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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1925
Page
3
A 17 year old girl in North Texas faces separation from her week old son after a court denied the right to breastfeed. The baby, healthy and bright eyed, will be placed with a nurse and given out for adoption while the mother returns to a small town. Her parents favored the marriage’s annulment and relocation, leaving the child with strangers.
Boston police and SPCA agents traced the red headed English sparrows to a Dorchester man who admitted trapping sparrows for months. Some birds were captured and altered with red flannel crests then released to parade their millinery before other birds.
Policeman J. J. O'Banion of 1120 Avenue G asks the finder to return his tagged keys. He says they came off his belt while walking his beat Monday and include his name or address and a police whistle.
The Prince of Wales 07 received a warm send off as the battleship Repulse left Accra for Nigeria. Residents and local chiefs gave a spirited ovation to the royal traveler as he resumes his West Africa trip.
Universal Special Correspondent reports King George and Queen Mary plan to return to London from a Mediterranean cruise in about ten days. Debutante lists for court presentation are being finalized, with high turnout anticipated and possible royal adjustments to residency for the Prince of Wales. Easter events in town feature lavish parties and cross Atlantic social interest.
Emma Trautman Bigelow, born 1855 in New York City, dies at her son F. G. Bigelow's Aransas Pass home. A pioneer resident since 1891 she established the first retail store. Survived by two sons, a brother, and a sister in Brooklyn. husband died about ten years ago. Funeral arrangements pending.
An Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe efficiency test near Verdemont, nine miles east of San Bernardino, caused reports of an east bound Los Angeles to Phoenix express being held up. The goal was to measure how quickly the engineer could stop the train after signal placement. Deputies rushed to the scene, heightening the tension.
Mrs Rebecca Dugger 46 died Monday night at 110 East Elsmere Street. Wife of A G Dugger, prominent local dealer, she is survived by a small daughter Gray W Dugger and two sisters Mrs J T Anderson and Mrs Proc tor Barclay of Baltimore. Funeral services set for 4 PM Wednesday at Christ Church with burial at Mission Burial Park.
Rear Admiral Charles Thoas Forse 7, retired, died in Pittsburgh on April 14. He was appointed to Annapolis by Lincoln after the Civil War, graduated there, and served in the Civil War and the Spanish American War with a lieutenant commander's commission. He joined the navy at 16.
In Tulsa this April, attorneys for both defense and prosecution prepare for the Purdy case. Charles B. Purdy faces a charge with testimony from a key witness about the events surrounding a fatal act. The defense and prosecution anticipate addressing the jury as it deliberates, with no verdict date yet set.
Fragmentary text shows names FLWOOD HAYNES and CARTMENTOR and the number 18, with disjoint phrases suggesting a fatal event. Limited readable content prevents full reconstruction of the incident or context.
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