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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1929
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR reads like a wartime news item with garbled phrases, mentioning Germania and waves and a question about the war's outcome. No clear person, organization, place, date, or event is readable enough to extract concrete facts for a full summary.
The text mixes wartime diplomacy rumors with criminal activity reports. It alludes to Britain and France seeking to avert war with Russia over Manchurian issues while a New York police count notes evening robberies and drinkery disturbances. It mentions arrests and a psychology professor praising shyness as a cure.
Cincinnati writer Mary MacDowell claims in an exclusive interview the heiress Dolores Ford eloped with Eugene Newton a Black man employed in a New York cabaret amid high society scrutiny. The tale details past relationships, a Montreal elopement and the family’s scandalous social fallout.
A garbled note from a local paper hints at a resident named Linden protecting a cherished gold pendant for 49 years after nearly smashing it. The fragment mentions a collector, a collision with danger, and a later discovery by chance, suggesting a tale of endurance and value.
A Pan Asian brief reports heavy skirmishes between Chinese Wia division and Soviet Siberian forces about 200 miles east of Harbin. Chinese troops repelled a first Russian attack. Soviet forces retreated, with subsequent maneuvers unfolding as Jiangsu and Moscow vie for diplomatic leverage.
Bernard J. McCann, famed Bowery hatter, dies as reports indicate he made the first brown derby worn by Al Smith. The will, probated today, leaves part of a fortune of about $1,000,000 to a beneficiary.
Grae Towner, defendant in a $550,000 charge of alienation of affection, by John Fogerty, after a prior $500,000 suit against Fogerty’s wife, Katharine King Foradis, was slated to appear before Town Clerk George Rt Olote tonight. The case concerns property tied to 19 acres of land in Hold County valued at $14,000 and attached pending trial.
A garbled weather blurb notes high temperatures around 95 degrees and northerly winds in parts of Texas. It mentions possible cooler conditions in North Texas and a windy, partly cloudy Sunday with scattered showers in extreme west areas.
An antique Boston and Maine locomotive on its final run exploded its boiler injuring two and killing photographer Rossiter, 42, as a crowd gathered. The mangled engine toppled, and Rossiter’s body was hurled about forty feet into a gulley beside the track.
In Evanston Michigan Misa Balen Herth daughter of a taxi magnate faced indictment for assault and battery. The court heard that prosecutors sought to drop charges but the defense urged continued action to proceed with the criminal case. Local counsel Maton Wilson represented the Whirouady, seeking to maintain the proceeding.
Weary searchers traced a Colorado case where a body of Mish Sid Carll was reportedly not found despite clues. Police and coroner crews worked through the day, erecting a temporary structure to cover the suspected area while awaiting a formal inquest and results.
Akron dispatch reports The King has recovered from a cold after a period of illness. Details are uncertain due to garbled text, but the event follows a brief confinement and public notice of improvement. The report cites Universal Service and Akron, Ohio, dated July 20.
A fragmentary report notes an inmate in a Missouri Kansas City area jail reportedly killed himself. Police say the man was booked earlier today on unspecified charges and died by hanging in custody.
Mexican smugglers fired on a patrol 18 miles below El Pak Island as officers watched for contraband. Scotten, in the service less than a year, was killed after a 40 minute gun battle fought near the river. His companions drove off attackers and reported the fatal clash.
Washington July 20 June automobile production in the United States fell slightly from May but remained about 40 percent higher than June of last year according to figures released by the Commerce Department today.
In Columbus on July 20, Dr James Howard Snook waived his right to a sanity hearing. The action followed a court date where the defendant and有关 parties appeared. Noted defense and family members were present as proceedings moved forward with further legal actions anticipated.
G W Hinman Jr reports a narrow eight vote margin in a French debt debate as the chamber rejects an opposition bid and the government pushes for ratification. The vote count fluctuates with deputies present and tensions rise over foreigh policy and reparations receipts.
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