Mystery Explosion Shocks San Antonio River District
A blast near St Marys Street Bridge in San Antonio rocked the downtown area at 9 40 Tuesday night. Police say nitro glycerine may have been tossed from a moving car into the river as officers, led by Chief Detectives and Captains, swarmed the scene amid a heavy rain and a crowd of onlookers. Witnesses reported smoke rising from the water. a car with two occupants was seen near the blast.
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San Antonio
St. Mary’s Street
Central Police Station
Aztec Theater
Heyne US Mb Pane
Sam Street
Walter Harvey
George Stendebach
City Budgets Set For 1926 27 Ahead Of Council Vote
City departments prepare their 1926 27 budgets for Mayor John W Robin approval expected this week. Mayor Tobin may review department requests and present a city wide budget at the next council meeting. City auditor Louis Heuermann reports 1925 26 operating expenses came to 2 508 840 00 against a budget of 2 509 430 06 a small overrun by 590 06.
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Louis Heuermann
Democrats to Hold State Convention at San Antonio Auditorium
San Antonio's municipal auditorium will host the Democratic state convention on September 7. Mayor John W. Tobin announced the plans and said the Southwest Texas Teachers Institute engagement will be canceled to free the larger venue for the event.
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San Antonio
John W. Tobin
Southwest Texas ‘Teachers’ ‘Institute
Ida Campbell Dies in San Antonio at 61
Mrs Ida Campbell 61 wife of Dr G A Campbell of 223 West Nueva Street died at 7 39 Wednesday morning in San Antonio She is survived by her husband one son Milton E Campbell two sisters Mrs Emlia Wilreal and Miss Julia Moyer and two brothers Charles and Edwin Hoyser Funeral services will be held Friday morning at the residence.
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Ida Campbell
Ghiardes
A. R. Campbell
West Nueva Street
Milton EF. Campbell
Emlia ‘Ilisreal
Julia Moyer
Charles
Edwin Hoyser
Defendant Suffers Paralytic Stroke in Bootlegging Case
Paragraph describes a 35 year old defendant in a bootlegging case who, after being released on bond, suffered a paralytic stroke while on the way to a US Commissioner’s court. The text also includes a political advertisement announcing Harry M. Wurzach’s candidacy for reelection to Congress in the 14th District with primaries on July 24, 1926 and the general election in November 1926.
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Syas Daughé
Court of United States
Edwards
Congress
Fourteenth Congressional
Harry M. Wurzach
Pie Derby At Lions Field Draws 500 Kids
About 500 youngsters gathered at Lions' field to meet "Wat ty" Joe Cobb of Our Gang fame and take part in a pie eating derby. The two hour program started at 4 pm with a prize for the pie eating champion, a watermelon contest, races, and a Highland Fling danced by young girls. Batty leaves for Weweka Oklahoma Thursday then plans a return to Hollywood. R Oliver supervised the event for City Playgrounds.
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Lions’ Field
Joe Cobb
San Antonio
Weweka
Okla
Hursday
Hollywood
R. ©. Oliver
Woman Found Dead With Throat Cut Near Pawhuska
Mrs. Jack Gardner wife of local cleaner proprietor was found dead on a highway just east of Pawhuska Oklahoma with her throat cut. She was a daughter of Charles Harris a pioneer resident and appeared to have been dead for some time.
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Pawhuska
Okla
Jack Gardner
Charles Harris
Japan appoints Formosa governor general
Mitsuno shin Kamiyama of Tokio has been named governor general of Formosa. He succeeds Tokio Tzawa who was recently appointed mayor of Tokio.
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Japan
Formosa
Tokio
Mitsunoshin Kamiyama
Tokio Tzawa
Moldy Dough Used to Brew Coffee in Cley
City health inspector says coffee here was made from sour moldy dough discarded by bakeries. Authorities raided two grinding plants and made several arrests in the case.
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Jgersey Cley
Brothers from Kentucky and Virginia seek swift justice in New Braunfels slaying
Five brothers and a sister from Kentucky and Virginia travel to New Braunfels to press for the prosecution of a man held for the slaying of Mrs. Virginia Petty the San Antonio real estate woman found dead by the Comal river. They discuss settlement with authorities and an administrator while a possible additional child is being sought.
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Virginia Petty
San Antonio
Comal’river
New Braunfels
Fivo
Kentucky
Virginia
Elias G
TH. D. McCay
Ashland
Shenandoah
Suvives
Sam EH. Wier
Visa
Tennessee
Petty
Buena Vista
J. G. Whittaker
Whittaker
West
Theft arrest in local tailor shop case
A one year old Black person was arrested Wednesday by Detective Hugh Proudfoot in connection with the theft of a suit from a local tailoring shop. Police believe the suspect is linked to additional thefts.
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Hugh Proudfoot
Tariff on hides may lift Texas cattle prices
Senator Claude Hudspeth in San Antonio predicts a new tariff on hides will raise cattle costs by four dollars per head. He expects the tariff bill to pass next congressional session. Local travelers praise San Antonio's climate artesian water and hospitality, with remarks from railmen D E Welson and Warner C Butcher.
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Texas
Claude Hudspeth
San Antonio
Snake Bite Serum Shipped to Forts and Marfa
Quantities of anti venomous serum taken from rattlesnakes were shipped Wednesday to Marfa Fort Clark Fort McIntosh and Fort Ringgold by Colonel M I Crimming of San Antonio so these points may have a supply on hand to treat snake bite victims En route to San Antonio are two other shipments one from Dr A do Amaral at Santiago and the other from Dr Thomas Barbour Harvard University of the Laboratory of Tropical Medicine according to Colonel Grimmins.
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Marfa
Fort Clark
Fort McIntosh
Fort Ringgold
M. I. Crimming
San Antonio
A. Do Amaral
Santiago
Thomas Barbour
Harvard University of the Laboratory of Tropical Medicine
Grimmins
IGOP Candidate to Confer in Tyler Tonight
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Colonel H. Haites of Houston travels from Dallas to Terrell for a noon conference with local leaders and is slated to speak in Tyler tonight. He is accompanied by R. B. Creager and Leonard Withington from the party.
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Dallas
H. H. Haites
Houston
Terrell
Tyler
Murdered woman found. husband sought in Nordheim case
Mra Henry Janssen, 45, wife of a wealthy Warnes county farmer, was found murdered with a wound to her abdomen and blunt force injuries. Their son John, 17, discovered the body on the front porch Monday afternoon. Officers report the husband, 15 years old at the time, escaped from a nearby cotton patch with wrist wounds and rope marks. Police pursued the husband as a possible culprit.
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John
Henry Janssen
Warnes
Nordheim
Mr. Janssen
Thia
Posses
Davidson Cancels Speaking Dates Till Talk in L A
Austin July 14. Pressing Houston business forces Lynch Davidson to defer speaking engagements at Yatrop Lockhart and San Marcos on Wednesday. He plans to resume Thursday in San Antonio and uses the stop to attack Senate bill 190 as the trust act while defending his non salaried chairmanship of the Texas railroad board.
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Houston
Lynch Davidson
Yatrop
Lockhart
San Marcos
San Antonio
Davidson
State Railroad Board of Managers
Benton McMillan
Nk:kin
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