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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1929

Page

14

Hearst Papers List of Proposed National Reforms

The Hearst papers present a nine item program including parity for English speaking peoples to preserve peace with no minority representation in foreign leagues, proportional Senate representation, separate defense departments under a National Defense Secretary, aggressive literacy efforts, January installation of President and Congress, a federal sales tax to reduce other taxes, a thirteen month calendar with four week months and Saturday holidays, Nicaragua Canal construction, and the acquisition of the French and English West Indies as debt settlement.

United States Senate Army and Navy Air Forces United Secretary of National Defense Education Congress Nicaragua Canal Hearst Papers English West Indies

Relieving Congestion In Federal Prisons

A special House committee urges extending the federal probation system to ease prison crowding. The plan, backed by President Hoover, argues probation could cut costs and rehabilitate inmates. Prison population has risen about 10 percent annually, prompting urgent action across states.

Congress House Monver S and Caperts Federal Judicial District Hoover

Fragmented historical note on revolutions and civil strife

A garbled historical fragment discusses revolutions and civil conflict with scattered phrases about arrests, pacifist warnings, and a museum scene. It mentions threats, civil war, and a cryptic reference to a district museum display, with unclear names and dates.

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Comfort's Jubilee Weeps Over Community Pain

A fragmented tribute recalls Comfort’s Jubilee and the neighborhood’s loss as the community mourns recent tragedies. The piece laments strained spirits, aching hearts, and the need for compassionate hands among residents and local groups working to ease sorrow.

Newton's Library auction tailed by famed scientist notes

An eccentric tale of Newton’s library once housed in an Oxfordshire manor heads to auction. Eight hundred and sixty volumes, browsed by the greatest physicists of the era, fetch high bids as a vast Enlightenment collection goes to market.

Issac Newton Oxfordshire Teeta Funda Newton Pithagoras Aristotle Seneca Matent Alfien Recorda Old Sale Rowe Ative Alere Iran McCramick Mall of Fame

Vaudeville Figures Pop Up In City Gossip Column

A lively, fragmented rundown sketches entertainers and social media era impresarios. It names Tryin S Cobb Dorothy Parker Arthur Deegar Wilson Mizner and Harold Swore among others while noting fashion, cigarettes, and a Slowfox dance craze. A Kansas town welcome trip reveals a city life transplant.

Chuy Finch Weason Etnge Tryin S. Cobb Will Rogers Thom Rama Los Angeles Fenny Ward Mnle Fanny Werd Buge Baer Craoke Broadway Sullivan Abarp Dorothy Parker Algonquin Arthur Deegar Holliwort Wilson Mizner Grant Clarke

Picture of Marshal Foch in Death Cartoon Cries Duty

A captioned illustration from Amsterdam De Telegraaf shows Marshal Foch dying and dropping his baton as France supports him. The cartoonist Teuwis Taemaekers is praised for stirring wartime attention. The piece extols noble death for country and the value of public service, teachers, and dedicated effort.

Marshal Foch France Amsterdam de Tele~ Graaf Tewis Taemaekers

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