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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1915
Page
1
Readable fragments describe Italians on the Isonzo front near Gradisca and Trieste engaged in a fierce battle. Mentions of units, front lines, and ongoing assaults convey heavy combat and strategic strain amid shifting positions.
Fragmentary dispatch reports Carranza allies denying Zapata capturing the capital. Text mentions halted Red Cross relief plans in Mexico due to rail and military cooperation problems, with officials in Piedras Negras and Monclova restricting cross border food shipments and distribution.
The article recounts Villa forces cutting communications between Veracruz and Mexico City and advancing toward Mexico City with supplies from Fortin, as General Reyes reportedly moves toward head toward the Zanaustey with ammunition. Villistas gather 1000 men with loot, while Gen Gamund and Zuazua pull back from Monclova, signaling possible cooperation with Villa.
D. N. Barrow of Dallas urged careful planning and modern improvements to run profitable dairies whether large or small. He spoke at the Farmery Chautauqua noting a farmer cannot rely on old methods or careless care and expect big profits from milk or butter.
The article discusses the need for proper dairying equipment including a silo and cream separator, plus advanced dairy improvements. It covers a government backed plan via Guarantors' Association offering secured loans to farmers, with community security and mortgage on dairy gear, to promote dairy business in Texas.
Reported firefight near Monterey and Laredo with Carranza troops deported west of Monterrey. Thousands rushed from Tampico to Dartmoint e and three Carranza trains departed Nueve Laredo toward the camel battlefield as fighting continued with ongoing directives observed on both sides.
City Purchasing Agent Mackey proposes a portable stand system for San Antonio band concerts in park venues. The plan envisions city owned wiring sockets and lamps for temporary lighting, enabling the city to provide lighting with its own forces rather than renting equipment. Estimated near term cost about 10 dollars per stand with future installation costs to be estimated.
Fragmentary report from Qacwnartown Ireland notes the discovery of a body. Reading is obscured but references Moriart A. Stow and a ceremonial sequence. Authorities likely investigating a death with unclear motive or cause.
Bee County lawyers gathered in the Seventy third district courtroom to campaign for amending the constitution to increase the Supreme Court bench from three to five. Former Justice Leroy G. Denman urged broader consideration of law and faster cases. a resolution endorsing the amendment was passed and plans made to mobilize voters.
In St Louis on July 1 the Wabash Railroad assets and mortgage rights were auctioned for 16 million dollars to the joint reorganization committee of the road s creditors under a court approved plan. Robert Goblet bid for the sale, with the receivers to transfer title to the purchasers once court action is concluded.
Commissioner Lambert announces electric wiring along the main driveway at Bracke ridge park and near the river by the new playground and bathing beach. Temporary current will come from San Antonio Gas and Electric. municipal plant plans under Commissioner Kearny aim to provide power next year.
May 2 heavy flood conditions in Sciote marsh disrupt onion growing region near Kenton. Four thousand residents face dislocation and job loss as relief plans led by local officials and aid groups move to address shelter and basic needs. Nearby, Austin hosts a Labor Union meeting as rail workers lobby for support and industry stability.
Riot conditions erupt near the Standard Oil plant and at the Remington factory as labor strife widens. Guards, pickets, and police clash with marchers including many women workers demanding more pay and eight hour shifts. Reported total strikers reach about 460 with renewed activity and parade attempts halted by authorities.
Attorneys for Amalgaimeté and the Clothing Workers of America report that 34,000 of 21,000 members who went on strike last week returned to work today with wage gains of 12 to 15 percent. A later meeting in Bridgeport with Samuel Gompers adjourned without a decision to resume Friday morning.
Trenton July 21. Mayor Pierre P. Garven of Bayonne asked the governor to dispatch troops to Bayonne. The governor declined and no troops will be sent unless Sheriff Eugene Kinkead of Hudson county requests them and all fiscal remedies are exhausted.
The report notes a plan to impose tolls on ferry car and rail services from New England to the Rock Island area would burden industries by several million dollars annually, but the Interstate Commerce Commission disapproved the measure. Grimes school bonds approved in Texas. The attorney general's department cleared an $8,000 issue for Grimes Independent School District bonds at 4.24 percent.
Berlin dispatch reports new alliances between Germany and Russia to swap incapacitated prisoners. James W. Gevara, American ambassador in Berlin, helps organize transport with escorts. exchanges via Sweden are planned and Red Cross designation for camp inspections is agreed. Dispatches note submarine warfare notes and British press bias.
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