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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1925
Page
5
Louis editors report continued inquest into the death of Dr William A Dillon with five associates backing a theory the body was of a musician from a local entertainment group. Witnesses dispute a woman with a blonde companion, while Edward Dillon, 19, remains reticent after questioning. search for a .38 revolver remains unsuccessful.
New York May 14 autopsy of Agnes Tonhey exhumed from a baby hospital run by Mrs Helen Geisen Volk found no physical injuries. Tonhey had been held by the heels and dashed against a wall the day before the child died. An autopsy on William Winter, one month old, who also died at the home, is pending. Mrs Volk faces charges of baby substitution and health code violation. Health records show 44 babies died at the two establishments since January 1 1915.
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson grants six full pardons, one conditional pardon, and restoration of citizenship after returning to office. Included in the group are two women.
An Oklahoma reader from Tulsa endorses Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription for women noting health improvement after a short use and recommending others to try it. The testimonial mentions Mrs Susie Carl and suggests contacting Dr Pierce s Invalides Hotel Buffalo NY for guidance or a trial package.
Mary Church and her son James Church, both seniors from Liberty Missouri, will graduate next week with B degrees. They were classmates for four years and both earned college honors. Mrs Church, a former homemaker and mother to several children, balanced studies with family life while Dr Frank Church travels as a chautauqua lecturer. The couple illustrated modern parenting as Mrs Church urged parents to adapt and guide their children with respect and intelligent direction.
A heat wave kept San Antonio warm through Wednesday with an average temperature of 80 degrees. Pools bustled as the city faced the hottest day of the year, with the thermometer hitting 94 degrees at 6 pm before a cooling evening breeze arrived.
Madison May 14 Glenn Frank editor of the Century Magazine is named as the likely next president of the University of Wisconsin if he accepts the post and an arrangement with the board of regents is satisfactory. Frank 38 years old has served as editor and author. From 1904 to 1916 he was assistant to Northwestern University president.
The first carload of Texas tomatoes arrived at San Antonio commission housesThursday. Pruitt Commission Company offered tomatoes at $2.25 per crate. Other arrivals included California lettuce at $4 per crate celery at $8 per crate and bananas at 6 1 2 cents per pound. Egg and poultry prices held steady with fresh eggs at 86.50 per dozen.
A guard watches Rockefeller House as Abby Rockefeller and David Milton wed in a ceremony at 8 oclock. The Rev Cornelius Woltzkin officiated at Park Avenue Baptist Church amid family guests, with the 85 year old grandfather present. The bride, 21, heir to a vast fortune, and the groom, 25, just admitted to the bar, will sail to France this weekend.
Boston May 14 The coast guard patrol boat suffered a fatal blast as the gasoline tank exploded. Seaman Joseph H. Morean was drowned and W E Mills was badly burned while two other crewmen escaped injury by jumping into the water.
Senator King of Utah urged uniting the war and navy departments into a single national defense department. He argues duplication wastes money and improved public safety could come from consolidated leadership, despite opposition to Harding administration proposals.
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