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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1927
Page
3
A wreck occurred at Montenvers last night during a festive gathering as a train derailed after slipping on rain soaked tracks. Fifteen people died, including two women, and three more perished in the crash as the engine ran away and the coach toppled from a viaduct near the Montenvert hotel.
In a Hay Market plaza disturbance Thursday night a pistol was wrested from an attacker during a scuffle. A shot fired in the melee ran without effect after a spectator, Jim Ogden, seized the weapon. Officers B. B. Lucy and St Underwood arrested the assailant after a crowd gathered. the incident stemmed from a collision argument.
The article notes plans involving General onile and the Norge dirigible flying over the North Pole with pilots and explorers seeking further polar exploration by air. It mentions BE Meie utility plans and visitors Walter Cope and Ily Junior at a home with Captain and Mrs Daniel O Connell and Tala after a visit.
A readout of radio and TV listings for Friday night features. Programs include cadence of talk and music from WGN WDAF KOMA KCR, with live concerts, segments on film and art, and special notices for local stations LSU and Aggie broadcasts. Multiple stations announce time slots and performers across a packed evening lineup.
W F Robinson seeks 25000 from San Antonio Independent School District over injuries to his nine year old son William allegedly caused by smallpox vaccination given by a public nurse at Trp Oxden school during the 1920 scholastic year The petition claims excessive serum amount caused nervousness eye weakness and crossed eyes and states the case is filed in the fifty seventh district court.
Three Californians were arrested after being found loitering Thursday night. They could not identify the person they claimed to visit or provide the host's address, according to police.
Watch for the Greater K and M opening soon. In a few days an exact date will be announced. The store will be the Souths largest popular price shoe outlet offering newest modes and styles at popular prices. It will feature modern facilities, new fixtures, and displays focused on Fall shoes.
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