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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1916
Page
1
City debates recall of Mayor Brown as petition drive gains momentum. Uhr supporters claim recall hurdles exist in charter provisions while Uhr allies pursue quo warranto actions to test Chief Lancaster’s tenure and shift police control amid bank failures and political turmoil.
The suit aims to block salaries for all appointive city officers not confirmed in two years. Wash argues such payments are illegal and unsustainable in court. Mayor Brown and three commissioners might fix department staff, but only Commissioner Uhr can appoint his men, forcing others to accept or reject his choices and not protecting unconfirmed police and fire employees.
Alexander Boynton has disposed of his Winter Garden ranch in Dimmitt county to T A Coleman. The sale includes an irrigation canal large enough to float a boat and covers thousands of irrigated acres. Boynton, a San Antonio lawyer and former insurgent alderman, plans a South American legal study tour before resuming development work.
A wireless report from San Juan Puerto Rico says the French cruiser stopped the American steamship Isthmian off Porto Rico yesterday and fired a warning shot across her bow. The Isthmian, sailing from Baltimore on April 25 bound for Rio Janeiro, was searched and then allowed to continue.
The Waite murder trial of Arthur Warren Waite for killing his father-in-law John E. Peck a wealthy Grand Rapids drug manufacturer was set today to begin May 22 in New York.
In Raleigh North Carolina a fire in the business district this morning caused estimated damage of 200000 dollars. Authorities and firefighters responded quickly to contain the blaze. No injuries reported as crews work to determine the cause.
For San Antonio and vicinity, tonight and Wednesday bring unsettled weather with showers probable.
The Light’s forecast lists city temperatures and conditions for St Louis Milwaukee Chicago Kansas City New York and Washington. It notes cloudy or clear skies varying wind directions and rain with recorded low and high temperatures for the last 24 hours.
Spring rains across Texas bring widespread precipitation from several hundredths to over four inches. San Antonio reports .84 inch with thunder and lightning as cooler air moves east, affecting the west gulf region from Louisiana to Colorado.
A three inch downpour in Seguin Texas within an hour caused floods and overwhelmed streams, interrupting rural mail service and damaging several buildings though officials say the benefits may offset the losses.
Waco reports 2.04 inches of rain by noon and the Brazos River climbs fourteen feet in 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Water depth reaches 21.5 feet at noon, signaling substantial flooding conditions in the Brazos basin.
A light slow rain covered Blanco Texas on Monday lasting several hours. Precipitation totaled .95 of an inch as farmers pressed ahead with field work despite wet conditions.
Chicago May 2 Twenty five thousand applications for tickets to the Republican national convention on June 7 have already been received but not more than ten thousand can be granted. Fred W Upham, chairman of the Chicago arrangements committee, announced today. An early application comes from Indiana for a thousand seats from the Fairbanks reception committee.
In Thompson Connecticut on May 2 a farmer George A Pettis and his daughter Sybi were shot in their home. A posse pursues John Elliott the rejected suitor blamed for the attack as authorities investigate motive and suspects.
CHICAGO May 2 Circuit Judge Richard S. Tuthill set aside his recent ruling in the Seelig Fabyan suit that Francis Bacon authored the works generally attributed to Shakespeare. The decision affects a long running authorship dispute and underscores judicial reconsideration of literary provenance claims.
Berlin reports that German-American relations may improve and that American Ambassador Gerard will depart for Berlin. The German government’s note is expected soon but preliminaries should not be published abroad. A lengthy dispatch from Washington reached the American embassy as Gerard prepared to depart.
A Amsterdam dispatch reports diplomatic circles expect Germany to respond to the American note on submarine warfare by Thursday. The reply is not expected to be a final decision and may include counter proposals. Ambassador Gerard arrived in Berlin, and Spain’s king might be asked to arbitrate.
Paris May 2 A Havas Bern dispatch reports Prince Von Buelow former German chancellor is pressing Germany to concede to the American note on submarine warfare and to rally neutral states in a collective protest against the tightening blockade by the Entente.
Witnesses before a federal grand jury testified on the Baltimore and Ohio train robbery at Central Station last fall. About 100000 in unsigned notes were stolen. District Attorney Stuart F. Walker said the case could expose a daring gang led by John Harrison, with Dick Harrison as a key witness. most suspects are in custody.
Washington May 2 The cabinet met briefly to discuss German and Mexican questions. Secretary Lansing said no steps planned to speed Germanys submarine reply this week. Secretary Baker had no new Juarez informs and no definite date for the next conference with Obregon. Officials said no change in keeping troops in Mexico until bandits are dispersed.
The Newsprint Manufacturers Association filed a petition with the Federal Trade Commission alleging they have been grossly misrepresented and seeking an early industry inquiry. They note 5 percent of US and Canadian print paper is sold on annual contracts with contract prices up only 1 percent in the last year while other paper prices rose sharply.
The National Conservation Congress opens with nearly the entire program devoted to mobilizing natural resources for national defense. Atlanta president Lee Worsham declares the four watchwords are Conservation efficiency patriotism and preparedness.
Generals Scott and Funston received new instructions from Secretary Baker and were set to resume negotiations with General Obregon. The administration maintains troops will not withdraw now, citing Mexican doubts about continued occupation and Villa’s defeat status. A Carranza force clashed with Zapata near Acapulco, with outcomes unreported, and nineteen cars of forage and food destined for General Pershing’s forces were released from Chihuahua City.
A motion calling for the resignation of Augustine Birrell chief secretary for Ireland has been placed before the House of Commons.
Generals Scott and Funston conferred in El Paso on Washington's stance against immediate U S troop withdrawal from Mexico. They may hold a final meeting with Obregon to discuss military cooperation against Villa while withdrawal terms revert to Washington for further talks.
In Austin on May 2 the adjutant general’s department prepared for possible War Department orders calling out the Texas National Guard. Governor Ferguson was away in Hill County, delaying confirmation of any mobilization. Adjutant General Hutchings arranged transport for militia officers to attend the Fort Sam Houston school of instruction and said no orders had been received yet.
In Braddock amid clashes with guards, a mob of about 3000 strikers attacked the Edgar Thomson plant and other facilities in Turtle Creek and Mon Valley. Four to twenty killed and 35 wounded as guards and National Guard may be called. 6000 to 7000 workers remained at work amid ongoing firing.
The War Department told Fort McIntosh to halt all munitions exports to Mexico. Half a million rifle cartridges in customs custody will be seized, seen as an export ban to all parties in Mexico. Carranza officials would not comment on the order.
Madrid May 2. Reports indicate several changes in the Spanish cabinet. Ame lio Giments moves from public instruction to foreign affairs. Ruiz Ciminez becomes interior minister, the Duke of Alba takes finance, and Rafael Gasset becomes minister of public works.
Marseilles reports a further contingent of Russian troops arriving by sea on May 2. The port city confirms additional forces docking to bolster Western trenches amid ongoing campaigns.
Premier Asquith in the House of Commons outlines a forthcoming general compulsory recruitment bill amid total British naval and military strength surpassing five million since the war began. He cites eighty three divisions and notes recruitment plans, while reports from Verdun describe French gains against German trenches along a wide front and hand to hand fighting near Fort Douaumont. Dublin rests under improved security with rebels surrendering as mobile columns enforce control. other regions report varying quiet and continued unrest in Ireland.
French troops attacked German positions southeast of Fort Douaumont on the Verdun front. They captured a first line German trench about 500 meters long and took 100 prisoners, with further gains reported on Dead Man's Hill slopes in late April.
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Berlin reports French attacks on Verdun east of the Meuse repulsed after hours of close fighting. German lines held at Douaumont and Castlelette Wood. Also notes French aircraft losses and Allied air successes, with Italian front activity described as largely unchanged and Alpine losses suffered.
Dublin May 2 soldiers complete a thorough city search in a bid to account for the last of a small sniper band remaining in the city as the operation continues.
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