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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1926

Page

8

Rescue and Remembered Quiet Heroism at Sea

A narrator rescues a drowning girl, describing her unconscious state and the struggle to bring her to safety aboard a dory. He reflects on their volatile exchange, the girl’s fragile recovery, and hints at a shared but distant future as they endure the peril. The scene shifts to a San Antonio context with civic leaders and a hotel convention nearby.

Tate L San Antonio Texas Liberty Menger Hotel Wedal Uced A. Drosseris Beck Raymond R. CG. Winterling Wayne Davis Gold Life

William Is Driven To Harvard by Her Contempt

The narrator recalls Hydeport summers and class tension as Rose Abbott, daughter of financier Henry Abbott, shores up social distance with summer residents. He, a lazy youth, shifts from rags to modest dress hoping to impress, then helps Rose during a hot sea swim before a chance for connection unfolds.

William Harvard Hydeport Rooney Moniea Rose -Abbott United States Shenry Abbott New York Hs Deport Miss Abbott

Millionaire Indian borrower keeps fortune amid legal bind

Jackson Barnett and his wife say a $3,000,000 fortune is tied up in litigation while they borrow money for living expenses. Mrs Barnett denounces those who delayed the fortune, as Jackson, dressed in Legion garb, smiles through the situation in Kansas City hotel lobby.

International News Service Kansas City Jackson Barnett Barnett Indiana Jackson

City Inspector Gus Niggli Struck by Brick Hurler

City Building Inspector Gus Niggli was attacked by an unidentified assailant at Commerce and Zarramorag streets. He reported to the central police station bleeding from head wounds inflicted with a brick and was treated at Robert B. Green Hospital. A separate item notes the Kansas Supreme Court affirming a waterworks bond case in Wyandotte County.

Gus Niggli Commerce Zarramorag Central Robert B. Green Ins Topeka Supreme Court Today District Court of Wyandotte County Kansas City Kan

Soldier Robbed of 100 Dollars at Rail Station

Fort Clark soldier Alfred Green en route to Newport News Virginia was relieved of a $100 billfold while waiting for a train at the 4G N passenger station. Otto Johnson also reported a $17 loss to pickpockets, police said.

Alfred Green Fort Clark Newport News Otto Johnson

Republican Leaders Drop Tax Slash Plan

Washington dispatch reports Republican leaders abandon all tax reduction proposals for the current session. After Rep Filson of Connecticut signaled opposition to both President Coolidge's tax credit plan and the Democratic permanent tax reduction scheme, the House Ways and Means Committee voted to not consider any tax legislation during the session.

International News Service Washington Filson Connecticut Coolidge House Ways and Means Committee

Leary to Face New Trial in Murder Case

Dr. J. A. Ramsey of Mathis, the key murder defendant, will learn dates of a new trial after District Judge T. M. Cox granted a defense motion. The request cites jury bias and faulty rulings at the prior trial, with defense plans to call Roberto Martinez and a Mexican witness. Ramsey disappeared May 20. his body was found August 26 in a shallow grave near Mathis.

J. A. Ramsey Mathis T. M. Cox Thirty Sixth Judicial District Petsney Sid J. Malone Leahy Cox Roberto Martinez H. 8. Bonham Beeville Bonham Dr. Ramsey

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