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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1927
Page
1
Gray's lawyer argues to jurors that Mrs Snyder hypnotically controlled him and used him to kill, describing his mind as a slave to her will. He portrays Gray as a manipulated pawn, with details of the March 7 and March 19 visits and the poison plan involving two bottles.
May 9 in New Orleans reports high winds intensifying the flood threat along central Louisiana levee fronts. Guards worked to reinforce ram parts with sandbags as sand boils appeared near Baton Rouge but were contained. Breaks were declared Likely above Baton Rouge Bayou Des Glazes with dykes insufficient to hold back floodwaters. Refugees rise with about 18,000 from northeastern Louisiana at Monroe and thousands more expected toward Vicksburg and Natchez.
Franks Wrogat prohibition administrator for Texas and Oklahoma traveled to San Antonio to attend the federal court sitting for Bryan C. Skeen. Skeen is charged by indictment with impersonating a federal officer. The case concerns an alleged $100 fraud involving Solomen Solomen, a loyal dewish rabbi, after he left prohibition service.
Trubee Davison assistant secretary of War and a fleet of army transports were forced to land at Springfield Missouri by bad weather on their way to San Antonio for the slanouvery. They planned to depart again as soon as weather improved though conditions were poor this morning.
Public and private probes focus on a series of alleged embezzlements totaling more than 516 000 dollars involving STI State Bank in Reno Nevada. Figures named include George Whogfield and Ed Malley with former officials Gale and Clapp jailed on embezzlement charges amid missing funds investigations.
Palestine district hears that Jimmie Reed and Sidney McKinzie farmers faced examining trial on murder charges for the death of Clock Sanders who died from hammer blows at McKinzie home following a Friday night dance drunken brawl with several participants.
Salt Lake City May Day tribute at the University of Chicago recalls Franklin S. Richards as new age themes surface in a district. A poem attributed to Oxsver jaedel ierath is cited alongside memories of The Pilgrim's Jan from a fifth reader, prompting a public recall to verify the find.
A chaotic treasure hunt led by a sprawling set of clues drew about 2 000 participants to San Antonio parks. Crowds searched Alamo Heights routes and river road to Brackenridge park museum and sunken garden, chasing a promised prize of 500 dollars worth of gold.
Two billion killed in Texas storm events as tornadoes sweep through cities. The line of destruction followed electrical storms and heavy rain overnight. Worst damage centered near Dallas Greenville and McKinney with some fatalities expected. McKinnes reported about three inches of rain while Port Rose recorded under two inches.
Snow blankets the Northern Rocky Mountain region producing heavy drifts and record May snowfall. The storm pushed into the intermountain west, bringing up to two inches at Salt Lake City and converting rain to snow in other areas. Damaging weather affected orchards and property while mixed forecasts noted a shift from snow to rain later in the day. The report lists numerous consumer credits and merchandise offers from local businesses amid the event.
May 9 report from Houston states 25 year old Bailey Rett was struck and killed while attempting to uncouple freight cars between the cars. Rett stepped between the cars as the train began moving.
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