Supreme Court upholds retroactive silver tax victory
Washington dispatch reports the administration won its third term victory as the Supreme Court unanimously sustains a retroactive 269 percent tax on profits from silver traders prior to enactment. Justice Van Devanter penned the opinion, citing proper due process and that the tax targets profits after costs, not all transfers, with retroactivity deemed reasonable.
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Russia boosts defense budget to four billion dollars
Moscow reports a new defense budget of four billion dollars aimed at strengthening military capabilities. Official figures show the 1995 militacy budget previously stood at about 2.95 billion, with the growth described as a substantial increase.
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Coolidge's Widow Granted Pension
The Senate by unanimous consent passed and sent to the House a measure to grant Grace Coolidge a pension of 5000 dollars per year as widow of former president Calvin Coolidge.
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Cafe Looted by Knobknockers at Tlackstone, North St Marys
A cafe at 219 North St Marys Street was looted by knob-knockers who pried open a safe containing 259 dollars. Owner A P Pepps reported the break in occurred Monday, with the safe found later on Basse Road. Police said burglars fled after triggering a alarm at Praeger Hardware, 320 East Commerce Street.
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Phone Men Still Battling Freeze-up In Texas
Dallas Jan 11 Tele phone service in much of Texas will not approximate normal before tomorrow night despite 10 repair gangs and about 500 men working. W L Peeth general manager of Southwestern Bell said damage to telephone lines in the state continued to increase as toll lines snapped under ice load and poles toppled from heavy weight.
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Guard Employed to Protect Suspect Mother at Hospital
Bexar county commissioners on Monday authorized Sheriff Will W. Wood to hire Gene Mergile to guard Mrs. Will Wright at Robert B. Green hospital. Wright faces murder charges for her two year old child’s death last September. Mergile will receive $3.94 daily.
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Election Tuesday for Water District Directors in Bexar County
Election Tuesday fills two vacancies on the board of the Bexar Qotty Water Control and Improvement District No 1. Candidates are Henry Bart and George St Marlindale. Polls open at 105 East Olhos Cove.
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Robbery Reported at Zarzamora Street Store
Police received a Monday report of theft at the W. J. Roberts store located at 380 North Zarzamora Street involving feed and liquor items. N. G. Ellison Jr of Santa Pedro Ave reported the liquor theft.
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Madrid Diglimazi Quster For Ew Attack
Spanish armies rush ammunition and supplies as they brace for a likely Fascist onslaught on Madrid. Civilians evacuate the capital while both sides dig in along western sectors. heavy artillery and air raids target Malaga and Almeria as losses mount and deserters rise.
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French Use of German Troop Threat in Spanish Morocco Stir Red Alert
Paris officials released warnings amid reports that German troops may be massing in Spanish Morocco. French and British forces prepared for a possible intervention, with Spain’s insurgent authority denying regular German contingents and Paris awaiting North African reports to decide on action and occupation plans.
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Six Months Term on Revenue Charge Plea in Federal Court
Paul Russell pleaded guilty to an internal revenue charge in Federal red brick court and was sentenced to six months in LaTuna penitentiary with a $590 fine. Steve Lozang also pleaded guilty to a similar charge and drew seven months in LaTuna penitentiary.
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Health chief orders stricter restaurant controls in city
Lucky Bishop, executive administrator of the San Antonio health department, announced strict enforcement of restaurant regulations. The move follows reports of an influenza epidemic in northern states and aims to curb outbreak risk.
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Lucky" Bishop
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First Families Register Initiative in San Antonio
In San Antonio the city began registering its first families for a pedigreed directory. Of 196 invitations mailed, Friday and Saturday yielded 11 families, with Monday showing initial responses. Directors estimate about 1400 lost families may be listed in the city directory.
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Roosevelt seeks 790 million relief defic to fund work
President Roosevelt asks Congress for a 790 million deficiency appropriation to provide work during January and February for about 2.58 million people and notes a shift toward longer work weeks affecting employment. He urges private employers to take more relief workers into private jobs and cites unskilled workers as largely represented on relief rolls. Continued on page 4.
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Exiled Red Chieftain Passes Through San Luis Potosi
Exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky and his wife arrived yesterday aboard a special train car, en route to Mexico City. A guard of 30 soldiers accompanied the party as reporters prepared to welcome Trotsky amid security concerns and potential clashes. He will reside with a lease arranged by Mexican muralist Diego Rivera in San Angel, a district noted for its elite residents.
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Burns Prove Fatal to L.A. Salesman
Robstown June 1 Pat Maree inerney Sant Antonio salesman died today from injuries after an explosion at a gas-filled room Saturday night. MacInerney, alone when the blast occurred, reportedly struck a match in a gas-filled row.
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Nickel Beer Is Goal of Michigan Salon
WASKINGTOR Jan 1 WPI y we din before Prabibeion hn sid Representative Dingell i Meniocrat A fax reduction would mean in Michigan set out today to bring areaserd Salon by the brewers a lower back beer at a nickel a mugering of the retail price benefits to He proposed to cut the beer tax consumers mere orders for warre from 3 to 3 a barre staves from Kansas and hops from We aren't selling nearly the beer Middle Western farmers.
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Kidnap Search Targets Island Shack Near Tacoma
Police and Olympia detectives hunted on Savasin Island and Hartstone Island after a 10 year old boy, Charles Mattson, was abducted. A shack yielded no food or clues, while a two men and a boy were seen near the island. Ransom talks stalled as Dr Mattson placed ads seeking proof of life.
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State Patrol
Olympic
Suuday
Weather and rail lines crippled by storm across Texas
Ice covered streets slow traffic as rail and telegraph lines fail across San Antonio and surrounding areas. Widespread outages disrupt broadcasts and train service, with delays in Katy and Missouri Pacific schedules. A San Juan man wrecks his cart on the Medina River bridge spilling grapefruit but suffering minor injuries. Weather forecasts predict freezing conditions easing later in the week.
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Weather Forecast for San Antonin and Vicinity
Cloudy conditions with temperatures near freezing Monday night. Tuesday will be partly cloudy with rising temperatures. Monday night low near 4, Tuesday high about 48. Light northerly winds. East Texas cloudy with occasional rains in the southeast, hot in the northwest and north central, interior south portion near freezing Tuesday night. Tuesday partly cloudy with occasional rains in the lower Rio Grande valley, rising temperatures, light to moderate northerly winds east. West Texas warmer in the north and northeast. Monday night in the mountain passes. More weather on page to.
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