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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1924
Page
1
Chief Van Riper says complaints on El Paso street reflect political opposition. Rangers warned they may act if city officers fail to curb alleged liquor sales. he notes several shacks and small eateries run mainly by older Mexican residents.
Cambridge Mass November 10 Henry Cabot Lodge longtime Republican leader and senior Massachusetts senator died after a coma following his second operation. His demise ends a 31 year Senate career as colleagues weigh new leadership and party alignment in the wake of the veteran’s death.
Exalted rulers and secretaries from San Antonio and Corpus Christi lodges present talks on lodge development and charity. The program includes a demonstration of initiation work by San Antonio officers before District Deputy Burke and visiting Elks.
Testimony unfolds at White Plains hearings as Miss Schneider remains secluded. Prosecutor Church previews witnesses, including Mr. and Mrs. Hulse, while Ogden Reid consults with the family about pursuing justice in the killing linked to Rogers.
Rev Arthur J. Moore pastor of Travis Park Methodist Church was taken to Dr Kennex hospital for an X ray to locate a cause of intense pain. Doctors suspect a gall stone in the right kidney rather than appendicitis. He could not fill his pulpit Sunday and Dr L B Bridges of Georgia preached both services.
In Sisterville West Virginia on November 10 a gasolene explosion at the Riggs farm killed fourteen year old Harold Scott and his family members, the parents Everett and Mrs Scott and sister Pauline, all dying after being trapped by burning fuel.
Mrs. Ida Chitwood teaches basic shortening and sponge cakes as essential foods, arguing cake is a refined form of bread rich in protein fats and minerals. She advises using top ingredients, invites wives to learn practical methods, and promotes The Light's five day cooking school offering demonstrations.
Complete returns from 169 of 252 Texas counties show Democrat Miriam A. Ferguson leading Republican George CC. Butte by 1,293 votes with Ferguson at 25,382 and Butte at 24,080 as of November 10 in Dallas.
The piece recalls how copper wires enabled courtship and family ties across vast distances. It highlights examples from San Antonio to Cincinnati and New York, noting nightly chats, engagements, and even reunions sparked by long distance calls handled by operators like Miss Tola McDonald.
Dr C A Thorpe suffered head injuries after a neighbor allegedly struck him with a revolver early Monday. Mrs Thorpe, with her children, protected her husband as police search for the assailant. The couple’s separation notes complicate timing as officers investigate the motive and whereabouts of the prowler.
The crew of the three master New Foundland Schooner ELT Bailey, abandoned 118 miles east of Abaco Island, were brought to Galveston aboard the British steamer Bovertor. Captain Stephen Penny and five men were rescued after forty-eight hours at sea. They face a journey from New York to Newfoundland.
Texas judges granted fourteen thousand divorces while divorces rose by 11.5 percent overall. Nevada leads in divorces with 1620 in 1928 from 1012 marriages, while South Carolina had no divorces due to repealed laws. Washington shows a large rise and Colorado shows a marked drop after a new licensing rule. New York saw about 4500 divorces from over 114000 marriages. few states posted declines in both divorces and marriages.
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