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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1915
Page
8
Workers at the Becker Milling Machine Company plant in Busia walked out today amid wage concerns and wartime production demands. The plant had been operating around the clock to fill orders for machines used in war material prep, with leadership urging restraint and solidarity as the strike unfolds.
A group led by Spillman Milton N Rehwartz Arthur Kohler and A R Spilman left San Antonio on a road trip in a modified coupe destined for San Francisco. They planned a slow journey via Ran Angele North Texas and Colorado to East Lake City then Lincoln Highway, camping two weeks or more along the way fishing and sightseeing with no fixed return date.
An advertisement urges readers to buy in the off season, highlighting incubators and other items at lower prices. It notes wide reach via Light Want Ads, claiming 70 percent more home exposure than rival papers. It outlines 10 day plans and pricing for short-term insertions with refunds if discontinued.
In the Seventy third District Court Judge W B Anderson heard a bid by defense to appoint a commission of physicians to examine Mrs Mary Hopkins on insanity grounds. EK M Hopkins testified for the defense while State witnesses described threats by Rosenthal and events surrounding the murder of Pleasant J Burke, with Hopkins admitting the gun used.
An early health column warns that illness stems from a weak stomach and clogged bowels. Poor digestion robs nourishment, leading to weakness and run down conditions. Readers are urged to seek proper aid and consider treatment options promptly.
Court hearings reveal Mrs. Hopkins’s spells and threats linked to a contested will. Witnesses recount probing questions about sanity, prior conversations, and alleged plans to influence or threaten Rosenthal and others. Testimony also covers a trunk inheritance split and the family dispute surrounding Mrs. Burke’s estate.
Excited speculation in stocks benefiting from European war orders kept the New York market volatile today. Trading was heaviest in weeks with about 60,000 shares transacted in the first hour. Steel and railway equipment shares led gains with blocks of several thousand shares. notable rises included Crucible Steel, Westinghouse, and Allis-Chalmers, signaling a high year.
National Geographic notes exile of Ruthenian and Romanian tribes from Greece and Italy into Bukowina, now part of Austria Hungary. The rugged Carpathians, forests, and valleys shape their life as exiles, with limited industry and scarce modern wealth, amid political tensions and frontier isolation.
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