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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1911
Page
7
In Louisville Kentucky on April 19 Elsie Sayer three years old daughter of E M Snyder disappeared after supper. A neighbor search ended three hours later when she was found hanging to a fence face with her neck wedged between pickets. Authorities say she probably strangled while trying to climb over the fence.
Mrs Minnie Lee Streight of McGregor, convicted of murdering her husband, won a new chance for freedom as the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed and remanded the case. The court held errors in venue, bail denial, and requested continuance, suggesting bail may be granted soon. The former conviction followed her husband being an editor.
The case centers on a Mrs Streight and her husband T F E Streight editor of the McGregor Mirror. The killing occurred after long quarrels with the wife alleging her husband tried to kill her.
Waco Texas April 19 Minnie Lee Streight wife of Editor T E Streight charged with murder after a life sentence received in jail since November 5 awaits attorney statement as court of criminal appeals at Austin reverses and remand.
AUSTIN April 19 The supreme court announced certified questions answered including Missouri Kansas Texas Railway Company of Texas v Day and others. Mandamus refused and cases reversed and rendered, applications granted or dismissed for lack of jurisdiction or refused, motions for rehearing overruled or submitted with several counties and firms named in Dallas Fort Worth and surrounding areas.
The Court of Criminal Appeals published proceedings with affirmations reversals and remands from various districts. Cases set for May 3 include Henry Presley Lizzie McGowen John Mackey Jim Dallard and others from multiple counties with motions for rehearing noted.
After the parade you may be tired hot and thirsty. Visit Rosenthal's at 514 1 2 East Houston for a refreshing drink. Enjoy a cool comfortable parlor with attentive service and thoroughly good drinks.
The Lusitania mail steamship, carrying 800 passengers and crew, is aground on Bellows Rock two miles southwest of the Cape of Good Hope after striking the rock. British warship Forte and a government tug rescued all aboard with no hope of saving the vessel.
Harmonia lodge No 1 Order of Hermann Sons celebrates its golden jubilee with a program at Beethoven hall. The local lodge traces to 1861 with charter members led by Jacob Goll and John Goll and grew from a census project of German Texans to 1400 members across nine San Antonio lodges. The state convention delegates, representing 16 500 members in 870 orders, attend tonight’s gala.
Under President Mellen the New Haven railroad has organized a bureau for industrial development in New England. It will open in Boston on May 1 under joint control of New Haven Boston and Maine and Maine Central railroads. The bureau promotes farming fruit culture dairying industry forestry and forest preservation with costs borne by the three railroad companies.
Notre Dame Indiana April 19 The Laetare medal given by the University of Notre Dame was awarded last night to Dr Maurice Fran Egan United States minister to Austria Hungary and envoy at large for the Catholic church reaction.
In Rome Georgia the association of state county and municipal health boards organized during a Georgia Medical association and state board of health meeting. The group aims to run a publicity campaign for better health and sanitation with Dr J C Bloomfield of Athens elected president.
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