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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1915
Page
1
The Colon fire destroyed about 405 buildings across 22 blocks and left over 7 000 homeless. Losses exceed several million dollars with many insurers refusing to cover wooden structures in the riskier district. The Red Cross organized aid and the U S Army supplied food and shelter to the affected residents.
Pario May 3 An official statement from French authorities claims German forces near Dunkirk cannot bombard the city effectively from their Belgian front while Allied aviators pound the German positions. Refugees describe 15 and 17 inch projectiles and civilians killed as shells fall on the coast city. Several reports note German naval movement off the Belgian coast and British blockade tensions remain.
The article reports Austria has 800000 men on the frontier and discusses the balance of forces among Germany Italy and Bulgaria. It notes Germany’s strength comparable to allies and hints at the strategic expectations for a protracted campaign amid resource constraints.
The seventeenth anniversary of the Battle of Manila Bay was marked in Washington with a ceremony and banquet. Navy Department officials and prominent guests, including a New York society member, attended as tributes were exchanged.
A local resident at 262 Montana Street received a letter from his nephew in Europe describing service with the Allies. The letter says the man was wounded defending Liege, spent four months in a hospital, and has been a prisoner of war at Glessen since December. The father fears for his son's recovery. this is the third nephew wounded among 17 relatives serving in the war.
News from Winnipeg reports extreme casualties with officers killed or missing and about 440 listed as wounded or dead. The text notes prominent Winnipeg families losing sons and mentions San Jacinto park appropriations in Austin, Texas, along with a disjointed political fragment.
President Wilson visits Williamstown Massachusetts for the christening of Francis Sayre the four month old son of Francis B Sayre. He plants a walnut tree, meets Princeton and Cornell affiliates and is greeted by a crowd as he tours the town with Mrs Sayre. The christening is set for St. John Episcopal Church at 2 30 pm and Baby Sayre receives a baseball tot from President Wilson.
Washington reports rising exports to Allied nations with March figures showing Austria-Hungary at 21,218,075 and Germany at 28,561,187 in nine months through March 1914 and 1925, while France Britain Italy and the Netherlands show substantial gains in trade.
May 1 California lawmakers endorsed woman suffrage as a success and approved a resolution by Senator Kahoe of Humboldt. The measure passed without dissent and goes to the assembly amid watchful attention from supporters. The item notes the broader library additions at Carnegie Library including poetry and travel titles.
A push toward federal action at the next Congress session aims to reduce living beef costs. Proposals include expanding cattle distribution on Southern farms and creating a new marketing commission to study warehouse conditions and regulate supply and demand.
In a speech, a Federal Reserve Board member cautions Americans to avoid false security and to pursue disciplined economic policy. He urges patience, wiser statecraft, and resource management to strengthen postwar peace and national power. The report also notes Texas Texas May 1 baseball game results between Texas and Rice.
The May 3 report notes a typhus outbreak reaching American shores with the steamer Ceishouse or Cheislefoves delayed off Marseille. It details quarantine actions and the voyage of the 8.07 ton vessel with uncertain crew details and release pending formal measures.
A local political clash rejects claims of fraud and voter intimidation tied to the Municipal League and candidates. Officials deny partisanship by officers and argue no intimidation occurred while maintaining public order during the election.
The People's Municipal League presses Governor Ferguson for state protection in the May 12 election amid claims of intimidation. Adjutant General Hutchings could send up to 200 deputies to preserve order, with officials barred from polling roles and no alcohol near voters. Representatives warn of an assault on the city's name as they await Ferguson's Monday or Tuesday ruling.
A Saturday weather bulletin warned of a large storm system stretching from Mexico to Canada and from Oregon to Georgia. It forecast extensive rain across the central United States with cold highs and possible snow in parts, including Montana and Colorado, as electrical disturbances accompany the storm.
Reports from Southern states cite Department of Agriculture actions steering crop diversification as World War II pressure affects markets. Loans via the Federal Farm Reserve Board supported cotton stabilization while forecasts urged farmers to plant staples like corn and peanuts. The shift expected to lower cotton acreage and raise feed and food crops in the next harvest.
The report notes that Juarez faces renewed danger from Carrancistas as ex-Federals drift from Villa, with constitutionalists alleging desertion and possible peace talks involving Angeles Raoul M. and remnants of the Convenionista forces, amid arrivals of Moderas and Federales at El Paso.
A Vera Cruz dispatch reports General Obregon's advance guard clashed with Villista forces near Leon, driving them back. The message predicts a major battle is likely tomorrow as tensions rise in the wake of reports from Vera Cruz.
A two week old chick at 1505 Montana Street hatched with four legs and two extra limbs attached oddly to its body. The deformity hinders movement, drawing wonder from Herbart A Fusluge and neighbors as the White Leghorn brood contends with this unusual offspring.
The Mexican steamer Victoria ran aground 25 miles southwest of Coronado Islands at 11 o'clock last night. Eight crew members were rescued by the pilot boat and brought to port. Fifteen passengers were rescued earlier by the American-Hawaiian steamer American. Governor Ferguson signed bills in Austin approving a $60,000 appropriation and a $19,000 contingent expense item for the state. The Austin Dam stood firm after recent floods.
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