29 Aug 1922
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Newspaper
San Antonio Evening News
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1922
Page
1
B. M. Jewell head of the strikers issues a defiant message to railway shopmen vowing no surrender of seniority rights. He warns executives and urges workers to stay on the job and investigate faults, calling industrial war and demanding action.
Chicago alderman Leonard Rutkowski shot his son Frank, 21, in their home early today after returning from outside and attempting to enter. Rutkowski fired when he heard an intruder and found the wounded youth in his abdomen, believed to be a burglar.
Four bombs were hurled at the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad shops in Danville Illinois this morning. Authorities believe the attack aimed to injure or kill 375 workers and guards housed in one building. Explosions damaged the building and surrounding area as guards scrambled with guns drawn.
Fragmented forecast mentions variable winds and warm temperatures. Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with high temperatures near 85 and lower at night.
Rescue teams from the U S Bureau of Mines launched two campaigns at the Argonaut gold mine in Jackson California to reach 43 miners trapped since Sunday. One crew fought fire in the main shaft while another dug toward the Argonaut to open a 61 foot tunnel, aiming to reach the entombed men before dawn.
Reports say Murguía with troops approaches Durango after capturing Zaragoza in Northeñoa huila province, declaring the Plan of Zaragoza to oppose President Obregon. He aims to muster a strong force in Durango and the south to challenge the government, with rebels uniting under Carranza-era banners.
In Chicago a red haired woman and her friend fought over payment at a drug store. Murphy allegedly struck first sparking a scuffle. both were taken to the town jail after a deputy intervened. The incident led to a charge being filed and later dismissal.
Roof Garden on College Street hosts a Mons’er Dance with Wallace Encopators from Perry's astro Garden and singer Vernon Thomas backed by Mrs Morwell Kent and the Melody Makers. Program includes songs like My Sunny Tennessee and Little Marys Mix, with a live broadcast from the station to reach distant listeners.
Secretary of State Hughes and Brazilian Exposition Commission members aboard the Pan-American, a Shipping Board steamer, have not been heard from for 24 hours. Navy officials believe a Caribbean storm may have disabled the vessel's wireless.
Chilean passenger steamer Itata sank off the Choros Islands near Coquimbo with about 240 lives lost. The ship went down suddenly in heavy seas, believed due to overloading. The cruiser Chacabuco reported all on board believed drowned.
A second corpse was found fused to the steering wheel of a sunken car in the Missouri River near May Ambrose. Undersheriff Kepler said both victims remain unrecovered as divers work the river bottom where aChoosing crowd gathered. The site is described as a graveyard of wrecked automobiles with several machines still submerged and tangled.
Police officials say new evidence fully exonerates a police employee accused of beating a drunk prisoner after arrest. affidavits filed by a Federal Vocational School official contest mistreatment claims and describe the attempted search at the station.
International News Service reports Pittsburgh area coal strike ends as Pittsburgh Coal Producers' Association plans to meet United Mine Workers District No. 5 officers to sign the Cleveland agreement. The pact returns 44,000,000 tons to operation. Incident also notes Erskine Childers leading cable raid near Valencia, later repelled by state troops.
Damaging information on George Cline's murder charge surfaces as Miss Alice Thornton and Joseph Surile tell prosecutors the actor Bergen was shot in cold blood. They describe events at Cline's Edgewater home and deny any duel occurred, noting Bergen attacked Cline's wife at Sarimar Lake and was ordered upstairs before a shot rang out.
A man described as a widower and supposed suitor faces charges in a case linked to the death of Mrs Mlingtom. The suit alleges he used insurance money to fund a grocer business, and that he owed funds on property he did not own. The court records show a prior settlement attempt and ongoing allegations as the case proceeds before the Justice of the Peace.
A delayed report from the White House states President Harding asks Congress for power to take over railroads and highways if necessary before the congressional recess. Officials stress seizure is a last resort and not the administration’s plan for winter supply.
Railroad labor talks continued with the Big Four chiefs silent at mid afternoon session. Officials indicated talks would resume at 2 pm as union and management sought a path to a settlement.
The United States Railroad Labor Board rejects the living wage as the basis for wage terms, prompting President Grabet to urge immediate action from President Harding and Senator Cummits to push a transportation bill amendment. Only Wharton supports the living wage concept. Grahel asks for adjournment to continue on the next day.
Tropical disturbance tracked from New Orleans toward Corpus Christi as Weather Bureau cautions coastal Texas. Reports indicate possible effects on Brownsville and the Gulf coast with warnings extending for several days as the storm’s path and intensity remain uncertain.
A 2x3 foot landscape painting by A. T. Gibson of 1529 North Pine Street was donated to the Milk Fund Hope Chest for suffering children. The oil painting will be sold at the San Antonio Council of Mothers bazar, with all items to be disposed of at the sale.
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