Nuremberg Toy Makers Rush Orders From American Firms
Berlin reports a surge in Nuremberg toy shipments as American wholesalers press for immediate delivery before new tariffs. Industry leaders warn a later downturn is likely as tariffs and France Spain cuts shrink foreign demand. England and Belgium remain trade partners, with South American exports also rising.
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George Witte
San Antonio
Chicago Daily News
Chicago Caily News
Foreign Service
Berlin
Nuremberg
United States
Watigntic
France
Spain
England
Belgium
South America
Germany
Ylaesr
Thieves Loot Homes and Vehicles in Local District
Robberies Friday night and Thursday night touch several addresses across the district. Oscar Schlosser at 430 Goliad street reports loss of army lockers, coats, suits and a diamond set tie joins among other items. Edgar Tobin at 511 St Marys street sees diamond cuff buttons stolen. A vehicle at 1707 South Presa street belonging to 5 D Norton is broken into and a bag, case, wallet and clothes taken. Mrs W Thompson of 1001 East Commerce reports a ring, sapphire set, wristwatch and $26 missing. An earlier theft targets assorted goods from a home and other items hidden in a string of articles.
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Oscar Schlosser
Goliad Street
Edgar Tobin
St. Mary's Street
5. D. Norton
South Presa Street
Crockett Street
W. Thompson
East Commerce Street
German Toy Makers Face Wage and Price Pressures
Workers now earn eight to ten times prewar wages as food costs rise over 100 percent since 1914. Discontent grows as employers leverage demand for toys to push wages higher, risking delays to U S orders. Germany cannot cut wages to export cheaply due to taxes and overhead, likely pushing prices up and reducing exports amid tariffs.
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Oncere
United States
Germany
British instructors to train pilots at Kasumigaura naval station
A naval aviators training station at Kasumigaura near Tokyo will open under British aviation instructors. The pamphlet states the infant aeronautics in Japan will rise to foreign standards. The facility will study aerial operations in naval strategy, especially shipborne seaplane and landplane flying, supervised by Rear Admiral Tajiri, with a branch at Yokosuka.
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Tokio
Kasumigaura
Japan
Tajiri
Yokosuka
Two Railroad Workers Die in Lobby Pistol Duel
W. E. Munday 40 of 114 West Delaware dies from a pistol shot to the abdomen after a lobby duel with O. G. Lord of Yoakum at the Southwestern Bell office. Lord, shot in both legs, is reported to recover at Santa Rosa hospital. Both men, brakemen on the San Antonio and Aransas Pass railway, participated in a quarrel said to have begun three months earlier.
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W. E. Munday
Delaware Street
O. G. Lord
Yoakum
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital
Lord
Munday
Santa Rosa Hospital
San Antonio and
Arancag Pass
Yoakuma
San Antonio
Walla
Lord Is
Arrested in St. Louis on auto theft charge
Harry Johnson, under indictment for theft of an automobile valued at £1000 owned by P. Neal, was arrested in St. Louis Friday night on a description supplied by Chief Deputy Alphonse Newton Jr. Neal's car was stolen on April 1.
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Harry Johnson
P. ©. Neal
St. Louis
Alphonse Newton Jr
Neal
Indictment Returns in Jan as Johnson Flees North
A January indictment listed Johnson. The chief deputy sheriff learned he was heading north and alerted St Louis authorities. Johnson was arrested on a train in St Louis and will be returned to San Antonio by deputy sheriff.
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Johnson
St Louis
Missouri City
San Antonio
R. Housinger
R. R. Housinger
Southern Pacific
Galveston
Hagg and McCollum
Obituary notices and local funeral services update
Obituaries note Wilmer Mary Wilke age one year eight months dies at home on Lamar Street with funeral Sunday at 4 p.m. Mission Burial Park. Other notices include Mrs. Elizabeth R. Spencer funeral at Riverside Baptist Church and interment in Mission Burial Park. Also listed are B R Housinger’s death at a county sanitarium and Judge Laurens Hawns’s death in a local hospital with funeral arrangements pending.
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Wilmer Mary Wilke
W. G. Wilke
Lamar Street
Mission Burial Park
Elizabeth R. Spencer
Hagg and McColum Undertaking Company
Riverside Baptist Church
L. E. Finney
Laurens Hawns
Lorens Hawns
Weston
San Antonio
Missouri
Aie Downs
Quincy Street
G. Hemingway
Toomsville
Porter Loring Undertaking Company
Midnight Fire devastates Hummert building and injures firefighters
A major blaze tore through the Hummert and A B Frank Company sections costing over 100000 in damage. Captain Dulling and two firefighters were hurt as roof sections collapsed during close in fighting. Fire crews pumped a flooded basement where oils and paints were stored, with repairs looming for the City National Bank site redevelopment.
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Captain Dulling
Bruick
Bonetsch
A. B. Frank Company
Hummert
Pasement
Gty
City National Bank
San Antonio Trust
J. P. Peck Company
Household Furniture Company
Hyammert
Hunimiert
J G Jenkins Dies at 87 in Milwaukee
Judge James G. Jenkins aged 87 dies in Milwaukee after a career marked by controversy in 1893 over railroad labor actions and an impeachment movement. He declined Cleveland’s offer to join the U S Supreme Court and was later upheld by higher courts in the related disputes.
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Milwaukee
Wis
James G. Jenkins
Cleveland
Pies
United States Supreme Court
Jenkins
Northern Pacific ‘Railroad
Congress
Heat Death in Dallas Marks Summer Record
In Dallas Texas on August 6 a 45 year old Chicago resident J B Johnson died at a local hospital after being found unconscious in his hotel room at 10:30 p m The city saw a 100 degree daytime temperature just before his death, the season's record heat.
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Dallas
Tex
Johnson
Chicago
Black Beauty Motorbike frame and gear set with deluxe finish
Frame size adjustable from 21 to 24 inches crafted in seamless cold drawn steel with tensile strength 50 000 to 75 000 psi. Saddle is Black Beauty No 2 leather with padded interlaced hair and Cushion-Comfort syringe. Includes triple nickel plated hardware, New Departure brakes and front hubs, Firestone tires, chrome bearings, and comprehensive tool kit in a stream tank. Optional color: rich black with white or green head and dovetails.
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Firestone
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