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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1928
Page
9
A bakery robbery and murder near Barotkin is linked by police to a gangland pattern. Witness accounts, a van, and a washed crime scene feed a growing theory the slayer followed a noted Barotkin theft. Detectives press ciudad patrols as they pursue a suspect described by a low-profile informant.
Police and detectives intensified a manhunt after a bakery hold up on Saturday night tied to the Karotsin killing. A suspect, identified by two men and described as 87 years old, fled with a companion in a car after commands were shouted. Authorities pursued leads across several locales and questioned residents while gathering partial identifications and attempting to verify the suspect’s involvement.
General Albert J. Bowley arrived at Fort Sam Houston Saturday to assume command of the Second Division. A veteran of the Seventeenth Field Artillery, he led the unit in World War I and later commanded the Second Field Artillery Brigade before serving as chief of artillery for the Sixth Corps. This marks his first San Antonio duty in years as he prepares for overseas service.
A Senate inquiry moves to examine Harry F Sinclair’s Salt Creek royalty contract in Wyoming after renewed five year terms were approved by Interior Secretary Robert Work. The deal, initialed in 1922 by Albert Fall, links Sinclair to vast government oil royalties amid broader concerns about oil reserves and private contracts.
Lrubee Davleon, assistant secretary of war for aviation, and Maj. Gen. James B. Fechet, chief of the Air Corps, reach Point Teachel Saturday night and plan dawn takeoff for Galveston. They traveled from Tampico after repairs on their ship and were assisted by First Lieuts. Thompson and Dunton of Kelly Field.
Dr Hubert Wark during a Washington press briefing denied calling Colonel Estes a liar amid charges from Senator Caraway that Estes had been insulted. Wark said Caraway was misinformed and that a heated exchange involved a plan for Ouachita National Park in Arkansas. He noted a caller claimed Estes wanted park legislation discussed and rebutted the accusation with tempered remarks.
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