This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1935
Page
11
Federal narcotics agents seize 76 300 dollars worth of opium aboard the Nippon Yusen Kaisha liner Asama Maru at Los Angeles harbor. The 509 tins were hidden in seven waterproof bags with sinking weights and floaters. A room at 211 West Craig is offered for rent in the classified section.
Ernest C. ThompsonTexas railroad commission chairman says New York rumors of prize cuts triggered oil industry turmoil. He claims Texas now effectively controls oil, criticizes prestate practices of big companies profiting from low prices and distress of independents. Pineapples and crepe built exports from Cuba expected to fall due to drought on fruit crops.
London reports Anthony Eten flew from Croydon to Geneva to press Italy for a pledge to exhaust all peaceful channels in the Italo Ethiopian dispute before war. Britain seeks a full league council debate to set the scope of action and avert broader confrontation. Eden to confer with Laval in Paris ahead of arbitration talks.
Paris officials report France seeks a mild protectorate for Ethiopia to avert full war. Premier Laval hopes the league council can mediate between Italy and Ethiopia and prevent Haile Selassie from resisting, while reinforcing garrisons in French Somaliland to keep neutrality amid rising tensions.
Rome dispatched 500 officers and sent envoys to Geneva as Italy seeks to preserve League prestige amid Italo-Ethiopian crisis. Diplomats join talks while Italian officials hint frontier disputes may be discussed if Ethiopia pushes for boundary delimitation. Treasury reports July receipts and deficits. debt and gold assets noted.
Dr RB Montgomery unofficial advisor to Governor Allred on utilities has been named chief economist for the federal planning board in Washington. The UT professor authored a bill for statewide utility regulation defeated after a hard legislative fight. The board oversees the government's work program and Montgomery will serve as advisor.
Calypso Baring Liddell, wife of Capt Guy M Liddell, gained permission to land in the United States for six months after a Ellis Island inquiry found her within her rights to enter. Her four children Peter 8 Elizabeth 7 Kuno 5 and Mary 4 were allowed entry only temporarily. A divorce suit is pending in England.
John G. Robinson MIT, 62, longtime head of the family circus, died at his Cincinnati home. His death interrupts plans to revive the show, as his son works to build a new production around elephants kept by the elder Robinson. He is survived by his wife, his son John Robinson IV, and daughter Ellanora Needles.
A ruby necklace said to have graced Marie Antoinette was stolen in a bold late rush hour raid on a Fifth Avenue jewelry shop. Two robbers bound clerks, seized the necklace and other gems valued at tens of thousands of dollars, then fled into a passing crowd amid a model window display.
Addis Ababa reports confirm unrest among native Somalis in Tinsian Somaliland as Ethiopian forces, 10 000 strong, march from the capital under Dedjazmatch Haptemi kael. Casual details are scarce. field army preparations and possible mobilization loom. Commander Haptemikeel's wife volunteers, with other women leaders joining.
Hany E. Hyde, 31 Indiana Street, was arraigned before U.S. Commissioner Paul A. Lockhart and placed under $200 bond on possessing a silencer in violation of the National Firearms Act of 1934. Gath Warden A. E. Hitzfelder, who arrested Hyde on state hunting charges July 3, is listed as a witness in the federal case. The entry was by G. H. Wright, deputy collector of internal revenue.
A fire of unknown origin swept a three room second floor suite in Cleveland trapping a mother and two boys in their bedroom. Victims are Carl Moroso 14, Tony 6, and Mrs. Mat Morroco. The blaze occurred early today, leaving investigators to determine the cause.
Former U S Senator Frederick Gillett aged 83 and former speaker of the U S House, is critically ill at Springfield hospital after a three week stay. Physicians say he may not live in the hours ahead. He served 32 years in the House before his 1924 election to the Senate for Massachusetts. He was admitted July 10 for leukemia and kidney ailment. B. Jackson and Roscoe Stilch, Farms Farmers of America officers, returned from Lubbock with others after attending state convention sessions.
Chicago July 3. Major Middle West packing companies led by Swift and Co Amour and Co Cudahy Mayer and Co and P Brennan plan to seek temporary injunctions to halt processing tax actions by the federal government while the constitutionality of the Agricultural Adjustment Act is tested in court. The suits attack the AAA and especially the processing tax on pork after the IRS refused further extensions beyond August 1.
A garbled report describes Avenue as a bridge rather than a fleet, portraying Pare Avenue as a bridgelike route. The text suggests a tall roadline rumbling beneath, mixing metaphor with unclear urban imagery.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.