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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1925
Page
1
A compact opinion piece argues for higher immigration to boost consumption and production, asserting Europe’s best should be welcomed to grow the American economy. It also notes gold mining controls and criticizes autocratic cures and rising gasoline prices while promoting wartime industrial pride and consumer goods offers.
A garbled report discusses postal rate changes effective January 1, 1925. It notes revenue increases potentially exceeding 443,000,000 and mentions adjusted second-class rates, plus general rate reforms while some clauses remain unchanged. The piece references a Newspuber reading dated March.
fragmentary report notes a plan line between Pueblo and Mexico with partial details and acknowledgments of completion estimates, mentioning Ysidia N. Girade and possible dates. The text is incomplete but implies a route development or agreement in progress with estimated completion.
A scrambled clipping indicates doctors will determine the course of treatment after a full-day conference. The fragment mentions a resident of St. Louis and a letter to Jimmie, with garbled names and stray lines about examinations and care, suggesting a hospital context with incomplete details.
Terrifying blasts leveled buildings across a Brazilian island area near Rio de Janeiro. Two dead and hundreds injured as fires raged and gas explosions spread, forcing police to guard damaged sites while hospitals reported many in serious condition amid a devastated urban scene.
Detectives chase a multi car gang after a dawn Comfort robbery. The bandits took about 10 000 in cash and left in two cars toward north. A third car linked to San Antonio operatives waited at a rural crossroads eight miles from New Braunfels as investigators pursue gold coins and submerged money traces.
Gloria Swanson, now the Marquise de Falaise, told Universal Service that no contract offering $10,000 weekly exists, and she knows nothing of such an offer. She praised her husband Henri for devotion and said doctors assure film work remains uninterrupted. She asked for no reporters, no photographers, just time with Henri. She expressed anger at false death reports and described her husband’s care at her bedside during illness.
Police report says six sacks of rotten cotton were stolen from the sample room of the San Antonio Compress Company on South Presa Street. Admittance gained with a skeleton key. Manager L Swarnicke values the cotton at about $0.00.
Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor, was arrested in Greensboro on a warrant charging malicious mischief. The Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial Committee swore the complaint after alleged destruction of plans and models connected with the memorial project.
The Lenten season failed to curb marriages. instead it spurred more license requests. Thad Smith, marriage license registrar, presented figures showing record business last Saturday with 16 more licenses issued, though why Lent increased demand remains unexplained.
The ashes of the infant Plotie Tentyn, who died during a cross continental voyage, will be sent to Honglatu after cremation by Porter Loring. Mr and Mrs A Renton of Honolulu plan to travel to New Orleans and Chicago before returning to Honolulu. The child, Torie, near San Antonio from El Paso when death occurred Friday from throat infection, attended by Dr F J Tinkerton.
Cheyenne February 28 nearly 50 subpoenas for witnesses in the Teapot Dome naval oil reserve case were issued tonight. The trial will open here in March. The defense names include former Navy Secretary Denby and former Colorado Senator Thomas in the first lineup.
Washington February 28 The House backed the conference report on the helium conservation bill. The measure would authorize acquiring heliZam producing lands by the interior secretary to conserve non inflammable gas for aviation use by the army and navy.
Report notes an unnamed man uncovered a tin box containing gold coins possibly worth 95000. Experts consider the treasure valuable but the source text is fragmented and unclear about the exact details or provenance. No additional claimants have appeared yet.
An earthquake of sweeping impact shook about 40 000 square miles from Michigan to the Atlantic and from New England to the District of Columbia. The tremors began at 9 15 p m injuring no material damage but sending crowds from theaters and homes into the streets. The crust of the Atlantic slip may have caused a global effect with tremors felt in Buffalo Philadelphia and Boston.
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