This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1925
Page
5
The city, aided by the Rotary Club, plans to meet with the gas company to decide whether to ratify or reject the Star Gas Company proposal. The session, open to citizens, is scheduled for Thursday in 1925 at 7:30 PM.
A Bonham Texas notice from Mayor Newton calls a mass meeting for September 17 to discuss a proposed Lone Star Gas Co contract. The plan includes a 10 inch main reaching Bonham and a lateral line to Paris, with gas available once piping begins.
The report notes cotton selling up to 25 cents last Saturday and lists 253 bales received that day. It discusses fashion imitates and jewelry trends, mentions a high profile marriage and divorce statistics, and glosses over ongoing publicity around the “Hope” diamond.
Sept. 14. In San Antonio Admiral Moffett remarks prompt Mitchell to say he has no testament to offer. He notes the investigating machinery is starting work and expresses satisfaction while stating Talk is cheap.
In Dallas, Texas, on September 14, club owners from four teams debate the pennant playoff with missing members delaying a decision. Dallas and Fort Worth fans clash over whether a playoff or immediate pennant award should prevail, as an appeal to Landis looms and six other clubs are expected to decide.
Henry Horn, a large Black man, is held by Nashville police after a Saturday night arrest while attempting to enter several homes. He is suspected of a four week reign of assault and attempted break ins. a half dozen victims identify him though some think the prowler white. Horn denies guilt and police seek a confession.
Authorities in Dubuque Iowa sent fingerprints of a man found dead near the city to the Federal Prison in Atlanta Georgia in a bid to identify the corpse as George Dutch Anderson a gunman and famed associate of Chapman the so called prince of bandits this September 4 report from United Press notes the effort to confirm the identity of the deceased with the Atlanta facility.
Helmy the Egyptian swimmer began his attempt to cross the English Channel from Nes to England joining Ederle and other women swimmers. At 4 30 p m he was eight and one half miles from Dover making good progress as the channel narrows ahead.
Fragmentary OCR text shows mentions of an investigation headed by Rear Admiral and Captain figures regarding a ship disaster. Names like Wilbur, McBride, and Lewis appear amid garbled lines, with references to Washington and public notices of a naval inquiry. The exact event, date, and vessel are unclear.
A Washington official said President Coolidge would likely summon Col. Mitchell to testify in the charges of incompetency. The official added the court martial would treat the matter as minor and proceed with orderly handling.
United Press reports from London that floods in the Yellow River basin have inundated 1,000 square miles in Oshantun province’s Show Chang district. About 3,000 people are thought to have drowned as the dike failed, washing the area for fifty miles.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with possible showers in the northern part of the state. Temperatures and wind details are not specified in the readable text.
An advertisement extols buying alf goods over the Teephone with home delivery and emphasizes ease and reliability. A note urges that school pupils using a typewriter will produce neater, plainer, more legible work and advance more rapidly this year.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.