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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1925
Page
1
Police pursue new leads in a murder case where a man with a roll of bills was killed in a car trunk. A suspect was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the payment and the note with bills stained by blood. Officers consider a possible female suspect after a footprint was found near the scene in a lonely woollen area.
Rain halts digging in the Collins rescue effort amid shifting theories about the cave collapse. County officials push for action, with County Attorney J. Lewis Williams planning to present the case to the March grand jury. details remain unclear amid ongoing investigations.
A fragment states in formal tone that the Drance Department of Ins frexag asserts a certificate of authority for a real estate agency to do business in Texas for the year ending February 25, 1928. It mentions signatures of agency manager and an official seal, with dates and names partly garbled.
William Burke Skeets Miller of the Louisville Courier Journal remains the sole outsider to interview Collins in his rock walled prison. He asserts Collins is alive and clinging to a murder theory, describing a key moment when a rock shifted and failed to free him. University of Kentucky professor and state officials show no comment as details emerge from the ongoing inquiry.
Fragmentary report describes attempts to open a fissure near a cave with references to a person named Floyd Col fins and a geologist. Text is garbled with multiple misspellings and missing details, hindering precise facts.
Report from a Baptist gathering describes prayers for Floyd Collins who is trapped in a Kentucky cave for days. Clergy urge calm and focus on the trapped man and his rescue, while expressing concern for his recovery and the souls of those affected by the incident.
A garbled report describes city plans to install 6500 street markers along sidewalks intersections, with iron posts and four gauge markers. The effort aims to help residents verify correct streets, with 100 to 126 new markers erected weekly and thanks to Paul Steffler for the project.
Dense coastal fog along the Atlantic seaboard halts river and harbor traffic as a series of collisions near Presa and York kills two people and traps vessels. The heavy fog blankets marine routes, delaying movement on land and water as authorities work to clear waterways.
The Associated Press reports on charges of bribery and related offenses involving a former warden and deputy at the Atlanta federal penitentiary. Judge Robert Pravini presides as the trial proceeds in Columbus, Ohio.
A colorful second annual parade will wind through downtown San Antonio on Tuesday at 10 30 morning drawing tourists from numerous states. The Canopus Choir sponsors the event with about 300 cars expected and prizes promised for participants and observers. A later ball and games will follow at San Pedro Park as hundreds of tourists compete in various activities.
A fragmented account describes a youth in a town store asking to hawk money and discuss mercy. A second youth from Wal lington is noted, with references to secrecy, a sealed powder incident, and a Punishment proposal tied to fair play.
Faced with changing women’s dress styles, London fashion notes state cafe tables and chairs must be lowered as ankles appear longer due to shorter skirts. Officials say higher seating would mar the graceful look of women’s attire, prompting adjustments in public spaces.
Forty applicants seek American citizenship at the United States District Court for examination in the May term. Petitions are to be filed by July preceding the bearing, with notices to be issued to the petitioners in Baye near the shipyard.
Joe Wright reportedly vanished from his Verdi Atascosa County home two weeks ago after a quarrel with his wife. Sheriff Jim Stevens and deputy Flores along with investigator Lee Johnson questioned neighbors and family as they followed leads from a letter from an uncle in Atascosa County. Wright, a janitor, is feared to have met with an accident as authorities probe departures, signs of haste, and his unusual failure to visit relatives.
Doctors discuss the difficulty of a blood test to identify a suspect in the Lewis murder case. A bill, linked to a tire firm, remains under police study as officers seek a reliable forensic method amid unsanitary bill handling and ongoing investigations.
Los Angeles reports say Lita Grey Chaplin and Charlie Chaplin end legal ties as negotiations over a financial settlement are denied by Mrs Lillian Spicer the bride’s mother. Spicer left the Chaplin mansion moving to a Holly wood house.
Storehouse of garbled phrases mentions a July style phrase about a treaty adios and European context. It references a San Francisco attorney and a Beverly Hills week, with scattered notes about Mr McMurray and previous negotiations.
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