham
Texas
Smith & Co Advertises Farm Supplies and Seed
The notice markets seed and feed products including cane seed oats and meal with hulls. It promotes binder twine hay ties and harvest supplies from Phy Smith & Co.
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