Elks Lodge Banquet and Election Night Celebrations
Elks members held a banquet and smoker in their club rooms to celebrate election news shared by wire. Mrs. W. W. Rucker assisted with lavish service at the Alexander Hotel. About 100 members attended as the lodge echoed Fidelity and Brotherly Love in a festive atmosphere with visitors including a Favorite editor.
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W. W. Rucker
Alesander Hotel
Elks
Lls
Monte Wire
United States
Harris
Texas Returns Show Bryan Near 200000 Lead In Statewide Vote
Early returns indicate Bryan leads Taft in Texas with about 200000 margin as Campbell and Simpson trail. Union in San Antonio appears defeated for State Senate by Real, while the public free school amendment seems carried with 53759 for and 6135 against.
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Bryan
Texas
Campbell
Dallas News
Taft
Gov
Simpson
San Antonio
Union
Real
State Senate
Apamsets Tol
Record crowds at State Fair of Texas 1908
About 800000 people visited Dallas for the 1908 State Fair of Texas drawing crowds to an varied exhibit lineup. Gross receipts may exceed $275000, surpassing 1907, and despite higher expenses, net profits are expected to exceed $100000 after directors meet.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Fifth Sunday Meeting at Corinth Baptist Church
The Fannin County Fifth Sunday Meeting will meet at Corinth Baptist Church Friday night before the fifth Sunday in the month. All board members are requested to attend. J T Miller secretary Fannin County Baptist Board.
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Fannin County
Corinth
Farmers Union of Fannin County Convene Nov Seventh
The Farmers Union of Fannin County is called to convene in a call session on November 7 1908 at 10 a m in the courthouse at Bonham. All members in good standing invited to attend. A L Springfield secretary treasurer L B Tefteller president.
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Farmers? Union of
Fannin County
Bonham
Presbyterian Ladies Host 10 Cent Tea Next Thursday
The American Presbyterian ladies offer chocolate, chicken salad, wafers and pickles at 10 cents admission from 8 to 6 next Thursday November 8 with Mrs. Hosser Thomas helping.
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American Presbyterian
Hosser Thomas
Public debt and bank notes figures for October 1908
Washington reports the monthly debt statement shows total debt minus cash in treasury at 976,775,625 for October an increase of 8,511,975 from the prior month. National bank notes in circulation stand at 664,014,192 with a yearly rise of 56,853,726 and a monthly decline of 1,768,135.
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Washington
Treasury
National Bank
Woman Tries Bond Theft and Passes Worthless Check
Chicago detectives arrest a woman posing as Alice Cheney Brown at Union Station after she passes a 1920-dollar check and secures 20000 in bonds from Babcock Rushton Louderback brokers. She planned to sell the bonds in Denver to aid a brother in custody.
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Chicago, II
Babcock, Rushton and Louderback
Rookery Building
Alice Cheney Brown
Union Depot
Denver
Frank Repetto
Repetto
Wom
Congress
Compan
Orville B. Babcock
Farmers’ Loan, & Trust Company of
New York
Womin
Farmers’ Loan & Trust Company
Durant Visitors Return Home After Visit
Mrs. Mid Spears and her baby from Durant left this morning after visiting Mrs. Frank Sweet in the city.
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Mid Spears
Baby
Durant
Frank Sweet
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Kalamazoo Corset Co
Woodward
Mong
Favorite
Order
Just
Blakeney & Fuller
Chas. Davis & CO
Bonham and
Ravenna
Union of
Antonio
Senate
A. L. Springfield
y-Treas
L. B. Tefteller
Uncle Sam
Stein
Nunn @ Jones Co
H. M. Norman & Company
Appetite
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