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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1915
Page
1
Ammunition firms push prices higher amid wartime demand. hunting shells and 22 caliber rounds see steep increases. Texas market effects expected first as hunting season nears. retailers warn of shortages for orders above 20,000 units. Government board hearings continue on intangibles asset valuations affecting several rail and utility groups.
In Austin on June 13 Judge H M Garwood protested Sunset Central lines action against the intangible assets board. The dispute centers on the board insisting on the pre stromezy feature of intangible assets found by the court against the system in the state. The protest follows Sevres style concerns and argues against reopening the issue.
A degraded medical advertisement urges readers to treat kidneys early to avoid rheumatism and bladder issues. It touts a pill named Fould rey Pils and claims it restores kidney function, urging immediate use and promising renewed energy and health.
Kampmann leads Mangham in the championship final of the Country Club's spring golf tournament after a rough first round. Semifinals were decided Friday with W. Manle defeating Frank Booth and F. Cless beating Frank Panrenst to advance. Final matches are scheduled for Saturday afternoon with multiple pairings and cups on the line.
Italy holds 8809 square miles of territory according to a scrambled diary note. The claim states this area was redeemed and compares it to Austrian offers during neutrality talks. The fragmentary report lacks clear context, dates, or verifiable sources for the numbers.
Sunday Light Want Ads are accepted until 8 p m Saturdays for proper classification. Ads received until 10 p m will be can in the tug lait to classify catama. Light Want Ads reach the most readers and cost 16 cents for 18 words. Multiple insertions cost 46 cents for 15 words, 40 cents for 15 words, or 75 cents for 15 words.
A severe storm system across Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and nearby states leaves at least twenty one dead as floods and tornadoes strike towns including Joplin Joplin and Waterville. Victims include Vertha Hopes and Nichole Dugene. extensive river floods hamper rescues and officials warn of more heavy precipitation.
Miners trapped in Neck City drift are 218 feet underground as timbers fail and rescue progress stalls. Efforts delayed by cave conditions and lost communication since Thursday morning. Authorities hold out hope the entombed workers may be alive, while rescue teams reassess air and access in the drift.
A Texas case over jitney regulation moves toward the Supreme Court after the Auto Service Association voted to continue the fight. A fund between 1400 and 9000 was raised for the appeal as members target changes to the ordinance and licensing rules for jitney operators.
In Memphis on June 18 Circuit Judge A B Pittman declared Tennessee’s indemnity bonds act for municipal bus operation unconstitutional in the case of S B Ryals owner operator of a jitner car. The ruling leaves unresolved the question of whether state law conforms to federal statutes pending in the U S district court here.
London dispatch reports the Weisena magwite Bachanye Telegraph Company accepted an appointment from David Tagyd George, minister of munitions, to supervise munition contracts in the United States and Canada. Thomas, a survivor of the Buritanle tragedy, said he had been told by friends he might go for the government, pending uncompleted work. Paris report notes French war office progress with heatitudes and a cholera spread update. Geneva and Switzerland telegrams mention further spreadings and outlooks.
Austin adopts a strict jitney regulation setting route lengths of thirty blocks, schedules, and reduced fares for public school children. Jitneys face fees by seating capacity ranging from 50 to 100 dollars and require bonds up to 8,000 for injuries or property damage per accident.
A twelve member committee of the San Amjonio Automobile Club was named to raise funds and reorganize its presaling obligations. Board members will serve as officers, with Emil Frank as chair and 11 others including Frant Wis grich and C. 8. Fowler on the finance panel. About 4000 in subscriptions were promised and efforts will continue to recruit new members and boost donations. The north Joop club house will remain open and club activities will continue at the same pace as roads to the club house improve and member participation rises.
Atlanta Ga Tanz 18. Governor Slaton continues study of Leo M Frank case. Frank sentenced to be hanged next Tuesday for Mary Phagan’s murder. He may not decide on commutation to life until Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning. Lipton says no reprieve. on Tuesday he will decide to commute or not. The governor notes the court judgment requires the sentence to proceed unless interference occurs.
Austin Texas June 1 Objection to the bill under the Thirty fourth Legislature proposes state and county building inspections. Auditor Henderson in charge says the measure would charge about seven percent of a building’s cost to cover inspection expenses. He notes opposition from several cities and cities may bolt the act.
A garbled notice outlines a plan for inspections by department forces and the naming of inspectors. It mentions applications, governor submissions, and a probe into a violin element, with unclear references to regions and dates. The text is fragmented and lacks clear outcomes or action.
Paris June 18 An official account from Paris describes a French sergeant’s air duel with a German plane over Thann Alsace. Both pilots exchanged fire at 16 500 feet the German aircraft dropped and the French machine gunner was wounded as his cylinder was perforated and the engine fouled.
Colonel Hicuteria Avila, chief in pacification of szlon, arrives in the city for a few days. He will travel to Vera Cruz next week and expects soon to end armed strife in Mexico, citing recent Constitutionalist victories and Obregon’s advances. Local officials will host him with courtesy.
Beaumont native Fudge McDowell, resigning from the Jefferson county legislature, appoints M Dowell as Judge of the Sixtieth District Court at Beaumont. Also noted is Job Canty moving from Math Court of Civil Appeals and Walter J. Staph resigning as charter clerk to join the permanent warehouse department. Lenni White promoted to fill Stephens’ vacancy.
Rev and Mrs Paul F Hein of San Antonio were severely injured when their automobile struck a stump near Costa Tex Friday. Mrs Hein suffered cuts and bruises. Rev Hein was moved to Cuero hospital with facial injuries. He walked two miles to summon help. he heads the Lutheran Sanitarium in this city and was en route to Cuero to visit Rev Mr Cresch.
Laredo June 19 General Jackoto Trevino with 5000 men has arrived at Monterey to reinforce the Carranza garrison there, according to advices received, while large shipments of food for Mexico passed here today. Ailshara smelters crossed into Texas and two hundred more refugees from the Monterey district arrived at Nuevo Laredo, few allowed to cross.
Governor Ferguson leaves Austin Sunday night for Temple to formally open the state shoot on Monday and then travels to Fort Worth for the convention opening Tuesday. He expects to return to Austin by Wednesday or Thursday. Also notes King Constantine’s gradual improvement and a reported Austrian bombing attack in Europe.
New fishing law in Medina becomes effective Sunday. It limits daily catches to ten bass and twenty perch, bans sale of caught fish, and restricts total possession to avoid overfishing. The rule aims to protect the fishery, with enforcement starting immediately for anglers at the dam and area waters.
Direct evidence presented at the court of inquiry on the gouging scandal shows a midshipman Edward T. in Swanish examined by a board. Two of the seven midshipmen recommended for dismissal are Harrison and Mex who allegedly obtained advance copies of examination questions and shared them. A Moss figure is linked to spreading a doped rumor by mail.
Cuero Texas June 19 following Justice Harpers ruling on the Sunday law the town's only moving picture theater has closed Sunday night showings Hey JW Isreal of the local Baptist Church has arranged to use the theater for services starting Sunday night with a sermon series on the Lord's Prayer to be delivered from the stage
Albany June 19 Charles Becker plans to appeal to Governor Whitman for executive clemency. His counsel Mattia T. Manton says the petition will argue not only for saving his life but for his release. Becker faces the electric chair the week of July 12 for a murder, with his attorney pressing for clemency.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a plea from Herker or Herker’s plea for hire and a park, with references to Minton and a possible upcoming court or legal action. Details are unclear and names are partially unreadable, making the exact event and participants difficult to confirm.
A UK press report says British POWs in Germany joined a golf game at a detention camp near Lubeck, with officers allowed to play while confined. The embassy notes no formal confirmation, while some accounts claim the camp at Tunleben hosted the match as prisoners and officers shared the course.
An obituary notes the death of Cooper at age 36 with family members listed including mother Mrs. J. T. Cooper and siblings in San Antonio and nearby towns. Separate items report a death in Memphis and a baker shop accident in Texas, plus funeral details and undertaking firms. A chicken-thief report ties to Juneteenth celebrations, and a note on a Federal Reserve decision to authorize a New Orleans branch.
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