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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1925
Page
1
Seventeen men aboard the freighter Sur Algiers were reported burned near the Virginia coast after a Sunday night fire. The British steamer Exchange as inferred by wireless from the British ship Rossay’s canto, with no details of rescue given in the radio messages.
Police report William Dellerman of 12 Navarro Street was unlucky when his overcoat was stolen from a parked car in the daytime district yet the weather gods favored him. The fragmentary notice notes the theft and the unfortunate odds of the event.
A scrambled AP summary reports multiple election outcomes across states. Democratic governors and officials won key offices, Republicans gained some seats, several constitutional amendments were approved or defeated, and notable local races included mayors and sheriffs. The piece references New York, Detroit, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey races.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad officials announced San Antonio will be a favored winter tourist center. Executive vice president C M Whitehead said hundreds of travelers from winter resorts will come here, then proceed to Galveston and Denison. Whitehead met with XL NK andE railroad officials and several businessmen to discuss routine matters, with no extensions or acquisitions planned.
W C A R presents a Wednesday evening recital featuring Mrs E J Hf Meier soprano Miss Cordelia Cavell contralto Mr Clark Butler bass and Miss Fannie Milgrom pianist The program arranged by Miss Emma Lipps runs to about 9 30 then saxophonist Miss Margaret Dillard with Eleanor Raugh feill perform until 10 45 followed by violin solos from Rector Erhent Hauser of the Rialto orchestra The program includes Morning Son of the Desert At Dawning Rocked be the Gradle of the Deep and other pieces The station reachable by phone Crockett 4041 X or Travis 5398
Continued account describes a small bandit dubbed the Black Terror in the Bursett district. Deputy Sam Tomes and a posse with Moodhounds pursued the suspect for over two hours through woods. The man was captured but released after convincing officers he was not involved, motive unclear.
Jo Ri Anton, division superintendent, announced sweeping changes in the time schedules of passenger trains traversing the division, declaring that service will be greatly improved by the move. The announcement notes new timetables effective November 4.
Under new management the rebinding book trade is expected to nearly triple in the first year. The executive recently toured Philadelphia, learning of a branch advantage in the South. Talks with Bir Carroll were opened to join the deal as the Pieard Company’s plant, the largest of its kind in the state, was involved. Hear’s study of the rebinding business in the region supports expansive plans and untapped trade potential.
Fragmented crime scene details recount a man describing a lethal incident on a back porch. A series of garbled phrases shows confusion and a claim of a partner's return, with police involvement and a trial outcome beginning to emerge.
Fragmented report notes tension in a jury room as female jurors protest cigarette smoking during deliberations. The piece contrasts conduct with expectations of decorum and echoes a quotation on propriety. It then shifts to a Bureau of Public Roads projection, predicting 500000 miles of hard surface roads added by year end, far short of needs, while automobiles flood existing routes.
Former Judge John B. M. Patterson, a Republican candidate for district attorney, died last night after Philadelphia voters elected him. he had been elected to the office.
Miss Johnson, who first learned the system at Columbia College two years ago, brought it to San Antonio after being impressed by its potential for beginners. At Brackenridge Memorial School, under Miss Dulyn Sneleey, the program has met with success, teachers report.
Helena report states the Montana Supreme Court denied Ringling’s appeal in a 302 dollar damage case. The lower court had awarded judgment to Dieriay aud Conning- Naud and the Paxtor’s Fault Cattle Company, amid disputed ownership and alleged mounting interest.
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