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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1924
Page
16
Frederick Md Aug 6 The Main family life savings were returned after a theft from a wardrobe in Thomas G Main’s room. A $325 90 package was found on a shed bench, the amount exceeding the original loss by about six percent interest for ten months. The home was robbed twice within a year with $300 and later $17 stolen. The recovered money was wrapped in old newspaper.
The broker age firm of J. M. Byrne and Company with branches in Jersey City and Newark was suspended from the New York Stock Exchange for failure to meet obligations.
Gulf Coast Lines announced a downtown Corpus Christi ticket office to be remodeled and reopen, replacing the wartime closed office.
In Nixon Texas on August 6 Warne Moore 12 son of W G Moore died from injuries after the horse he was hiding collided with another horse traveling at speed.
Rome reports the Vatican denies Sereno’s claim of a probable postponement of the Holy Year celebrations to 1920. The article notes the denial from church authorities and clarifies the status of the event.
In Chicago on August 6 Philip B. Dahm age 32 fell into a water filled gravel pit as its edge gave way. Dahm drowned before help could reach him while his children watched. A collie dog, the Dahm children playmate, accompanied the walk and retrieved Dahm’s water soaked coat from the pit.
Washington Aug 6 The Chicago Great Western railroad applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to issue 2 000 000 of its first mortgage 4 per cent bonds to reimburse its treasury for money expended from income.
Kerrville Texas August 6 a check of outgoing mail shows in twelve days a total of 30030 pieces of first class mail handled. The tabulation followed instructions from the Post Office Department Washington. The test purpose is unknown but linked to Kerrville's federal building application.
Bethlehem Steel Corporation in Steelton Pennsylvania plans to restart operation of its rail mill. Preparations are underway and two additional open hearth furnaces will be activated.
Chicago August 6 railroads in the middle west have gathered surplus grain cars in wheat regions to ensure sufficient car capacity. The American Railway Association reports forty seven thousand surplus cars in the territory.
Maj J I Schley United States district engineer at Galveston visited Corpus Christi for his first tour since taking office. He examined the deep water harbor project and expressed satisfaction with progress while noting details to adjust before federal contract for channel work.
A Ringtown farmer found a swarm of bees that had followed his car to lodge on the fender. He prepared a molasses smeared box, waited, then the queen entered followed by others. He sealed the box and drove home with his new acquisition.
The wire division of the National India Kopper Company will resume after a month’s shutdown. A wage cut averaging about 18 percent has been announced. The shoe division is planned to resume on October 1.
Rio police conduct a broad crackdown on gaming houses and night clubs. Sixteen venues are ordered closed and the Copacabana Palace Hotel Casino faces potential shutdown as authorities pursue a moral cleanup driven by press coverage of widespread degradation.
Lockhart Texas August 6 The Caldwell County Fair Association shows progress on the main exposition and poultry buildings both iron and substantial. The race track area is being prepared and will be ready for the annual fair set to run October 6 to 10. Henry W. Fielder serves as secretary.
A heavy rain in Lockhart Texas on Monday afternoon after five weeks of heat benefits cotton. Squares and bolls shed moisture, likely increasing boll size and improving staple quality. In New Orleans, Southern Pine Association mills saw orders rise 9.2 percent last week with shipments up 5.9 and production 2.3, across 128 mills touching 92 million feet ordered and 69 million feet produced.
London reports a royal memento habit. The Queen treasures items from happy occasions and uses many gifts at Buckingham Palace. The Wembley Exhibition expanded the collection with damask linen canaries Ferris cards and lace fans, and the damask linen from Ulster Linen Trade remains in daily use.
In Seattle on August 6 the local maser reports demand for paint brushes remains strong. Output so far this year is about 25 percent above the same period in 1923, indicating robust activity in the trade.
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