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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1922
Page
1
Allen seizes the lead late in the Texas race with a strong first day push. Despite a slow start he surges forward, finishing ahead as reports note his rapid progress and strategic moves.
A rugged race tale unfolds as Major Allen and Dunany contend through a stormy night. Both riders push through rain toward Holt, Auste, and final miles, with Allen pressing to finish before daybreak and a later match at the Speedway venue.
Fragmentary text suggests talk of Creager possibly succeeding Bays in the cabinet. References to political maneuvering, February dates, and unnamed figures indicate mounting speculation about a shift in the administration.
Fragmentary text describes guard officers and officers of the Eighth Corps under General Julia La. Hines with unclear actions involving Barrett and Markham. Mentions divisions and headquarters connections with ambiguous details and dates.
Customs inspectors seized a mare and a gelding tied to a back yard stake in Colton and found several quarts of Mexican liquor buried nearby. A bull dog fought as officers tried to control the scene while a pony named Javag suffered a bite. The report cites Chief Deputy Fil Cotulla and traces the seizure to exposure at a Texas location.
Detectives Greta and Harris arrested three suspects at Henry VF. Hetu store on Goliad Street after a break in. They also solved the Grasburg Oil station burglary on South Alawa and Beauregard streets. Residents heard the alarm during the chase as police responded to a phone alert. Two suspects attempted to flee.
The fragment mentions a consul and officials visiting a place with references to San Antonio and commerce representatives. Details are unclear due to OCR corruption, but hints at an official visit involving a Mexican consul and local commerce delegates in a border or colonial-era setting.
Police report a robbery at a Wave Filling Station where a clerk hid before the raid. A search found coupons and loose change taken from the till and a suspect later found near a store counter.
The article reports the reunion of a mother and her child at Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital. Efforts by Miss Mabel Verguson of the American Red Cross failed to locate the father in San Antonio, while a Washington-bound transfer was blocked.
Great interest marked the opening meeting of Thrift Week at the Army Y M C A building. Jay Williams directs week activities with a committee planning a foundation bunk and a program of music and speakers led by Miss Elizabeth Bain of New York district agent for the American Hygiene society.
Relatives identify Pedro Arce of South Riverside Street as the man shot and killed in front of Geral’s frame. Funeral planned Wednesday afternoon. Affidavit charges Nulty with murder. Arce’s killing linked to testimony at a Tuskein Campbell court session. Bond set at a nonresident status pending grand jury action. Rayeond claims Saturday. Texas agency delegates to meet in Corpus Christi next Tuesday with over 500 attendees.
Plea deals unfold as 17 year old Pachelo pleads guilty to four indictments of felony theft. Jury in the Thirty seventh district court anchors Wednesday session. sentences set to run concurrently. Police report link to summer arrests tied to multiple thefts and smashed stores. Fire damage during a blaze at a residence on Guadalupe Street is contained. origin undetermined.
The first strawberries of the season were bought Monday by Perry Rose, who lives two miles out on Pennsylvania Avenue. Rose has about two and a half acres in berries and expects a large yield from his plants. The berries are large, vivid, and finely flavored.
In San Benito County voters approved a bond totaling 400000 for a highway project from San Benito to the Hidalgo County line including Brownsville. The measure passed despite opposition in the county.
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