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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1925
Page
1
Uncle of Ira Lewis offers 250 dollars for apprehension of the slayers as police focus on an alibi and a mysterious sedan seen near Death Valley road the night of the chauffeur's death. Investigators press for clues while residents recall the eerie midnight rides.
A jumble of phrases recalls a lingering mystery with reports of a death, a West Side inquiry by Duke Gerver, and a hunt for a 32 caliber gun linked to a crime. Police work includes tracing a bloodstained bill and a car seen near Death Valley as investigators pursue clues.
An Associated Press report from Austen outlines James Ferguson considering a Senate court of impeachment to overturn the 1917 impeachment judgment. Ferguson cites Attorney General Moody and argues constitutional amnesty is legal and a Senate convened as court could remove the judgment.
New York February 14 Associated Press report that a new giant cable costing about 5 million dollars will connect England and America. The free section will be laid this year from England to Newfoundland with the coast to the United States laid in 1926. It will carry about 4,900,000 words annually, six percent of the existing capacity across seven cables between England and America.
Nine Mexican aliens were deported from San Antonio after custody by immigration inspectors. Six returned to Mexico voluntarily, while three were deported. They left by train for Laredo to be transferred across the border.
The body of Major Lee O Wright, student aviator, killed in an airplane accident at Brooks Field, will be buried in Arlington Cemetery, Washington. The transport from Brooks Field to Indiana experienced delays and corrections before final disposition.
Looters stole Hix automobile tires from the Kochler garage in Somerset on Friday night. Sheriff Stevens reported the theft at the county line station Saturday. The front door of the garage was forced open during the break in.
Robertson bonds were set at 800 dollars and paid in advance after the hearing. The case will go to the grand jury. Marie A. Wathen of the Better Business Bureau testified, noting the bureau’s investigation and remarks by attorney Henry Hertzberg. Robertson was defended by Will Schlesinger and Dave Watson. Assistant district attorney Sam Newton led the prosecution.
Relatives and well wishers in Cave Cove KY urge nationwide prayers as rescue teams expect to bring Bloyd Collins to the surface before nightfall. He has been trapped fourteen days under rock and water, with a crushed foot and long confinement raising concerns for his health. Workers report renewed activity and careful timbering as they probe a large cavity believed to be the shaft’s base and Collins’ location in the nine foot high space.
Carmichael superintendent of Kentucky Tech Asphalt paused from work to lead Floyd Gollinn’s rescue shaft operation. He forgot his wife’s birthday as she visited the camp with their child to bring coffee, food, and a ribbon, and to rent him at the event.
A burglar in North Navidad street near El Paso Street stripped six doors from houses under Brisega Lumber and removed windows and building materials. He also took tubbies plumbing fixtures stoves electrical items groceries and other supplies in additional robberies.
Bio Kansas City Feb 14 Motordom's newest 1925 offerings charred in a night fire at the Kansas City motor show destroying America Royal Livestock pavilion and up to 52 million in exhibits. Captain John J Crane 65 head of the department's last horse drawn company died while aiding the blaze. The building valued at 650000 was leveled with three hundred pleasure cars tracks air planes and $20000 nickel plated chassis among losses.
In Philadelphia a 15 year old girl found her mother dead in bed after her mother bought liquor at a saloon last night. A raid followed with the bartender arrested and held. Coroner's report says if death is due to alcoholism the liquor vendor could face murder charges.
Rutve Mont Feb 14 Roy Walsh 24 was hanged in the detention county jail at Boulder for the murder of Albert Thomson near Renova on June 26 1925. Walsh had escaped from Boulder jail in October 1928 and was recaptured in Missouri in May 1924 after a long flight via California and Mexico.
A man calling himself Albert Ring surrendered to California police admitting prior robberies in El Paso and Los Angeles by pepper spray. Authorities say he had served in the Canadian army under a false name and is held for transport to Los Angeles.
J B Levingston, a 19 year old academy student, vanished from school for about two weeks seeking travel and adventure. He told Light reporter he crossed into Mexico at Mata Moras before returning via Lyford and Texas cities. He claimed demerits drove his departure and said the school later erased them, offering a fresh start.
In San Antonio two highwaymen fired three shots at a motorist and his young female companion on the North Loop road near LG LN CLSHNE after attempting a hold up. The motorist sped away and fired on the assailants who chased briefly before giving up near a residence district. The victim, unnamed, called police.
Detectives Scott Walling and Joe Harris located a touring car reported stolen by C. W. Wilke of 314 Walter Street near the Majestic theater. The vehicle had been stripped of most removable parts but retained the motor and differential.
Paris report by Associated Press says three persons are concerned in the assassination of Professor Mileff in the street at Roffa yesterday and that they escaped after shooting him. Mileff led a campaign against Bolaheviam.
A Bucharest dispatch reports a passenger dropped a lighted cigarette onto dynamite on a crowded train. Four people were killed and several injured as explosive material detonated. The blast caused extensive damage and panic among passengers. The incident highlights dangerous combinations of fire and volatile cargo on rail transport.
A Filipino artist in the city becomes the subject of a dramatic scene after painting a prisoner who handed a 1b check to a bank teller. Police chased the man, who fled up stairs to his studio, where officers escorted him away in handcuffs. He tearfully bids farewell to his wife and children.
A New York social figure Mrs Budlong, tied to a Newport divorce case, is reportedly confined at her former home where her husband lives. Police were summoned, a maid was briefly admitted and later denied access as apartment staff enforced orders to keep visitors out.
Columbus report from February 34 states Half Donghey, 18, son of Governor Vic Dopahoy, was sentenced to three days in jail for violation of automobile traffic laws.
Federal agents traced a pungent odor to a cellar near Mullen Street where a homemade still operated. A distilling setup produced 85 gallons of whiskey and 150 gallons of mash before seizure. The suspect was charged with possession and manufacture of liquor and released on bond awaiting federal grand jury action.
Pauline Beil a negro woman surrendered to the sheriff after a fatal affray near the Robert B. Green Hospital. She was discharged with murder in a complaint filed by Justice of the Peace and Bolts.
The head of a woman, apparently dead for several months, was found yesterday in a canyon near Lawielle California. Police and investigators are examining the grisly discovery as they seek to identify the victim and determine the cause of death.
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