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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1934
Page
1
Ahmed Osman, the first Turkish and first Mohammedan executed in Massachusetts, faced three cycles of electric chair but refused funeral rites. The report blends commentary on religion, politics, and global affairs with notes on bonds, inflation, and international leaders, reflecting a 1934 wire-service style column.
Deputized citizens guard Hazard Kentucky after Rex Scott a 19 year old Black man is lynched by a mob of about six hundred miners. Four suspects are held as officers search for others amid threats of more violence and calls for preventing further lynchings. The incident marks the first lynching in Kentucky since 1927.
President Rodrigue signed a decree granting the Treasury department authority to obtain a loan of 26,000,000 pesos for highway construction in Mexico. The bonds will bear interest at 6.5 percent and have been totally subscribed.
Woodin former secretary of the treasury in the Roosevelt cabinet is allowed to sit up for two hours daily to aid recovery from a throat ailment. Doctors said he is in Argon to regain strength and restore health.
A scheduled cold wave has been checked by a low pressure system from the Southwest. Temperatures will fall only about five degrees in the next 24 hours with mostly cloudy skies and a chance of light showers. Amarillo reports freezing weather and 25 degrees.
Libby Holman is studying dramatic art at a small theater in Rose Valley, paying ten dollars weekly to learn acting. The duress of the move is not commented on, and no plans to return to the stage are announced.
Nudge G Tayloe received notice from Mrs Frank Morris of Long Beach California that her mother Mrs Walker died there last week.
Weather details show cloudy periods with showers likely for San Antonio and coastal areas. Thursday night into Friday will be somewhat cooler with a low near 59 and a high around 68 today, light to moderate easterly winds, and warmer conditions in the northwest Friday.
In Corpus Christi on Jan 2 J D Dodson McKenzie Construction attorney blasted San Antonio city legal tactics over the Olmos dam trial. A jury had awarded the company about 120000 in damages as motions for judgment were heard in Twenty-eighth district court. He denied jury tampering and misconduct claims while accusing city investigators of shadowing jurors and opposing attorneys. The city sought a new trial and a verdict reversal.
In Washington on January 25 the Roosevelt administration faced Republican objections and Glass opposition as the Senate Ufunds the extraordinary monetary measure. Debate featured calls that the bill was beyond constitutional bounds while House consideration of treasury post office appropriations moved toward passage. A Senate committee later explored a $40 million veterans benefits provision and automatic promotions, with administration leaders reportedly opposed. Meanwhile farm mortgage refinancing and government motor carrier regulation drew attention in committee rooms as Congress prepared for potential large-scale relief funding and the White House eyed a presidential message seeking $850 million for relief programs through May. The president, meanwhile, discussed yachts with Dr. Albert Einstein.
Topeka reports Roland Boynton, attorney general of Kansas, acquitted by the state Senate on all four articles of impeachment. He faced charges alleging misconduct in office related to a million dollar bond issue. The verdict ends the impeachment case against him.
Washington January 26. A broad graft and favoritism charge involving the CWA and related groups prompted House action. The drive aims at Harry O. Homkina, federal administrator, amid calls for investigations and reforms.
This four article by William Hillman condemns U S meddling in European affairs. It accuses Washington officials of interfering in international matters, promoting promises not kept, and lulling the public to sleep with false representations. It argues Kellogg pact neutrality shifts and Stimson doctrine threaten isolationist policy.
Governor Miriam A Ferguson issues a proclamation for an extraordinary session to meet noon next Monday. The legislature will address laws to grant relief from mortgage and real estate actions during the emergency, extend redemption periods, and consider other relief measures backed by the state and federal matching funds. The proclamation was signed with husband James E. Ferguson present, as lawmakers gathered in Austin.
Rental ads list multiple units with street names and monthly rents including Woodlawn and Ridgewood areas. The column references rooms for rent and nearby streets, with a general notice about local property listings and a public sale mention.
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