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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1928

Page

14

Hearst Papers Advocate for National Peace and Reform

A sequence of proposals calls for an English-speaking world peace system, proportional Senate representation, rapid House reapportionment, unified armed services under a National Defense Secretary, federal illiteracy abolition under an Education Secretary, and Congress election in November with presidential inauguration in January.

Tme Hearst United States Senate House of Representatives Department of the Army Navy Air Forces Secretary of National Defense United States Congress

Traffic safety survey to review San Antonio traffic code

Bexar county safety council and city authorities will conduct a thorough traffic survey in San Antonio to guide possible amendments or a rewrite of the traffic code. The city provides staff and a photographer, while the council allocates 1000 dollars and supplies a National Safety Council engineer.

Bexar County Safety Council San Antonio National Safety Council

Hoover South America tour to foster Latin American relations

The president-elect plans a South American tour, the first by a U.S. leader on the continent. Officials say it will promote mutual understanding, stimulate press coverage, and boost American interest in South American resources, economics, geography, and politics. The tour is seen as marking a new era in U.S. relations with South American republics.

Erbert Hoover South America Latin America Unitedtes United States Europe Panama

Smog Denies Sunlight in American Cities

A narrator contrasts daylight and sunset with urban smoke and dust, noting early industry’s impact on light. The piece laments Chicago’s midnight pall and explains smog as a health concern limiting sun rays in population centers, while a San Antonian remains unmoved by the issue. The prose observes how air pollution blocks rays and cites scientific verification of the smog problem.

Chicago Pollyanna

Spinal Meningitis Warns Against Epidemics

A 1910s health feature explains spinal meningitis as a rare infectious disease, its symptoms and historical outbreaks in the United States. It stresses hygiene, clean living, and avoidance of shared items to reduce spread, noting epidemics can occur but are mitigated by personal health practices.

Loneponer Feature Service. Inc

Story of Gorilla by Garrett P Serviss

The article describes the gorilla's physiology and behavior, quoting French observer Guy Rabault and reports from Berinze country. It discusses gorilla feeding habits, aggression as a misinterpretation of force, group living, and habitats near Lake Kivu with measurements of a typical adult male.

Story Garrett P. Serviss

Empire of India An Address by Dr Frank Crane in London

In London a banquet was held for the Indian delegation departing for the Linlian Empire, presided by the Marquis of Kremling. Sir John Simon noted that geography belies Indian diversity and that India’s vast provinces exceed many European nations in scale. He cited Burma’s size relative to France and Bengal’s population dépassing Great Britain, underscoring India’s heterogeneity and the limits of Western impression. The British commission stressed unity under Britsh policy, while acknowledging substantial self government sentiment and the enduring value of orderly administration.

London Kremling John Simon India Burma Franee Vambay Tealy Bengal Lirithin Madris -Beasiyi Kcotland Wales Extink Limrish Empire Great Britain Whale Inez Toni Ghurne

Rose gully legends in a winter voyage tale

A fragmented piece describes birds and travel through Palm Tinteh and coastal regions. It hints at migratory behavior toward nesting in early spring, contrasting inland and coastal sites, with distant places and uncertain, dreamlike phrases.

Palm Tinteh Watitali

Ireland’s Shannon Power Plan Promises Wealth and Industry

An enthusiastic piece praises a German built power project on the River Shannon. It claims turbines will convert river power to electricity boosting Ireland’s wealth, with benefits across the south and north. It lauds wages, innovation, and even photos of workers, framing the program as a swift route to prosperity and unity.

Shannon Ireland Ue Irish Treland Shamon

New York Life and Nightlife in the Jazz Age

A 1928 McNaught Syndicate piece surveys New York City workplace culture and urban life. It describes hotel hostesses, social duties, and the demand for refined hospitality, then shifts to subway systems, underground infrastructure, and public perception of city engineering and transit. It also notes gasoline stations, garages, and polite service workers in a bustling metropolis.

Tession Batel Boste Burrals Tin Taney Batel Bay New York Iisiy

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