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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1929

Page

2

Baseball postponement dampens opening day plans

Weather delays spark postponements across the league as planned opening ceremonies for the early season events in Chicago, Cleveland, and New York face potential changes. Fans expected to witness the Yankees title quest in Washington, but forecasts for improvement remain uncertain.

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Derby Lottery Sparks Government Proposal Amid Tax Relief Debate

A fragment from a 19th century column discusses British government considering a Derby lottery to raise funds and ease taxation. It notes protests by Virtue but argues the lottery could be fairer than bookmakers. The text also references sensational domestic actions, smallpox fears in Northampton and unrest in Mexico, with stray notes on a poison box incident and unrelated political opinion.

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Zig Zag Driving Costs Man in Goath Brazos Game

A zigzag driving incident in Goath Brazos led to a collision between Lopes and Taschal Mendoza during a Tuesday game. Lopes was fined $10 for drunkenness and $20 for a negative zone collision. Mendoza was acquitted. Judge Dav Whison delivered the ruling as officials prepared for an official game decision amid rain.

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Hoover Sends Message to Congress

President Hoover addressed a special session at the Capitol urging action to reclaim pledges from the first election, call farm relief, and implement tariff changes. He noted agriculture lagging others in prosperity and living standards, with no single plan fitting the broader economic issues facing numerous industries.

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Hoover Message to Congress Outlines Farm Relief Challenge

The president’s message to Congress outlines the agricultural crisis from debt and deflation, noting higher costs, stalled prices, and competition from foreign producers. It calls for farm relief but leaves method open for debate, emphasizing need for stabilization amid changing markets and taxing.

Farm relief bill and tariff revision urged as vital

The address argues for a federal instrumentality to reorganize marketing and revive farm income, backed by a revised agricultural tariff. It calls for farmer owned agencies, storage facilities, and fair competition, while warning against bureaucratic overreach and tax barriers. It also supports tariff modernization to balance domestic costs with foreign competition.

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Unclear leadership tension at city office meeting

Fragmentary notes describe a pending shift in leadership as an interim superintendent may be elected within two weeks. References to Morberser and Noble indicate disputes over contracts and extending services.

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Babe Ruth 70 Actress Acknowledges Life Facts

The fragmentary text identifies a person linked to Babe Ruth as an actress, noting she is claimed as his daughter and naming Julius Monroe Merritt and Jefferson Georgia as relations. It alleges she stated her first husband Frank Hodgson and mentions Ruth’s late wife Helen Wonlford Truth, with details about a Watertown dentist.

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Ask Chair for Bob Silver Continued From Page 3

Arid were returned late last night after capture of Lit Grange by Paul Binly a wity marshal who worked single handed. Silver news will see the outside of the wall again if Warden Harrell has his wish. He will have to serve from thirty to ninety days in solitary confinement as punishment. Harrell said Silver would be rented for uberculusic inside the walls.

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Silver Prison Break Involves Cash Transfers

Austen April 10. Prison authorities believe money changed hands in the escape from Winna state prison facility. Col. W I Mead, manager of the state prison system, said an investigation is probing the break for freedom with a probable climax within the next three days.

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Florida Realty Men Charged With False Pretenses

Three officials of a Volusia County Florida realty company were charged by a federal grand jury with false pretenses. The trio, all released on bonds, includes Itay T Schlen of Daytona Beach president Abraham Gratz of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and Frank Andrew Bennett with ties to Gratz and David Krame Gratz alias Wil fins alias Gray.

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Grash at Corner Costs Drivers $20

Testimony in Corporation court Tuesday stated Teo De Lanner and C. W. Lovell were driving faster than 12 miles an hour before they collided at the intersection of Blackberry and Nolan Streets. The judge noted the city ordinance prohibits speeds greater than 12 miles per hour in intersecting areas.

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Roosevelt Park to Get Branch Library

Members of Hieldand Park and the South Hite Civil Trprovement region agreed Roosevelt Park as the location for the South Hide branch of the Carnegia library. T. MM. Sobiott, president of the Iigh land Park League, and Thewlny Money support the project with plans and funding discussion ongoing. The group is finalizing to secure finances after multiple suggestions and reviews within the community.

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