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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1929
Page
1
The piece, attributed to Arthur Brisbane in the New York Star, discusses U S Germany aid and the Allies, with claims of financing German bonds and profiteering from wartime programs. It references New York officials and a court sale, noting quick land auctions and speculative opportunities, while weaving in historical allusions and social commentary.
San Antonio and nearby areas cold with strong northerly winds. Friday through Saturday expect falling temperatures, windy conditions, and near or below freezing nights. Northwestern winds peak Saturday with cold front. temperatures around 14 to 24 degrees in northern sections. Livestock advisories and home weather notices accompany regional forecast.
A quirky play near New Year gave Georgia the win in a Tech football game. The Southerners scored two points on a controversial reversal, with the final margin listed as seven.
A series of lightning bolts struck several San Antonio residences on Friday morning, damaging roofs and interiors. Neighbors reported minor injuries as residents fled their damaged houses, while fire crews contained fires sparked by the blasts. Authorities noted no full-house fires and identified weather as the likely cause amid chaotic scenes.
The article details a 218 hour record flight by an Italian airship firm from Italy to South America, surpassing prior records set by Dirigibles and Great Zeppelins. The craft endured fuel shortages, weather challenges, and high engine loads while crossing the Atlantic, with observers noting favorable Southern California conditions as the flight neared Metropolitan Los Angeles.
San Diego area forecast warns of a cold spell with increasing rainfall. Friday brings light to moderate rain, followed by cooler skies. Saturday is expected to dip into the 50s with a northerly turn and stronger winds, as a new cold front approaches.
Madrid report says the French steamer Malakoff struck a reef off Minaret Island in the Mediterranean during a storm Wednesday night. Seven lives were lost, six were saved, and the vessel broke up on the rocks.
A chaotic scene unfolds as Horse Falls hurls the Duke of Huncester into water after a clash with Melton Mav braysive tint. The incident involves Hingarton lore rediferm and the Duke’s rider, Whe wrince, the third son of King George, who is said to be involved in the altercation and left shaken.
A Virginia man traveled to New York to show a method that allegedly turns gray hair brown by gazing at black walnut and brushing a chair for years. He claims wood color enters the eye and alters the scalp through unseen forces, a claim met with mixed remarks from earlier witnesses.
Panama Canal tolls totaled 26,375,962 dollars in the latest collection period. Officials report revenue rose amid increased traffic and new tariff schedules.
The athletic council of A. and M. college of Voxans announces Matty Bell will succeed Luna Xenophon Bible as Aggie head football coach and education head. Bible resigns to Nebraska. Bell to begin duties September 1 with the position to become permanent.
Portes Gil, the Mexican president, was reported ill with influenza today. The brief notice lists yesterday and today’s appointments as affected by the illness and notes a possible surge in grippe among officials.
In CUICAGH Illinois on New Year’s Day a local wedding linked to the Longley family is described. Harold Koolnor’s bride is identified with a colorful note about Albert Longley and Tina Cel as guests. The couple plans to relocate to Cleveland Ohio after the ceremony.
Verne Warne Dovig of San Antonio, counsel for Davis in the four teenth district race, went to Austin to obtain a certificate of election from the state board. He conferred with Governor Moody and Attorney General Claude Pollard, with Mrs Jane McCullum, secretary of state, as board members. He argued the law requires the governor to sign a certificate of election promptly after results are certified.
In Belgium eight workers were killed and about twenty children left behind after an automobile carrying workers fell from a bridge into the swollen Ourthe River. Eighteen glance cutters and a chauffeur were among the victims, eight of whom were pinned and submerged as the river surged after the accident yesterday evening.
In Washington, safety first policies produced a notable milestone as the city completed a month without a death attributed to traffic. Officials praised the achievement amid ongoing efforts to reduce fatalities and improve road safety.
Airmen Oliver Clee Thounhtier and Cat Lewis Yancey prepared to take off this afternoon in their three North Shore craft on a projected non stop flight to Panama. Weather conditions were reported ideal for the mission at Roosevelt Field January in New York.
Federal Internal Revenue Service for the Southern Texan district announced a new form for filing statements of payment due. The notice names specific agents and references a standard procedure for sending tax statements to taxpayers.
The Ninety fourth District Court grand jury absolves American Legion officials of all responsibility for open gambling during the tenth annual convention in San Antonio. The panel criticizes conditions at Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital and urges city county cooperation to remedy its unsanitary state. A committee was appointed to hear charges, but the grand jury finds no evidence of payments for gambling or protection for gambling.
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