Bonham Enacts Taxi License Ordinance Tax and Penalty
The city council of Bonham passes an ordinance taxing hackmen omnibus drivers and other hired vehicles ten dollars annually per vehicle. Licenses issued by the city clerk expire after one year, with license numbers posted on each vehicle. Violations lead to fines up to twenty five dollars and license cancellation after a second offense. The measure, approved June 12 1916, declares a public emergency and suspends procedural rules for immediate effect.
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Bonham
City of
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C. L. No
Joe Thurmond
Bam
Texas
Rayburn to Speak in Honey Grove on July Fourth
Hon Sam Rayburn will deliver an address in Honey Grove July 4 after an invitation from the Fue Department and the Civic League. The congressman, busy with important matters, will make his first campaign speech, expected to draw a large crowd.
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Fue Department
Civic League
Sam Rayburn
Honey Grove
Rayburn
Congress
Suffragist Petition Split Halts Atlanta Vote Motion
In Atlanta a proposal to let women vote in a municipal election stalled as suffragists split over signatures. 5000 women supported the effort but 5000 men did not unite, delaying filing. A sharp comment notes political unity remains elusive in the divide. The record also mentions a county farmers meeting in Bonham upcoming July 8 at 10 o clock morning.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Holland
Fannin County Farmers’ Baron
Bonham
Until Our Time Is Taken Will Mentioned
Fragmentary text notes an unresolved will claim with phrases about time and impending action. No clear names, dates, or places are legible to identify parties or specifics.
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Mary Jane
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Ette
Russell Groco the
Bonham Fuel Co
J. W. Mitchell
Mgr
R. D. Owens
South Main Street
H. L. Rodgers
Cora Shackley
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T. J. Humphrey
R. L. Sweeney
Jim Ned Inglish
Lasonia
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J. O. Fox
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L. Page
Ardmore
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Lige Lawrence
Paris
Tommie Parrigin
Joe Moss
J. Neal Palmer
Dallas
Gene McNew
W. B. Jones
Belva Doss
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Dodd City
Robert Reeves
A. C. Williams
Durant
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Willie Belle Cleveland
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Beatrice Watson
Mollie Allen
Gid Smith
Abilene
Gene
Claude Smith
Dewey Millis
Lloyd Loftin
Grady Hill
Hubert Bragg
Charlie Gale
A. Dunn
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Human Repair Shop of America
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