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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1934
Page
1
Syndicated column fragment titled Today By Arthur Brisbane comments on current events with cryptic phrasing and placeholders, mentioning a king and foal. The readable text is sparse and unclear but hints at commentary or opinion rather than a straight news item.
Reports quote Vice Admiral Suetsugu on U S hostility as a possible pretext for war while warning Japan to focus on Russia near Manchukuo. A Sing Sing execution details reveal a botched electric chair and a dramatic last minutes scene as Cunningham dies. Mother Teresa to be canonized in Rome. Ford hopes autos market rises 7 percent. Ford family optimistic about 1934. Mrs Grossman survives a gas suicide attempt after writing notes to her dead husband.
Jat Torio passes away aged 77 after a lengthy illness. The article notes his death in the 13th year of the reporting period with local officials offering condolences. No further details on survivors or services are provided in the readable text.
Paris reports two confidence votes for Premier Camilo Chau Temps fell short of strong backing as the cabinet faced a massive 40 million financial scandal probe. The chamber approved one vote 360 to 223 and another 375 to 205, but doubts linger over the government’s ability to sustain a majority amid looming budget duties and the Lagny Wrain wreck inquiry that killed 200.
Jen Huntavifle reports Charley Fravier, still confined in a state penitentiary, failed to back up his boast that no prison could hold him. Three other convicts attempted the same wall climb, but guards thwarted the escape at the Menace Penitentiary walls yesterday.
The Netherlands January 13 former Kaiser Wilhelm II is forced to give up his favorite outdoor pastime of woodchopping due to rheumatic pains in his legs.
Washington report says the government's gold price remained at 24.00 dollars an ounce. The unchanged rate was posted for the customary successive business day with wording indicating domestic mining and currency context.
Forecast says Saturday night and Sunday partly cloudy with variable winds. Saturday low around 44 degrees, Sunday high near 70. Saturday morning low 44, night temps around 41, warmer in interior regions Sunday with light northerly winds. East Texas area expected partly cloudy with higher interior temperatures and a warm canal section inland.
Chicago, Jan 13 The much publicized confession by Dr. Alice Wynekoop about her daughter in law Rheta’s death faces suppression as defense lawyers promise a motion alleging duress and unsigned statements after 24 hours of questioning. Jury selection for Wynekoop’s murder trial continues as arguments over admissibility unfold. Also notable, Justin de Solves, pro war French foreign minister, died aged 84.
Weather forecast for San Antonio weekend calls for crisp cool nights with low around 38 to 68 rising to a high near 70 by Sunday. Light variable winds, partly cloudy skies, and ground temperatures near the 38 degree mark in suburbs.
In Cleveland Jan 1 1933 Democratic national chairman James Farley predicted that President Roosevelt would not rush to curb inflation. He argued the president would avoid sacrificing recent advances in commodity prices by yielding to international market pressures.
Fragmentary item notes that cotton mills in France began wage reductions affecting workers, with mentions of employers lowering pay by a percentage for men and women, effective February 1. Details are incomplete and names are unclear due to OCR errors.
New York reports Rudy Vallee to seek divorce amid recordings of wife Fay Webb Vallee and dancer Garfield Leon. Appellate court denies Mrs Vallee’s bid to halt divorce, detailing conversations showing alleged affair under his roof. Transcripts obtained via a simple device attached to a telephone extension reveal plans and taunting exchanges about meetings and shopping for clothes as the affair unfolds.
The article quotes R W Child decrying talk of war between Japan and the United States as irresponsible, arguing peaceful economic ties provide profit for both nations. He warns against sensationalism and urges private, realistic diplomacy to sustain the open door in Asia and prevent conflict.
In Havana on January 11, Batista ordered all Havana hospitals under the Cuban Medical Federation. Police faced resistance when staff not affiliated with the federation tried to enforce the decree at the Quinta de Dependientes hospital. Disorder lasted about 30 minutes as patients shouted threats and police withdrew.
WAXAHACHIE January 13 A ten year prison term was imposed on Currie Caldwell by a district court jury which found him guilty in connection with the kidnapping of Arcud Cerf at Corsicana in December 1930. Cerf was abducted from a Corsicana street near his home and taken to Dallas by a group that held him in a Dallas apartment until his father, T W Cerf, president of a Corsicana bank, furnished $15000 ransom.
TEXAHEANA Jan 13 Convicted of murder without malice in the shooting of his wife James W Baird former Texathim street commissioner, today was sentenced to two years in prison. The two year term was not suspended.
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