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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1928

Page

7

Fragmentary Hearst text on peace and reform push

Fragmentary lines discuss peaceful cooperation and world peace, a push for proportional Senate representation and reapportionment in the House, and calls for a unified national defense department and stronger federal powers in education and literacy. The passage ends abruptly with references to presidential inaugurations and elections in November.

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Uniform State Narcotic Law Proposed by World Conference

The World Conference on Narcotic Education met in New York last November and issued a first draft of a proposed uniform state narcotic defense law. It urges citizen review and approval to push enactment across legislatures, aiming for nationwide and international collaboration to curb narcotic addiction. Copies are available from the conference at 622-624 Southers Building, Washington, D.C.

Commonwealths Washington, D.C

Cost of War Savings Could Build Cities and Roads

A reader argues the World War cost of 40 billion dollars could have funded 19 million students through college, built two million miles of roads, and supported Pan American highways from Arctic to Cape Horn. The letter suggests the sum could have produced many tangible public works and resents wartime expenditures.

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Promoting the Arts and Civic Engagement

Fragmentary text references promoting arts and cultivation of taste and value. Mentions individuals like Kalin and a state context. Lacks clear events or outcomes. cannot determine full point.

Noted $2 Tax Plan Linked to American Visits

A fragment discusses a French government budget proposal affecting Americans, suggesting a $2 tax on visitors and implying a broader toll on American travelers. It mentions possible delays in plans, with a reference to Ford and General Motors and a comparison to a wartime coin. The text is fragmentary and lacks clear dates or authorities.

Americana Ford Generat Motors

Traffic Hazards and the Car Age Warn Dr Frank Billings

Prominent Chicago physician Dr Frank Billings discusses the rise of modern hazards with advances in electricity autos planes and radios. He advocates safer car design stricter driver testing standardized rules and timed enforcement citing peak crash periods between four and six pm and urging policy alignment to reduce traffic deaths and injuries.

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About Leap Year by Garrett P Sextvis

The article explains leap year rules and the Gregorian calendar history. It covers the 400 year cycle, the 365 day year, and how a quarter day is managed by omitting century years not divisible by 400. It notes Latin origins and adoption in 1582 and references the International Feature Service.

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Law or Revenge by Dr Frank Crane

A flawed case questions vigilantism and the justice system citing a woman who killed a man after alleged wrongs. The coroner’s jury and district attorney reportedly declined to prosecute, prompting Crane to argue civilization requires disinterested adjudication and the renunciation of private armed justice.

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Feud Candidate Frese Frese Albert Candidacy Note

A garbled notice about Frese Frese Albert as a candidate for Hlute Arewenter. It mentions Albert as a principal figure in Foraythe and references Menorville, Bammer, and a thread of men. The readable text suggests local political context without clear dates or outcomes.

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Lindy’s Paris flight inspires next day effort

A profile praises Charles Lindbergh for his instant drive to follow every success with another bold achievement. The essay highlights his May Paris stopover and quick plans to press on to London and beyond, urging Americans to adopt his habit of doing more the day after a triumph.

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