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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1907
Page
4
A public statement shows requests for gifts reach about 2,000,000 weekly. Ranging from small asks of 15 dollars for a set of false teeth to a million dollars to fund a submarine colony project.
Our revival at the Second Baptist Church will start the First Sunday in July with Rev Bonnie Grimes of Dallas preaching. All people in Bunham and surrounding areas are invited to attend and plan for the first service. R W Tarpley, pastor. For sale Excelsior J Lee Tarpley Co lists real estate with E A Johnson Realty Co.
Oakland Schoolhouse hosts a box supper and cake raffle on Friday June 21 to raise funds for a library at the Oakland school. The event is announced by editor Fannin County Favorite.
D A Biard of Bonham Texas seeks bids to cut, load, and base 125 acres of prairie hay on cars at Ravenna two miles a hay lot. Proposals should specify completion terms and pricing prior to award.
Pittsburg June 17The Barnsdall Oil Company a 10 million dollar Delaware corporation was launched to absorb small holdings in Kansas Indian Territory and Texas. Theodore N Barnsdall leads the new firm which aims to consolidate Western and Southwestern gas and oil interests and challenge Standard Oil in the West. Corporate incorporators at Dover include W B Clingman H B Kestor and J T Furlong.
Dallas June 18 Maurice E Locke attorney for large nonresident life insurers announced after a New York conference that all major companies will withdraw from Texas on July 11 and not continue business here They cite inability to meet the Robertson bill ahead of its July 12 effective date requiring 75 percent of Texas reserves deposited in state depositories
The text notes Barnesdall, head of the Barnedall Company in Pittsburg, claiming his deals over the past fifteen years total 3.1 billion dollars. It mentions Herd in St. Louis finalizing oil arrangements, and references to Texas finances including a 1 percent tax on gross premiums and the presence of over thirty foreign companies with permits to do business in Texas as of January 1.
Collin County Commissioners Court ordered an election for July 18 after a petition by veterans. The county has been under prohibition since 1904 after carrying the ban in 1902, with strong local interest noted. Several life insurance companies issued statements saying Texas policies remain unimpaired and premiums mostly due at company home offices.
A sales pitch highlights a $30 suit as lasting longer than two $290 ready made outfits. It promises better look and fit and urges customers to “get wise” and save money on their Clothes account.
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