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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1917
Page
2
Police and militiamen raid I W W headquarters in Kansas City seizing revolvers rifles ammunition and literature. About twelve hundred interned men housed in stockade await federal decision while Cochise County citizens post anti I W W warnings with shotgun backing.
In Columbus New Mexico on July 14 twelve hundred miners without homes were driven from town by armed men and spent a tense night under US regular guards. Officials said the decision on workers’ fate rests with the federal government while Bisbee declares any I W W resurgence will meet strong resistance.
Governor Campbell demanded an explanation from Sheriff Wheeler of Cochise County over the Bisbee raid on I W W sympathizers. Wheeler replied exiling industrialists and miners to protect law-abiding citizens, arguing he cannot guard the rights of alleged lawbreakers. Federal troops were not yet advised to move into Arizona towns where the I W W issue persists.
Governor Gardner dispatched Troop B and Battery A from St. Louis to Flat River Missouri to quell labor riots led by the Industrial Workers of the World. Foreign miners were being driven from town and loaded into freight cars in detachments of about one hundred. State official Lewis and Sheriff Adams acted as the situation escalated.
Governor Lindslay receives telegram from William Cleary spokesman for I W W refugees at Columbus thanking him for solicitude. He says the situation is in hand and no further trouble is anticipated after protection appeal from Silver City Chamber of Commerce.
Fragmentary OCR shows a doctor urging a patient to diet with unclear surrounding context. The readable lines imply medical guidance on eating and lifestyle choices. The piece lacks complete names, places, or events to anchor specifics.
Dispatches describe growing unrest in Austria Hungary and Germany over internal strife, crown prince meetings, and militarist leaders called to Berlin. Dr George Michaelis is named chancellor amid reform debates, with elections changes enacted despite wartime conditions.
Berlin informally announces a new Prussian electoral system granting equal, secret and direct suffrage. The plan aims to democratize Prussia, historically reactionary, while hastening a broader Reichstag settlement amid ongoing cabinet-state discussions.
Washington reports that Chancellor Hollweg's resignation unsettles government and diplomats with little known about his successor Dr Michaelis. Observers doubt Germany’s immediate end to upheaval and see hope only in potentially broader German political changes. Dutch and Austrian reactions suggest motives are questioned and calls emerge for no annexations or indemnities in peace terms.
The state board selected Kingsville for the South Texas Normal School, Nacogdoches for Stephen F. Austin Normal, and agreed to take over East Texas Normal College at Commerce for 80 000 dollars plus city requirements. The vote was unanimous for Kingsville on the third ballot, two ballots for Nacogdoches. Governors and educators Mr Ferguson and W F Doughty chaired the meeting with A C Goeth and five others. No presidents were named.
Real estate men and invited city leaders will meet Tuesday noon at the St. Anthony hotel for a fact based talk on San Antonio building, manufacturing, and shipping in the past year and forecasts for the next six to twelve months. John W. Warren will preside and deliver a report style toast. Russell C. Hill describes the seminar as a heart to heart conference moving beyond booster talks to a clear assessment of what has been accomplished and what is needed ahead.
King George and Queen Mary returned to England after a tour of the French battle front. It marked the queen’s first visit to the front. Haig reported four enemy planes brought down and ten disabled, one more shot down, with seven British planes missing.
A Chicago woman provided information to Department of Justice officials about alleged anarchists who manufactured and hid forty three bombs in a city manufacturing district. Arrests are expected within 24 hours and the bombs were said to be assigned to East Stars and described as exceptionally powerful.
Charters filed today include Lone Oak Oil Mill Co with $50000 capital in Hunt county. incorporators R P Etter W C Dowell and W H Bush of Greenville. Beaumont firm capital $10000 with A T Chenault N J Kavanaugh and others. Also listed Waco merchandise firm $20000 with Guest Whitaker T O Schid O K Payne. Dissolutions recorded for Grayam Drug Co Snyder Hindes Mercantile Co Hindes.
A fragmentary note reflects a figure in dispute over value and ownership. Ambiguity surrounds whether a person can claim property by asserting a surety or trust. The text hints at legal claims and safeguards offered by a trusted guide or institution.
The San Antonio Light joins a national drive to raise pennies for Belgian children harmed by war. Southwest Texas youngsters will collect at least $10,000 in pennies, to be sent to Belgium via the Red Cross. First collection day is July 19, with ongoing weekly efforts and donation boxes across the city.
T V O Connor of Buffalo was re elected president of the International Longshoremen's Union for the ninth time at the Toledo convention. New vice presidents include A J Chlopek Toledo M J Gahagin Galveston W B Jones Detroit Thomas Han New Orleans Gordon J Kelly Victoria John J Joy Canada Charlie Lindsey Detroit Ty P Woodland New Orleans John B Jorkland Tacoma Michael Keavy Boston Galveston chosen as 191% convention city.
Fragmentary report notes a dispute over a suit and a claim of damage for not paying. The text shows a person blaming another for breaking the hood or hooded item and mentions a Friday reference and a sales interaction.
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