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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1927
Page
7
An excerpt from Arthur Brisbane misleads with quirky notes on trapping lynxes and pseudo science about intelligence. It mentions John A Litte of San Sineon and Robert H. Brisbane, plus Dr H W Johnson and Dr Moss, then ponders Shakespeare, Michelangelo, Nietzsche, and the nature of genius.
A damaged weather summary reports frigid temperatures across Sak Antonia and nearby areas. Lows near 14 degrees in the south while the north expects 2 to 10 degrees with wind and occasional gales. Snow and sleet possible as a cold front moves in, with worsening conditions through Sunday.
Los Angeles police pursue Welby Hunt and James Hickman in the Marian Parker kidnapping and slaying. Detroit confession and Kansas City chatter are disputed as investigators focus on Alhambra and nearby leads. Hickman’s Kansas City lawyer Jeremiah Walsh denies insanity defense plans and says the youth has not told all he knows.
San Antonio police and prohibition agents prepare for a dry New Year’s Eve with officers at public venues and hotel celebrations. Deputy administrator J C Reeder promises a large turnout as enforcement expands to keep revelers in check.
Report from New Braunfels Avenue describes two men fighting heatedly before bystanders intervened. Police say a man used a tool to pry them apart and both were taken to Robert B. Green Hospital with non life threatening injuries. The pair reportedly shook hands after reconciliation.
Thieves forced entry through a transom after breaking two iron gates in the alley behind Heaco Shoe Store at 325 East Houston Street to loot about a thousand pairs of socks and stockings. Loot valued around 500 dollars. The robbery was discovered by manager W. H. Evans as he opened. Detectives Gray and Lankford handled the case.
A San Antonio man attempted to slash his way to freedom after police ordered him to stop disturbing the peace on Houston Street. Patrolman B. FP. Barry restrained the suspect, who resisted and produced a knife, prompting handcuffs and a tense confrontation.
Ark journal notes a letter from Adjutant General Joe Harris of Ackanens to Maj. Gen. Creed Hammond urging the promotion of Colonel Lindbergh in the Missouri National Guard to brigadier general and assistant chief of the militia bureau. The plea asks why Lindbergh should not be made a general.
Six men bound a teller and family in a garage then forced the teller George Almersom to access the National Bank safe. They escaped with 80000. The Andersons were detained overnight while a police inquiry followed in the cold snow.
Advices from navy radio compass station at Point Arguello report a heavy earthquake felt at 2 10 a m today. Point Arguello, a rocky promontory fifty miles west of Santa Barbara, Calif, is noted as a dangerous navigation point.
chaotic scene as two eastbound Metropoliten Slovater trains collided west of the Chicago river injuring many. One man was trapped in wreckage and later removed by responders.
Weather halted the Ford monoplane carrying Mrs Evangeline Gorge Lindbergh and party from taking off toward Detroit. Snow and wind prevented the morning departure, with weather permitting a later attempt announced for the day.
A Cairo Bagdad airplane, missing after a desert crash about 200 miles from Bagdad, has been located. Reported debris and survivors or remains were unclear. authorities continue to search.
Werner von Falkenstein of S.A. unveils a perfected airplane muffler after two years of testing. The device allows conversation in flight, a contrast to earlier methods where speaking was hindered by noise.
The forecast warns of freezing temperatures across Texas with lows between 14 and 20 degrees in the San Antonio area and across the lower Rio Grande valley. Historical mentions note 1925 19 degrees on December 28 and 1924 with 21 degrees, as the coldest spell in recent years. The drop followed a Friday high of 76 degrees, with the cold front arriving between 2 and 4 am Saturday.
Werener von Falkenstein of Winburn field announces a two year project yielding an aero silencer described as a zero silencer. The device, built for aircraft engines, uses a large air chamber and two valves to mute exhaust, enabling whispered conversation in flight and reducing power drain.
New York reportsMaria Jevitza's onstage realism in Lowen opera caused a dramatic onstage collapse when her right wrist contuple twisted as she performed. The injury drew police and medical attention amid the performance.
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