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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1922
Page
1
Reports from Port Jervis and surrounding areas describe severe floods after large reservoirs overflowed causing extensive property damage and disruptions. Labor tensions surface as union leaders discuss a possible strike while transportation systems face challenges amid the rising crisis.
Reports from the border city warn of record flood levels with the Rio Grande cresting near Taredo on Tuesday afternoon and Engle Pass area floods destroying pastureland. The new concrete bridge, wider and higher, is expected to withstand the rising waters as residents evacuate lowlands and Red Cross aid is organized.
Moscow reports that despite revolution chaos life in Russia trends toward the old social hierarchy. The middle bourgeoisie remains secure while merchants rise in status and the lower class faces renewed hardship. Officials and workers shift roles as the old nobility wanes and censorship and secret police persist, echoing Tsarist controls under the Soviet regime.
A long freight named Prosperity Excels with twenty locomotives, en route from Baldwin Locomotive Works to the Pacific coast, was delayed west of Del Rio due to washout. The schedule to reach Jeff here early Sunday was disrupted as crews assessed the damage and arranged repairs.
A long line of single cylinder steam locomotives arrives along fat street crossing to the Tiara viaduct drawing large crowds. Engineers explain each engine costs about 70 000 dollars though the least was 155 000. The twenty engines form a 2000 foot train weighing around 6000 tons with a total valuation near 1 500 000 dollars.
Amid a heated session on September 4, 1920, Tobin and Russ clashed over the runoff plan as committee reports and roll calls triggered near-fight rhetoric. Fritz Russi and others challenged the process while resignations and party factions shaped a volatile preelection scene.
A suspect named Trawlings is detained after a high profile case involving two women murdered. Witnesses describe a tense scene as officers confronted the suspect, who allegedly admitted tying up victims. Court details indicate a military or police inquiry continues with new testimonies and possible charges forthcoming.
The text shows a failed attempt to tell who committed an act. It references a Sydney Brown raid and two officers approaching with guns acting frightened. A speaker mutters about a boy named Mere and a person named Luke, with suspicions lingering. The overall sense is a garbled eyewitness or suspect statement.
Unconfirmed reports from Oaxaca claim Mavic Ferrer, rebel leader in Osshea state, was killed in a battle with government forces under Gen. Fortunate Mayeoito. Dispatches say Ferrer’s body was hidden by followers then recovered in the jungle. death would mark a major blow to southern Mexico insurgents. Government officials meanwhile attribute a recent passenger train collision near Templitin to rebels allied with General Diaz forces, killing 25 passengers.
Scrambled dispatches note Gonzales area poultry firms export to Cuban and Mexican markets as eggs arrive well for the season. Attendant reports credit improved feeding and reform in poultry farming to boost production. Meanwhile at a Minnesota convention Haplists split over stance to Bible interpretation, conservatives departing while liberals stay.
In a tense courtroom scattered testimony and courtroom shifts, Small declines to offer facts in his defensive stance as the trial proceeds. Wyrkgun of Wisconsin and Jones-Covenor Tew are cited as involved, with Cy Leorgee announcing in court today. The prosecution rests after Donald Carcier completes his testimony, as Gov. Small's counsel Meorgee begins cross examination. A letter signed Ku Klux Klan is found left at Clatsop County newspaper offices, threatening action if county duties to clean out certain houses are not fulfilled.
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