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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1924

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Floating Cabaret Sails Peace But Probe Reads Backlog of Questions

Reports from Washington say the “floating cabaret” anchored off Fire Island will not be molested by prohibition officials if a crew member from the sbi ey Kd 2B is allowed ashore. The Shipping Board has begun a probe into the fate of the leftover linen and furniture from the old North German Lloyd liner Friedrich der Grosse, tied to potential clues about the ship’s ownership and the vessel’s postwar history.

Washington, D. C Fire Island Ceneda West Indies Athe Shipping Board Sn Tion Brooklyn Faith America Los Angeles Steamshin Company Honolulu Hawaii Philippines Orient Shipping Board

Ruhr evacuation pact outlined by Paris and Berlin

Reports from a conference show six letters on Ruhr withdrawal. France and Britain push for rapid evacuation timelines while Germany protests occupation as a treaty violation. Leaders praised the “spirit of arbitration” and agreed to loan facilitation and amnesty steps.

Ruhr Toudon Dortmund Dusseldorf Duisburg Ruhrort MacDonald Marx Promies Germany France

Vocational Teachers of Texas to Meet August 25

The seventh annual conference of white vocational agricultural teachers in Texas will gather August 25 to 30 with 165 educators from 125 counties. Dr. Walter Splawn will give the welcome, and speakers include Dr. W Bizzell Neal Gearreab R Le May S M Marrs and others. Each day features sectional meetings analyzing the teacher’s job in vocational agriculture.

Austin Voca‘tionai Agricultural Teachers of Texas i Texas el Paso Hidalgo Agricul Z Vis Walter Splawn University of Aesther W. Bizzel A. & M. College Neal Gearreabl John Tarelion College R. le May Athens Af. N. Marrs A. Ky. Shortt A. & M.college R. D. Maltby Washington, D. C

Mussolini Crisis Deepens After Roman Deputy Killing

In Rome a deputy was beaten unconscious and abducted after masked assailants struck through the crowd. The incident sparked a government crisis and led Mussolini to drastically reorganize the Fascisti, dissolving the black shirt emblem as order returned though the deputy’s body remained missing. Authorities claimed to have arrested many suspected gang members.

Rome Mussolini Fascisti Soo

Unconscious Soldier Found On Street Near Fort Houston

Pedestrians found a white man unconscious on the Pine and Carson streets sidewalk at 9 45. He was placed in an automobile driven by C F Ficke and taken to Robert B Green Hospital where Private W T Stacey of the 12th Field Artillery Fort Sam Houston regained consciousness. He was later moved to the station hospital Fort Sam Houston and his condition was described as not serious.

Pine and Carson Streets C. F. Ficke Mons Roge Avenue Robert B. Green Hospital W. T. Stacey 12Th Field Artillery Fort Sara Houston Station Hospital Fort Sem Houston Stacey

Savants Claim Life Riddle Near Berlin Exposed

Report from Petrograd professor Ontden describes extracting secretions from body organs to reveal life’s secrets. German colleagues receive details on aging and death theory. Experiments in animals show tubes in vital organs and long survival, with secretions analyzed.

Berlin Sug Ont den of Petrograd Loudon

Obituary notices bring multiple San Antonio deaths

Betty Geanne Burge infant daughter of Art and Mrs A R Burge died at 647 Hammond Avenue. Rest inurn by Hagg and McCollum. Hardy Harris 36 died at a hospital, survived by wife Mattie and siblings. Mabel Hagy 40 died in hospital survived by husband and children. Miss Josie Maund 84 native of Lampasas died in San Antonio. Mrs Francis Goodwin died at 285 Rusk Street, survived by daughter and son. Miss Betty Jeanne Burge 9 died at 647 Hammond Avenue. Rosalie A Gerriatt died at 332 West Craig Street, native of Missouri.

Betty Geanne Burge Betty Geanne Burze Art A. R. Burge Hammond Avyenne A. R. Burze 4. P. McKenzie San Antonio Hagg & McCelum Bardy Harris Hardy Harris Mobile Ala See Antonio Mattie Tho Brothers Barry Harris Buck Harris Mobi Delta . Harris Riebe Undertaking Company Rev T.C. Long Los Angeles Heights Mabel Hagy Texas R. T. Laughter Alexandria England McCollum Chapel A. E. Rector LF. Sessions Knights of Pythias Frank Cunningham BR. M. Yantis G. Ti. Gouger Josie Maund Lampasas Magy and McCollum Francis Goodwin Rusk Street Alabama San Antonia Betty Jeanne Burge A. S. Burge Hammond Avenue A. P. McKenzie Mission Burial Park Hagg Snd McCollum Rosalie A. Herriott Rosalie A. Gerriatt West Craig Street G . Stafford Missouri Verna B. Green Verna RB. Green San Juan Anxi Milton B. Green Davis Burford Weimar Porter Juering

Phantom burglar faces 34 charges in county court

Seventeen counts of theft over 550 and seventeen counts of burglary and theft filed against Marlin Edwards known as phantom burglar. He confessed to some robberies after arrest by city detectives. Fenced by Federico and Adel Trevino were charged with receiving and concealing stolen property. Bond set at 200 in four cases as habeas corpus proceedings began for the Trevinos. Two more cases against the couple await in the county criminal court.

Marlin Edwards South Side Justice of the Peace Fisk’s Edwards Jed Federico Adel Trevino Vyiday S. G. Tryloe Forty-fifth District Boon

Toledo Riot Targets Anti Klansman Speech

Police removed P J O'Brien after a hostile crowd gathered on a Toledo street to hear an anti klan talk. He was pelted with rotten tins and hustled to safety as the mob shouted and surged. A second fragment notes a private funeral in Pasadena and lists local undertakers serving a San Antonio resident.

Toledo Ohio P. J Soap Box O'Brien Brien Barbiendale

America Plans Second Disarmament Conference

President Coolidge expects to summon world powers to a new disarmament conference in Washington around January after invitations go out in October. Secretary Hughes, returning from Europe, reports favorable European sentiment and reparations progress, with Dawes plan advancing in October opening the path for formal U.S. moves. Political allies see the plan as potentially affecting the November elections, though uncertainty remains over new French and British governments.

Washington Coolidge Hughes Europe Harding London Dawes Pla Whursday England France Germany Belgiu White House MacDonald Herriot

Coolidge Resting at Father’s Farm in Plymouth Vi

President Coolidge and family rest at the fathers farm in Plymouth Vi as eight reporters seek access. The entourage visits the grave of Calvin Coolidge Jr. and returns to the house with silent, respected scenes. Miss Aurora Pierce prepares luncheon while Mrs Coolidge smiles on the porch.

Philip Orme Universal Service Plymouth President Coolidge Wif Sevar Coolidges Coolidge Serivca Bowl Grave Catrin Coolidge Jr Auora Pierce Colonel Coolidge

Poincare Challenge Hinders Submarine Armament Policy

The text discusses the risk of rival governments replacing leaders before a plan advances. If the Poincare group ousts Herriot, a no government could oppose disarmament moves, similar to France at the last conference. Mr. Coolidge hopes the new conference will address land air light and submarine armaments not covered in 1921.

Poincare Herriot Coolidge

Fourteen Marriages End in Tragedy as Hungarian Man Hangs Self

Berlin reports Steph en Negy a Hungarian after taking fourteen wives lost hope after his fourteenth deserted him and he killed himself by hanging.

Berlin Stephen Negy

Rebel Bandits Slay 20 as Train Hits Obstructions

In Vera Cruz a band of over a hundred rebels led by General Guadalupe Sanchez sabotaged a Pullman train bound for a popular resort. They blocked the track, derailed the engine and cars, then opened fire. Twenty dead, many wounded, and passengers robbed of valuables.

Mexico City Vera Cruz Jelapa Guadalupe Sanchez Childre

New York Officer Shot After Club Assault

Patrolman Francis ONeill aged 27 is in serious condition at Roosevelt hospital with three bullet wounds to his back and sides. He was lured to a West Forty seventh street clubroom off duty, knocked down, bound, and shot as three assailants fled after the lights went out.

New York Francis O'Neill Roosevelt Hospital West Forty Seventh Street Lenihan O'Neill

Finger Prints Forged by Bandits

London detectives note a surge of forged fingerprints used by burglars as a counter move against standard identification. Experts observe that while rubber stamps reproduce prints, they cannot mimic the natural minutiae from finger tip sweat glands, allowing true prints to reveal fakes.

London Birmingham San Frrancisco Safr Jguard M Sto Lof Liege Lyons Locard

Man Poses as Girl and Wins Hockey Match

In Halle Germany a goalkeeper disguised as a woman helped win a hockey game between two women’s clubs. The ruse was uncovered after the match and both the male player In Write Haeckert and the team captain were disqualified until next year by the Hockey Association of Central Germany.

Berlin Halle Haeckert Sport Glid 98 Hockey Association of Central Germany

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