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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1929
Page
1
Fragmentary 1920s era notes mix gossip and weather with a mock outrage over Miss Guinan a nightclub figure and Prohibition. The text riffs on drinkers policy aboard ships and social anxieties about enforcement, ending with assorted weather snippets and scattered portraits of cities and dates.
Proceedings in Ninety fourth District Court involve Hai Sel and city officials over a contract with J De Day for a sewage treatment plant. Attorneys argue over necessity and authority to halt or proceed with construction while appeals contest the terms and jurisdiction.
Deputies sought two suspects, Tenyty Sheeifla and Tia Cantu, on theft charges following an alleged car theft from George W. Folin on April 2. The warrants list addresses 1622 Chitua Ma Street and 1002 San Ting Street, with arrest efforts underway in connection with the incident in North Kloenstrent.
A suit for damages was presented to Supreme Court Justice Townley over a dental injury linked to a Pennsylvania Railroad dining car incident. Dr. Sohn J. White testified about the broken tooth and the claimed 650 dollar damages in a case involving a chicken bone incident aboard the train.
Mrs Lorming Wisentan Leilare, a woman of mystery in the Aimee Semple McPherson kidnaping case, arrives in Carmel claiming she will reveal the whole truth. She testifies in the Los Angeles judgeship inquiry, naming figures who allegedly pressured her to frame the tale. The scene includes renewed accusations against Judge Mardy and connections to the Carmel cottage incident.
Reports from the border describe American artillery moving from Fort Bliss and Camp Jones toward the Nogales and Naco sectors as Mexican rebel forces threaten. A war council near Nogales discusses possible assault on Naco with crisis looming in Sonora.
Announcement states W Ut Kaye elected president of Joske Bros company. The San Antonio department store plans an immediate expansion as its oldest department store in the city undergoes leadership change.
Dave Watson challenges his alibi as Navarro faces charges of discharging firearms within city limits. Testimony from police indicates the Wail fired the weapon for 10 hours before capture. Navarro testified about a commission to carry 9 gui. He was fined 16 by Judge Wafsvou after tense courtroom exchanges.
PROOM Western Auphalit April 12. A steamer will move here this afternoon for the month of the Glenelg river to pick up the stranded Southern Cross crew sighted there by the Canberra airplane. About two hundred fifty miles distant by sea. Gerald Morgan, radio operator who flies at Buena Vista street, Friday got news of Capt Charles Kings-Cord-Smith and his three companions of the Southern Cross lost for 12 days direct from New South Wales Australia. Belton of Lithgow, New South Wales, amateur radio operator, told the story to the Sao Antonian who operates WSABQ station.
Washington April 12 The United States will not extend diplomatic recognition to the Vatican state. The State Department has sent replies to hundreds of protest letters received since the creation of the new papal state. The protests oppose seating an American minister to the Vatican.
Jack Harper alias Tor Jones was found guilty of burglary in a private residence in the Fourth District Court Thursday afternoon. He broke into the home of T. H. Wilkinson and stole a watch on February 2, with prosecutors alleging a forced confession from Kinthy City detectives Charles Carthommae and OW. Shipp.
Texans Guinan headlines a dramatic wake and celebration at Salon Toyale following a 48 hour testimony, with guests including Harry Houdini style figures and alumni. The night club scene features gloating, banter, and a champagne mood as a jury verdict looms over the nuisance charge.
Mrs Tateia Mitrovich wife of Adolph Mitrovich and resident of San Antonio and Fort Worth died Friday morning in Trieste Italy while traveling with her daughters Dulores and Gloria Mitrovich. She leaves husband two daughters Miss Dulores Mitrovich and Miss Gloria Mitrovich and several other children and is survived by a son Tullos X Mitrovich.
Weather forecast from WLHL Darhoe of the U S Weather Bureau indicates continued showers through the weekend with a slight warming trend. Friday night temperatures around 62 degrees, Saturday near 74, and morning low around 64 are anticipated as southerly winds persist.
The article reports a man named Ned Corns arrested after a March 20 county court appearance. Judge Burnett explained that laws prohibit carrying a slung shot or displaying dangerous weapons, with penalties increasing for such offenses. The defendant faces a six month sentence following conviction.
Mayor C M Chambers rejected a proposal by the East Side Improvement League to cantilever a riverfront street over the San Antonio river from Commerce to beyond Market, calling it dangerous and a bad precedent. He warned taxpayers would not fund flood prevention and an obstructionist plan. The meeting, chaired by Street Commissioner Paul Steffter, noted costs and risks, with critics claiming wasted options and urging the project be dropped for safety and aesthetics.
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