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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1924

Page

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Reich Accepts Dawes Reparation Plan in Berlin Vote

The Reichstag approved the Dawes reparation plan by 427 to 14 for the railway bill to implement the London agreement. Nationalists switched sides, supporting the bill and aiding a two-thirds majority, while opposing the banking bill. A future cabinet reconstitution with Nationalists was reportedly part of the deal.

Associated Press Berlin Reichstag London Dawes Stresemann Iswirk Dr. Stresemann Roak Dilly Wns Xon Sirpitz Prince Bismarck von Ludendorff

May Says Mansion Doors Never Close

Texas Governor elect vows open mansion for all people and guests. She recalls past hospitality as mistress and says the mansion will remain open with her daughters assisting as hostesses when needed. Leave of absence granted to a Ninth Infantry officer.

May Texas Austin Dorraee Tay Ouida Nalle Lleut Milia Baten Ninth Infantry

The Great Sunday Light Promises Wide World Coverage

The paper announces a broad Sunday magazine with ten sections including politics campaigns by Coolidge Davis and LaFollette, sports Heroes as the Washington Senators and New York Yankees in clash, and a Sales of social life. It touts writers George Ade Ring Lardner Nina etc plus society pages and comics.

Coolidge Davis LaFollette Prince of Wales America Washington Senators New York Yankees American World Fliers Great Southwest Tion Sunday Light George "Ade Ring Lardner Nina- Wil Southwest

Loring Sled Gains Fast On Christilles

The Jefferson crew gains on the Christilles as they navigate a wide murky river, with two spare motors and a larger boat aiding their progress amid heat and hardships. Women back at Elmendorf bridge aid the crew, while wildlife and rough terrain underscore their roughing it journey.

Christilles Loring Houston Gunter Hotel T Cook San Antonio Jim Hanway Medina Lake Elmendorf Post Light

Gloucester schooner Dorcas arrives in tow after storm battered voyage

The Gloucester fishing schooner Dorcas arrives at Gloucester in tow of the Provincetown schooner Funda after a fierce storm. Captain John I. Silvera is missing and presumed overboard. Two crew members were swept overboard but survived. The Dorcas lost both masts and all gear, with the vessel damaged fifty miles off the coast.

Gloucester Mass Dorgas Provincetown Dorcas John I. Silvera

Davis Prepares Labor Day Speech in Wheeling

Democratic nominee John W. Davis dictates his Labor Day address in Wheeling West Virginia. He plans to state labor rights stance against limiting collective bargaining and to advocate labor voice in government and industry.

Locust Valley John W. Davis Wheeling W.s Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Council Wheeling Park Clarksburg

Farm Worker Alleges Peonage In Texas Planting Case

Garcia and three men with families claim peonage by a South Lexas planter. They allege after a truck crash on August 2 they were watched closely and barred from leaving. Garcia sought aid from J A N Flores who referred the case to the Department of Justice for federal inquiry.

Lexas Garcia J. A. N. Flores District Attorney’s Office Flores Department of Justice Fiores San Antonio

Williams life term for fatal jailhouse fight case

Gene Williams received a life term for a fatal jailhouse fight. The case details show Williams involved in an inmate confrontation that resulted in death. Authorities say the incident occurred after a dispute inside the facility, leading to Williams being convicted on murder charges.

Gene Williams Ibreth

Canadian Shipping Pays Toll to Storm

Halifax reports Atlantic shipping along the Canadian coast suffered heavier losses than New York bound vessels during a Sunday to Tuesday storm. At least seven lives were believed lost and four ships wrecked as the storm intensified in North Atlantic waters.

Halifax N. S North Atlantic

Posse Rushes to Aid Besieged Farmer in Swifton

On August 25 twelve deputy sheriffs and other officers were rushed to Swifton Missouri after two calls reported a mob of black men shooting at landowner S R Swinney near Netherlands. The origin of the trouble remains unknown.

Swifton Netherlands S. R. Swinney Sywifter

Woman Wounded by Unloaded Shotgun in Texas Home

A woman, identified as Mrs. Mitchell, was critically wounded when an unloaded shotgun fired at the Mitchell home in Wildorado Texas. The incident occurred yesterday as her brother in law reportedly breached the gun or its shell caused the blast the hospital in Amarillo reported today.

Death of Dr. Feblesen Noted Scientist in San Francisco

Dr. Frederick Feblesen, 69, San Francisco surgeon and discoverer of the erysioclan bacillus, died at his home today from heart trouble. His research achievement was named Streptococcus Fehiesenii after him. Get vacation leave for one month begins September 2, granted to Warrant Officer Car J. Shetterly, Eighth Corps Area headquarters.

San- Francisco Frederick Feblesen San Francisco Feblesen Eighth Corps Area, Headquarters

Globe Flyers Face Labrador Fog Peril on 572 Mile Jump

The Associated Press reports continued stormy weather near Labrador delaying the Amiericain world aviators flight. Dense fog over the Labrador current corridor across 572 miles from Greenland to Davis Strait raises perilous crossing conditions despite rare favorable forecasts.

Globe Fliers Labrador Associated Press Amiericain Trigtut Greenland F | Fox Atlantic Davis Strait

Three Make Bond On-Liquor Charge

A brief municipal arrest report notes three individuals charged on liquor offenses and bonded under terms set by the court.

Quarrel Over Girl Ends in Slaying at Vandervoot

James Mays was shot and killed in an argument with Jesse Cox near Vandervoot Arkansas. The sheriff reports the men quarreled over a girl with Mays trying to dissuade Cox from marrying her. The incident occurred late Thursday night.

Fort. Smith Ark James” Mays Jesse Cox Vandervoot Mays Cox

Negro Slayer Johnny Williams Shot Dead by Pursuers

In Earthwood Louisiana a 16 year old Negro, Johnny Williams, the man wanted for killing Deputy Sheriff Tom Gentry, was tracked by bloodhounds to a lumber yard. He faced a posse and opened fire but was ambushed and killed as bullets felled him.

Shreveport Johnny Williams Tom Gentry Earthwood

Painter Fatally Burned While Painting Smoke Stack

Hy Stine, 400 years old, was severely burned when his clothing caught fire 90 feet above the ground while painting a tall smoke stack in Orange Texas. He fell to the ground with all clothing burned off and is not expected to live.

Orange Tex Hy Stine

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