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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1926
Page
11
A pamphlet-era discussion argues electric production of iron could revolutionize steel, reducing rust and waste. It links high wages to worker initiative and variety, criticizes Bessemer bias, and questions government lightning safety measures after Lake Denmark disaster.
Thirteen men convicted of plotting to assassinate Mustafa Kemal Pasha were hanged at daybreak in Smyrna Turkey. The executions followed a court sentence and were carried out as news crews recorded the dawn.
Edward S. Evans and Linton Q Wells reach Cleveland on the final leg of their round the world run. They left June 30 and report a record time of 28 days 14 12 hours, beating the 1913 mark by John Henry Mears. They head to New York by auto to finish the journey, enduring hunger and sleep deprivation.
Digest of brief items: in Long Beach a janitor and three workers were forced to unlock a vault. in Dallas police seized groceries valued at $2000 stolen from a packing company as two suspect men confessed and pointed to where goods were kept. in Austin a state hospital attendant L B Woody was sentenced to six months in jail for injuring G P Porter in an assault case at Travis County court.
Portland July 14 Forty fires were started by a thunderstorm in the Colville National Forest northeastern Washington and only four were under control. The forest supervisor drafted all available men about 200 and would send to Spokane for more. Fires were reported burning on the Colville Indian reservation.
Chicago July 14 Robert Scott was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Joseph Maurer a drug dealer in a case tried earlier this week federal authorities reported.
Seven natives are reported dead as a typhoon strikes Romblon Island 175 miles southeast of Manila. An entire family of five drowned when their house washed away. another victim buried in a landslide. one killed by a falling tree. Sixty houses destroyed.
Leaders from Wurzbach and Creager Nolte factions in Bexar county reach a compromise to hold a Republican primary on July 24. The agreement splits primary costs and commits both sides to share election logistics and staffing.
Governor Nellie Tayloe Ross files for Democratic renomination as the first woman governor in U S history. No opponent listed to date for the August 17 primary. Edith Meserve Atkinson elected president of Phi Delta Delta law fraternity at Estes Park chapter.
Detroit visits New York as Whitehill and Manion oppose Jones and Collins. Chicago at Washington lists Faber and Schalk against Coveleskie and Ruel. Cleveland at Boston postponed by poor weather and St Louis at Philadelphia rainout.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati features Carlson and Henline for Philadelphia with Mays and Hargrave for Cincinnati. Boston at Chicago lists Benton and Z Taylor against Root and Gonzales. New York at Pittsburgh pairs Ring and McMullen with Songer and Gooch.
A fragmented report describes Texas rattlers clashing with Missouri champions in a fierce battle labeled the century fight. Commissioner Ray Lambert receives a letter from Gates Grass Timbers claiming victory for the black snakes and predicting the Venomers reptiles will be freed.
Lieutenant G O Neville of the U S Navy was named flight engineer for the New York to Paris flight plan led by Captain Rene Fonck. Neville, on leave from naval aviation, is stationed at Roosevelt Field Long Island. He previously served as flight test for round the world fliers in 1924 and the Byrd Arctic expedition earlier this year.
Acting Prohibition Chief Dow ordered 150 additional prohibition agents assigned to New York after a conference with Chester Mills, administrator for New York. The measure follows policy to strengthen enforcement in the state.
Detectives arrested two Black individuals Wednesday in a theft at 336 Hollywood Boulevard belonging to BE Crenshaw. Items stolen include clothing, dresses, jewelry, and a silver flask valued at over $6,000. Detectives Hartis and Shipp expect a confession by noon.
At Le Bourget France on July 14 Captain Girier and Lieutenant Cordilly departed at 3 20 am for Omsk Siberia in a bid to beat the 2700 mile nonstop straight line flight record set by the Arrachart brothers. Girier's plane carried a four ton load.
Chicago July report to Judge Harry Milter says bailiffs and jailers at the county jail furnished booze to prisoners. Warden Weidling testified they supplied the liquor as prisoners were being led to the courtroom.
Miss Lillian Carmichael of Corpus Christi and Miss Alice Matthews from Bee County had their coupe stolen on Bush Street near the Scottish Rite Cathedral while at lunch during the South Texas Short Course opening at the Medina Hereford ranch. About $500 in clothes were taken. police launched a citywide search after the discovery of the theft.
District Judge Stewart refused the temporary injunction to stop aircraft from flying over Emil Glatt’s farm adjoining the flying field. Glatt sought 10 000 dollars damages claiming chicken disturbance and health effects. Both sides noted no existing precedent to guide the case.
In Vannersville New York twelve bodies were recovered from the Twilight Inn ruins after a fire at the Catskills resort. Identification was impossible due to severe burns. sixteen guests and seven employees are unaccounted for.
ATLANTA July 14 Mrs Clyde A Byfield the central figure in a 100000 damage suit against Walter Candler has received her last decree of divorce from Clyde A Byfield and again becomes Miss Sarah G Gillespie The suit against Candler arose from an alleged attack on the steamship Berengaria en route to Europe. The second item reports a forest fire at Koutenay crossing near Vancouver B C in which a mother and her children perished.
Protesting that he is not the missing boy, Alfred Vargas, a 11 year old inmate of the Besar I County School for Boys, was found in Falls City after wandering from San Antonio. Deputy John Subira dispatched to return him, Alfred claims roots in Corpus Christi but traveled by begging rides through Karnes and other counties.
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