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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1928
Page
2
A chaotic city government dispute in Domorrut centers on the mayoral office and council seats. Officials include M. Antray, L. Hogue, and Joseph, with treasurer C. E. Robinson and attorney Hepv Hean cited in the fray over succession and duties.
Four members of the state lunacy commission were summoned to testify in the murder trial of Mrs. Exsie Towers Jowers and Swift. A fifth member, Dr. J D Young, will testify for the defense. The investigation traced the crime to the couple with a hammer, and blood stains were found on the bathroom floor.
Two small fires were reported in San Antonio early Tuesday. A box cut in the Souihere Parishc yards was slightly damaged and a vacant house at Milam and Austin streets suffered fire damage with costs estimated.
In Constantinople on January 31 the Turkish government ordered the American school at Broussa shut for alleged violations of Turkish law by converting students. The action highlights tensions over religious influence and education policy in the region.
Postmaster John J. Kiely reports returning mail bearing stickers reading Protest Around Marine Rule in Nicaragua. The stickers were sold by the United States section of the All American Anti Imperialistic league. Manuel Gomez says 1800 booklets with stickers sold at one dollar each.
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