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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1930
Page
1
Mrs. Stella Spence was killed and Dr. Henry H. Ogilvie and his wife were wounded in a triple shooting. Grand jury secretary Mrs. K. M. Pyron holds two pistols used in the incident. Spence’s pistol remains and Ogilvie’s is noted as tight.
A fragmentary column by Arthur Brisbane blends opinion on Mussolini Italy and German neutrality with reflections on Conan Doyle and a ghost story set in New Jersey. It touches on 1914 alliances, Kemal Atatürk, and royal lineages while noting a party of youths observing a mysterious apparition in West Long Branch and discussing European intrigues and history.
No progress was made Saturday in the murder probe of Mrs Wy Spence. Dr W H Ogilvie, 187 East Elsmere Place, heads the case for the district attorney. A woman witness was not spoken to by investigators. Divorce details emerged showing Mrs Spence had been twice married and divorced from her police patrol husband. Evidence including clothes and the two guns were placed in a courthouse vault as court exhibits.
Ruth Alexander, unconscious in a tiny monoplane, reportedly set a new women’s altitude record above Lindbergh Field. Instruments showed a claimed height of 20,010 feet, exceeding her July 4 mark after a perilous flight.
RUPNOS ATNES July 12 19? A trolley car laden with passengers plunged into the river from Risehirla bridge this forenoon. Early estimates placed about seventy people in the car with three survivors riding outside. Those rescued were brought to shore.
An investigation by federal officials is underway into a Texas air crash that killed five people. The inquiry, led by a U S department of commerce representative, began Friday with inquiries and requests for information from involved parties and Washington officials.
Tollis Oklahoma July 14 A Black man snatched from a mob yesterday after alleged assault on Mrs. Lever Trauan was moved between Hollis Granite and Ulcersom county jails. Sheriff Claude McKinney of Shamrock transported the man to Hollis about 2 am. by 8 pm he had left again under cover of darkness. Warden Mrs. George A. Waters said Lee had not reached the Granite reformatory, with final location unclear.
In Los Angeles the health office reports five new infantile paralysis cases today, bringing this month total to seven with six deaths. Earlier in the month fifty eight cases and eleven deaths were reported. three days without new cases led Dr. Matrish to believe the outbreak had been checked.
At Owensboro Kentucky on July 12 a farm oil blaze killed three boys and injured three men. The fire started when an oil tank ignited near Wagnexrilty, about 20 miles south of town, as investigators traced the likely cause to an oil rig accident.
In Lintford Germany a despondent couple, distressed over their marriage, climbed a power line mast and were fatally electrocuted. The incident occurred during a July GPA fair in the village, with authorities investigating the tragic act and its motive.
Forecast calls for continued warm weather with temperatures near ten degrees. Patchy clouds expected with light to moderate variable winds. Read more on Page 2 for extended details and regional specifics.
In southern Queensland near Toowoouba scientists link unusual rain with summer storms over the coast. Whirlwinds lift water and organisms into the air, depositing fish crabs seaweed and stranded sea birds when rains descend. A farmer values the event at thousands of dollars in fertilization.
The body of John Tenors, 22, son of J dze Kian, a San Antonio attorney, was found in the Colorado river near here today. He had been missing for days. The youth, a Main Avenue High School graduate, was a track athlete at the University of Venus. Investigating Justice Frank Tannehill ordered an immediate inquiry.
In TRENTO on July 12, patriotic societies and ex servicemen gathered at the monument at Ussare to lay wreaths in memory of a hero of modern Italy, commemorating the fourteenth anniversary of his death.
Buenos Aires July 2 Lyseodor Chaliaria, a tenor hailed as Tensian hase, debuted at the Colon theater as Borla Goduneft in the opera bearing that name. The entire public acclaimed his performance.
Antone Mengis, noted bachelor aged 103, died after a fall down stairs. The incident occurred in San Francisco on July 4, and witnesses recall his remark about a nagging wife before his death. The report highlights his long single life and unusual longevity.
The Middle West endures an intense heat wave with temperatures near 100 and above across several states. Deaths attributed to heat reach 74, including drownings and other heat related fatalities in Missouri Illinois Minnesota and the Dakotas. St Louis reports 104 degrees, Keokuk 102, Des Moines 100, Omaha 102, and Chicago Milwaukee remain cooler under lake breezes as the heat persists. A break is forecast by Saturday in northern areas.
Classified notice describes rooms and garage space for rent under classification 105. Mentions driving in Denver with July 18 date and two passengers possible. Also notes a person with a collage degree seeking a trusted position. Includes a 1927 vehicle sales line and miscellaneous classified filler.
Rain disrupts play at the Interlachen Club in Minneapolis during the United States Open. Norton Smith and leaders seek 72 holes while Charles Lacy, Dobby Jones, and Horton Smith compete closely. Weather eases as players battle for position with aerial drives and consistent putting shaping the leaderboard.
Hopkinsville reports a deputy county clerk, known as Trusty, secretly wed while serving a burglary sentence. Edgar Fogs, once jailed, escaped to join a show troupe then married Miss Stuth Stephens in Cadiz, Kentucky. He was to be released this month, as the sheriff revealed a prisoner escape plot was foiled.
Meteorologist J H H Invboe says temperatures stay well below 100 degrees with warm reheat in San Antonio over the weekend. Light to moderate easterly winds will lift the high to around 95 degrees Sunday, while East Texas enjoys fair warm weather and West Texas remains partly cloudy through the next 24 hours.
In Presno California Willie Maglio 23 and his brother Joseph Epileo were held as authorities probe the death of A I Mafignon 33 shot while seeking approval from Angela Egilen the boys’ mother to secure a re operative grange contract under the federal farm board efforts to regulate farm cooperatives continue.
UPI reports the death of flight instructor Hubert Goode Jr. of Morristown, New Jersey, after a crash that occurred yesterday. Student pilot Fernando Alvarez was injured but survived as authorities investigated the cause of the crosswind incident near San Juan Puerto Rico.
Vatican city July 7 20 The funeral of Vincenzo Cardinal Van Notelli was held this forenoon in the church of St Ignatius in the presence of the Cardinals of the Vatican.
Mrs Clara Osborne dies suddenly in Paris according to a brief obituary note. The report provides few specifics beyond the death location and immediate identification of the deceased.
Friday night at Exposition building sparked a near riot as George Sauer and Hugh Nichols tangled in the ring. Mayor M Chambers ordered Chief Kilday to stop Ralph Hammon ds promotions at Exposition and ban fighting matches in the city after a chaotic scene involving police, detectives, firemen, and a mob.
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