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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1915
Page
1
People of Gayston approve Vitalias claims as Vitellias extracts touted at the Deep Water Carnival. Testimonies from locals praise health benefits for kidney and bowel issues, with displays at Summers Drug Store inviting samples and information.
Fragmentary text shows five men on opposite sides of a doorway box. They puff and strain without moving it. One man mocks another while a portly, well dressed observer watches a tense moment.
A large posse of about 500 armed men and 300 searchers scoured southwest Clay County Missouri near Liberty for a Negro man suspected of attacking Mrs. Henry Stafford near Linneary. Trains and roads are patrolled as diversions. Mrs. Stafford was found tied to a bed and deemed in danger.
The report says bread costs are cut by half in Mexico City amid relief efforts after General Gonzales arrived with troops. Government measures include halting private property seizures and distributing soup to the poor. Prices of meat and staples fall as supply trains restore confidence and commerce resumes.
Olin Bapulpa August 6 report states members of the Starr gang of bank rovers were arrested while encamped near Chandler Oklahoma. The group is tied to robberies at Westercond and Stroud banks and three members who raided Stroud banks are still at large. A heavily armed party was taken into custody and the notice notes ongoing trials of gang members in the area.
A shooting at Adolphus tar on West Houston Street left Patrolman Lopez critically wounded by a bullet that entered behind the left ear and emerged at the temple. Detective Harvey attempted to restrain the assailant as Durbin fired, with four shots fired and Durbin taken into custody.
War dispatch reports Ivangorod captured and Riga in fall danger as German forces push along the Vistula and Wiepre rivers. Envelopment plans threaten Bhilystok and Brest-Litovak with Field Marshal von Mackensen likely transferring troops. Evacuation of Riga and Mirai proceeding amid crowded stations and joyful German arrivals.
The capture of Ivangorod on the Vistula river, 46 miles southeast of Warsaw, was announced by Austro German fronts. Russian forces reportedly evacuated the fortress as bridges were blown, and troops crossed to the right bank of the Vishnya. The town sits at the Vistula and Vishnua confluence, with rail links to Lukow, Brest Litovsk, and a line toward Warsaw.
Pe nograd reports Novogeorgievsk still in Russian hands after Warsaw evacuation. The fortress near Warsaw has been prepared for siege and is invested, the Vistula strong point remaining under Russian control. The Warsaw exit followed enemy advances toward Ostrov and along the Vistula line at Irangorod and Rozan.
Berlin morning papers publish no fresh details on the fighting leading to Warsaw and Ivanhorod’s fall. Warsaw’s capture was anticipated, but crowds formed in Vilnius as Tyangorod capitulation reports sparked impromptu processions before the Crown Prince’s palace. The Paris press notes hope Warsaw might still be saved despite delayed capture.
Miners in the Mons district have gone on strike amid rising unrest. Reports say groups clashed with German soldiers leading to a riot in which two Germans were killed and ten civilians died with forty wounded. Charleroi also saw disturbances over food costs with looting reported. Four battalions of Landsturm were deployed to Mons and Charleroi as tensions spread through the Borinage mining region.
Police report a deteriorating stick of dynamite was found by a stewardess aboard the White Star liner Arabi just before she sailed for Liverpool on July 28. Experts say it could have exploded from a slight jar.
A fragment notes that starch was claimed to be made from the entire steamer and that no further Uytin aie was found. The wreckage was located the day before the steamer stalled with over 15,000 tons of cargo mostly war supplies and 183 passengers, including twelve Americans.
Continued from page one report says Scott will seek mediation as fighting factions in Sonora raise danger near Nogales. Ustranen forces at Worales withdraw to nearer town with 500 troops and two artillery pieces. six bullets entered the American town of Nogales during Wednesday’s fighting.
Advices from Monterey report 10 000 Carranza cavalry under General Castro arriving at Monte Morelos. They will detrain and not move on to Monterey until the Torreon campaign begins due to lack of forage in the region. General Gioregout is being entertained with supplies including ammunition saddles and blankets consigned to Car runs and Nuevo Laredo.
General Philip C. Hanna, former commander in Monterey, returns to Waterloo after a vacation in Laredo Texas. He notes everything quiet in Monterey, despite local unrest and a sleepy atmosphere.
In Chicago Aug 1 1928 a probate court reveals a trust deed of the Int John I Barker car magnate estate. Catherine Barker heiress will receive 60000 annually until 21, then 175000 a year till 26, after which income goes to the trust for annuities. Payments to Spaulding must be through his checks to her, not assignable by her or by any written or verbal order. Mrs Spaulding gains power to dispose of the estate by will.
The local Baptist Young People union will hold a meeting Friday night at 8 oclock at South Side Baptist Church. It closes a series on the topic Eternity with a program on Absence in Service. Several prominent speakers will appear and a new president will be elected to fill the vacancy left by President Frank Heat. A farewell party is planned for Mr Hecks departure. Light refreshments will be served.
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