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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1908
Page
1
Local politics heat up as candidates campaign while the king of public opinion weighs a baby name. A county auction totals and a city rat war in St Louis attract sparse enlistment. Texas humor and Taft fashion debate amuse the pews as Mrs Cleveland mourns her husband’s death with national sympathy.
Op Dowie, once famed as a smooth grafters figure, had his property recently appraised at about $1,200, a figure seen as surprisingly low given his reputation.
A paragraher notes the ghost never walks in heaven and calls it good news for country printers who struggle to connect with his ghost ship on the night of the sixth day of the week.
Gainesville launches operation of a large canning factory on July 1 with plans to add a pickling plant for cucumbers. Bonham also plans a canning plant, date to be announced, expected to be 800D.
Gov M R Patterson is re elected after a hard fought campaign defeating Edward W Carmack by about nine thousand votes. The column then debates who pays for advertising costs and suggests advertisers and merchants bear the burden indirectly through higher prices and broader reach.
A damaged OCR fragment references chigger growth near a pestiferous LU area and a note about a pathway or seat near Peastone Pant. The text is incomplete and unclear.
A London Globe account recalls the Birkenhead disaster off the Cape of Good Hope on February 26, 1852. Only women and children survived. 14 officers and 458 men died after maintaining order as the ship broke apart. The memorial placed by Queen Victoria honors steadfast officers and soldiers amid peril.
The Holiness meeting in South Bonham drew the largest audience yet with Rev Trumphrey delivering a strong sermon and several attendees moving to the mourners bench. The event followed a week of activity as local religious groups note progress despite weather and economic concerns.
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