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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1929
Page
4
Frederick Ledbetter of Annecy Tenn. married the widow of the man he was tried for killing, in Nashville on February 35. The ceremony was performed by Magistrate HP. Boker after Ledbetter had been acquitted January 20 in connection with the murder of Thomas Bentin.
Alice Pendleton, alleged leader of a bank robbery gang, was jailed in Shreveport. Police say she ordered the Citizens State Bank robbery at McGehee Arkansas last August, with 850 dollars stolen.
An old time advertisement touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a quick remedy to stop colds by restoring alkaline balance. It recommends a tablespoon in water morning noon and night for two days then only at night. It claims doctors and hospitals prescribe it and cites wide recognition for other acid related symptoms.
Lawrence Tibbett and Richard Donelli are considered for the baritone part in the Lenten oratorio The Seven Last Words to be staged at the municipal auditorium on Friday. Walter Dunham, director, says Tibbett may not be released from the Met for the Good Friday role, affecting his appearance here. Bonelli, already a San Antonio favorite, will sing Valentine in Faust on Friday night as Chicago Opera presents the season’s opening trio of operas.
The Rev William Wesley Laup rector of St Andrew's Episcopal at Ryan will preach the noonday Lenten service at St Mark's Episcopal Church on Wednesday Thr Her. Mr Langpy will attend a luncheon at the church touring the service.
In Chicago on February 25 a dramatic report emerges of William J Towne in 1890s Boston era and his grandson John Dean Towns 187? dying by self inflicted gunshot. The事件 reveals a mortgage, a pistol in a library and a wealth tangled in a divorce.
Feb 2 1930 Chicago Deputy Police Commissioner John Stege issued arrest warrants for 27 men in the gang massacre investigation. Among those named are Claude Maddox Tony Gapezla Jack McGurn and Joseph Lolordo. The move follows reviewing witnesses and a police blue book as investigators seek further killers and those with critical knowledge.
At Beattla the liner President Lincoln arrived from the Orient with 12 cases of virulent spinal meningitis. Aboard 146 steerage and others were quarantined as health officers moved to establish a hospital aboard and inoculate contacts. Most affected are Filipinos with some Japanese and Roxanie passengers.
Chaplin motion picture star Charles Chaplin was confined to bed at WAVENLY WLS February 2 after suffering ptomaine poisoning and fainting at his studio. He declined water, collapsed, and was revived by Dr Cecit Reynolds and ordered to remain in bed four days as tests and treatment began.
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