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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1924
Page
12
The 1824 Star Co. notes an interstate merchants meeting in Chicago where Bernard Baruch foresees five years of unprecedented prosperity. Discussions touch on Dawes plan, Europe’s demand, savings on war debts, and optimistic outlook for trade as conflicts between American and Japanese attitudes surface.
The article traces Oliver Morosco once a Broadway genius with a $5,000,000 fortune and a 1920s theater empire. His marriage ends in divorce after he falls for an actress, attachments freeze his assets, and seven men are indicted for defrauding Morosco and the public in a Morosco Holding Company scheme.
Retailers in San Antonio during Trades Week anticipate one of the best fall trade seasons in years as crop conditions are good and merchants report heavy buying. Visitors praise the style shows and entertainment, while San Antonio jobbers offer complete stocks and prompt shipment to win Texas retailers. Oshman of J Oshman Dry Goods cites strong San Antonio buying and good crop prospects, with Port Lavaca merchant T F Bucek also optimistic about the route.
Miss Leonore Hertzberg San Antonio musician and athlete prepares to depart for Munich Bavaria for two years of voice piano and dancing study. Daughter of Dr and Mrs E F Hertzberg she trained at M S in Denton and earned a swimming medal. Her goal remains the New York concert stage.
Arrangements were completed to send an airplane from Langley Field to Pictou Harbor Nova Scotia for Lieut Leigh Wade and two fliers to resume the world flight. The wrecked craft is a total loss and will be replaced by an extra Douglas plane flown by Lieut George C. McDonald. Stops planned at Keyport Boston and Bar Harbor or Rockland. The mission aims to salvage the voyage after a rough sea wreck.
A 17 year old San Antonio youth Col Maple Lowder died after being struck near a railroad. Donald Stephenson and Wilkes Seebring both 15 were taken to Seguin to answer murder charges. Lowder’s father Austin Lowder pressed charges to clear up the homicide. Witnesses say the youths rode trains in search of work and were resting on the tracks when the accident occurred.
Paterson New Jersey August 6 1926 the Associated Silk Workers union of about 2500 members voted to strike starting Tuesday demanding a 15 percent wage increase ending the practice of one man servicing three to four rooms and the elimination of night work.
The Mail and Empire reports the Duke of York will accompany the Prince of Wales on a ranch visit in Alberta next month. The plan centers on a royal tour during the summer.
The British world touring squadron consisting of the Hood Repulse and Adelaide reached Halifax Nova Scotia and anchored in the harbor after being fogbound for five hours.
A husband’s unhappy encounter on the West Side ends with the nine children’s mother beating two flirtatious women who flaunted themselves near the home. Neighbors summoned police as the wife, still agitated, prepared for further confrontations.
K Brendenuhl proprietor of South Tops Ton suffered cuts and bruises when his car turned over at Blum and Bowie streets at 11 o clock Wednesday morning. The other car was driven by Mrs P Nony of 333 Blam Street. No one else was injured in two other minor collisions reported nearby.
Texas livestock sanitary commission reports victory over the anthrax outbreak in Hardin Liberty Jeffers and Orange counties. Dr. R A Harrison Jr and Dr W M Smotherman stopped the contagion and led preventive work. All well animals vaccinated and no new cases in days.
Chicago on August 6 faced a brutal heat wave with temperatures over a record value. Two youths drowned after attempting relief in the lake while three women were seriously injured when a porch collapsed as they sat to escape the heat.
Major Zanni the Argentine aviator arrives in Allahabad after a flight from Nasirabad. A storm forced a descent at Cawnpore during the India leg of his world flight.
A man with his body riddled by bullets identified himself to police at the county hospital, claiming the name Leonard McLean of Bunce ton Mu. He said the shooting occurred during a quarrel.
In Los Angeles the Ann Luther case against millionaire Tack White unfolds as a melodramatic trial with claims of love letters engagement rings and forged promises. Leonard Merberg the defendant's attorney is alleged to have pursued marriage proposals and a $1000 weekly contract while White seeks $16,000 in a counter suit. The courtroom scene mixes flirtation and legal combat as the suit advances.
The Sunday Light editions sold out for the last two Sundays with over a thousand disappointed readers each week. Next Sunday will have ample copies. The Great American Weekly Magazine adds the Page Color Comic Section America’s Greatest to the Sunday Light. Dealers and agents urged to adjust orders to meet demand.
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