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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1929
Page
1
The item cites calls for sea level canal projects to ease Pacific traffic and references to Hoover Mellon and Hoover era figures. It mentions a top canal role in future U S policy, critiques of German gravitation theory, and a stream of speculative science tone about electricity and the fourth dimension with scattered garbled phrases.
Early Friday San Antonio streets buzzed with shivering pedestrians as a new antiparking rule restricts parking in the downtown area from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. Commissioner Phil Wright said the measure may expand to cover other hours. Police and fire crews patrol the restricted zone as the public adjusts. The ban’s stated boundaries run along Market Street north to pressment, west to Dr eny Street, and east to Avenue 1. A separate incident reports a fatal wreck near Louisville in which six crew members and eight passengers died when a train collided with a freight car.
Wil O. reported that Ben UPA favorably recommended an appropriations bill of 16,352,210 for construction at the navy yard. The report mentions logistics and engineering work tied to military affairs and Senate actions in Washington D C.
Plan to abandon incinerators stems from inadequacy of garbage handling. Citizens propose a garbage dump three miles from the city as alternative while evaluating incinerator funding and capacity. The discussion centers on daily burning needs and the limited incinerator fund.
The military affairs committee voted to reconsider the Madden bill regarding Muscle Shoals. The measure seeks to direct fertilizer production toward the American Guane ml company for national defense needs, with the panel voting 7 to 1 against immediate passage.
Police in Bridgeport recover a diamond bracelet found at a railroad station restaurant. An international news service reports the item may belong to a tourist, likely an American, and is awaiting owner identification at the lost and found department.
A Senate committee investigated the appointment of acting postmaster Thiward V. Sheely amid testimony from Walker J. Wellford president of the Memphis Mouyer None Vartisan club. The claim suggests influence and bribery in the Meangt statewide post office appointment.
Walter Jolomon a janitor at the Texas county courthouse fractured a leg after slipping on the tiled floor on the first story. He was knocked unconscious and transported to Green Hospital for treatment.
A fragment reports a South Australia man named on an accountancy board during Chancellor tensions. Names and places are unclear due to OCR errors, but mentions Governor Dan Moody and a public authority. The text is garbled, hindering precise facts or dates.
Governor Moody heard appeals for clemency from John McKenzie’s case after his murder conviction. Ministers pastors and supporters urged commutation while McKenzie’s lawyers sought an audience and filed affidavits to back the pleas. affidavits from local witnesses and letters from church leaders were forwarded to the governor and board of pardons for consideration.
Zurich report says Francesco Volpe, 44, shot at a bystander after his daughter refused to reveal her boyfriend’s name. Ponfilo Susi, 89, was struck in the arm. the girl escaped, Volpe posted $200 bond on a charge of assault with intent to kill.
Real estate delegates are invited to a mass winter convention of the National Real Estate Board, January 21 through 24. Officials say large attendance is expected and Birmingham’s new initiative will extend MI invitations to all delegates.
Five men Mike Worts Mule Linea Nicholas Marinns Nick Kosten and George Watte were charged in Chicago with liquor violations. They received fines totaling 85250 in relation to the Woodnstock case.
A fragmented report outlines multiple marriages and a divorce proceeding. It mentions a person involved with Miss Tintriul Chinditieun and Miss Cheiaten, plus references to arrests and charges in a deflated, unclear sequence. The article reads as a hurried OCR with sparse readable names and dates.
New York records show the city zoo attracting about five million visitors during 1928. Attendance surged across the year with visitors from numerous sections of the county.
MINNEAPOLIS A coal gas poisoning death is reported involving a boy named Charles Nelson. Neighbors recall a cat scene and a dog chase surrounding the incident in a residential area.
Cloudy weather dominates with a slight rise in temperatures. San Antonio expects similar day and night temps with lows around 40s and highs near 60. Morning readings report cold starts in several cities, Amarillo around 22, Austin 32, Galveston 44, and Dallas about 20s to 40s.
Unclear text indicates Henry Wosnig plans to resign from the office of city marshal and fire marshal. A secretary Melaga to Fire Chief J. G. Sate ran says Melaga prepared the resignation letter for Voice and Wire Commissioner Phil Weight. The retirement is said to allow focus on life insurance work.
International news service reports an Austrian cave explorer in Frauan Minor near Risenerz died from starvation after his provisions ran out. His body was found by fellow explorers as candlelight dwindled, revealing a slow, painful end during the underworld trek.
In Chicago a convention of dentists from across the nation discussed women's increased presence in the field. Attendees described women as brave and capable, signaling shifting attitudes in the profession amid calls for equality and stronger patient care.
A New Orleans murder case ends with Ada executed by hanging after a public procedure. Sheriff and clergy present as Ada pleads mercy before the trap, while onlookers reflect on justice and innocence. The town remains somber as the body is removed.
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