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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1924

Page

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Bryan to Receive Democratic Nomination in Lincoln

Governor Charles W. Bryan will be formally notified of his nomination for vice president in Lincoln Nebraska. Delgates from nearby towns fill the city while plans show a radio broadcast and a stadium ceremony at the University of Nebraska Memorial Stadium with 10 000 seating capacity.

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The Weather Across Major Cities

Weather summaries show Chicago at 62 with a southeast wind under 20 miles per hour and a temperature range from 65 to 66. Kansas City records 70 with a southeast wind under 1 mile per hour and a high near 70. New York reports 60 with a northwest wind and a low of 38 and a high of 74. Tour settings list 62 with a 1 mile east wind, low 60 and high 80. Washington reports 83 with a north northeast wind and a low 38 and high 84.

Chicago Kansas City New York Washington

Mystery on Castroville Road: Robstown man reports lifeless figure near car

A Robstown man alerted San Antonio police at 5 am Monday to a man lying in the Castroville road ten miles west of San Antonio. Deputy Subira searched fifteen miles without results, with no trace of the man or vehicle. Subira suspects sleep or intoxication. the case remains unsolved.

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Bianquini Caught After Escape From Laredo Transfer

Bianquini, accused of slaying Deputy Holloway, was recaptured after stepping from a Laredo bus. He admitted the murder and warned Deputy Flores of future threats as negotiations to return him to American authorities continued. TheFrio county killing occurred while Holloway moved him from Eagle Pass to face theft charges. Missouri oats crop shows yield rise despite later harvest. total grain output up about seven million bushels from 1923.

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Hollywood Pace Too Fast for Kid McCoy Murder Trial

Los Angeles police probe further in the Theresa Mars murder case as Kid McCoy faces possible grand jury indictment. Investigators cite alleged confessions and a Hollywood friend account. district attorney seeks to resolve whether Mars died by suicide or homicide amid famed boxer McCoy’s tumultuous life.

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Presidential vacation hints and party inference in early 1920s defense

The writing discusses President Coolidge’s vacation, his sincerity, and political implications for his candidacy. It mentions General Dawes, Alfred Henry Lewis’s mule analogy, and perceived graft in wartime and postwar government. Attentive readers weigh government ownership of monopolies and current investigations led by Attorney General Stone.

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Bootlegging Raids Net Two Held in San Saba County

Sheriff Edgar T. Neel with Deputy Buck Chamberlain and State Ranger Auberg conducted several raids over a few days in San Saba Texas. Two men are jailed on charges of bootlegging and whiskey manufacture.

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Yeomen to Entertain Members With Tard and Bunco Party

The degree team of Perfection Homestead No. 6015 Brotherhood of American Yeomen invites Yeomen members and friends to a tard and bunco party Monday night at Red Men Hall located on 112 1 2 Soledo street.

Brotherhood of American Yeomen Red Men Hall Soledue Street

Senator Lebaron Colt Dies After Illness in Bristol

United States Senator Lebaron Bradford Colt of Rhode Island died at 5 this morning after about two weeks of heart trouble and nephritis. Born June 23, 1846 in Dedham, Mass he was Yale educated and served as a district and circuit judge before his 1913 Senate election. He married Mary Louise Ledgart in 1873. three daughters survived. Colt's views on the League of Nations Covenant reflected cautious support with reservations. His uncle Samuel Colt invented the revolving cartridge chamber.

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Fortunate Finder Fined by Jurist Who Lost Casing

Jim Aracco was cited for vagrancy after being seen with an automobile wrench near where Judge Pete Onion had lost a spare tire. The judge fined him fifty dollars or fifty days after noting Aracco’s luck in finding things.

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