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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
7
Spectators along Telahmond Street cheered the Stars and Stripes amid Confederate veterans and Union displays. A 3000-strong Confederate veteran contingent led the parade through marble avenues as governors and militias observed the 25th reunion marking the Civil War end.
London insurance firms have paid around 100 000 in claims for life loss from the Taritonia disaster. About 350 lives are covered with many more claims expected as surveys continue. American passengers are noted among those affected with reports of severe injuries and near misses.
Attorney for the San Antonio Automobie Club defends the Medina dam fish law as operative asserting it prohibits catching more than ten bass per day and more than twenty perch larger than two inches, while allowing smaller perch for bait. The chief game warden disputes this. court officials say the law is valid and will be enforced with Medina dam inspections and prosecutions.
Howard James Wilson, 1st private from Houston Texas, listed among wounded in the First Canadian division’s daily report now in France. Houstonians report no trace of him in city directories or phone inquiries fail to locate his family or address.
Paris reports King Victor Emmanuel of Italy offers his services as an intermediary in settling territorial disputes between belligerent powers, as noted by Milan dispatches.
Forecast shows Thursday night and Friday with cool to mild temperatures across San Antonio and surrounding areas. Patchy clouds, light winds, and a slight chance of showers temper the warm late week start.
A garbled report lists temperatures and wind directions for multiple cities including Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City Washington and others. Entries note highs and lows and indicate wind from northeast or north with brief conditions and dates.
President Wilson seeks peace by urging Villa and Carranza leaders to unite, while considering embargoes and possible intervention if chaos continues. Officials in Washington and diplomats in Mexico remain divided on which faction to back as instability worsens.
Health department records in San Antonio show no deaths from actual starvation in recent years. Officials caution that malnutrition or improper feeding among Mexican quarter families may mislead but emphasize no confirmed starvation deaths. Experts note infant deaths linked to ignorance and lack of medical care, not direct starvation.
A Tokyo assembly erupt ed in severe disturbances as police reinforce the street outside the building. Arrests were made and campaign manifestos were seized while cabinet members remained at their desks during a heated session on the guerra with China and allied powers.
The article reports President Wilson drafting a second note to Germany with cautious hope. It notes U.S. officials’ hopes that Germany would respond and clarifies the administration’s stance on maritime rights and neutrality amid ongoing World War I diplomacy.
Students from Main Avenue High School plan a Thursday evening parade through the business district at 7 o’clock to press for the reappointment of Professor Walter D. Williams as principal. They will gather at the school at 4:45 to receive banners bearing the slogan We want Williams.
An heiress Catherine Barker of Chicago became engaged to Howard I Spaulding. The groom is a director of a prominent company and the wedding is planned for a future date.
In Renton Ay the district court ruled in favor of U S Steel in a federal suit over reporting and merger practices. The decision touches on government oversight and potential antitrust implications, with involvement by the Justice Department and a possible appeal to the U S Supreme Court.
A garbled dispatch reports San Marino declaring war and aligning with Italy in the conflict near the Adriatic. The note mentions Austrian action near Rimini and Italian ties affecting Austro-Hungarian strategic positions.
An Italian consulate order calls all Italians in the Cincinnati area to report for military service. Consul Charles Giacemio estimates about 19 000 men would be enrolled in the district. In Pittsburgh the consular official orders all Italian residents aged 40 to 49 in Western Pennsylvania to report as well, with about 10 900 to 15 000 men affected.
Pais June 3 Alexander T Ribot the finance minister introduced a bill in the Chamber of Deputies seeking 3 600 000 000 triton ($1 180 000 000) for the third quarter of the year. The minister noted extraordinary appropriations since the war would push total fourteen months to about 4 500 000 000 triton by September and warned of rising costs ahead.
Long siege ends with Austrian capture of Przemysl fortress. Russian garrison withdraws, allowing Austro German forces to secure Cracow and shift Galician front. Reports note heavy artillery and heavy losses, with strategic impact on Russian positions and Italian front. King's birthday and wartime politics feature in brief official remarks.
Reports state Austrian forces pound the Fors Waselly as five forts on the north front are targeted by official dispatches. Mortars shell the west and south fronts while besiegers push to storm the southern works amid rising tensions and heavy bombardment.
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