25 Aug 1922
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Newspaper
San Antonio Evening News
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1922
Page
1
A Mexican janitor suspected of attacking a 7 year old girl last Saturday is in custody after a written confession was obtained by the Sheriff's office. The girl remained near death at Robert B Green Memorial Hospital with eye disease while deputies questioned theater staff and searched for the suspect. Authorities pledged charges will be filed and the man held in the county jail.
Jourdanton residents will hear a one hour radio concert at 2 PM broadcast from Evening News station in San Antonio. Perry Toof Garden Syncopators will perform. prizes for crafts and sewing will be awarded. exhibits and a town fair accompany the Trades Day events with radio concert closing the afternoon.
Calcutta August 25 British flyers Captain Sosmak Macilffan and Captain Matlins arrived in Chittagong exhausted, suffering exposure. They were taken to hospital. Chittagong lies east of Calcutta near the Ganges delta.
A court petition seeks an injunction against a San Antonio street sign contract affecting Mayor Glick and the Chamber of Commerce. Defendants include trustees of the sign company and city officials. Petitioners list numerous individuals and firms as supporters, alleging improper contract authorization under the City Charter. The case centers on whether the contract was valid and if the city may proceed with the project.
Radio listeners will hear jazz by the Original Jazz Kings in a 7:30 PM program through the evening. The lineup includes clarinet soloists and a featured clarinetist performing multiple numbers, with a finale keeping audiences engaged until the end of the broadcast period.
The program lists performances by Louis Turner and others including a march by Janm Mo Llees and pieces sung by Loki peal with Big Sin bats Shei stug. George Smith plays with six Vana while Lola Bello performs He May Be Your Mus. A piano solo by selina Uhickering accompanies Wola Compan Prunswick recital.
Mary Carter of Hope Chest San Antonio reports a unique hand made unbleached apron with pink embroidery donated by Mrs F E White of Center Point Tex for a fall bazaar. The item, plus pantry and novelty pieces, will raise funds for city children and the Milk Fund.
Local advertisement lists Fred Bummert as agent for a wallpaper and varnish firm. The note references complete fine payment and mentions various products under the firm’s catalog. No further context or concrete event provided.
Ranger captain in Waco district reports no change in command and says no strafing incidents occurred near Waco during a patrol. He notes firm control over the region including Waco and surrounding areas and confirms no injuries or clashes were reported.
A telegram from State Sheriff Iyers of Nebraska reports seven people wounded and two to die after escaped Dakota convicts opened fire in a pursuit near Stamford. The search intensified as officers from Jones County and surrounding areas joined the manhunt.
A bizarre suit centers on a woman accusing a man of claiming to paste a diamond ring with a paste stone. She alleges deceit over a $25,000 value, detailing a cycle of gifting, removal, and alleged replacement that culminates in a jewelry dispute and calls for restitution.
A garbled early 20th century report describes Secred County’s tension as leaders and officials dispute sovereignty in a metal mining region near Ouray. The piece mentions Governor Shoup and Japanese ambassador figures, with a commission issued and a peacetime union’s stance noted, ending with hospital duties.
A report outlines a police round up of a gambling ring led by women described as traveling gamblers in York Aus. Detectives, aided by a Florida accomplice, entered a residence via the fire escape to seize winnings and documents. The operation disrupted an alleged scheme involving travel and deception.
At Corsicana Texas August a Mayfield supporter died suddenly while addressing the crowd on the courthouse lawn during a campaign speech for the Democratic United States Senate nomination. The deceased Ferguson aged 74 from Murehbion was an ardent admirer. The event occurred as the speaking concluded and before the final remarks. Authorities described it as a death not linked to any foul play.
In New York the Browns beat the Yankees 7 to 4 in the first meeting of the leaders. Strong hitting by Brownie lineup and pivotal rallies in the early innings gave the Browns control. Yankees rallied in the ninth but fell short as McManus and McMahon starved the late threat.
Houston August 25 Pocket knives are prohibited in all Houston railroad yards following incidents of property damage attributed to knives. Yard workers are ordered to surrender their pocket knives to supervisors on entering and leaving duty with enforcement extending to all yard, shop, and clerk personnel until further notice.
St Joseph Mich Aug 25 A report seized in the Bridgeman raid alleges Lenin and the Third Internationale urged overthrow of Debs and Gompers as American labor leaders. The document, from a Russian delegate at a communist convention, links the Trades Union Educational League to the Third Internationale and outlines plans to establish a Soviet in the United States. Federal agents, led by Allen Meyers, investigate if the report reached America via delegates Nasgiad Dosnwaky or Mauriseltstein. The article also notes internal Socialist doubts about mass organization and cites warnings against overestimating Debs.
United Press reports that a rail peace conference between four union leaders and 24 carriers collapsed over seniority rights. The breakdown halted efforts to reach a separate peace with major carriers hit hardest by the strike. Mediators’ proposals faltered as executives refused to grant full seniority, leaving the dispute unresolved and preparations for further action uncertain.
Belfast dispatch reports that Eamon de Valera commander of the Irish Republican Irregulars has breached regular lines and reached County Louth, believed planning to seize the Free State as authorities acknowledge possible action.
Police Commissioner John Wright urges hundreds of department men to vote his way in the upcoming run off primary for Democratic nominees at district state and national levels. Ballots show divisions among officers with several names crossed out and others endorsed for various offices including Cunningham, Hotch, Mayfield, Porguson, Vaville, Garrett, Serrell, Midgeway and Beale Senate.
A gas explosion caused a blaze near a drug store at Hickell injuring two others and collapsing a rear wall. Dickey, 22, is reported dead as authorities fear wider district damage while salvage crews and police secure the scene and assess property valued around 70,000.
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