San Antonio Tax Debate Sparks Board Split and Cuts Talk
City faces a revaluation controversy with $40,000 survey, a minimum tax rate of 2.25, and expected property value cuts. Mayor Minck and Tax Commissioner Pfeiffer clash over political motives as talks promise broader assessment reductions and budget impacts.
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Black
Pfeiffer
Mayor
Hart
San Antonio
Board of Equalization
Dileck
John P. Pfeiffer
Equalization Board
J. J. Wart
Harts
Whiffex
Elta
Ely
Minck
Ja W. Hart
Rieden
Fiat
Birek
Coloradoifers Submit Old Age Pension and Anti Vivisection Measures
Denver announces two measures filed for Colorado voters at the November election. An old age pension amendment would grant benefits to needy residents over 60 who have lived in the state ten years since 1910, funded by taxes on land and franchises. An anti vivisection bill would ban painful experiments on humans or animals without anesthesia except to relieve pain or cure disease.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Trial ends hints at Roscoe Arbuckle manslaughter case
In San Francisco on January 28 counsel pressed to clear evidence for a second Arbuckle trial over Virginia Rappe’s death. The session opened with Mrs Catherine Fox testifying she knew Rappe since childhood and did not observe illness or fainting, challenging defense claims of an internal disorder.
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San Francisco
Rosere Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
Catherine Fox
Chicago
Miss Rappe
Freighter Sioux Runs Wild Against New York Ferries
Passengers on two ferries were terrorized when the freighter Sioux, with its whistle screaming, careened off the Battery seawall after breaking steering gear. Tugboats towed the vessel to berth in Branky D, narrowly avoiding a crash with the ferries.
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New York
Sioux
Battery
Brankyd
Governor seeks separate trial in embezzlement case
Waukegan Illinois Dan 28. Governor Len Smell requests a separate trial on embezzlement of state funds to avoid issues involving co defendant Vernon Curtis. Attorneys for both defendants told Judge Claire C Edwards the motion.
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Associated Press
Waukegan, Til
Dan
Len Smell
Vernon Curtis
Claire C. Wwdwards
Curtis
Texas Trial Halted After Defendent Collapses During Murder Case
Waxahachie Texas January 28 a dramatic scene in district court occurred when Hath Harris fainted on the stand while facing charges of murdering Dr Charles W Rey. The case adjourned until Saturday morning and Harris will be questioned again as the jury nears a decision.
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Waxahachie
Tex
Hath Harris
Charles W. Rey
Harris
Sentenced for Theft by Five to Ten Years at Sing Sing
New York January 28 Harry T Gibney was sentenced by Judge Crain in the court of general sessions to five to ten years at Sing Sing for stealing 120000 from his former employer Sydney Mitchell president of the Electric Bond and Share Company.
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New York
Harry T. Gibney
Fure Crain
Court of General Sessions
Sing Sing
Sydney
Mitchell
Eleetric Bond
Shire Pany
X Ray Praised For Cancer Treatment Claims
Article reports Dr Sides Th Case of Battle Creek describing X ray therapy with N ray and radium as extending life relieving pain and producing apparent cures in a portion of cancer cases. Mentions work with the American expeditionary forces Ta Farane.
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Atlante
Noo. Dun
Dr. Sides
Battle Creek
Mita
America
de Case
Farane
Farmers Seek Snakes to Battle Farm Pests
A group of upstate New York farmers visited Curator Ditmars at Bronxton on Monday seeking hungry mountain black snakes to exterminate mice and rats menacing crops. Ditmars offered three or four dozen and suggested using their own mice for feeding. The farmers had contacted the Reptile Society of the World, which had little stock and advised raising their own snakes.
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New York
Dan
Fiest
Dibnars
Bronxton
Mr. Ditmars
Reptile Society of
Weather snapshot across cities with varied temperatures
San Antonio and vicinity expect tonight cloudy and warmer with a low around 42 to 48. Sunday unsettled and warmer with gentle to fresh southeast winds. City-by-city readings show Botins 16 clear, Chicago 22, New York 36 cloudy with northeast wind, Washington 26 with northerly wind and low near 44, Kansas City 26 clear, and other locations reporting mixed conditions.
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San Antonio
Kansas City
New Yorks
Washingtons
Marines, Police Killings Mark Deserter Arrest at Managua
A January 2 clash in Managua left Sergeant Lee Henry of the Marine Corps and four Managua police officers dead after police captured three Marine corporals alleged deserters. The Galveston cruiser holds 37 Marines as prisoners. naval authorities vow new detachment rotations to sustain morale and shorten postings.
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Washington, D. C
Lee Henry
Marine Corps
Managua
Nicarauga
Henry
Tte Marine Detachment
Arthur
Bennett
Russell
Fifteenth Naval District
Louisville
Kentucky
Galveston
Navy Department
Haiti
Widow Held for Grand Jury Action in Killing Spouse
Philadelphia January 26 The coroner inquest held Mgre Gear Rogier for the death by shooting of her husband and his stenographer Mildred Reckitt. Testimony focused on Arthur Rosier brother of the shin man and alleged provocation. Rosier denied taunting but acknowledged urging divorce to ease the split. Crowds filled the court as the coroner announced Mrs Rogier would face grand jury action.
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Philadelphia
Mgre
Gear Rogier
Miss
Mildred Reckitt
Arthur Rosier
Ixnight
Rosier
Cornier
Mra. Rausioe
Fabri
Indiana Governor Admits Debs Remark Arch-Traitor
Indiana Governor Warren McCray concedes making remarks calling Eugene V Debs an arch-traitor after a public exchange with Debs’ supporters. McCray says his remarks at a George W ay Post American Legion meeting were extemporaneous and may have been quoted differently in a newspaper.
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Indiana
Debs
Indianapolis
Dan
Warren McCray
Eugene Vo Debs
Eouim
Stile
American Legion
Debsino Totter
Inediannapolis
George Eway Post
Tyeler
Court Bars Boys From Peoria Court Rooms
Peoria authorities ban youths under 21 from entering court rooms while sessions are in progress after an order by the chief deputy sheriff. Officers say observations of attorneys led youths to ignore the law, a measure prompted by complaints from local welfare societies seeking to curb disruptive behavior.
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Peoria
Coolidge Praises Republican Achievements in Indiana
Vice President Calvin Coolidge told the Indiana Republican Editorial association that the present administration restored responsible leadership, cut government expenses, reduced taxes, and expanded opportunities. He cited treaties, relief aid, immigration limits, and veterans programs as key supports for national recovery and world respect.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Calvin Cooli Oe
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
Coolidge
Republican Party
Congress
Aly. Coolidge
Uee- Innng
Colombia
Mexico
Peopel Ae
Hunger Drives Youth to Burglary and Mercy
Jose Mores, 18, pleaded guilty in a birh district court to burglary. The jury released him and, in a compassionate act, gave him money and three cans of corned beef to buy a railroad ticket home to Mexico. Flores, claiming hunger, testified he was abducted from Mexico and forced into labor before stealing three cans of corned beef from a box car. The verdict sentenced two years in prison with the term suspended. jurors privately gave him silver.
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Jose Mores
Birh
Wade
Rio Grande
Probate Court Names Administrator for Brackenridge Estate
Tula H Cunningham, attorney, appointed administrator of the George W Brackenridge estate by County Judge Augustus McCloskey. A $100000 bond will be filed for faithful administration. The appointment shifts power from executors denied probate to the administrator following a district court ruling that set aside Brackenridge's 1913 will after a contest by nieces.
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Tula H. Cunninghaim
George W. Brackenridge
Augustus McCloskey
Cunningham
Tard District Court
Brackenridge
Kansas Court Law Declared Superior to Kenyon's Plan
Topeka Kans Jan 26 Governor Henry J Allen defended the Kansas industrial court system against Senator Kenyon's federal tribunal proposal. He argued the Kansas act embodies Kenyon's principles and the court has adjudicated 34 cases with swift compliance by both sides while Kenyon's plan lacks enforcement power. He also noted Kansas already enacts protections for women and children and that the state system guarantees exact and equal justice.
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Topeka
Kan
Dan
Kenyon
Kansas Court of Industrial Relations
Overnor Henry J. Allen
Kansas Industrial Court
Allen
Kansas
Supreme Court
Court of Industrial Relations
Federal
Silk Cargo Stolen in Nighttime Hold Up on Wurstington Street
Two masked bandits bound a driver and wounded a chauffeur during a robbery of a silk cargo on Wurstington Street between Houston and Clirkson. John Q Overton and Aramist Keepp were wounded as a taxicab and a glass enclosure play into the ambush.
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New York
Jan
Wurstington Street
Houston
Clirkson
John Q Overton
Lim
Isyo Smen
Overton
Keepy
Koepp
Woman Bond Granted After Arson Charge in City
Miss Evelyn Head 82 arrested by city detectives at 201 Wirth Street following a habeas corpus hearing. Grand jury bound over for arson with bail set at 200 dollars. Fire Marshal filed affidavits charging arson and burning insured property. Also reports a large window glass plant fire at Thazelhurst Kane with an estimated loss of 125000 dollars.
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Evelyn Head
Wirth Street
Grand Jury
Tay- Oe
Kane
Padun
Interstate
Thazelhurst
Jear Kane
Wriday
Four Held After Series Of Robberies
San Antonio detectives police and military police captured four men after a late Sunday chase spanning stops near Loerne Bergheim and Camp Stanley. Officers seized three automatic pistols nine extra clips and 59 rounds. two suspects were soldiers at Camp Stanley and two civilians. The arrest followed a rash of highway robberies and abductions with suspects forcing drivers to help them flee toward San Antonio and nearby towns.
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Loerne
Camp Stanfer
Martin
A. O. van Riper
Frank DP. Stretton
Bergheim
Camp Stanley
Hey
Detroit
Michigan
Oklahoma City
van Riper
VA. W. Kilday
Stretton
Timo
Leon Springs
Jay
Trent
We. J. Hankan
Kelly Field
Main Avenue
Trouston Street
Cowgill Road
Patton
Vattry
Boerne
Blanco
Derehein
Theaters Guarded as Bandit Rampage Prompts Crackdown
New York detectives were deployed to guard theaters and resorts after a spate of banditry. Police ordered a manhunt for recently released prisoners as seven armed robbers struck, wounding two and fleeing with about $7000. Oldest Native Houstonian Dies in Houston, Texas.
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New York
Houston
Tex
Marta Bond
T Houston
Trouston
Warmer Weather Forecast With Possible Sunday Showers
Sunday's outlook calls for warmer temperatures than recent days though not hot by San Antonio standards. Forecaster J. C. Jarboe predicts cloudy Saturday night and unsettled Sunday with a chance of two showers though no precipitation is expected. Minimums around 22 to 28 degrees, with fresh southeast to south winds. Weather across the East and South shows frost and snow in several states, while the Gulf area expects unsettled conditions and occasional rain next week.
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San Antonio
J. C. Jarboe
Jarboe
Hwerther Way
Washington
Raleigh
N. C
New York
Houston
Texas
Soul
New Orleans
Mobile
Georgia
Georgina
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Montana
Nevada
Modena
Gulf States
Mexico City denies report of warfare with Guatemala
A Mexican official calls talk of war with Guatemala ridiculous and not worthy of denial. Semiofficial sources deny the claim. Lois Cabstern, minister to Guatemala, left for an extended absence, with returns tied to personal reasons, not to tensions among five nations.
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Mexico City
Guatemala
Associated Press
Mexico
Cuatemala
Lois Cabstern
Mesienn
Ghregon
Cyn. Francisca Serrano
Chinese tensions rise amid Hankow salt seizure threats
British marines stand by to protect the salt administration official in Hankow as forces of Gea Wa Perk reportedly oppose the treaty port move. General Wo ig, a provincial specter, was said to have seized salt revenues, with reports reaching Peking on January 24.
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Peking
Fan
Hankow
Gea
Wa Perk
Wee Gee
Tankow
Mu-Web
Swindling Arrests in Galveston Two Men Pose as Ship Officers
Two men in Galveston posing as British steamship officers were arrested after trying to sell valuable furs believed smuggled or stolen from a ship's cargo. A swindling charge was filed, and a warrant is out for one merchant allegedly defrauded of 4500.
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Galveston
Tex
Dan
United States
Home and Politics and other features in The Sunday Light
Vis countess Astor opens a series on the place of women in the world today as America’s first female British MP. Also promoted are CLIMBED TO FAME ON A ROPE OF PEARLS and other top features by Ring Lardner George Ade Hayden Church and more for the next Sunday issue urging early subscription.
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Sunday Light
Viscountess Astor
M. P
Jenny Lind
Ring Lardner
George Ade
Hayden Church
England
Washington 13 Buried Under Two Foot Snow
The Middle Atlantic states endured the heaviest snowfall since February 1899 as a storm crawled up the coast. Two feet of snow buried Washington and delayed trains, suspended trolley service, and halted many government operations.
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Washington
D. C
Dan
Middle Atlantic
Carolinas
Virginia
New England
District of Columbia
Weather Bureau
New York
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Tynesburg
Itichmond
Raleigh
N.C
Norfolk
Ile
Juniler Water
Heavy Wind Disrupts Norfolk Front and Coastal Shipping
Heavy winds at Norfolk Virginia disrupt water front activities and suspend slipping, pilot boats sail to shelter, and coastwise movements halt. Dwellings in Willoughby Beach face high tides as Cape Weary seas pound the coast. The Seminole coasts guard ship towing Arethusa battles heavy seas near Hampton Roads. Blanche Trendleton breaks up after collision, Manning's Seven and Caffeys Inlet see damage.
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Worfall
Hampton
Virginia
Maryland
Toner Harbor
Weather Bureau
Cape Weary
Lynnhaven
Willoughby Leach
Guartdetter Seminole
Arethusa
Hampton Roads
Ue Seminole
Cape OH
Blanche
Trendleton
Coast Guard
Manning
Caffeys Inlet
N. GC
White
Menning
Hampico Roads
Stillman Divorce Costs Fight Moves Ahead in Court
Mrs. Ann Stillman continues her bid to obtain 7500 from husband James A. Stillman to cover Canadian hearing expenses in their divorce suit. The Appellate Division denied the request, allowing a renewal of the submission of additional proof that she lacks funds. Brennan, her counsel, said a new hearing and immediate submission of proof would follow.
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New York
Ann
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