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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1929

Page

22

Editorial page proposals by Hearst papers list reforms and world peace plan

The Hearst papers advocate an eight point program including equal English speaking bloc for peace and no minority in foreign leagues, Senate proportional representation with at least two Senators per state, unified military under a National Defense Secretary, federal action to end illiteracy, January inaugurations, a federal sales tax to reduce other taxes, a thirteen month calendar with holidays on Saturdays, and the Nicaragua Canal plus possible acquisition of Caribbean islands if supported by France and England.

United States Senate Army and Navy Air Forces United Under Secretary of National Defense Education Congress Nicaragua Canal Hearst Papers French West Indies English West Indies France England

West Texas Rail Outlet Drives San Antonio Debate

Editorial argues Gulf and West Texas rail project advances without San Antonio’s full subscription. It warns failure would threaten San Antonio’s trade link to a larger western territory, urging immediate action to complete the campaign and secure a regional economic victory.

West Texas San Antonio Gulf and Gulf and West Texas The Gulf the Sun West Texas Trade Channel

The Scientist as Modern Wonder Worker and Philosopher

The piece contrasts the modern scientist Shen with earlier philosophers, noting how advanced tools shift public perception. It paints scientists as unseen yet glamourous figures who decipher cosmic hieroglyphs, read the universe like a text, and fuse imagination with measurement in a quest to illuminate nature’s mysteries.

Shen Zere Humphrey Davy John Tyndall

Good Surroundings Aid Convalescence and King George Reference

A column urges cheerful surroundings ease convalescence and notes sympathy for King George of England. It discusses wine, memories of childhood, and the value of agreeable company to soothe worry and mental distress while emphasizing adjusting to present conditions.

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They Also Serve by Merpert Kaufman

A fragmented historical sketch traces Assyrian Basra survivors now in Mesopotamia, with descendants as shepherds and farmers. It follows a family saga across continents, noting a father who died of typhus after sending his son to America, and a young man’s global travels from Greece to the East Indies.

John Mexander Basra Nimronl Aumiaty Niverell Alwe Mesopotamia Tush Medical College Bayduil Ix Son Russia Baltic America Dronmer John Smg Anan Unira Alexaneia Athena Jon Buayes Sorbonne Laiig College of Law Nou Hollamter Ouda Spitabergen Galting Ching Conhmere Abe X Department Alore Aod Tore Nealing Lntel Charaetera Hyaya Movi Figingh Che Mon Bolless Brody Mayle House

New York underworld figures and theater millinery noted

A jittery New York column profiles gangland figures and show business turmoil. It describes a notorious outlaw known as Willie with a flamboyant fashion, police raids, theater premieres, and the volatile mix of crime and performance culture in the city. The piece references Pough Willi, Vanity Pub, and connections to Philo Vance.

New York Red Manhattan Lord Pauntleroy Hunt Pough Willi Willie Desperade Vanity Pub Weber and Teilhroner Crovab Lupa Wonge City Talay Dasa Orio Orio Lured To A Hotel Room and “Gangers," ‘the Underworld Objet Duckno Bix

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