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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1921

Page

4

Oil on Free List Sparks Cross-Party Debate in Oil Policy

Mexico's President Obregon slaps an export tax on oil aiming to curb domestic excesses, prompting U.S. Republicans to shift from protectionist aims to support free trade. Byrnes argues protection drains domestic supply, urging conservation while weighing imports and national needs.

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Shocking figures shock Harding era board figures

A scrambled excerpt reports President Harding reacting to the board’s fiscal year figures, noting the administration’s pledged economy and current losses. It discusses alleged lapses, responsibility, and the need to rectify production costs to prevent the system from collapsing, in a tense editorial tone.

Lasker Calls for Clear View of Shipping Board Finances

The text argues that the public is jaded by shocks from political misrule and urges Chairman Lasker to fully reveal past and present Shipping Board expenditures. It contrasts Benson’s lack of accountability with Lasker’s push to expose misrepresentations and push Congress toward transparent accountability. The piece suggests shock may awaken the country to financial truths and insists on preemptive reforms rather than after-the-fact corrections.

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Mystery ships blamed on bootleggers in Atlantic drama

Reports of unidentified vessels signaling then fleeing have sparked tales of pirates along the Atlantic. Government officials now say the ships were likely bootlegger craft delivering large cargoes, reshaping views on enforcement and dry laws.

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Prohibition Brews Offshore Bootlegging Tide and Risks

A defiant view on the widespread evasion of the Eighteenth Amendment notes border, coast, and inland routes for smuggling contraband liquor. It highlights rising prices, organized traffic, enforcement challenges, and the perilous appeal of bootlegging by sea as pirate-era profits recur, with a caution that penalties and enforcement costs will escalate.

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Senate Eyes Norris Bill Amid Prohibition Tension

The Senate may delay further action on the Velstead act and approve the Norris farm export finance bill, signaling a shift away from prohibition zealotry toward relief for agriculture. Some see this as a pragmatic turn that prioritizes economic welfare over temperance lobby pressure.

Senate Congress Fae Hnally

Fragmented Rants and Rampant Insults in Poll Night Whimsy

A chaotic prose piece satirizes political figures and public figures with crude mocking of bobbed hair and long hair, invoking congressional and presidential declarations, profiteers, and theatrical vaudeville imagery. It references political names, crowds, and a shifting chorus of taunting voices amid a garbled, derisive rhyme.

The Underwood Mystery Continues at Montauk Point Golf

In a fragmented narrative, Bartley Underwood faces suspicion and danger as a golf game at Montauk Point reveals tensions. The narrator recalls Bartley’s skill, a planned visit to Underwood’s, and a covert scheme involving Vance and possible danger to uncover a murderous plot. The scene shifts to a private path toward Underwood’s estate with hints of a larger plan and imminent action.

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Probe floating bar investigation report in Washington

The probe into repeated evictions at a floating bar off Tone Tala is under investigation. Captain Reed, head of the New York division of the coast guards, instructed construction stations on Lung Inland to thoroughly review the case and determine jurisdiction.

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Fragmented Victorian salon tale in garbled chatter

A chaotic excerpt describes a hotel gathering of men and women, boasts and banter about clever feats, mockery of snobs, a wedding scene, and a stray sermon on alcohol with a teacher and Edie reacting to a punchline about drinks, ending in garbled dialogue.

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Fragmented Texas property notice misc text

Purchase Geverty Mibcrest Kingsville Texas July 22 details a strange property sale with unclear names and torn phrases about an Ee Shine building and Kleberg avenue. The garbled excerpt mentions stock/land stakes and an occupation by a group, with scattered references to crops and a poll ash valor.

Geverty Mibcrest Kingsville Tex Karl- Tort Kleberg Avenue

Fragmented Historical Phrase List Heads for Unclear Event

Fragmented OCR text presents garbled phrases and names including odd spellings and stray quotes. The readable fragments suggest a lecture or meeting schedule with scattered personal names, places, and possible roles, but no coherent event, date, or outcome is discernible. The record preserves the uncertain, era-tinged phrasing without inventing specifics.

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