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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1925
Page
1
Columnist cites Jenner as a benefactor yet accuses him of poison injections amid a smallpox epidemic looming, while recounting a grim family murder case of Mrs. Margaret Sloan. He draws parallels to religious persecution and history’s warfare against dissent, then pivots to a rhinoceros aboard Wytheville’s ship and political upheavals with Hindenburg’s rise in Germany.
Four gunshots killed 18 year old Tous Casillas and 97 year old Albert Stahl during a Friday night carnival at the Ira J Ogden school in Bexar County. Indictments for murder were rapidly returned against Joe Stagin, with trial set for the first Monday in June.
Caroline Robie Banderer had sought a new trial against Henry Banderer in Bexar County court. The judge overruled the motion Saturday morning in the Seventh District Court. The case centered on a contested injunction and a long, hard fought divorce proceeding.
The PN-0 all metal hull seaplane, launched in a test from the west coast, has logged 27 hours aloft toward Honolulu. Observers at the Navy Yard say the journey from San Diego to Honolulu remains ongoing as fuel lasts.
Alvin Ow sley, former national commander of the American Legion, will marry Miss Tuey Ball of Muncie Indiana on May 16 at the Ball family home. Invitations indicate the couple will reside in Dallas after their wedding.
The United States Shipping Board vessel President Van Buren ran aground off Rabe yesterday and was refloated today. The incident involved a ship pulled offshore and secured by board officials as crews assessed damage and towed the vessel back to safer waters.
A month old ward of the San Antonio Protective and Humane Society known only as Baby No-name, found with her mother in a ragged city tent, faces ongoing board bills of five dollars weekly. Despite a $70 voluntary subscription and donations via Guarantee State Bank, the society lacks funds to cover eight months of care and seeks continued support to avoid institutional placement until she is 18 months old.
The Commerce Department reports a bell sounding metal detector at factory doors in Germany handling precious metals. Workers no longer face daily searches when leaving, as the new machine detects individuals carrying unusual quantities of metal within range.
J H Morse of 901 East Crockett Street died instantly in a two vehicle crash at Sherman and Hackberry as a Texas Petroleum oil truck collided with a car carrying Morse and Gene Micks. Hess, driver of the oil truck, was thrown clear with no injuries. Micks suffered facial and body cuts. Morse, born in Dublin Ireland October 1 1880, had worked for the Southern Pacific until about two weeks ago. Judge Ben Wisk will preside over the inquest.
Ottawa May 2 Universal Service reports Harry Thaw settling as a chicken farmer. Ontario agriculture minister John Martin says he supplied Thaw with a White Wyandotte foundation and ordered another shipment of breeding fowl to be sent this autumn. Martin understands Thaw is pursuing professional poultry farming and has set up a farm in Massachusetts.
A 2 year old German girl Erika Rueize seeks entry to join Carl Krause of Gonzales Texas, after being denied entry on Ellis Island. Secretary Davis hints Erika may be admitted if she shows good character, no past record, aligning with humane immigration aims. Krause awaits outcome as mercy challenges strict policy, framing a humanizing moment in law.
The family cat started a fire that destroyed the home and barn of J. McKay at Cartier, British Columbia. The animal reportedly ignited and fled from the house to the stable, scattering flames as it ran, resulting in a total loss of both structures.
San Antonio welcomes 150 women delegates from all U S sections arriving by special train from Austin where they attended the national convention of Parent-Teacher associations of America. They tour the Alamo and local sites, with events at St Anthony hotel and a Mexican restaurant luncheon.
Mrs Hmia Daehnert and her daughters tell detectives they believe two arson attempts on their home at 402 Laraca Street were meant to burn it down and harm the family. They describe prowler incidents since last November and a nagging pattern of nocturnal visits. Investigators have not yet determined how the Thursday fires started, as Lena and Elsie Dachnert were home awakened by the blazes.
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