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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1933
Page
19
A terror stricken victim recounts being torn from home, driven in a car, held in damp dark cells and a boarded up room. He describes forced silence, threats of death, and longing for his four sons as his captors taunted him with fear and uncertainty. He endured hunger and isolation while plotting escape.
In Ritzville Washington on July 28 a man named Ewan Roloff had a mishap with a half broken horse. The horse dragged him across a field through three wire fences and left him wearing only shoes.
The abductors demanded money from Galle, taking $11 from his pockets on the day of the capture. Galle described two suspects, one tall and heavy with dark features and a booming voice, the other short and stocky in rough breeches. The crux of the police theory is that he was mistaken for someone else, with a fleeing moment when captors told him they might kill him and take him to the graveyard.
Chicago today linked with gangsters in a blanket indictment targeting an alleged reign of terror and trade disruption. A Cook County grand jury indicted 24 defendants on conspiracy to stifle trade by bombings acid throwing and intimidation. Notables named include a New York attorney a University of Chicago lecturer and a Chicago alderman. Deputy sheriffs pursued arrests as bonds and statements emerged from involved parties and witnesses.
Cleveland July 28 police report an outbreak of violence after a strike against twelve garment manufacturers. Two men were beaten and several women assaulted by union pickets outside plants. A company vice president was reportedly pummeled. another man refused to identify himself, saying he feared for his life.
In Prussia authorities confiscated a dune edition of the American Red Book magazine after an article on Germany by Cornelius Vanderbilt Dr. was deemed to endanger public security and order. The seizure targeted copies held by Berlin authorities seeking to suppress sensitive content.
Promises quick relief for itching rashes foot itch ringworm and eczema by applying Blue Star Ointment. Claims tested medicines melt in and kill germs with a money back guarantee if it fails.
Chicago official Courtney announced a grand jury indicted Al Capone, the city’s top gangster, now serving a tax evasion sentence in Atlanta. Murray Humphreys was named as Capone’s reputed successor. Courtney said no further bombing has occurred since the inquiry began last May and warned Capone could be moved to a state pen.
New York July 28 Mrs Boykin Wright daughter of Joseph W Harriman testified in a federal inquiry into Harriman mental condition describing his state as like that of young children and noting the blow from the 1928 death of his son Alan as a lasting impact Harriman appeared calm and self contained during the testimony
A divorce lawyer offers practical guidance for married couples seeking harmony. The American Weekly, distributed with next Sunday's San Antonio Light, presents concise tips on communication, empathy, boundaries, and seeking help before problems escalate.
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