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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1929
Page
1
A fragmentary column discusses mosquitoes as enemies to health, citing studies and a call for action, then shifts to political speculation about Hoover era officials. It references Melville Stone, Professor Richet, and potential cabinet picks like Thomas R Campbell and Nathan Miller, with notes on money laws and stock cautions.
Washington Feb 16. In the heated wet and dry fight over the Jones bill senators Reed and Blease blasted prohibition enforcement and alleged hypocrisy. Reed threatened to publish a list of men who vote dry and drink wet. The debate grew crowded as penalties for violations would rise under the bill.
Feb 16 report from Tera describes a man on Main street who parked his car and invited a woman to enter as a joke. The woman entered the car and started the engine, realizing the prank too late, and she drove off with no further contact from him.
Rep Wurzbach the only Texas Republican in Congress accuses the state GOP of collecting over 200000 since 1921. Senate subcommittee chair Brookhart plans broader inquiry into alleged patronage sales and protection against raids for hotel owners. Wurzbach presented letters alleging large notes from officeholders and coercion to meet pledges.
Pryor, of 100 Clairmont, told city detectives that $100 vanished from his pockets as he entered the Texas theater for a Saturday night show. He said he was jostled several times but did not think much of it until he realized the money was missing.
In district court Judge Fou ruled alimony of 3000 dollars monthly to Mrs Josephine Paolo Knox wife of Philander O Knox and mother of two. The decision cites Knox's Pennsylvania residence and provision for support of the wife and two children amid a messy confirmation of the case filed in Wastington District.
The Light publishes The Intimate Papers of Cat E. M. House second series revealing World War secrets. President Wilson describes a crusade for a new international order and the need to overthrow Germany’s military power to secure lasting peace. The war front shifts and revolutionary unrest in Russia influence Allied prospects.
Fragmentary text discusses the U boat campaign and its impact on turning the tide of World War I. It references the Battle of the Somme and notes Germany’s reliance on submarine attacks to gain victory, with continuation implied.
Warden John W. Snook of Atlanta federal penitentiary credits Hearst newspapers and William Randolph Hearst for backing the Porter federal farms bill. The facsimile letter notes the paper’s crusade against narcotics. Snook’s career includes deputy U S Marshal in 1897, leading roles at Idaho and Atlanta prisons.
President-elect Hoover arrived at a fashionable east coast winter resort this afternoon for a post election inspection tour. He planned to visit the devastated area from last September’s disaster, meeting local officials and assessing recovery progress.
A caravan of army trucks transports gifts for President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge. The gifts collected since their White House time will be taken to the Coolidge home in Northampton, marking a traveling tribute across the capital.
Valparaiso Chile Feb 10 Arctic explorer Werbert Wilking says 120 years of expeditions failed to find a two flight over Graham land. He spoke in an exclusive interview with International News Service here today.
In Madrid on February 16, reports say King Alfonso refused to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Miguel Primo de Rivera amid policy disputes. The king urged continued leadership to calm unrest and urged de Rivera to pardon political prisoners after the recent uprising. The government crisis deepens as Madrid sources indicate de Rivera will remain in office under the king’s insistence.
The United States Weather Bureau foresees a near perfect Sunday in San Antonio with fair skies. Moderate temperatures and light to moderate northerly to easterly winds are expected. Saturday night’s low around 10 degrees is noted, with earlier readings varying across nearby locations.
Lis International News Seeuler reports insurance coverage for the First Baptist church fire destruction. Total coverage listed at 475,350 dollars with allocations: 273,500 for main building, 175,000 for Sunday school structure, 6,000 for office, 20,850 for furniture and fixtures, and 92,500 for other recoveries as investigators led by Detective Jack Swilligan pursue the case.
Paris dispatch reports Marshal Foch continuing to improve from influenza symptoms. A brief bulletin notes his condition has stabilized and shows steady progress as medical staff monitor his recovery, with no new complications reported.
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