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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1925
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane discusses battleships patrolling coasts and fighting sharks harming sardine schools. He critiques Debs and war, contrasts pacifist stances with industry and labor strength, and parries Dean Inge plus Berlin scientist Mangold while praising Coolidge and Jewish contributions to thought and society.
A West Texas demonstration in Mineral Wells on March 6 features San Antonio as the preferred location for the 1926 West Texas Chamber of Commerce meeting. Delegates rally under campaign captains, while Abilene and Amarillo supporters retreat, and the San Antonio bid gathers momentum as votes may shift to the afternoon session.
Paris May 6 Dorothy Gould the daughter of Frank J. Gould wed Count de Graf fenreid in a simple ceremony watched by her divorced mother Princess Viola from a pew. The bride wore satin and old lace trimmed with orange blossoms. A family breakfast followed at Princess Viola's Rue dé Ranelagh home before the couple left for Italy.
The golden ball atop Lexington's Presbyterian church steeple, once linked to figures like Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee, is revealed to be a copper whiskey still after nearly a century of legend. The church, associated with Civil War era figures, now faces a curious replacement story about its steeple ornament.
Turin report records the infant son of Princess Yolanda and Count Carlo Calvi di Bergolo, born recently and bearing several names including Giorgio Maria Umberto Paolo Benedetto Fran Cento Giacomae in a royal line context.
A San Antonio luncheon with H R Safford and A R Ponder discussed Missouri Pacific plans to merge the San Antonio and Mexican routes with the Valley railroad and to build new line segments from Fowlerton to Three Rivers. Officials indicated a move to make San Antonio a valley contact base and expand equipment, signaling a likely absorption of the SA&M by Missouri Pacific and coordination with a larger system.
Phil Wright, San Antonio commissioner of fire and police, serves as acting mayor during Tobin's 30 day vacation. Tobin, described as the genial city squire, steps aside from City Hall duties while the mayor takes a break, leaving Wright to carry the mayoral responsibilities amid lighthearted remarks.
Arturo Elias former Mexican consul general in New Orleans and now fiscal agent in New York announced a plan to pay Mexico’s external debts to foreign creditors within four months and $5 million owed to Mexican merchants within three months. He said drafts of $1 million drawn by General De La Huerta would be paid by August 19. Elias was en route to a Houston advertising clubs convention.
Bob Bates chooses to serve his federal sentence in the Val Verde county jail after Judge West offered the option. Bates had previously been sentenced to five years for killing Customs Collector Wallen. the case was reversed and remanded for a new trial. He accepted the jail option since the state would not release him.
Little Jimmie English, once treated at St Louis Children's Hospital after surgery, is sent to Valley Park Convalescent Hospital. Doctors report the operation a complete success and expect further improvement as she enjoys fresh air and sun in the country setting. Her return home in San Antonio remains anticipated.
The Stoke Poges churchyard, famed from Gray's elegy, was purchased to form part of national possession. Viscount Grey formally took over the deeds on behalf of the national trusts to protect the historic site from building speculators.
Associated Press reports in Atlanta May 6 that six firefighters were killed and four injured when the upper floor of a burning building collapsed. Bales of cotton on the second floor buried the men as they fought the blaze.
Mrs Bittia Kinsey of 300 University Avenue appealed to The Light to place a deserted Spitz. The paper sparked a flood of calls and letters, with 200 homes offered before the dog chose a new family, solving the 300 block's problem. Follow The Light.
Clyde Watson reports his 15 year old wife Maydell Watson disappeared Tuesday afternoon after leaving 206 Coleman Street for her aunt's dressmaking visit. Detectives find no clue and suspect foul play while Watson fears a kidnapping by a shadowy group. She left home at 3 30 in the afternoon and has not returned, with searches of relatives and other houses yielding no trace.
Mrs Ida Gann obtained a restraining order from Judge R W B Terr rell in Seventy third district court shielding her from her divorced husband Mirt Gann who she says has abused her. She also seeks custody of Lotus Ellen Gann, 6. Gann has a history of cruel treatment and repeated separations dating to their 1916 marriage with prior divorce in 1922.
State highways in Bexar Kerr Medina and Kendall counties will be maintained by Morris Brown of San Antonio under a contract awarded by the state highway commission. News reached Major W S Hutson in charge of the San Antonio district. The move shifts highway upkeep from county toil funded by land federal funds to contracts.
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