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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1929
Page
2
SLEUTH NTA reports clues point to a staged crime in the murder of Professor A. V1. at Wart College during the National Education convention. C. C. Gossett—seen at witnesses’ inquest—bought a straw hat the night of the incident, tying him to events around a battered car and a rapid exit as investigators pursue two men seen near the three-fifths Johnson inquiry.
The reported scene shows Thomas Edison drinking hot milk on a Newark autorde while pupils Lawrence Horner and Jack Turner listen to his rubber substitute ideas. An unfamiliar, suited man and a worker in overalls are seen near a car, as detectives discuss the car wreck and a coroner’s inquiry into Johnson’s death.
Famed actress Etel Barrymore credits a mysterious psychic force with enhancing her stage power. She describes heightened audience reactions, including a gangster moved to tears, and notes women drive theater trends while explaining her transcontinental tour to Doloras Boeing and Western cities.
June enforcement under Deputy Administrator Hammons reports 39 gallons of beer destroyed, 40 arrests, and four stills with 285 gallons capacity. The crackdown also seized 1410 gallons of mash and related liquor, with value estimated at 2850. Actions carried out under enforcement head Verne after and Wee in charge until July.
Federal agents seized a 150 gallon still, 400 gallons of mash, and 12 gallons of whisky during a late Monday night raid in Kendall County. One man was arrested and brought to San Antonio for charging before U.S. Commissioner B.M. Siddall. Deputy administrator George A. Hamillson commented on the operation.
In Laredo Texas on July 2 the Hemnanness Wentminder trial progressed with the jury now in place for the murder case. Defense attorneys Horner and West presented final arguments while the prosecution rested, marking a key stage in the proceedings.
A garbled note reports golfer Al Espinosa dying in a weekend incident near autos and a company’s caos. The piece cheekily references Dobby Jones and a tie off event, with Will Rogers alluding to Franco debt and war in a satirical redaction.
The article reports a breach of promise case in which 62-year-old Frankl Yardinge is accused of paying $250000 over alleged torrid romance with 25-year-old Tulsa divorcee Miss Taivingstow. The defendant denies attempting intimacy and attributes the dispute to misstatements and misinterpretations amid testimony about affection, letters, and personal charm.
Willard Hyt Elliott a Peesah banker reappears in Nutley after being abducted by three men last Wednesday. He walked into Butler police station and recounted his captivity from Wednesday night to Thursday night. He said no threats or ransom were demanded and he later located his own car after escape.
In Austin a plan to honor Congressman Jobo Cox for urging Democratic alignment against Jolu Raskob sparked a floor clash. Senators Miller Weatherford and Williamson of San Antonio objected to the regulation, prompting sharp exchanges and asides including a taunt about a “Tammany senator from a dry district.”
Exposition Tobin announces a road improvement meeting for the Grange to El Paso highway in San Antonio. Through correspondence he invites more than 100 mayors and city managers to attend, highlighting the project and its progress. Ready cash awaits buyers in Tight Classified Ads.
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