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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1923
Page
1
Dr. Miller Hatahison outlines a proposal at the National Cotton Conference in Atlanta to exterminate eggs of the boll weevil by X rays stored in chemical salts and applied with adhesives to plant parts. He warns the spread of the pest could reach millions if unchecked.
The article details experiments using a designed absorbing salt and binder to apply X-ray sterilization to cotton boll weevils. It notes the aim to halt reproduction, mentions Dr. Hudson Maxim’s keynote on explosives, and reports on interstate treaty efforts and a national campaign with New York exchanges and Georgia Governor Hardwick coordinating a governors conference to raise 2.5 million for boll weevil eradication.
The International Arronautical Concord will run next month in Santiago with the Pan American Congress opening March 25. Five events offer total prizes of $50,000. The main event is a circuit around the Andes with a major prize of $20,000, second $5,500 and third $2,300. Other events include triangular race and acrobatic table and speed contests.
The search for missing Officer Routan continues with relatives fearing foul play after an attempted life threat five days before his disappearance near the Eight Corps Ares headquarters. Routan, 40, left Nolan Street home on temporary duty Sunday evening, car wreck occurred at a trestle, wife prevented shooting, shells found later, he sent a cryptic message before vanishing. He weighed 105 pounds and stood seven inches tall in a prior report, and church connections are noted for Pioneer Texas and shared death notices follow.
An advertisement extols Musterole as a pure oil based remedy that relieves sore throat laryngitis croup stiff neck congestion and other pains. It claims faster relief than mustard plasters and markets jars and tins priced at 250 and up.
The yacht Moise, of the Corinthian Yacht Club, is adrift with no fuel off the California coast. Messages report the vessel disabled and a salvage crew racing to reach the stricken craft amid rough seas. onboard are Faby J. Pivera, Han anelsey shipping registrar president, and several other passengers from Los Angeles.
Washington D C Feb 21 A postponement of a proposed investigation into the veterans bureau was ordered by the special Senate committee headed by Senator Sutherland. Brigadier General Sawyer testified on executive matters and discussed army surplus property at Pa ille and other issues, with estimates suggesting millions of surplus items may have passed to the veterans bureau.
The document outlines a sweeping reorganization of the army and defense spending, shifting control from gendarmes to centralized government budgets. It emphasizes reducing costs, standardizing methods, and pooling national funds for essential weapons, transport, and aviation.
Authorities recovered about 200000 dollars in assets from a theft ring targeting mail shipments. Investigators named several suspects including a worker and associates, detailing how the scheme unfolded across multiple delivery routes and affected local businesses.
Fragmented OCR text reports events around Weslaco with names such as Tate Caro and Benity. It mentions death by hanging and a court or inquest context, with references to Valley area and local figures, but lacks clear, coherent details.
Mrs May A Baved Ford was acquitted of conspiracy to kill her estranged husband J Ford, a Wayne County farmer. The jury found no overt act. trial centered on whether such act occurred. Prosecutors alleged an offer to kill. Ford claimed a frameup amid divorce proceedings.
A coalition of anthracite producers from Pennsylvania petitions the U.S. Coal Commission arguing coal prices are excessive and harming consumers. They claim price levels stem from operators not paying adequate wages and seek enforcement of authority to use a system that favors production of fuel over profits.
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