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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1930
Page
8
P Karpitkin owner of the Kuret Ain Loan Company reported to police that an entry was made through a transom over a small front door and jewelry worth $1000 remained untouched. Police are asked to locate two men who rented a rifle and failed to return it.
Weslaco marks eleventh anniversary December 19 with a festival featuring old Roman chariot races and arena combat mockups. Mayor San Yorte of Unelingen and Migne Dave Wirgin will ride in chariots modeled after ancient vehicles. A terrapin ice novelty is also planned.
Exhaustive chemical analysis by Dr. Muehiterzee found no mercury in the stomach or kidneys, jurors examined two small mercury tubes under a microscope. Witness Dr. Muhlberger assisted jurors with instruments as a glass sac and metal container for viscera were placed near Judge Hawkins. Army pharmacist Sergeant Winslow A Rose testified about a mercury chloride prescription filled for the defendant in 1929. Major Mahon recalled to explain the viscera examination and the pathologist described the autopsy findings.
The piece cites a Calvin Coolidge sermon praising advertising as essential to sales, stating goods unworthy of ads should be sold as is. It contrasts Russian executions and leniency with historic torture methods, noting Stalin era trials, commutations, and violent incidents involving Bengali prison guards and an informer nicknamed Cheeks.
Washington reports detail government arguments in a case linked to a fatal poisoning. Testimony centers on mercury traces and possible involvement of Grace Brandon, with officers Hawley and Dufrenne testifying on the nature of Mrs Shepard’s illness while investigations consider family ties and alleged drugging.
Trial details reveal Campbell accused of false bank entries while working at the National Bank of Commerce. Witnesses including director Ball contradict claims, with Myerson listing $30000 and $500 charges and a $6950.68 cash entry. Campbell pleads not guilty to all 14 counts as jurors are selected.
An excerpt about Jack Shoup, son of Southern Pacific president Paul Shoup, who studied at Stanford and Columbia, and now engages in a peculiar business venture with a focus on sugar, crackers, and bananas. The piece satirically notes railway romance fading as the industry evolves.
Detailed figures presented to a committee by General Lyle Brown show a federal fund split across divisions including North Atlantic, South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Upper Mississippi, Great Lakes, North Pacific, and others. Projects list Brunswick Harbor, Tampa Harbor, Houston Ship Channel, Aransas Pass, and Missouri River routes with specified allocations.
Mayor John Ky Parker closed a meeting on Gloucester Massachusetts to address the unemployment issue. Representatives reported ongoing problems with jobless residents and difficulties in finding work, with local officials pushing for solutions to reduce unemployment.
Report details a motorist fined after a cycle auto crash involving Motorcycle Officer FL Cee vantea during a chase. The incident occurred at Maratiell Kitret and Skaledeo Avenue with Jtnsen A TL Matlock acquitted. Bank records and forged entries are cited as fake, tied to Guaranty Trust Company of New York.
In a federal court session, Ruch of Thilman county denied being a principal in a whiskey distributing ring. The veteran of the Spanish American War and World War I wept when recalling his military service as fellow officers testified against him.
Kyle dean of the school of Merete nk A. & M. college will be principal enactor at the Runge chamber of commerce meeting on Tuesday night. Wezan Runge will host the session featuring Aggie professor RUNGE.
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