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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1915
Page
7
Okin April 24 reports leaders urging policy shifts to aid southern immigration. Delegates tout farm credit reform and land sales regulation while praising recent Treasury remarks on steady prosperity. Officials warn against land speculation and emphasize roads schools and housing to lure settlers.
Weather snippets from cities including Chicago and Washington note temperatures around mid 60s to 40s with clear to cloudy skies and light to moderate winds from southwest to southeast. In Arkansas Representative Goodwin argues for a nationwide agricultural market system to reduce waste and raise farmer income, citing high waste and consumer pricing. He envisions a cooperative plan modeled on German and Danish systems, with multi-level government cooperation to connect producers and consumers.
A jury in the Seventy third District Court returned a verdict in favor of C A Topper against News Paper Syndicate on Tuesday. Topper claimed the defendant issued 24 notes each for 69 pounds and that a September 1413 default collapsed all notes. Cobbs represented the defendant.
April 28 in Somerville Tennessee a Black man Tom Brooks accused slayer of R Y Lea Dey and Pleas Hawkins was taken from deputy sheriffs en route from Memphis for a preliminary trial and hanged from a railroad bridge. A mob outside of town oversaw the lynching as coroner's jury described death at unknown hands.
A Morning Post dispatch from northern France reports a Zeppelin visited Calais on Monday and dropped numerous type bombs of greatly increased power caused casualties among civilians. The Germans reportedly renewed attacks south of the latest French ground action near Neuve Chapelle, with two tremendous cruisers engaged in the progress.
Governor J. F. Strong vetoes the antichanging measure sent after approval by the territorial Legislature. The veto message states the law leaves discretion to judges on whether murderers should be hanged or imprisoned, with the Senate sustaining the veto and the bill blocked.
Dispatches from Athens report Turkish officials have arrested about 490 Armenians in Constantinople and surrounding provinces, including the patriarch, amid rising unrest in Armenian regions. The move follows appeals for relief from Armenian Christians and responses to Russian inquiries.
Duval West arrives in Galveston hearing of an alleged death sentence amid turmoil over railway blocks between Mexico City and Veracruz. President Wilson halts travel, Carranza and Obregon factions clash in Celaya, Romana lines disrupted, and West prepares to report on talks with rival leaders in Mexico City.
Chicago officials report that eight indictments were returned in the U S district court charging conspiracies to restrain trade and interfere with interstate commerce under the Sherman Act. The defendants, labor leaders and contractors, allegedly prevented union workers from unloading goods imported from outside the state. Each faced $20,000 bonds and are due to appear in court.
Mayor Allen Buell at the socal Weather bureau notes current conditions remain cloudy with no rain in twenty four hours. A high pressure area moving southeast from the northwest is expected to push in as conditions improve and bring clearing weather across the region.
In an interview with Stampa, Count Aponyi, leader of the Hungarian opposition, says the war must yield a reconstruction of a Germano Italian alliance strong enough to enforce peace and liberty. He urges Italy to avoid estrangements with Austria and warns of consequences if Austria is crushed, framing a broader regional realignment.
Mors dhaty 15,000 letters dealing with the Leo OL Frank casa have been rec eived by Governor Siston within the last few weeks. Attaches of the governor's office report writers urge commuting Frank's death sentence to life imprisonment on the Mary Phagan murder charge. A Italian ballet dancer of Milan, Mire Maria Lamobardi, widow of the impresario, died after taking poison.
An American newspaper man Francisco McCleary, denied arrest in Mexico by First Chief Carranza, is aboard the steamship City of Tampico near Texas City, under U S health quarantine. Carranza branded rumors of detention as propaganda by Villista agents while noting constitutionalist victories across Morea Michoacan Tepic and Tepic advances.
General Bilag Calva reports via Colonel Samoninga that eastern Sonora up to Sahuaripa has been cleared of Villa forces. Residents renewed allegiance to the Carranza regime as Samoninga’s expedition arrives. Villa forces reportedly withdraw toward Tres, where Governor Maxtareha, aligned with Villa, is said to be mobilizing.
In Brooklyn a prisoner named White pleaded guilty to attacking and robbing a group of men a year ago, confessing before Justice Asphall. He declared his guilt before God and the world, expressed remorse, and indicated intent to make restitution. His friend Jones I Chinnin urged others to plead guilty as well.
Captain Scott of a 9 Norweian steamer chartered by the Belgian relief commission reports two German fleets in the North Sea after a crossing of the Earth Sea. He says the fleet included battleships and fast ferry boats, with the sighting near the open sea. The fate of Captain Scott and the exact sighting location remain unconfirmed.
Reverend Francis L Hayes Western secretary of the annuity fund for Congregational ministers told the National Convention of the Conference Claimants that Congregational churches in northern states average under 800 dollars in salaries. He warned the 10 million dollar fund for retired ministers should prompt higher church obligation. He noted only a small share pay 3000 dollars or more and many pay under 1900, with most under 500. He contrasted with the Grand Army of the Republic as urging greater duty.
Bedford was acquitted today of the December murder of Dr W F Carter of Poolville. Prosecution evidence pointed to close ties with Wilkier who visited Bedford’s home the night of the killing. Key eyewitnesses were present. the verdict follows intense local interest.
In Syracuse a tense courtroom scene featured Colonel Roosevelt resisting a judge's limits as attorney Ivins pressed to suppress or challenge witness statements. Roosevelt disputed remarks about Barnes and Murphy and claimed a broader invisible government influenced politics, while cross examination sought to probe Roosevelt's past speeches, salaries, and travel expenses.
April 28 report from Berlin via Berlin News Agency says Austrian submarine torpedoed the French cruiser Leon Gambetta near the Saron Strait at the entrance to the Batnito canal. Crew of 700 to 900 aboard. many rescued. officers perished at their posts. ship may drift with the next tide.
A weather report from Washington indicates the recent heat wave, which shattered April records from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic coast, moderated but kept temperatures above seasonal norms in most areas. The Weather Bureau noted readings remained elevated along the mid Atlantic coast and elsewhere.
The body of J.D. Morsan, leading Texan druggist, was found after the boat capsized during a fishing trip near Saint andine. Morgan, his brother-in-law of J. Weeks who heads the State Pharmaceutical Association, and Vilism Vining of Austin were aboard.
A fragmented West Virginia dispatch reports an officer involved in maintaining a park area. Text shows garbled names and dates, hindering full clarity but indicates a park scene near Weston with reference to a general or official and an escrow wall. The readable parts suggest a local incident or patrol activity at a public space.
London reports multiple active fronts as Germany presses near Yser canal and Meuse while Russia and Austria-Hungary advance in the Carpathians. Allied landings at straits signal combined assault on Constantinople. Paris and Berlin differ on Ypres developments as casualties mount and Italians debate intervention.
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