This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1925
Page
1
The text recounts a sensational case of Samuel Cantelmo shot by Mildred Sage with jurors including seven women enacting a manslaughter verdict. It juxtaposes Mussolini voting rights with gender roles and recalls grim historical punishments and Anatole France’s brain.
A worker at a meat market near 1200 Tamnico Street touched a high voltage wire through a block of ice and was shocked. He was treated at Robert B. Green hospital where doctors said a very strong heart kept him alive despite the near fatal incident on Monday.
The Associated Press reports in Madrid that the state of siege in Spain, in place since the military directorate began, has been lifted. Constitutional guarantees are restored under a royal decree, marking a return to normal governance.
Earl Murphy, 18, of San Antonio, died today at a hospital after being found on the street unconscious and suffering from poisoning. Authorities offered few details as the investigation continues.
Los Angeles May 18 An alleged attempt by a San Francisco woman to obtain 25000 dollars in a blackmail scheme from Roscoe Arbuckle is under investigation by the Los Angeles County district attorney Arbuckle said He was married Saturday to Miss Dorris Deane
Dallas prepares for the second annual United Confederate Veterans reunion with concurrent meetings of the Sons and Daughters of Confederate Veterans and the Southern Confederate Memorial Association. About 2500 visitors expected. events run at the State fair Grounds with speakers including Morris Sheppard and General J C Foster.
William Dar ling Shepherd stands trial alone in Chicago for the murder of his foster son Billy McClintock with the death penalty likely. State charges include William Farman with aiding the plot by directing typhoid cultures. Separate trial for Farman granted as crowds gather and jurors questioned.
Judge William S. Anderson ruled in Thirty-seventh District Court that nagging is not grounds for divorce. The case involved a divorce suit where the wife justified nagging, while the husband sought the decree. The judge granted the wife the divorce, citing no fault by nagging.
Plans for the funeral of Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles were ready for approval by his son Major Sherman Miles. Miles died suddenly Friday while en route from Constantinople. Full military honors will accompany the funeral with Army Navy and Marine Corps participation and President Coolidge leading non military officials. The body will be borne to Arlington National Cemetery where his wife rests.
In Dallas on May 18 Frank Noel, a black man, was identified for the third time by J. Y. Mahon as a suspect in the murder of two Dallas men and assault on their female companions. Other victims previously identified Noel in robberies and attacks, linking him to a series of highway crimes and a murder case involving W. T. Milstead, Miss Jewell Young, and Mrs. Mary Steer.
Mims becomes new Houston division Southern Pacific superintendent and takes over Victoria Beeville area operations to support the Alice Falfurrias Texas Mexican railroad expansion. Work on Beeville line to Laredo begins before July 1 with ten miles funded and more appropriations planned.
Paris reports the Temps states the French government plans a formal proposal to the United States and Great Britain within fifteen days to settle war debts. The move follows ongoing discussions on postwar financial arrangements.
Riots of emotion rise as 1500 to 2000 pints of home made beer seized in raids are destroyed by prohibition agents in the San Antonio river. Captain Struct reports the execution of the booze, likening the scene to a brutal Reign of Terror.
Two nineteen year old girls were assaulted by two youths who abducted them for a car ride from New Braunfels to San Antonio. One leaped from the moving car, breaking her shoulder and suffering cuts and bruises. The other was overpowered and dumped near Indiana and Haesberry streets, then revived with help from neighbors. Police pursue the suspects who fled after midnight.
Roscoe Canaday a Queens dress manufacturer was arrested on two sheriff's warrants signed by Governor Miriam A Ferguson of Texas charging him with kidnapping his one year old son Roscoe from the boy's mother in San Antonio Detectives say the child was found in his Forest Hills Long Island home the warrants allege the kidnaping occurred April 16 and the boy was brought to New York
Roscoe Henry Canaday five was reportedly abducted from his grandmother Mrs. P. B. Caldwell while returning from a movie with his sister Josephine. A stranger seized the boy as an auto sped away, prompting detectives to search and a kidnapping charge filed in justice court.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.