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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1928
Page
7
Doctors say most sickness stems from digestion and Tanlac is advertised as relieving years of digestive issues. A Texas man reports regaining work ability after five bottles and gaining weight. The notice touts Tanlac as a pure herbal remedy, with a money back guarantee if it fails to help.
The San Antonio Board of Education planned a special meeting Thursday or Friday to discuss creating athletic training grounds at Brackenridge Senior School adjacent to Thomas Nelson Inge Junior School if the request by Board members is granted by President Frank Haines. The absence of three members and illness of another kept no formal session Tuesday but an unofficial gathering was held by Mrs. TY H Quirk, C. W. Taylor, J. G. Hornberger, and South Side women.
Approximately 2500 dollars was the largest single day tally in the Boy Scout campaign. By Wednesday the total raised reached 12000, with a goal of 27500. About seventy five workers operated in the downtown area, and around forty two attended the noon luncheon. The drive aims to conclude by Friday.
Louisville coroner's jury rules robbery motive in the deaths of Mrs. Kelle Holwes 79 and Miss Kate Satterwhite 72. The sisters were slain in their Moote Street cottage, found together in beds, with the crime believed to have occurred Sunday night. Relatives note they lived frugally, which fueled the wealth rumor.
A suspect linked to the death of Mrs. Eather Solomon is identified after blood stains suggest foul play. The defendant was found in the bedroom of her apartment building. motive remains unclear according to the report.
An unconfirmed message from SEATYLY, Wagh. May 18 reports a volcano eruption on Unimak Island. Coast Guard Captain J. W. Perkins cited a plate of eruption in a coastal area, with officials noting unusual activity near Galmak Inland.
A damaged item notes a plane linked to George H. Sheyinne and Cont. George I traveling from Ameka to Spitzbergen. The craft left Tromso aboard a ship bound for Bergson yesterday, with unclear timing and details.
A garbled OCR fragment bundle references various items: a May 10 entry about a Jack company and an inventory, Mexico City budget talk, a May 16 prayer book measure in London, a Geneva Labor Federation observer invitation, a May day liquor sale in Cowley County under Sheriff Channese, and an education college president's temporary appointment. The text mixes events, places, and names with errors, offering no single coherent story.
Occupants of Pulchritude pageant announced in Gataston Texas on May 10. Miller and Drew named as contenders for Miss Houston and Miss Ohishoma Clively, with stage event billed as a display of local beauty.
London May 10 Weh British government has no intention to offer any opposition to the advance of the Chinese Nationalist armies on Pekin. Godfray Locker-Lampson under secretary for foreign affairs told the house of commons today.
Belgrade reports a frontier incident in which a Bulgarian man was killed another wounded and a third gravely injured as Bulgarian macanders clash with Serbian guards during a May 16 flare up at the frontier between Yugoslavia and Bulgaria.
In Merico City on May 16, reports indicate President Calle has organized a labor movement after his term, facing the presidential succession and foretelling shifts in Mesivan labor leadership. Executive dispatches note anticipation of Calle’s continued influence in national labor affairs.
May 1 reports from Toronto list multiple flood deaths including John Ruben Andino and several children and relatives. Floods swept the North Hay district near Cochrane and Puget Sound area trappers perished. Rescue and recovery efforts progress as conditions improve.
KANSAS CITY May 16 Mrs Tel Knapp held without bond pending trial June 4 on first degree murder charges. The story she shot a bandit Saturday night collapsed when an 11 year old child reportedly asleep heard differently. Confronted with police, Dorothy Louise Stump testified at the Knapp apartment Saturday night, and Knapp confessed she shot John Edward Hutner a railroad man during a party, saying Hutner was drunk and threatened violence.
International News Service reports in Kansas City that Bishop Anton Brent faces closing defense arguments in a trial over alleged misappropriation of mission funds at the Mennonite Epictentral church in Menmarte. A conference session is expected tomorrow with a recommendation that Bishop Bast resign.
Denver note: The twenty Deouver rhaglers of the Order of the Buglera Star will be hosted by the Die National 'Wriennind assembly in Denver from May 22 to 28. Delegates from the United States and foreign nations including England, Scotland, and Canada are expected to attend. Germany not represented.
In Hunstanton on May 16 a mixed foursome match ended in a defeat that provoked sharp tempers and debate. The report mentions Collett and other players, with two girls facing two opponents in a tense display.
An earthquake rocked northeast Peru and the port of Ecuador, collapsing the cathedral in Chachapoyas and damaging surrounding structures. Reports say tremors continued intermittently, leaving Pan-American areas tense as authorities assess damage and casualties.
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