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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1928
Page
4
An ancient Egyptian statue unearthed near Giza bears a striking resemblance to the Saluki breed long reared by Arab peoples. Experts note stylistic features link it to hunting culture and early Arabian influence in the region.
Inaed Butler of 117 North Smith Street fired twice with a shotgun at three Mexicans who followed his wife and four other women from a carnival crowd. Detectives Dresch and Long reported the assailants fled, believed to be a robbery attempt as Mrs Butler identified the men who shadowed her party near Military Plaza and North Smith Street.
In Los Angeles on April 19 a second Southern California group, the Los Angeles Federation of Women’s Christian Temperance Union, condemned Nellie Naylee Toss for declaring herself a prohibitionist while campaigning for Al Smith in the California presidential primary. Earlier the WCTU Democratic League had protested Toss during the primary in Southern California.
In Peking a terse dispatch notes a retreat by Chinese forces near Shantung amid a recent buildup tied to a national mobilization. The report claims a sharp setback in the northern sector as allied forces advance and rumors of reorganized command surface.
A garbled report notes the Nanking government imposing death penalties on propagandists. The piece references international reactions and names several officials and groups in a fragmented account, with unclear dates and places.
DALTAR April 1 Alvin My Ghweley will be principal speaker at a meeting Thursday night hosted by the Order of Daughters of America Abr Owe Jey, candidate for the United States Senate, was to speak Thursday during a speaking tour that included Veale and Bonham.
A guide to tobacco leaves explains three leaf types the heavy top leaves the withered ground leaves and the heart leaves. The heart leaves yield honey like smoothness mellow aroma and flavor, distinguishing them even in low light. Orphon is cited as sharing these qualities.
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