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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1924

Page

4

Miriam Ferguson Receives Warm Welcome in Temple Recognition

Governor Miriam Ferguson greets friends at her Temple home in a formal public acknowledgment. The parade and brass band accompany a celebratory scene as Ferguson’s victory is publicly celebrated by supporters, with remarks stressing humility and shared joy.

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Milam Delegation Pays Respect to Miriam

A long public homage in New York honors Miriam as the Milam delegation recalls her influence amid Wall Street figures. The piece profiles Thomas F Ryan’s historic power and his family’s ongoing battle in finance, contrasting grandfather and grandson roles on the street.

Milam Miriam Malcolm Ellis Consol Petes Aceh New York Ryan Wall Street Kyay Thomas Wortune Alana Hyay Diomas Fig Xouth Kran Tyan Jim Tan Southern’ “Railway American ‘Abacca Company SeuboAril Air Cine Railway Chiccago Steretton Companies Interborough Equitable Life Insurance Company Harriman Swearcat Lolley Thomas F. Ryan Whitney Belmont Simeo Wiliam C. Whitney Rysan Wall,street Mueli Ntike Thamus Fortuie Ryan Baltismore Sid Mar‘ried Baltimore Seaboard Air Line

Fisheries boom boosts postwar trade and farming uses

London reports a wartime decline in North Sea fish and a postwar revival with larger catches. Increased fish supply supports fish meal cattle feeding, milk yield, and meat production from fish wastes. Expanded vessel power and fuel shifts enable distant fishing as water cultivation grows.

London North Serfish Gemand Srner Bsey Psara J Woloc

Housewives urged to learn spook and learn meat prep

Aug 30 report notes the Limited Master Butchers' Association convened to discuss lowering meat prices. They claim frugal marketing and smarter meal planning can ease cost of living, urging housewives to study affordable cooking methods and grocery budgeting.

Castago Master Butchers’ Association Wivee

Jefferson Ten Hours Behind In River Quest

Journal notes from Goliad and river towns describe mariners fighting heat and rapid waters on the Jefferson voyage. Reporters from Goliad Advances Guard quote locals as the boat nears Falls City with rough going, repairs underway, and endurance cited over speed.

Bard Goliad W. L. Lutenbacher Riverdale Wally Goliad Advances Guard Tally Loring Jeff Penlay Sioe Dia Bridar Hobson Tana Aldrin Helena Woottort Fails City San Antonin San Antonio Falls City Karnes City Walter Camp Shawn Graves Falls Tobin Jefferson Vorpus Christi

Hard Luck Boy Wins 75000 Yet Keeps Pick Job

A troubled yet resilient youth from Roseland learns he inherits a 75000 estate from vaudeville figure James Blatt, who was shot and killed. The story notes the boy will retain his unusual picker's job while securing the fortune and adjusting to sudden wealth.

New York Roseland Gimsles ‘Blatt Vaudevilie Rangs Ates Sudic

Local Obscure Fisherman Receives Estate and Housing

In Lottenville South Carolina a fisherman known as Gharlie, famed for never catching fish, receives four houses and a store building valued at sixty thousand dollars. Mrs Travers, step-daughter of Charles Blair, reveals details about her late husband and Charlie Blair Jr, with portions left to Charlie and other heirs.

Hous Lottenvile S. C Gharlie Mourcain Calvin Travers Charles Blair Charlie Charles Jilate Jr Baker Charlie

Somnambulist Claim Mirrors Dazed Driver Case in Michigan

In Muskegon, 24 year old Harbert W. Burks faced trial in Judge Harry L. Ceeswell's court for allegedly driving an automobile while drunk. Burks testified he had not slept for 48 hours before arrest, saying he was sleepy not intoxicated.

Harbert W. Burks Muskegon Harry L. Ceeswell Hater Tin Guty

Smuggling Craft Sought By American Agents

Manila reports alerting Philippines authorities to watch for a five masted 2521 ton wooden schooner used in a planned Chinese ore smuggling run. The scheme would move ore from Mindanao via Vancouver to the Canadian border with smugglers charging 1800 to 2000 dollars per man. Most Chinese lacking papers were said to have been smuggled from the Philippines to Mindanao aboard boats from Borneo.

Manila Castone Pkiis Philippines Mindanao Smift Morevintee Borneo Hontlin Enunity Opiginis Chicago Daily News Company

Drinkers Dancing as Friends Drown on Pier Disaster

Ten men sat on a New York river pier drinking denatured alcohol mixed with water, then began a war dance as a group of six toppled into the water and four remained dancing before all twelve drowned. Edward Erickson of Cleveland, Ohio, and another man were rescued by a city firefighter.

New York

Atlantic City Seers Fined and Ousted in Park Scam

Fortune telling at Rendezvous Park in Atlantic City faced a setback as Madar Rajah and associates were fined 175 dollars each by Recorder Joseph A. Corin. Investigators say the pair charged an initial 20 cents and pressured clients for more fees. Corin warned harsher penalties could include jail.

Atlantic City Rendezvous Park Madar Rajah Ant Rajah Joseph A. Corin Corio

Dempsey's Dad Marries Manicure Girl

A fragmented report notes Jack Dempsey's father, a 67 year old former champ, wed a manicure girl from Simon Idaho in an elopement after a prior marriage. The ceremony allegedly occurred in Shelby Montana with the engagement lasting a year.

Dempsey Lottie Dexter Sximon Idaho Hivercert Shelby Mont Blassingame Chamois Dan Borous Hyrum- Dempsey Hyrum Taajed Wilg Farmington

Harriman’s fury as Hyde’s stock blocks Congo access

The article recounts a financial feud among J. B. Ryan and James Hyde over control of a large stock block tied to Harriman. King Leopold's Congo venture and a dividend of diamonds are noted, with Grover Cleveland linked to a resisting coalition. Allan Hyde later forms Royal Typewriter to oppose trusts amid Stutz crash fallout.

Burely Company Focking -Vailey King Leopold Congo Free States Leopold Harriman Viates Mail Sis James Haren Hyde Ryan Hyde Grover Cleveland Allan Royal Typewriter Company Stutz

Woman 71 studies for first ballot in Syracuse

Emma Utting, 71, who took citizenship papers, will vote as a new citizen in her first election. A Syracuse resident since youth, she learned civics at night school led by Clarence L. Hewitt and passed the literacy and examinations to become a citizen.

Tan Rngland Emma America Eiigane Clarence L. Hewitt Syracuses

Pacific Coast City Debuts Finest Aquarium in Golden Gate Park

San Francisco officials unveil Steinhart Aquarium in Golden Gate Park. The facility, cost about 300000, honors Dr. Barton Warren Byers, director of the Museum of the California Academy of Sciences, with design aiming to blend leading aquarium concepts under one roof.

San Francisco Golden Gate Park Steinhart Aquarium Aquariam Architecture

Apple Scab Crop Loss Plagues US Growers

Apple scab costs United States growers about 40 million dollars annually. Pepper spraying could greatly reduce those losses.

United States

New York Robbers Identified After Studio Heist

Mr and Mrs Murray Steinberg of the Spencer Arms apartment Broadway and Sixty Ninth Street identified two men as their assailants after a robbery in which about $4000 in jewelry and $1900 were stolen. The suspects Frank Taylor 22 and Robert Howard 23 were found with $700 and two rings later identified by Mrs Steinberg. Steinberg, owner of fashion shops, was robbed again at home of $1500 after closing. Police arrested the pair following a sighting in a Cadillac on Broadway.

New York Murray Steinberg Spencer Arms Broadway Frank, Taylor Robert Howard Bedford Street Rye Howard Steinberg Broadsay Steinbergs Fifty-eighth Sgty-ninch

Shoots Family Fire Rescue After Garage Explosion

In Tuthe Michigan a gas line explosion in an automobile tank injures 18 year old Cazi Shoots and severely burns his father John Shoots 45. The youth reportedly struck a match while adjusting something in the garage triggering the blaze that destroyed the garage barn and outbuildings two miles southwest of town. the father entered the burning area to pull his son to safety.

Tuthe Mich Cazitot Dis John Mairi

Rare Violins Saved as Auto Strikes Pedestrian

Awlaneio City Aug. 30 a blind musician, Grasse, was struck by a car while stepping from a safety island into its path. His mother Mrs Murry Grasse was also hit but expected to recover. Grasse planned to perform at a National Association of Organists event. two valuable violins, an Amati and a Stradivarius, remained undamaged.

Awlaneio Cily Bipnd

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