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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1929
Page
1
Fragmented excerpts discuss billionaire philanthropy and wealth division, Alaska timber prospects, and government tax refunds. Mention Littauer, Geneva Women’s Clubs, Alaska forests, pulpwood yields, and tax policy quirks. Notes on advertising spending by women and government ownership of resources.
Saturday will be partly cloudy with some rain in northern portions. Temperatures near 50 degrees at daybreak with a warm northeast breeze inland, while northern sections stay colder with a northward wind. Expect a sharp drop after sunset and a cold wave moving in by night.
Ralph Tralph, 9, was attacked by a dog on Friday night near 484 Gollad Street. His father restrained the animal, preventing fatal injuries as a wound to the throat was treated at a city hospital. The dog was taken by its owner for examination, authorities said.
Two young men robbed Riverside pharmacy at 8011 South Brean Street Friday night, tying Henry Gelfinger and taking about $15 from the cash register. A passerby drew attention, police arrived, but the robbers fled, described only as youths one wearing a tam.
A man in Okla. is jailed after a clash over a deer killed with a pen knife. The report notes the suspect refused to plead and faced charges, with unclear details from the damaged text. The story mentions a fight and a defense proposal, but the legal outcome remains uncertain.
In Vernal season, San Antonio and nearby communities begin baseball activity as youths rally to the bat and ball. Under Superintendent Sohn Winsard, city playgrounds, parks, and diamonds are being prepared for spring play, with packed dirt in Sun Tetyo Park and other fields refined to attract young athletes.
Dr Hortce Matchester Brown a renowned surgeon died at seventy one in Milwaukee Wisconsin on January date not specified. Death attributed to heart disease his career spanned decades with international recognition in medicine and surgery.
Washington January 19 Hoover makes a third tour of duty visit to Washington calling at the White House to meet with President Coolidge. The trip underscores Hoover’s continued advisory role and the ongoing administration relations amid the capital events.
San Antonio based Grayburg Oil Co sale to Taliana OW and Gag Co likely to wrap up within the week. Experts estimate the properties value around 8 million dollars as negotiations continue between Grayburg representatives led by Dr. B. L. Thomson and parties including Silas Newton of New York who is due in San Antonio next week to finalize the deal.
Washington January 19 Senate set the guide of ber day onside for consideration of the Namination of Troy O West of Chicago to be secretary of interior after three votes settled open or closed session. Hearings on his nomination were open with testimony published.
MINNEAPOLIS Jan. 40 An unnamed truck driver, Morry Jacobs, was delivering when a train struck his vehicle at a grade crossing. The truck was dragged about 100 feet along the rails before crashing. Jacobs sustained only minor bruises. A traffic cop issued him a summons for failing to stop at the signal.
The trial of George St. Marsh, a former college student charged with the murder of a drugstore clerk during an attempted holdup, heads toward sentence as prosecutors seek death. Defense contends mental weakness and youth, urging mercy for the accused as testimony notes a troubled background and constitutional frailties.
Captain Ira G. Baker arrives in San Diego after a tense flight while Mrs. Baker, recovering at home, is said to be anxious for her husband to rejoin Lily aging parade events. Aviation family officials confirm safe progress without public details.
New Orleans market reports sluggish opening as cotton price edges around 19.60 cents per pound amid mixed bids. Traders note small gains and cautious activity with prices varying through the session and October futures quoted around 10.08 in bid activity.
The spring storm of January 19 caused deaths and injuries across Missouri Illinois Indiana Kentucky Tennessee Ohio and Mississippi. Victims include Dorothy Whandles Minnie Newman Margorie Wergraves Roy Liler Clinton Minho ney and Willina Thrashey.
Chicago January 10 Henry E Nelson waged a costly battle over divorce by telephonic testimony. The proceedings, involving Mrs Nelson and a sanitary board employee, centered on a contested will. Judge Subuth ruled the will valid, with telephonic and witness testimonies shaping the outcome as legal maneuvers continued.
The article reports on Senator William B. Vare's protest against the election of Judge Charles L. Brown as president judge of the municipal court. Observers note the outcome is seen as more significant than the November defeats of certain Republican candidates in South Philadelphia wards, affecting Vare's political standing.
Rumors in London on January 13 suggest King George may be removed from the throne. Queen Mary’s visit to Buckingham Palace is believed connected to the possible action, though no official confirmation exists.
An agreement between the United States and Canada, effective January 2, allows that plain experiments to grant migration of either country may bundle messages under the terms of the international exchange pact signed last year, announced by the state department.
In Centerville on January 19, a new wage scale agreement between the Southwest Operators' Association and the Howth West Minera of America will affect about 2000 miners. The plan, valid for 16 years, begins April 1 and changes pay structures across the industry.
MISNEATONIS reports a wrongful death suit filed by Dan G. Nears against merchant F. Cayley and the Wri Cly Wizewrorhy company in connection with the death of Neary'r from consuming a firecracker. The suit seeks 1500 against the defendants.
Police report a Saturday morning dice game dispute escalated when a 25 year old Mexican man produced a Stenliver pistol and fired a shot at a man identified as Mays, near Broad Street. Mays reportedly retaliated by firing two shots prior to the other man fleeing in a car. The injured man sought his own treatment after, and investigators interviewed a bystander, Louis Superville, who drove the suspect to Commerce Street. No arrests have been made as police, including Captain Dave Cruz and Detectives Heikens and Wright, continue the investigation.
Two men opened fire at a Ravenna Ohio home injuring Peter Gullo and his wife before fleeing. Investigators tied the incident to an old feud as officers in Akron and Cleveland pursued leads and questioned a named woman who reportedly helped plan the attack.
Sacramento reports a legislative committee considers whether a $2500 payment to evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson by Siefert or by Judge Carlea warrants impeachment of a Los Angeles Criminal Court jurist.
A plan for merging Protestant denominations was announced at conferences in Pittsburgh and Richmond with a March 8 date set for the decision. Government and church officials indicated the move aims to unify denominations under a common framework, with details to follow.
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