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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1915
Page
6
Wisconsin reports indicate heavy crop damage ranging from two to three hundred thousand dollars as a cold front sweeps from the Canadian northwest across the Midwest into Michigan and nearby regions. Temperatures plummet from 10 to 28 degrees before August ends, with record lows and widespread impact on farms and infrastructure, including urban centers like Chicago and Milwaukee nearby.
Reported readings across the southwest show the lowest temps from BL Joraph 46 to Omaha City 48 and Deliss 60 in Kansas City area. Mercury reached 40.8 in one locale, within three tenths of the August record set on August 24, 1881 at 45.
A weather dispatch from Chicago notes an area of high pressure over the central United States extending from the Rockies to the Appalachians with autumn temperatures reported in parts of Wisconsin Iowa Oklahoma and northern Texas Light to heavy showers observed in Wisconsin Iowa Nebraska and nearby areas Temperatures around 30 degrees in some locales and a record rainfall in parts including 16 52 inches in an Arkansas town The report also mentions cold fronts moving in from the northwest forecasts of continued cool unsettled conditions over the next 24 hours and notes unusually high damage from potato crops in Missouri and Wisconsin with local rainfall figures and storm movement described The piece cites officials Major Allen Ruell and local observers in several states including Illinois Wisconsin and Michigan
An Associated Press dispatch reports regional weather telemetry with forecasts for many cities. Temperatures span from lows in the upper thirties to highs in the seventies with northeast winds and partly cloudy to clear skies. Frost chances are mentioned for Sunday in Atchison, while several locales including Chicago Denver and Kansas City show varied readings and wind directions.
New York reports foreign exchange volatility as British pound sterling dips to 4.6734, down 251.4 cents from normal value. francs slide to 4.9825 with a late drop. American stocks and bonds total $20 million with $7,000 in cash unsettled by the downtrend. traders await British and French financial adjustments.
New York report states forty top tons of gold and securities totaling about 28 million dollars were shipped to the United States sub treasury to help pay for Britain's large purchases. The shipment, consigned to J P Morgan & Co as agents, signals a major European financial move amid global market activity.
The United States shows a rise in registered foreign trade tonnage through June 30 1915, with total gross tonnage surpassing earlier years. Assistant Secretary Sweet cites a record gain, noting American registry laws boosted ship counts and efficiency amid global competition with Britain Norway and other nations.
Mayor al CyleaRo and Tunes A Pagh propose leasing Kaon Tor Washington to the federal government to form a Great Later reserve venture for volunteer war service. The plan envisions officers and crews totaling about 800,000 to be trained for rapid fire, torpedo tubes, wireless signaling, and other equipment, with a government submarine for Chicago Waters and a fleet of 609 power boats to be used.
Mrs Hamlin faces trial for alleged poisoning of Polly Jaevis a wealthy widow in Kentucky with forged David Davia name. Probe links principal beneficiary use valued at forty thousand two hundred ten dollars. Clara Myers of Charleston BC also connected to the case.
The U S commerce agent Dr E E Prat chief of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce appointed to lead a week long inquiry into the shortage of fly stuffs in the country. Mr Nerico and staff of assistants were expected to arrive to hear testimony from leading manufacturers affected by the scarcity. Results to be sent to the Department of Commerce.
Micior General Boat reports to Secretary Lansing after a stay in El Paso. He gathered information on the Mexican situation, discussed seizure of foreign merchants’ property at Chihuahua, and the Pan American peace proposal with General Villa. Confer with Villa and assess possible reactions from Carranza.
Reports detail a mob forming in front of the Harrisburg jail to seize a suspect accused of murdering Mesomoines Marlin, wife of a prominent attorney. Deputy sheriffs aided the raid as the suspect Debarry, alleged servant Deherty, confessed. Grand jury deliberations followed amid fear of race-based violence.
Aug 30 Bowie county report recounts William Clark, years old, from Chicago, who already served one to fourteen years for an unspecified crime. He, dressed scantily and shivering, walked into a police station asking to be sent back to the penitentiary saying life outside is unbearable and officials warned him he must find work or be returned. Authorities have been informed.
Fragmented report notes passengers aboard a convoy dodging German submarines while crossing wartime waters. It mentions tagging passengers before sailing to aid later identification and references an incident timeline around August and trial notes in Plainview.
War dispatches report German forces moving toward Grodna as part of broader eastern front pressure. Roving offensives near Niemen and Srest-Litovsk threaten Ukrainian and Polish areas while Austro German units mass near Galicia. Heavy artillery duels persist along the western and Dardanelles fronts with mine blasts and counterfire reported.
Paris August 30 violent fighting persists in the Argonne district with severe artillery exchanges. French official report says trenches of the Germans were seriously damaged at Courtes Chaussees Meurissons and Bolante as night brought relative quiet on the front.
Berlin reports Grodno fortress near loss after a push on the Russian position. Official statement announces capture of Tipsk in Northern Russian Poland, west of Grodno, with hundreds of prisoners and disrupted supply lines.
The article notes men joining the naval reserve and that Congress approved an amendment affecting enlistment. It compares strength between naval reserve and armed forces. A separate accident report mentions a fatal event and a plant accident at the American something, with local authorities investigating.
Major Cénegar Frederick Paneton ule disputes a fusillade report from San Antonio attributed to him. The letter and editorials defend accuracy amid corrections about armed Mexican incursions near the Texas border and misattributions within current events columns.
Fragmentary記事 reports Villa generals deserting their leader amid confusion over loyalties. One account alleges Abeles aims to gain power from Villa by coercion and foreign support while internal strife worsens as factions align with rival parties.
Cal Aug 30 Da Hevinen of Merkeley announces a plan to establish a police college with the University of California. It would train officers in mental disease and criminality theory so they can assess offenses and determine potential other crimes.
The disabled Jananeneroniser Agama went ashore near Turtle Bay California in February and is expected to arrive today. A Japanese naval repair ship will escort it to the nearest home port. The cause of the grounding has been made known.
Chicago aims to set the nation’s lowest taxi fare at 20 cents. A taxi company announced plans to divide its fleet within the business district, offering rides at two dimes under a new rate rule.
A fragmentary report indicates the cotton crop faces reduced yields due to storm disruptions, followed by hurricane damage and delayed planting. Forecasts show lower vigor, with fertilization cuts hitting the belt. Government data suggest prospects for a sharp decline in production.
Police charge a man named Earnhardt Kline with running a long fraud tied to forged property deeds and fake real estate purchases. Investigators say his schemes included forging signatures, securing bank loans, and amassing property valued at over 330000 dollars in his name.
Dispatched reports say an American auditor K. P. Welles was killed by bandits who blew up a tram and killed passengers near an unnamed location. No further details were provided beyond the fatal attack and Welles's death. General Zapaky accepts a peace appeal, with favorable copies received for broader mercy efforts.
A fragmentary text notes Berlin's deliberations on Arabic policy and mentions various seemingly garbled names and terms. The readable portion emphasizes a decision process without clear dates or outcomes. Entities are unclear due to the damaged OCR.
Waukesha Wisconsin August 30 George Adler believed to be J W Bernhardt aged 64 a wealthy suspect from Borger City Arkansas. He was arrested in St Louis Missouri last night and later held in Waukesha on a charge of attempting to obtain a forged deed loan against land at Menominee Pass Wisconsin. Real estate agents contacted Menominee Falls confirming no deed existed. Adler escaped with another prisoner while in Waukesha jail. An undersheriff left for Madison to obtain extradition papers to return him to the city.
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