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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1930
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane discusses universal connectivity and shifting beliefs, noting rail routes to Tucson and Los Angeles, the rise of new religious fads like brain breathing, and violent outcomes including murders linked to competing faiths. He cites brutal zealotry across Protestant Catholic clashes and calls attention to sensational sermons and apocalyptic motifs.
WASHINGTON DC January 24 The house expenditures committee votes 3 to 7 to bring former assistant attorney general Mabel Walker Willebrandt to testify on the Williamson bill and the prohibition enforcement unit. The Washington Evening Bloc quotes prohibition chief James M Donovan on cooperation with real estate boards to report any illicit “speakessies” in properties under board jurisdiction.
Erratic transcription shows frayed forecast with low temperatures 26 to 34 and light variable winds. Northern denser cloudiness expected Friday night through Saturday. unsettled conditions likely on Saturday and Sunday with coastal and inland effects. Precipitation minimal at times, gusts light, coastal visibility fair.
In Panа, Judge W W McCrary discharged the jury after ruling the trial insufficient to proceed. The district attorney then moved to drop murder charges against Nichols and Mary Jackson. no evidence was produced to sustain the case. The jury, once deadlocked, reported no verdict after 24 hours of deliberation.
In Los Angeles on January 24 a bandit robbed a telegraph office clerk, taking $16 after a demand for all the cash. The thief scoffed at the small amount and pocketed a revolver before walking away. The report highlights the bandit’s disdain for the modest loot.
The Light issue provides final edition market prices from New York Chicago and other exchanges. It emphasizes complete daily closing figures and urges readers to rely on The Light for accurate stock summaries each market day.
Cadet Theodore Fe Tinuky of Tellsfield sustained injuries in an airplane crash at Port Ringgold Friday morning. Instructor A. W. Meehan led a flight of parasite students to the border post. An ambulance, led by Sergeant Bernard Wallace, transported the injured cadet to San Antonio. recovery details unclear.
Defense testimony began in the trial of Roan Waytourn of Smithville charged with the murder of her husband W. W. Waybourn. The defense pressed a motion to return a verdict of acquittal as the morning session concluded.
In Washington D C secretary Arthur L Faubel of the American Tariff League surprised the Senate committee by urging the upper chamber to adopt a subordinate position to the House in the American system of government.
A cancer-killing serum said to destroy malignant cells has been discovered by two eminent San Francisco surgeons. The makers claim it is a major breakthrough in medical science and the details are revealed exclusively by The Light on page 3 after three years of secrecy.
Page 2 Austin courthouse report details juror selection in a murder case. Eleven jurors chosen. Brady's testimony issue on slayer Brady and Highsmith referenced. State used two challenges, defense one, with fifteen per side allowed.
Mexico City January 24 A Sum Life Insurance Company of Canada manager William P Masale was ordered expelled as an undesirable foreigner under article 33 of the Mexican constitution. Officials cited alleged disrespect toward authorities in a press statement after the firm’s permit to sell policies was suspended.
The roads committee reported favorably a House bill praising an increase in the federal road program. The annual appropriation would rise from 78 million to 125 million for the next three years, signaling expanded federal support for road building.
Mexico City police said they foiled a plot to kill several high government officials. No names were disclosed. The report notes the plan was frustrated today in Mexico City.
Soldiers stationed at Miehwarnn and Chihuaboa are set to construct roads due to lack of tasks, with troops mobilized for engineering work and infrastructure projects.
A reader asserts the court name is the Permanent Court of International Justice of the League of Nations. The letter argues the United States signed a protocol joining a court operated by the League, with the assembly approving its statute on December 16, 1820, at Geneva. The writer calls on President Hoover to disclose the connection between the court and the League.
Tight matches prevailed in the San Antonio country club invitation tourney first round Friday. Notables like Maj. Go Origge and Bart Ulocke were square after nine. Other results included Tom Holleran 2 up on L. GL. Jackson and more close battles among flight leaders amid a field of contenders.
Washington, D. C. Jan. 2. A final committee decision on a recount of the Wurzbach McCloskey contest to represent the Texas fourteenth district looms. Wurzbach and McCloskey backers clash over fraud claims as ballots from Bexar county are held in committee archives awaiting possible count. Witnesses from District Attorney Lamar Seeligson, Judge Perry Robertson, and County Clerk Jack Burke flew to Washington but were excused as the panel recessed.
In Washington D C on a day of disclosures, Burke reports that 128 of 164 ballots in a disputed race were counted as valid while boxes with mutilated ballots were secured. The contested election involved Republican Serres M L Waerz bach versus Democrat Asquaios McCloskey, with remarks from Burke, county clerk. The hearing continued as attorneys pressed codemult arguments.
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