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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1927
Page
5
A large fire erupted in the Golden Company building at 134 West Commerce in the Dentown district early Tuesday. Firefighters battled flames that spread to adjacent units as blasts shook the structure, with warnings the blaze was reigniting and authorities reporting violent explosions and dangerous conditions inside.
SEATICE Apr 1 A Toronto prize winner in medicine argues life span will average about seventy years rather than one hundred. He compares humans to a mechanical engine weakened by disease but believes improvements could extend life by roughly three decades, with many predicting lifespans around seventy.
Aeriainted fragment discusses potential 1928 Republican choices including Herbert Hoover, William M. Butler, and James Smith of New York. It notes talk of Coolidge possibly leaving office, with suggestions of Hoover or Mellow as strong candidates and debate over a third term.
Providence report says a youth, aged 28, killed his mother after dreaming of his dead father and believing his mother tried to prevent him. The incident occurred in the home where the victim, Mrs Elin Roberts Bell Sullivan, died from stab wounds in the bedchamber as a younger sister witnessed the tragedy.
In New York an announced act places Apollo in a show linked to Peaches. Details indicate a Chicago cafe engagement and a forthcoming injunction. The production centers on Apollo and partner Leslie Cav with an emphasis on performance and legal review.
Chinese turmoil prompts Cabinet to draft a stern ultimatum demanding reparations for Cantonese troops' violence against British subjects. Reports say Britain may push a virtual ultimatum as US and allied navies monitor northern Chinese ports, with consulates closed and American crews remaining aboard ships.
The article outlines Chinese use of boycotts and labor unions to pressure Britain and Japan in Hong Kong and Canton during 1925 by organizing workers to halt utilities transport and services claiming these actions demonstrate the power of mass mobilization and ideological messaging under Borodin guidance.
A garbled 1927 article discusses Henry Ford and speeches on cotton content, noting funds for speeches and the push to move Texas labor from fields to schools and jails. It cites Sapiro on cooperative movements in California, mentions propaganda, and includes corrected newspaper quotations and a reference to Chinese movements and Bolshevik influence.
I$. A. Buys Milk from Ferguson San Antonio now buys milk from news owned by former Governor James E. Ferguson. Eugene T. Swilch reports the ex Governor has moved into George West and Live Oak County dairy ventures. Some of the milk goes to Sen. Antonio. B. WF. Crabtree, once of Wort Worth, appears as a ticket seller for the M. K. and T. line.
NWW Hochelle N D Apr 1 Albert Mohlstedt president of the National Lumber Dealers association found dead in his home with a shotgun. Police said he was preparing for a hunting trip and the death was pronounced accidental after examination.
Barto Jr two year old son of Mr and Mrs JE Arnold is out in the sunshine Friday for the first time in several weeks of illness.
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