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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1929
Page
8
William Dogger Pruitt Jr. was sentenced to death by a Dallas County jury for the murder of William Mann, ending a weeks long crime wave and marking the fourth death sentence in recent months. Pruitt resisted arrest after a hold up and sought to elude officers, culminating in a deadly confrontation in an attic.
In the Donitsin mining district the Miria mine at Arkomorek suffered a cage collapse trapping twenty seven miners. Rescue teams recovered all victims as investigators inspected the cave in the mine.
A timid kinkajou from Mexico arrives at the municipal zoo causing excitement among keepers. Staff note his shy nature, banana craving, and need for a larger cage as handlers plan a proper enclosure in a new temporary home. The animal’s presence sparks chatter about his temperament and novelty in San Antonio.
Crowds attend a two week mission at St Marys Catholic with Rev J McCreary and Rev D J Foukes leading services. Father McCreary spoke on I Stand at the Door and Wait at a recent service. Evening services for women are held nightly at 7 40 oclock.
A garbled political note imagines Murrah named ambassador to England and humorously critiques tea, Chicago river water, and a hypothetical scene with King George. The misspelled and jumbled text references royal guards, Dublin troops, and a plan to Tain Domingo to raise finances, all in a satirical, chaotic style.
The Sixth Cavalry Brigade of the Texas National Guard plans an early encampment at Palacios from July 10 to 18. The training schedule from Eighth Corps Area HQ notes 258 officers and 852 enlisted men expected, with 70 officers and 852 enlisted men in the camp complement.
Ferguson traveling passenger agent of the Missouri Pacific railroad is seriously ill at his home 1647 Highland Boulevard after suffering a stroke on Monday while leaving for work.
A vintage advertisement touts Pinex as a powerful home treatment for severe coughs and chest colds. It urges mixing Pinex with mint, sugar, or honey to create a pleasant tasting remedy that quickly targets the lungs, soothes inflammation, and loosens phlegm, claiming superior results at low cost.
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