Pay Car Pay Roll Figures Highlight Local Railroad Wages
The pay car arrives today to bolster the railroad payroll, with 27 crews at work and a total monthly wage bill around 15 205 dollars for local and through freight service. Yard, car, track, and roundhouse workers add another estimated 10 000 dollars. Bonham sees most of this money circulated, underscoring the event’s significance to the town. Also listed are notices for new patterns, Repousse work, embroidery, a lost horse, baled shucks for sale, and ladies’ footwear at reduced prices.
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Round House
Bonham
Old papers for sale at City News Stand
A City News Stand advertises old newspapers for purchase. The listing notes availability of historical issues and invites readers to visit the stand for selection and pricing details.
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City News Stand
Mass Meeting Called In Fannin County Lands Rally
A call goes out for a mass meeting in Bonham this Saturday inviting every man with land to rent or sell in Fannin County to attend and discuss arrangements.
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Fannin County
Bonham
Iman
J.M. Wells
Land owners rally to lure immigrants to Fannin County
Bonham business men formed a committee led by J M Wells and Ashley Evans to issue a call for a county mass meeting on November 7 at the Bonham courthouse. They urged coordinated fundraising to produce literature and hire agents to attract homeseekers and renters, promoting land value, schools, churches, and local opportunity.
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Bonham
S‘annin County
J. M. Wells
T. L Rogers
Zac Smith
J. C. Saunders
Ashley
Male Colts Wanted by Whedbee and Els
Whedbee and Els advertise for male colts at listed towns and dates including Savoy October 23 and November 6, Bells October 24, Bonham October 31, Whitewright November 7, Ravenna November 13, and Peter November 14.
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Whedbee & Els
Savoy
Bells
Bonham
Whitewright
Ravenna
Peter
Flood Devastates Shawnee Area Destroys Bridges
A cloudburst and heavy rain sent the North Canadian River over its banks in Shawnee Oklahoma washing out Katy Rock Island and Interurban bridges. The river rose seventeen feet between 6 a.m. and 10 30 p.m. and four feet higher than any prior record. Refugees were rescued from tree tops as tracks and lowlands were flooded. Citizens were warned of massive damage to crops and rail lines while a church benefit lunch was planned in the Brown building.
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Shawnee
Oklo
Katy
Rock Island
Shiwnee
Shoes for Boys and Girls at White Blakeney Fuller
A warehouse sale offers patent Cogan Gun Metal and Box Calf shoes for boys and girls. White Blakeney Fuller’s stocks include White and Blakeney branded footwear at low prices with various styles available.
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White
Bhlakesney
White, Blakeney & Fuller’s
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Coats
Woodward
PAYAR
Cora Morrow
West 6Th and Maple
Hendrix & Moor
Smith-Moore-Williams Company
White, Blakeney & Tuller
Chas. Davis & CO
Bonham and,jRavenna
Bifagtas
Hite
Fivans
T. L. Rocks
Jno
Bay
Nunn @ Jones Co
Rocksland
Bate Smith Moore-Williams Company
Prunes
H.M. Norman & Company
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