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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1932
Page
7
Jed J. Tincher, 80, claims three men plot to kill him after overhearing their plan while staying near Spahn hotel. He seeks police protection, believing the trio targets him for extortion due to a $25,000 damages suit he filed. He says they discussed “taking a ride” and are near his room, pressuring him for wealth.
In a signed Open Forum letter Wayne Goodrich criticizes local men resting in Milam plaza park. He questions the identity of retired farmers and business men from Kansas Arkansas and other states claiming to visit yearly. He suggests comparing these men to Mexican workers and asks for clarity about who rests in the park.
Representative Tilson of Connecticut announces he will resign soon and will not seek re election. He says he will pursue work in other fields where his talents may be well employed and financial returns should be on the right side of the ledger.
Senator Key Pittman of Nevada met Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt in Albany on July 26 to relay positive signals about Democratic prospects in Nevada and nearby states. Friends expect Pittman to urge Roosevelts campaign tour to focus on Nevada, renowned for its silver and gold mining.
Clarksville Arkansas residents report National Guardsmen patrolling the county jail and county officers rounding up reputed traders of the union miners after an incident at a coal pit injured nine bosses in an attempt to stop non union labor yesterday.
Superior dispatch reports grain merchants forecast a robust crop in the Northwest. July to September demand will need nearly triple the transport capacity used last year, per advisory board projections, highlighting early season strain and logistics planning.
In Washington on July 26, veterans faced eviction from government buildings as debates over a timeline to vacate raged between Treasury negotiators and bonus advocates. A plan proposed a “reasonable time” to leave, five to 30 days, while police prepared for possible demonstrations after arrests near the White House.
Charles B. Davis, chief messenger of the War Department, retired for age July 1 after 64 years in government service. Secretary Hurley presented a commendation letter as department personnel awarded a gold watch. Davis, a Civil War era link, began as a messenger at age nine under Secretary Stanton during President Johnson’s era.
Madison Conn July 26 Robert Driscoll a 12 year old son of a Middletown Ohio paper maker disappeared in the woods here and was found unharmed at 9 am after an all night search by 600 volunteers. The boy wandered from a party of boys and girls at the summer colony along the Hammonasset river yesterday afternoon. Bloodhounds and state police traced him three miles down the river bank following a trail.
Chicago July 26 71 Dr Morris Fishbein editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association received the insignia of commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy in recognition of his services to Italian medicine and Italian physicians The award was announced last night by Dr G Castruccio Italian consul general in Chicago
The Anglo Irish trade war began officially today as the Free State government published its prohibitive tariff on British imports. Rumors circulated of renewed attempts to reopen negotiations to settle the dispute after the Dail passed the tariff bill last week.
The Treasury announced that the latest offering of one double bill was oversubscribed more than two to one. Tenders reached 191.6 million dollars against an 80 million dollar offering, with 83.3 million accepted. Discount pricing set the average at 99.882, equating to an annual rate of 0.47 percent.
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