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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1925
Page
1
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Charles Davis of Concordia Kansas is free on bond after arrest on charges he hired gunmen to kill his wife for her money and a new wife. A gang member Navis confessed and about ten others are being sought. The attempted slaying occurred nearly a year ago and extortion spurred the plan.
The body of Senator Edwin Ladd of North Dakota who died in Baltimore will be kept in a Washington vault until Mrs. Ladd can travel to North Dakota for the final interment.
President Coolidge, in his last act before summer duties, announced a treasury surplus of 200 million dollars. He proposed a general tax reduction and urged Congress to align next year’s expenditures with a target of 3.375 billion dollars, 126 million less than current year estimates.
The city completed plans and purchased a siren for the Bonham Fire Department to broadcast alarms. Mayor Newton confirms the order and a price around 400 dollars, noting the device will alert six miles away and improve the fire alarm system.
June 23. Chinese radicals in Shanghai have urged Manila Chinese to declare a general strike on June 26. Intercepted cable dispatches show plans to extend anti foreign agitation to the Philippines. Ship sailings from Shanghai to Hankow are suspended amid strike tensions.
The Planter, Cotton Oil Co, has built a new cotton shed at its city plant. The mill, among the best equipped in the country, serves the community under manager John Rodgers. Paul Allen Wheeler arrived recently from the State University where he has studied for years.
A New York man and his wife sat together as jurors and reached a unanimous verdict, highlighting a rare夫妻 juror pairing. The report from Altoona Murmur notes the unusual occurrence and the jury’s agreement.
Attendance was strong as four people came forward for baptism with two to be baptized tonight. The evangelist preached on wearing Christianity daily and laying up treasures in heaven referencing Matthew and Luke, urging generous living and eternal rewards.
Attorney General Dan Moody ruled that city traffic officers sheriffs and constables are unaffected by the recent act authorizing arrest of speeders and traffic violators on public highways. The opinion was given to the Jefferson County attorney in Austin on June 23.
The notice describes a envisioned engine invention by William Hat and Petey Vat at the Batfal de Machin shop claiming four patents. The concept claims a machine that could travel two hundred miles per gallon of gasoline with a crank case, water, and heated components.
Notice promoting ready to serve ham varieties and other prepared foods. Items listed include Boiled Ham Baked Ham Develed Ham Pimento Cheese Veal Loaf and flat Barbecue with a local phone number for ordering.
June 23 report from Tongkong China describes an emergency state with mail and communications censored, police enforcing fuel food and vehicle controls, and a government seizure of operations. The action follows a strike and blocks most exports except gold silver and foodstuffs.
In Paris on June 23 a brawl broke out in the chamber of deputies amid the Moroccan debate. Communist deputy Doriot urged ending the clash of war, calling it a capitalist war, after Prime Minister Painleve accused communists of backing Abdel Krim’s war against French imperialism.
Paris reports the French cabinet approved measures to carry out the London agreement for evacuating the Ruhr region. Evacuation is scheduled for August 1 and has already begun in several German towns. The account notes France has evacuated many areas and mentions Franco German tensions surrounding the Ruhr.
London dispatch quotes Tokyo rejecting a rumor that Japan declared war on Southern China. The Japanese foreign office calls the report anti Japanese propaganda and says no such action has occurred.
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