Storm Sweeps Town With Lightning Sparks Fire Damage
A violent electrical storm with high winds touched off fires across the city early Thursday. Lightning struck multiple homes including a Buchanan apartment at 117 West Mistletoe Avenue, causing $10,000 in damage as residents fled. A high tension line erupted a blaze on Market plaza and a jewelry shop suffered woodwork fire. Several other calls came in as rain continued, with emergency crews responding to incidents around the area.
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Cook
Wadawake
Maeter
Dam- Ace Wea
M. J. Smallwood
Ripley
Market Plaza
G. O. Covington
San Antonio Publo Service Company
Alamo Jewelry Company
Alamo Plaza
Nolan Street
Follee
Barah Cruz
Bailey Street
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Sterling May Go to Party Parley
AUSTIN May 26 Governor R S Sterling chosen a delegate at large to the Democratic national convention in Chicago is undecided on attending. He will decide later about the trip and may be detained at home to run campaign activities. He had not decided when to begin his bid for re election nor chosen the outline of his speech.
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Austin
Sterling
Chesen
Chicago
Head of Mexican Bank Quits Post
MEXICO CITY May 26 Fr Alperto Mascarenas general manager of the Bank of Mexico since its foundation 10 years ago has announced his resignation. He gave no reason. Mascarenas is widely known in the United States. He served for years as a student in Arizona and traveled extensively in other parts of the United States.
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Mexico City
Fr Alperto Mascarenas
Bank of Mexico
Mascarenas
Arizone
United States
Junior Leagues Plan Activities
In Los Anglus today delegates at the annual Association of Junior Leagues convention discuss expanding social welfare and cultural work. The meeting will consider plans as the gathering closes tomorrow with officer elections and selection of the 1933 sanitation policy.
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Los Angelus
Association of Junior Leagues
Old Safe Found In Yard From McKinley Shooting
HOSHOLT Wis May 2 An old office safe lay in a yard since the day President McKinley was shot. It was opened and contained 44 dollars with one silver dollar minted in 1983. The safe had survived a mill fire the day of the Buffalo massacre. Also a riot report from Bombay says three killed in a workers protest.
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Hosholt
Wis
McRimey
Buffalo
Texas board weighs auto insurance rate revisions
The Texas board of insurance commissioners held a hearing in Austin on automobile insurance rate matters. It debated whether to use only the last one or two years of experience or a four year span for rate revision guidance and discussed the proper loss ratio for fire theft and collision coverages. Companies had filings based on a 50 percent loss ratio, with revisions filed for the casualty division's consideration.
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Austin
Texas Board of Insurance Commissioners
Board For Consideraflori
Local Vets Plan March on Washington to Demand Bonus
War veterans from Texas to meet at 4 p.m. Sunday at the park at Tenth Street and Broadway to plan a march to Washington for cash payment of the bonus. An announced Thursday by veterans groups states 200 to 300 Texas veterans will participate, aiming to depart in the coming week as western groups have already organized.
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Itsis
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Notre Dame to Honor Owen Young with Honorary Law Degree
Notre Dame University will award an honorary Doctor of Law degree to Owen D. Young of New York at the June commencement exercises. Rev. Charles L. O Donnell announced the plan and Mr Young will deliver the commencement address.
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South Bend
Ind
Charles L. O'Donnell
Notre Dame University
Owen D. Young
New York
Mr Young
Publisher in Chicago Ends Life After 89 Years
Chicago May 26. Prank Kernivolt Reilly 89, founder of the first to publish early works of Harold Bel Wright and Edgar A. Cruest among other now famous authors, committed suicide with a bullet in his Gold Coast apartment yesterday, ending his life at home.
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Kernivolt
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Firs
Harold Bel Wright
Edgar A. Cruest
Suthora
Gold Coast
Wheeler Seeks Senate Vote on Free Coinage Bill
Senator Wheeler of Montana served notice in the Senate that he would demand a vote on his bill for free coinage of silver at the 16 to 1 ratio with gold. The move aims to push passage in the current session of Congress.
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Washington, D. C
Wheeler
Democral Montana
Eight-Legged Turkey Hatch Draws Ranch Attention
Woodland Calif May 21 A three legged turkey hatched on the Dwight Brockenn Mane ranch, Hoarbore, was reported. The fowl appeared normal except for the extra leg, which was shorter than the others.
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Woodland
Calif
Dwight Brocken- Mane
Captain Hopkins Arrests Houston Man in Parked Lot
Captain Aubrey Hopkins and three officers arrested two men in a parking lot on Crockety Street at noon Thursday. One man, Art Benson of Houston, was sought on felony warrants. a signed sawed-off shotgun with a pistol grip was found in a nearby hotel room. Deputy Willis Johneoh and detectives J. F. Willis and C. W. Lee assisted.
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Aubrey Hopkins
Art Benson
Houston
Feriorn
Willis Johneoh
J. F. Willis
C. W. Lee
Captain Hopkins
Safe conduct for former president Menocal reported in Cuba
May 28 El Pais states Brazil grants safe conduct for Ório O. Menocal to land in the United States. He is in the Brazilian legation as a political refugee after involvement in last year’s anti government conspiracies and unrest.
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Ório O. Menocal
United Mates
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Menoce
Braailian
Texas Oklahoma Open New Bridge Link Across Red River
Texas and Oklahoma opened a new 2900 foot free street and concrete bridge over the Red River linking Altus Oklahoma Vernon Texas. The $125 000 structure connects U.S. Highway 238 with Oklahoma State Highway 2 and Texas State Highway 23 and has been open to traffic about two weeks.
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Oki
Texas
Oklahoma
Red River
Vernon
Oklahome
Short Citrus Crop Expected in Alo Grande Valley
San Benito May 21. John Plott Cameron county citrus inspector says the Alo Grande valley will have an extremely short citrus crop next season. He estimates not half the shipments of the past season will reach market despite 100000 young trees entering bearing. Oranges show slight gains but grapefruit also will be short due to frost and odd fruit set from severe winter weather.
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Alo Grande Valley
John ©. Plott
Cameron County
Platt
New DO X Ready for Hop to Italy
Friedrichshafen Germany May 20 05 Do X three the third of the world famous seaplanes hulls by Dornier works waits for favorable weather at Alenrhein shipyards on Lake Constance for flight to Italy where it will be turned over to the Italian navy The second ship of the type has been in Italian naval service and its use is described in the report
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Germany
Dornier Works
Alenrhein
Lake Constance
Italy
United States
Mail pact speeds India Europe transit via Kabul
A postal convention between the Soviet Union and Afghanistan was signed at Kabul to route mail through both nations. The agreement aims to speed hostel service between India and Europe, improving postal transportation and connectivity across the region.
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India
Moscow
Soviet Union
Afghanistan
Europe
Kabul
Garner Says He Will Not Enter Presidential Race Yet
Washington May 26. Speaker Garner states no intention of joining the presidential contest and hopes for a harmonious Democratic national convention. He wrote three letters to Joseph H. Wen of South Bend, Ind, after the California primary, reiterating focus on speakership duties and denying pre convention campaigns.
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Garner
Thhree
Joseph H. Wen
South Bend
Indiana
California
Associated Press
Lich
Texas
Ex War Minister Under Villa Shot to Death by Wife
Gen Alfredo Serratos a war minister under Pancho Villa and Zapata in 1914 16 was shot by his wife in Mexico City police said Five rifles fired into his body before he died He reportedly claimed responsibility Serratos was raised in Rockford Illinois by the brother of Mark Hanna noted political figure
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Mexico City
Alfredo Serratos
Prancho Villa
Ze~pata
Ble
Gesera Serratos
Serratos
Rockford
Mark Hanna
Former Official Freed in Chicago Kidnapping Case
Chicago, May 6. The first trial in the Chicago area kidnappings resulted in the acquittal of Ward Swalwell, a former assistant state's attorney, in the case of abducting a physician's young wife for ransom. The jury deliberated six hours after an extended state presentation, with Swalwell the last defendant among four brought as presumed members of a nationwide kidnapping ring.
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Cricago
Gthicego Ares
Ward Swalwell
Swalwell
Plunge From Roller Coaster Kills Man
Houston reporter recounts a fatal roller coaster accident as James Wheatley aged 92 plunges seventy feet to his death from a speeding car on the Loopperk Tuller ride. The body landed near the coaster frame as bystanders watched in shock late last night.
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Houston
Texas
James Wheatley
Corpus Christi Onion Shipments Reach New York by Water
Corpus Christi merchants report eighty six carloads of onions shipped May 8 reached New York by 3 PM May 24. The voyage marks a significant port development aiding growers and shippers, with plans for two more onion shipments and future fruit and vegetable transports via water from Corpus Christi. The steamship Minstrel, now loaded, is expected to carry about fifteen carloads of vegetables, and the port also plans wool exports to Boston.
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Corpus Christi
Mar
Coryme Christ
New York
Sykes Brothers-Rlpley
Antons
Boston
Corpus Christ
Bulgaria and Romania Form Culture Association for Peace
Sofia reports that Bulgaria and Romania establish a Rumano Bulgarian Culture Association under leading political and social figures. A Danube bridge is planned as a first project to foster closer relations after years of postwar tensions.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Rumanni
Danube
Browne Aims for Trans-Pacific Flight From Boeing Field
In Beattle Washington a two mile an hour wind limited takeoff today at Bealne field as Nabhan Browne New York Byister prepared for a projected trans Pacific flight to Japan. He needed a south wind of five or six miles an hour and planned to rise at 6 30 p m for breakfast then depart for Boeing field.
Heavy Snowfall Hits Minot ND
A heavy wet snow fell in Minot, North Dakota, today causing rapid melt as it touched the ground. Weather officials noted unusual snowfall for the season and urged motorists to drive with caution on slick roads.
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Chambers Refuses Mayors Conference Invitation
Mayor Frank Murphy of Detroit invited Chambers to attend a conference of mayors to discuss direct federal unemployment review. Chambers declined, citing that San Antonio real estate ads urged investment and profit rather than discussion.
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C. M. Chambers Thureday
Frank Murphy
Detroit
San Antonio
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