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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1915
Page
1
Fragmented OCR text recounts claims of a mysterious force from the earth affecting health and industry, mentioning Vitalie and Willyt Wagner's Drug Store in Houston Texas. It discusses alleged cures, extraction processes, and controversial wartime global tensions involving Germany and Great Britain.
The article reports on a second note from Germany ready to send, detailing officers of the alliance involved in a waxy seizure scene. Gerhard testified in New York City, carrying papers from American, German, and Austrian authorities, suggesting German credentials to the German government.
An early 20th century dispatch reports Gottlieb von Jagow, the imperial foreign secretary, outlining Germany’s answer to the Washington note over the Lusitania crisis. The Kreuz Zeitung transmits the substance of his view as conveyed to the Associated Press on May 30.
Washington date June 4.4 investigation into the Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company finances opened before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Testimony by Robert P. Lamont and other directors described the March 31 loan, collateral, and actions toward receivership, with cross examinations questioning motives and control of the board.
A wartime report discusses the submarine force as central to the navy's future strength. Officials tout the submarine's precision and stealth, noting plans to build 28 subs, three sea-going, as analysts debate its role in shaping global sea power.
A detachment of Alpine mountaineers captured an Austrian position in a defile near Alta Ferro. Led by a wounded lieutenant, the unit pressed the assault until success. King Victor Emmanuel pinned the military medal on the lieutenant.
An advertisement touts a tonic said to fortify nerves and improve health for women and the fatigued. It promises relief from dizziness, heart palpitations, cold hands and feet, and general incapacity, urging readers to seek the remedy at a pharmacy.
Austin observers report preliminary hearings on cotton seed freight tariffs, with millers and shippers urging lower rates to protect Texas markets. Testimony from Galveston Chamber of Commerce and Fort Worth traffic experts highlights potential shifts to a horizontal rate structure and broader common point territory to prevent cross state competition.
A long damaged OCR record recaps a riverman witness, Mrs Ferrel, and a line about Plant Juice claim as a life changing medicine for nervous pains and hot flushes. It notes a steamer job and a shipyard efficiency expert witness on terminal costs and short hauls.
Fragmentary dispatches describe German forces celebrating advances around Przemysl with emphasis on positions near Lemberg and the Dniester. Reports note German efforts to press toward Przemysl while Austro German units seek to contain Russian countermeasures and defend key forts along the Galician front.
Fragmented text notes Przemyśl fall rumors and German advances in early May battles. It mentions Austrians, Przemyśl fortress, and shifting fronts near Chen Cremite north, with references to German and Austro-Hungarian forces engaging nearby.
Governor Ferusah signs eighteen bills and a concurrent resolution in Texas. Major measures include a $3,000,900 county schools appropriation split between two fiscal years, sale of submerged Galveston Bay docks to J J Kane, and an interurban consolidation bill. The acts await approval until ninety days post adjournment.
The readable text lists various fiscal allocations and legal actions including funding for two fiscal years, court district reorganizations, tax return measures, public notices, and the creation of independent school districts such as Greensborough and locations like Ricardo and Kepwy.
Claims settled in Austin after board approval list named employees, their employers, insurers, and amounts paid. Notable entries include Perkins, Medina, Adams, Robinson, Brown, Moffet, Belcher, Dickinson, Hughes, and Were shows. Pigeon Show opens at Fort Worth with hundreds of birds, running Saturday through Sunday night.
Long Island Rail Road to urge caution at railroad crossings with large signs along principal lines. Ads warn drivers that even careful behavior cannot prevent tragedy and urge observance of crossing rules. Manager McCrea notes nerves are frayed after each incident and callers fear maiming or death. 5.45 Galveston and Return ad included.
The annual Dengast of the Jefersonian Literary Society will be held in the tapestry room at St Anthony hospital Friday at 8 o'clock. About thirty two members and invited guests are expected, with Principal W D B Williams and Professors Marshall Johnson Frederick Abbott as faculty guests of honor. Johnson acts as toastmaster. toasts will be given by named attendees.
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