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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1921
Page
2
The piece argues against forced economic re adjustment and warns that a national concerted action to cut prices and wages could trigger widespread business failures or a financial panic. It questions the Pittsburg scheme and notes sensitivities around commodity and wage controls and the risk of ineffective or dangerous interventions.
A county grand jury warns about dangers from secret organizations like the Ku Klux Klan. The report argues some defend the group while others condemn it, urging readers to draw cautious inferences from the jury’s findings and noting dangers from its existence.
The Travis County grand jury weighs the Ku Klux Klan’s methods in the Su Slux case, conceding social conditions demand attention yet condemning secret investigations and actions in its drive for law enforcement. It favors open, legal pressure over clandestine activity while noting the failure of courts to act if evidence is hidden.
San Antonio’s new tax commissioner Pfeiffer advocates a city wide property re valuation to raise revenue claiming undervalued assessments suppress tax receipts. Critics say the proposal may burden taxpayers while promising relief if taxes are reduced. The debate follows a recent luncheon at the Royal Estate Board meeting.
The piece portrays political maneuvering as the current administration challenges a 19 percent increase from the Bell administration. It notes Pfeiffer’s ambition to outmaneuver rivals while pursuing a tax reduction plan by raising other revenues, signaling contentious fiscal battles ahead.
A long article reflects on President Harding and Vice President Coolidge, praising Harding's quiet work toward world peace. It cites Coolidge statements on disarmament and leadership, suggesting critics misjudge progress and urging patience with the administration's approach amid global tensions.
A distorted fragmentary verse recalls ancestral pride and homeland imagery in Scottish dialect. References to Sabbath bells, singing, and the sea evoke nostalgia for Beatia and native landscapes, with an urgent, mournful cadence and repeated calls to unity.
The jurys foreman recalls the scene when Underwood's death case hinged on a locked room. Witnesses discuss a possible self death or murder, with details on doors windows and the coroner’s findings. Multiple names appear as investigators debate whether the gun was fired by Underwood or another party.
A highly garbled text fragment presents a mash of names and phrases from a British setting. It references a jury, arithmetic, and various characters in disjointed dialogue, with unclear chronology or events and many missing or corrupted words.
A Texas man died and several were wounded in a chaotic attack that involved gunfire and a hijacked vehicle near Lamplen Avenue. Authorities say the assailants fled the scene after the shooting, as detectives investigate possible connections to broader regional violence and local tensions.
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