Robbery at Comfort Bank Sparks Large Manhunt
Sheriff Bierschwale leads search for acetylene gang after Comfort State Bank break in. Bandits робbed vault of 6000 in gold and rest in silver and paper money. Investigators trace loot to San Antonio and follow leads toward North Texas and San Antonio areas. A sixth man described, with two women in a second car, aided escape.
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San Antonio Police Crack Wide West Side Vice Sweep
A large Sunday night operation by police and detectives on San Antonio’s West Side led to 76 arrests across vagrancy assault and related charges. Detainees include both men and women moved to city jail as officers pursue links to robberies and burglaries.
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Stendebech
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Cattain Long
Harris and
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Doywatern
First Mexican labor attaché to be named in world
Vargas, 32, former secretary of the Pan American Federation of Labor, arrives at the St. Anthony Hotel en route to Washington to join the Mexican embassy as the world’s first labor attaché. He plans to study U.S. labor legislation and help craft a system for Mexico, with four more attachés slated for Germany, France, Argentina and Brazil.
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Washington
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Gompers
St. Anthony Hotel
Manuel C. Tellez
Germany
France
Argentina
Brazil
Luis Ny Moreones
Industry and Commerce
United States
Arizona
Cowper
Pan Amer Re Eration of Labor
Clock caretaker proud of record
From Lege One3, Blumenthal calms the long troubled tower clock after a pendulum by the several hundred pounds once broke through the tower floor. Repairs fixed the danger and the clock now keeps near perfect time for a large timepiece in San Antonio though seasonal heat or cold can shift seconds daily.
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Blumenthal
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Joove
Liementhal
San Antonio
Staggering Mexican Lands In City Jail
A Mexican man, arriving from Se guin Sunday, was brought to the San Antonio city jail after a night with moonshine and uncertain conduct. He faced the sobriety and court process, as officials noted his condition and intent.
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Beira
Duyer
Noted author HeageSHEIMER captivated in San Antonio
The famed writer Joseph Heagesheimer visited the St Anthony Hotel in San Antonio staying about five hours en route to Mexico City. He expressed interest in Southern life, discussed youth and art, and teased plans to film with Pola Negri for Famous Players-Lasky. He hoped to visit Tehuantepec, Campeche, and Veracruz.
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Joseph Hexgesheimer
Mexico City
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Cotmse
Mexico
Players-Lasky
Iith Pola- Negri
Republic
Jimmie English Fate Tied to Pneumothorax Therapy
Jimmie English faces possible surgery at Ames Hospital as Dr. Graham plans staged steps for pneumothorax treatment if air injections fail. The chest laboratory at Ames is described as a leading center with modern equipment. A San Antonio doctor may assist during the operation if needed, with a probable date in the week’s latter part.
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Washington University
Ferial College
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Jimmie Stor
San Antonio
Tintie
Robert 14
Green Memorial Hospital
St. Louis
Jimmi
Mouse Displays Fine Points in Show Window
A night scene on Houston Street ends in a woman's scream as a crowd gathers at a shop window. A tiny mouse causes fear and then amusement among a dozen onlookers amid scattered laughter and whispers.
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Langtry disaster blamed on new device explosion
A Mexican eyewitness at Langtry says a revolutionary device used to blast a mountain side for a new right of way caused the disaster on the Southern Pacific line west of Del Rio. Eight men died and several were injured when the blast killed the maker and wrecked the mountain side Tuesday.
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Langtry
Southern Pacific
del Rio
Death of Carter Deepens Mystery at Roadhouse
A friend recalls the shooting was not an accident and names a possible shooter, but the victim Carter would not speak as investigators led by Duke Carver questioned him repeatedly. Witnesses disagree on number of shots and a car left the roadhouse with a man and woman. The body is held at Hagg and McClellars as funeral plans proceed.
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District” Attorney's Office
Carter
Hagg and McClellars
Texas Honors Birthday of Republic With Alamo Echoes
The observance marks the March 2 birthday of the Texas Republic. Banks closed and offices took holidays as Texans recall the Alamo siege, Washington on the Brazos, and the eventual defeat of Santa Anna at San Jacinto on April 21 1836. The 1845 statehood led to the Mexican American War and the Guadalupe Hidalgo treaty recognizing Texas as part of the United States.
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San Jacinto
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Lone Star State
United States
Guadalupe Hidalgo
Union of States
Youth Fire Incident Leads to Multiple Arrests in City
A 21 year old Mexican man fired a bullet into a house on East Commerce Street, prompting police response. Five youths were jailed on vagrancy charges, and three men and a woman were also detained in connection with the disturbance.
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