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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1924
Page
1
Detectives Bil wai Carver and Rubuke, with their trained dog Chocala, chased a prowler through West Side warehouses near the G. N. yards. The American man was captured after the dog corralled him in a dark building. authorities believe he is linked to recent warehouse looting.
W L Lutenbscher of Riverdale and J Tally of the Goliad Advance Guard discuss expectations for the Jefferson race. They note river conditions vary, with rough stretches at Welder jam and West ranches, and estimate 249 miles from San Antonio to Falls City.
The Laser steamed to a drifting ice field where the gasoline schooner Lady Kindersley and an Eskimo skin boat were locked and drifting. The Kindersley was to be abandoned as crews prepared to move to safety amid pack ice off Alaska. The report, by the Associated Press aboard U S Boxer, notes two tanneries aboard and the presence of an Eskimo crew in an emergency situation.
The report covers forecast notes for Texas West region showing fair Saturday night and Sunday with possible local thunder showers and cooler Panhandle conditions. Chicago enjoys 72 degrees with light south wind. Kansas City 78 with south wind and a high near 92. New York 74 degrees clear with light northwest wind. St Louis 74 with southwest wind and high near 90. Washington 72 degrees clear with light southerly wind and a high around 84.
Weather forecasts steer farming, shipping, and business, guiding planting, harvesting, and marketing. From orchards to cotton futures, perishable goods and utilities rely on warnings of freezes, floods, and rain. The Weather Man drives ad trends, supply planning, and even public services decisions nationwide.
Police on duty at headquarters responded to a San Pedro Avenue disturbance call at Craig Place when a drunk man, belatedly found attached a filover handle and punctinited system to a crank. Instead of arresting him, officers offered aid and restarted the car, sending him on his way.
A Detroit bound train collided with the last car of the Lake Shore Limited near Savannah New York outside Syracuse injuring about 30 people many seriously railroad officials said the crash caused by a brake line failure as the Detroit train struck the sleeper car occupants were hurled from berths in the rear car.
In Guanajuato sugar planter Pedro Albin speaks on the Mexican problem during a St. Anthony interview. He jokes that ankles in the area are thicker due to jaw-belled shoes, notes growing industry, bullfighting vigor, and avoids political commitments while praising San Antonio’s women.
Julius Real of Kerr county, nominated by Bexar county Republicans, has not yet decided if he will run for senator of the Twenty sixth district. A decision is expected in days after talks with Mayor Tobins and city commissioners. If he runs, he would likely attract votes from the Democratic candidate A. B Rogers and appeal to county and city machine supporters.
Marshall Johnston principal of Brackenridge high school and Walter Cocking director of San Antonio junior schools will leave Sunday for Brownsville to aid in the teachers institute there. Johnston will head the institute and lecture on Adolescence and High School Problems while Cocking will lecture on work in the junior grades. Second Lieutenant John Griffith Kelly is ordered to Ellington for a five day inspection visit to the Thirty-sixth Division air service. Bertha Yeates was struck by a car at East Houston and St Marys while alighting from a streetcar. Rex Underwood was the driver and Yeates was only lightly injured.
The Heart newspapers urge readers to mail in ballots for president as independent La Follette gains in early voting. Readers are asked to cut out straw ballots, cast votes for their favorite candidates, and send them to the Presidential Poll Editor to influence the national trend before election day.
ARDMORE Oklahoma August 30 Mrs Georgia Hamon Rohrer widow of Jake J Hamon a former Republican national committeeman from Oklahoma was granted a divorce today from William L Rohrer a Chicago art collector by judge A E Walden in state district court She charged cruelty and non support.
Corpus Christi star W Leslie Coleman and Des Moines Paul Bennett reach the Colorado state tennis final in Denver. Coleman defeats Jack Phelps 7-5 5-2 6 6-4 while Bennett beats Bortley Aviver 6 6-1 5-7. Coleman is the current Colorado champion.
Linderman tops Rankin amid Montana race figures with 26 051 reported in unofficial tallies as candidates push for leads. Local observers note tight contest and lingering uncertainty over final results.
By August 30 an announced merger plan will unite the York Chicago and Lotis lines with Chesapeake and Ohio Flcking Valley Brié and Pete Marquette railroads. Representatives of O P and M J Swertingen stated the merger will be public on September 2.
Rathdrum Idaho faces a townwide fire endangering about 1000 residents. Several buildings have burned as Spokane fire department rushes to the scene to assist authorities in combating the outbreak and protecting remaining structures.
City detectives Jenisen and Fox pursue a case involving a Black suspect linked to similar recent thefts. Rutherford dispatched officers. a man in a suit is believed to be the same individual responsible for multiple incidents.
Police were alerted when an intruder cut screen and damaged a rear door at 215 East Park Avenue, Roos home. Occupants phoned police at 10 o'clock Friday night, the burglar fled and was not found in the neighborhood. Nearby, plans for a large steel tank plant were completed for Kansas City, with Black Sivall and Bryson moving offices and part of the equipment from Bartlesville.
Associated Press dispatch from Nogales, Sonora, reports that school teachers across Sonora have declared a strike for months due to ongoing pay uncertainties and questions about future compensation.
An AP report from Chungking describes a fire along the Yangtze river that left about seven hundred families homeless. The blaze damaged the international institute and the Barry and Dodell warehouse, with Chungking noted as western China's commercial capital on the Kialing Yangtze peninsula 1,400 miles from the river mouth.
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