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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1925
Page
1
United Press reports a tornado disaster leaving 613 dead and 400 missing across the region with 3,500 injured. About 15,000 are homeless, many children, as relief operations begin. Murphysboro records 191 recoveries and 100 missing, morgue lists grow, and a Sunday public funeral is planned with local ministers.
Evansville reports rising Wabash River threatening Griffin as floodwaters spread across southern Indiana. Pestilence adds danger to thousands homeless. the death toll reaches 1104 with 575 injured. The crisis centers on feeding and clothing the homeless amid looming epidemics.
Red Cross workers and volunteers intensify relief as influenza peaks in the stricken locality. Additional relief efforts deploy hourly to aid affected residents and control spread.
A plant substance nearly twice as sweet as cane sugar was found in eastern Paraguay desert regions and is being propagated by the Bureau of foreign Plant Introduction. Trade in Bonham and be satisfied.
In Cheyenne on March 21 during the Teapot Dome trial the Chamber of Commerce staged a rodeo for attorneys and newspapermen as court sessions paused. The government sought to limit arguments, but the judge allowed unlimited speeches, with a ruling on whether the Teapot Dome lease was illegal expected within a month.
In Austin on March 21 United Press reports Governor Ferguson named about twelve colonels to the military staff in a revival of the old advisory unit that lapsed after former Governor Ferguson was impeached. The appointees will serve without pay.
The past week sees qualifying rounds with several good scores. Charles Leslie leads with 88 and 1 2 average over ten rounds. Ben Hassell posts 39 4 10. Leslie adds two strong rounds with one over par. The team prepares for April Honey Grove tournament hoping to repeat the undefeated season.
The Bonham Ice Company left a $25.00 check with the Daily Favorite for the Hudsonville Orphan's Home. The check was delivered to J. W. Hudson of the home this afternoon. Mr. Hudson asks the Favorite to thank the Bonham Ice Company for the donation.
There is no disappointment when you set down to enjoy a steak from this market. It is just as juicy tender and tasty as you imagine and want it to be. Plenty of fresh vegetables always. A complete line of Pratt low canned fruits.
The article surveys the Stone Mountain Memorial in Georgia, detailing sculptor Gutzon Borglum’s plan to carve a massive panorama and central group of Confederate leaders on the mountain. It describes Memorial Hall, an immense amphitheater, and a giant granite stage with a vast natural acoustical pipe organ.
In Chicago on March 21 a bail motion was filed for William B. Shepherd charged with the murder of his ward, William McClintock, a millionaire orphan. Defense argues insufficient proof for detention. State Attorney Crowe calls it a capital crime and objects to release. Witnesses are summoned to testify.
Dr J F Rayburn reports Mrs W A Thomas and husband Thomas injured in Dallas automobile crash. Mr Thomas has three broken ribs and damaged teeth. Mrs Thomas suffers a broken collarbone, left arm injuries, and facial trauma. Mrs Thomas confined to bed four weeks. both soaked with gasoline after the collision when another car tried to pass.
In LaGrange on March 21, jurors sentenced William H Lang, son of a wealthy man, to death after finding him guilty of attacking and murdering 16 year old Valeria Zapa on a lonely road. The verdict followed police disclosures and intense jury deliberations.
The court record describes a pitiful scene in which the aged father of Lang horn weeps and pats his condemned son on the back as he is handcuffed by a sheriff. The jury found the son sane and responsible for his crime. Attorneys have filed a motion for appeal.
Tokyo March 21 Viscount Taka Akira Katoy premier of Japan offered sympathy to the United States for tornado victims in the Midwest as a severe storm caused damage.
Cincinnati faces a crippled force after a federal graft probe. Forty eight policemen indicted in the whiskey graft case have been suspended as new disclosures of booty, yoking and bribery within the ranks are promised.
Washington, March 21. Tax payment data show the treasurer estimates a stimulus of 68 million dollars for the year. The report notes that actual tax returns are incomplete and may affect the final revenue figure.
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