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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1917
Page
4
Fire and Police Commissioner Lowther reports a scam where fake motorcycle officers pull over drivers for speeding, demand $5 to allow them to go free, and lack real arrest authority. Real motorcycle officers cannot collect fines and demands an appearance bond at police court reveal the ruse.
A fragment indicates that under authority some conduct is noted and cautions that those arrested should not pay the officer. The text remains unclear on parties, place, or exact action.
Weather summary indicates a trace of rain in San Antonio with chances of more rainfall Friday night and Saturday. Light showers were reported southeast of the city with measurable rain at Alice .14 inches, Beeville .04, Corpus Christi .08, Encinal .04, Hebronville .48, Uvalde .54, and Luling .24.
The Russian mission in Washington forecasts a republic as the likely form of post revolution government. The constituent assembly, due September 30, will hold complete powers and decide the national and local framework, taxation, and land reforms to distribute estates more equitably among tillers.
Troop 14 of the Y M C A Boy Scouts will meet at 6 15 o clock Friday evening at the Y M C A building with Troop Leader Joseph Halliday in charge. This first meeting in several weeks follows the summer Kerrville camp. Planning a weekly hike schedule for summer outings is expected. Wolf patrol won the leader’s prize for full first class scout membership. all but one Wolf have taken a merit test.
In Copenhagen on June 29 Philipp Scheidemann reported to the German Socialist party's national committee that preliminary Socialists conferences in Stockholm failed to meet expectations. He said revolution in Germany was unlikely during the war and Russian Socialists were misinformed about such a move. He noted postwar chances depended on war outcomes and domestic rights, and criticized the government for seeking a separate peace with Russia and for not outlining general peace proposals.
An inquest opened in Brookline Mass today into the death of Mrs Pauline Keyes wife of real estate operator George H Keyes. Miss Harriet A Varney arrested at Upton on June 26 pleaded not guilty to murder charge. Relatives say Varney was believed to be Keyes wife.
Pablo Martinez a nine year old newsboy was rescued from the San Antonio River near the Bexar county courthouse after striking a submerged stump and being knocked unconscious. Fellow newsies carried him from the water and he received treatment at Robert L. Green Memorial hospital before returning home.
Hoboken's Gustave Meyer predicts a dire summer with pestilence, famine, and disasters for ships and battleships. He warns floods, epidemics, and Zeppelin warfare as sun enters Cancer with grim timing at 7 23 p m. He says costs of living will rise and catastrophe will affect America and the world.
The Belgian committee itinerary released in Washington lists Tulsa and Little Rock on the party's return from the Pacific coast. Baron Mon cheur leads the mission with Lt Gen Leclercq and others. the commission departs Washington on Sunday.
The Cage and Crow ranch of 15 000 acres in Erath county was sold this morning to Floyd Thompson of Texarkana for 237 300 dollars.
A short notice highlights modern built-in furniture designs from Steven Sash and Door Company of Albany New York. The item emphasizes integrated storage solutions and contemporary woodwork trends for home interiors.
Rapid progress marks the construction of hundreds of submarine chasers ordered by the Navy. At New York yards a dozen 110 foot wooden hulls are completed, with July goals exceeded. August plans call for three hulls daily until the order is filled, while engine production lags briefly but is expected to be ahead by August 1.
National Guard units will be sent to divisional mobilization camps in the South immediately after being drafted into Federal service. Previously it was thought tents would be scarce, delaying movement to home armories. The draft date for the guard is under discussion, with current plans aiming to draft the eastern division on July 1.
The central section July 25 and the western section August 6 are cited while the War Department debates postponing the draft until August 5 to cover the entire national guard in a single operation, noting quality gaps in relative ranks among officers.
Dick Carter, arrested in Hutchinson Kansas on a murder charge in the Baby Lloyd Keet kidnaping case, confessed to involvement in a plot to kidnap C A Clement a Springfield jeweler. Prosecutor Paul O'Day said the confession matches statements from Persol Adams gang members and hinted the murder count may be dropped.
Fragmentary OCR lists names and quotes from a varied text including Morgan Doors Steves Sash and Door Co Ady and mentions of First Bachelor Girl and reactions to singing. It appears as a collage of dialogues and notices without a single cohesive event.
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