Inside story: O Henry case recounted after decades
Houston report reveals how a bank president nearly helped Will Porter avoid prison in the O Henry case. Robert A. Culberson and Duval West chronicle the 1890s inquiry, grand jury discretion, and Porter’s indictment, flight, and partial parole. The two officials say they speak now for history.
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Robert A. Culberson
Will Porder
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Duval West
Texas
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George W. Brackenridge
First National Bank
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Hamllon
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Hamilton
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Federal Bank
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Honduras
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Davidson Omits Self in Governor's Race
Lynch Davidson says he will not seek the Texas governorship. He stated plans to stay in San Antonio en route to Houston with friends after a hunting trip. He named William McCraw and Col. Eyre Thompson as strong potential entrants and offered no talk of Mayor C. K. Quin entering the race.
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Lynch Davidson
Texas
San Andanio
Lis Bons
Maverick County
Antonio
Davidson
Wiliam McCraw
Col. Eye. Thompson
C. K. Quin
Italo-American Young Men's Club Reelects Officers
Italo-American Young Men's club announces re election of all officers led by President Joe Obriatti and First Vice President Bins Catalan. Second vice president Dominic Yuse, secretary Frank P Chiari, and treasurer Foe Bonner Jr named. Trustees to be elected at a meeting on the third Sunday in May.
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Joe Obriatti
Bins Catalan
Vce
Dominic Yuse
Frank P. Chiari
Tary
Foe Bonner Jr
Kigase Uyey
Eye
Davidiney
Democratic Congressional Committee Leader Charles Hayden Dies
Charles S. Hayden, 7, longtime Democratic Congressional Committee secretary and former Washington correspondent, died at home in Falls Church, Virginia. He arrived in Washington in 1918 as a San Antonio Light correspondent and had later worked to support party electoral efforts. Survived by his widow and two daughters.
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Chas, Hayden
Washington
Charles S. Hayden
Democratic Congression
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Hayden
San Antonio Light
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Walter Wimebell On Broadway Columist Anecdotes
A fragment from Walter Wimebell column covers Hollywood gossip with arrests, divorces, reconciliations, and industry chatter. It notes film figures like Jack LaRue, Sidney Sanfield, Margaret Sullavan, and Walter Wanger, plus events at El Morocco, Be tween the Devil, and Hollywood Hotel gossip amid back-stage intrigue.
West Side Clubs Seek Candidate in City Politics
Three West side political organizations met at San Fernando School to draft a petition for mayoral representation on a machine slate. The Democratic club, the West Side Democratic Party branch, and the Latin American Old Age Pension group approved the plan to run a Latin American citizen in the forthcoming Democratic primary. The petition emphasizes West Side backing to broaden machine support beyond clerks and service positions.
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C.K
Mie
San Fernando
Fraser
Democratic 40
Ely
Local Transcripts Show San Antonio Club Scene Arrivals
A cluttered San Antonio page notes multiple figures at the Alhambra club and KTSA airtime. Mentioned are Lieutenants Monk Meyer and Bob Sturupt, Terrell and Couch promoting San Antonio Junior College programs, and various local figures such as Joe Routt, Gay Saunders, C. K. Bowen, Mrs. Charles Turnbull, Charles Thimbutl Jr, Peggy Masterson, O. E. Antimer, Ned GC. Bell, Aubrey Bulkley, Virginia Fitzgerald, Bill O Donnell, Steve Wilhelm, and others associated with social events, radio, real estate, and the Pryor opening nearby.
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Monk Meyer
Bob Sturupt
Alhambra
Terrell
Couch
Mnien
San Antonio
KTSA
Joe Routt
My Grid
Abovk
Gay Saunders
National Capital
Lieut
C. K. Bowen
B. Hynan Jr
Suc
Geners
Texas Real Estate Forum
Charles Turnbull
Mexico
Charles Thimbutl
Roger Pry
Dean Aubrey Bulkley
Virginia Fitzgerald
Bill O'Donnell
Pryor
Steve Wilhelm
City Hall Schedules 68 Hour Holiday Close
City hall employees will observe a 68 hour Christmas holiday with offices closing at noon Friday and reopening Monday morning. Mayor K Quin announced the plan on Monday. The notice appears in a local classifieds section urging readers to place Want Ads in Classification 73.
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K. .Quin
Fort Sam Yale Part Oras Figure Crowd Fort Sam Houston Pageant
Fort Sam Houston personnel looked back with satisfaction at their first large Christmas pageant in San Antonio. Two near capacity audiences, about 4,000 Sunday matinee and around 6,000 for the night show, witnessed a tableaux nativity with a musical program and military precision from a cast of 150 officers and enlisted men. The pageant featured a prelude by Fred Lewis and a full ensemble including Mrs. J. F. Holland, Mrs. Oisen Brown Gillespie, Miss Bettie Adams, and Lieuts. Puckett, Wade Prichard and Anderson, with a soldiers choir of 100 and Seminary choir. Stage direction was by Emile Robin and Chaplain Walsh directed the pageant with Capt. Yong as the Seer in the sole speaking role.
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Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Municipal Auditorium
Smag
Fred Lewis
Lableaux
J. F. Holland
Oisen Brown Gillespie
Bettie Adams
R. J. Brown
Devine Girl Hurt as Auto Hits Tree
Miss Hulda Brieden of Devine suffered critical injuries when her car crashed into an oak tree Saturday night. She sustained severe head wounds and internal injuries and was taken to Pearsail hospital for treatment.
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Hulda Brieden
Elen
Gs Pearsail Hospital
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