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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1911
Page
4
The lifeless body of Antonio Dicitco, 27, was found in an alley in Cleveland. Police theorize he was murdered by Black Hand agents, noting a bullet wound in his heart.
Speaker Champ Clark will campaign in Kentucky next fall to help Ollie James win election to the United States Senate. The plan aims to rally support for James among voters and party supporters ahead of the Senate race.
In San Francisco on June 26 the Rev. A Bane condemned government ties to liquor in a talk before an international Sunday School convention. He denounced licensing of distilleries and saloons as wrong and harmful.
A morning cloudburst near Nashville Tennessee caused damage estimated in the thousands of dollars. Many people had narrow escapes and some were forced to swim to safety sites. no fatalities reported.
A Chicago report dated June 26 notes a fatal electrical accident as a person is killed by contact with a live wire. Details are limited in the readable fragment.
A 19 year old nursemaid Fannie Walthas and her two charges were on a walk when a so called rope proved a broken wire from an electric light company. She grabbed it and fell dead. The death is being investigated as a possible accident with responsibility under review.
Madison Wisconsin June 26 Arnee Lerum a 31 year old former University of Wisconsin football star and All Western and All American guard died here yesterday from intestinal cancer.
An old newspaper advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a malaria preventive and tonic. It emphasizes the bottle label shows quinine and iron and claims it is suitable for both adults and children at 65 cents.
Prof Richard Norton of Harvard now at Cyreniaca Grecian Libya is said to have made discoveries that may solve the mystery of Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain England The findings stem from Cyrenaica excavations by an American archaeological expedition begun in B C 681 linking Cyrene columns to British monoliths in appearance and possible origin He plans to announce results soon.
The Val Verde Herald editor argues critics misread military strength arguing wealth cannot replace training and discipline. The piece presses for better manpower, notes press influence on public opinion, and cites Washington and De Wet on the limits of wealth and heroism without training.
The national council in Tehran votes nearly unanimously to approve engaging American financial experts for national needs. The decision signals a shift in foreign expertise policy amid ongoing economic considerations.
John E. Atkins a U S cruiser Saratoga seaman was sentenced to five years in prison for the killing of John L Saunders a bluejacket from New Orleans Atkins stood trial before three Japanese judges on June 23 and was defended by Hatoyama son of the president of the diet.
The steamship Oceanic running from New York for the Austro American line has been quarantined after a passenger died of cholera aboard. Authorities order isolation to prevent spread while investigations proceed.
A wharf collapse at King Edward park, Isle Gros Bois pleasure resort near Montreal, hurled 50 to 60 people to the water Sunday night. Rescue efforts rushed to recover victims and assess the damage.
Princess Clothilde widow of Prince Napoleon Bonaparte and aunt to King Victor Emmanuel died here yesterday in Turin. Her death closes a notable chapter linking the Bonapartes and Italian royal circles.
In Ulrecht Netherlands a poor weather forecast postponed the aviation circuit race third stage. The route planned is a flight from Ulrecht to Brussels with delays expected due to conditions.
Alonzo B. Skinner of the American Museum of Natural History departs on an expedition to the Menominee Indian reservation in Northern Wisconsin to study life and customs and to complete museum collections. He is accompanied by Menominee Chief of Police John Valentine Satterlee who will serve as interpreter. Chief John prepares a Menominee folklore manuscript to be published by the museum.
Belton Texas June 26. R L Busher who fled with his 17 year old sister in law from Denaville pleaded guilty to the charges. The maximum penalty was set at a 1000 dollar fine and 94 dollars costs.
Trinity Episcopal Church in Crowley marked the twentieth anniversary of Bishop Davis Sessums elevation to the episcopate and observed the thirty-fifth anniversary of Rev. George S. Gibbs ordination. Gibbs, rector at Trinity, was ordained in Alexandria in 1876 and plans retirement at age sixty-four next May.
A faded timetable lists Arrive and Depart times for trains from multiple rail lines. Entries cover northbound and southbound fl ows, local coefficients, and lines serving Houston, Galveston, Kerrville, Kerrville Sun, Mexico, Dallas, Fort Worth, Laredo, Palestine, and Victoria. Specific numbers show arrivals at 1:55 am, 6:45 am, 6:30 am, 9:654 am, 10:45 am, 1:50 pm, 6:00 am, 7:30 am, 10:20 am, 9:05 am, 8:45 pm, 9:15 pm, and 3:00 am among others. The document mixes exa ct times with obfuscated or corrupted entries and local service notes.
Wright Brothers of Toledo report two airplanes have been shipped for Corpus Christi for the July 4 and July 8 demonstrations. The city celebration features a $1000 firework regatta on the bay and a bowling tournament with teams from San Antonio Houston Laredo and Corpus Christi.
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