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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1925
Page
9
A long OCR fragment attacks evolution and religion, saluting Johns Hopkins work on diabetes while railing against Islamic schooling and corporal punishment. It contrasts American civilizational fears with scientific progress, noting insulin research and condemning harsh punishments.
Early Tuesday at Roosevelt Park pool a filly and two children nearly drowned after a play slip. Mrs Mindson and Ruth Tobinson, 6, were resuscitated and returned home without serious injuries. A bystander dived in to assist and passersby pulled others from the water. Investigators suspect a buildup of festive debris nearby contributed to the incident.
About 200 delegates from across the United States attend the Phi Lambda Gamma fraternity convention in San Antonio. The event features initiation ceremonies and a two year cycle for the national gathering, with leaders from Danville, Illinois and Los Angeles expressing plans for the 1926 conclave.
Police search from San Antonio stations to highways for abductors of Hille Robert Hugh McCaley seven and Louis McCauley three who disappeared Monday after leaving a kitchen near Urs store. Mother Mrs Fate McCauley suspects they were taken to Quirksville, Tem, amid a divorce case between their parents.
A mysterious explosion destroyed a 10000 gallon gas still at Crayburg Ott Company on Rongevilt Venue. A night watchman nearby reported the blast and one employee suffered severe burns while fire crews fought a blue blaze as they tried to safeguard tanks and air storage on the property.
A cloudburst washed out five small wooden bridges and a tilt bridge near Ruqerque, damaging a local road and disrupting traffic. The incident, reported by residents, caused significant drainage and access issues in the area.
Miss Pauline Young twenty of 108 East Horsace avenue is in serious condition at Robert Grors hospital after taking a nalgon tablet from the medicine cabinet to relieve a headache. She was removed to the hospital and is expected to recover.
In a Dayton courtroom the jury found Scopes guilty of violating Tennessee law. Judge set a $100 fine with $500 bond pending appeal to the Tennessee Supreme Court. Prosecution and defense argued the case’s implications for academic freedom and awaited post trial motions and possible extensions as spectators filled the gallery.
The San Antonio chamber and local officials hail Forbes visit as pivotal for Southwest Texas. The message from OGHSE expresses deep appreciation for Energizing San Antonio’s future and attracting national attention. We note the event’s immediate impact on local business sentiment and regional development prospects.
A newborn in San Antonio reportedly has a short tail. doctors at Dr Vaterians Palomo and local physicians are notified. The baby is otherwise normal, with a tail-like appendage about three inches long. The source notes the birth details and medical observation as of Tuesday.
In Bryan Louisiana on July 2 a man identified as W. G. Bod, 60, was shot twice and seriously injured following an altercation with his wife. Bod is jailed awaiting bond. his wife reportedly said she acted first with the pistol. The shooting occurred in a garage at the daughter’s home where the couple had been waiting.
Aly Paso July 21 officers from Long Branch were expected here to take bank brick Carlio lor arrested here Friday on tele graphic advices a former treasurer of the Ku Klux Klan in Long Branch and that a charge of timber element of Klan funds was said to be bid beet Dora Cifidera also wanted in Augusta Ga
Two workmen were killed and several injured when a dynamite shot at Walon Manufacturing-Coonmis quarry in Edwardsville New Albany exploded. A 60 pound charge nearby detonated by the first blast caused additional injuries.
An Arkansas governor seeks the extradition of G. Grant accused of forgery by indictment in Harrison County Texas. Grant is jailed in Rison Cleveland County Arkansas as the case proceeds under Governor Miriam A. Ferguson.
A Polish warship sank in Tauris Harbor during repair operations. The submarine arrival and the ensuing incident left the entire crew lost, with details unclear. The report notes the ship was moving under steam when the tragedy occurred, offering no official explanation.
Police investigate an alleged murder plot after a young man allegedly poisoned sugar given to a woman who rejected him. Authorities report the woman fell ill with sore throat and stomach pain, prompting testing by the city chemist and a full police inquiry led by Chief Miller and Detective Chief Silvert.
The San Antonio school board passed an ordinance to prepare and issue 800000 dollars in bonds for the erection of a new junior high school on the South Side. The plan, approved at a July election, was discussed during a Tuesday meeting. Controversy over removing board officers and opposition to removing the Hyssall building at North Flores Street was noted.
In St Louis, Mary E Culver widow of the founder of the Majeotic Manufacturing Company and noted philanthropist died. She reportedly left an estate valued at about 1.52 million dollars. Funeral arrangements are pending as the city mourns a prominent civic patron.
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