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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1931
Page
5
TELVIDERE MM Feb 20 Albert Denbaw financier whose investments enabled him to pay on coal rates of interest on loans made to neighbors will be arraigned tomorrow or early next week on eight grand jury indictments charging alteration of a confidence game and obtaining money under false pretenses.
The notice touts Castoria as a safe vegetable based remedy for infants and children. It claims quick relief for fretful, colicky, or upset babies and urges keeping a bottle at home and giving Castoria until the child grows. It emphasizes gentle soothing effects and non-harmful qualities for various minor ailments.
Testimony by MOR Bacon, a special police officer, alleges that bank robberies were proposed by portions of the Communist party to finance their operations. The statements are part of the trial of Ben Woloff, charged with criminal syndicalism, who reportedly joined the party last year to obtain information.
Washington Feb 20 experts from the house interstate commerce committee urge Congress to tighten railroad expansion under ICC oversight. The report notes a shift to holding companies and a few powerful groups, with 21.04 percent of Class 1 voting stock in major lines and 8 percent of mileage controlled by eight groups. Morgan & Co and other financiers hold numerous directorships amid evolving western expansion.
A notice reports the death of William Dowell Oldham, national corresponding secretary for the American War Mothers, and mentions Violet A. Taynes as organizing state president. Anne W Chine, national president, announced the passing. Oldham had visited San Antonio in 1827 with the national executive board and was well known in the organization.
The U.S. navy fleets near Panama engage in annual war games. Admiral Chase reports the units are alonut to meet, but no major engagement has occurred. The exercise unfolds with high readiness but no decisive clash yet.
In Madrid on February reports describe a surprise reaction within the Monarchist union as divisions widen. Key figures including Premier Admiral Juan Aznar y Callanas are cited amid tensions with reformist and radical factions, signaling a pause before renewed opposition activity.
Marie Eugene Delle Crazig, celebrated Austrian writer, died today in Vienna at an advanced age. She left behind a prolific list of works translated into many languages and celebrated for her wit and literary influence.
A British aviator attempting to tow the Iron Wight record from England to Cape Town crashed in Africa. The aircraft collapsed during the fall as the engine marked by the chaos of the landing.
GALVESTON Texas man John Sullivan was convicted of murdering his young wife and received an eight year penitentiary sentence. The jury deliberated before returning a verdict after Sullivan shot his wife in September last year. The wife had admitted infidelity.
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