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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1929
Page
1
Amid headlines of stock losses and easing panic, authorities cut the discount rate to 4.5 percent and warned the public against reckless speculation. Analysts note relief from investor fear as dividends and prices stabilize, while calling out excessive gambling in a fragile market and urging calm.
Forecast indicates mostly cloudy conditions with night lows near 42 degrees and light north winds. Various U S cities are listed with expected conditions and temperatures, including clear or partly cloudy skies and light winds, while some areas may see showers or rain toward the weekend. The report includes regional notes on precipitation, temperatures, and wind patterns across multiple states and cities.
Arthur Brisbane reports on King Pastures Syn Inc in a columnette noting business maneuvering and market stance with concise commentary on leadership and strategy. The piece blends opinion and observed corporate behavior reflecting early 20th century press tone.
A city committee, appointed by Mayor Chambers, recommended no further action on a real estate license ordinance and urged continued study to craft practical rules. The panel said the measure was too lengthy and would aid private interests, deeming it dead.
Marion Turner prom metress of the Tandezvous night club filed for a temporary restraining order in Forty Fifth District Court. Judge S G Teyloe to hear the motion at 10 am Saturday as Turner alleges Stanms Carruthers Clay Reeves and the Reeves duo run a gambling ring against her will using loaded dice and crooked methods to fleece patrons. Turner says she and her family were threatened and assaulted, while Sheriff Alfonso Newton notes no gambling was found and suspects a buyer system alerting others to officers.
Washington November 15 Senate approved tariff increases on cherries with crew rates ranging from 1 percent to over 200 percent. The action broadens duties on the fruit amid tariff policy debates in Congress.
Warsaw reports the death of Mieczsalaw Soltyn, renowned composer and orchestra director, head of the Societies of Music. He died today in Warsaw after a career spanning orchestral leadership and significant contributions to music.
Washington Nov 18 Congress weighs a secret ballot on an amendment to the Volstead act to regulate 12 percent wine and 3 percent beer. Rep Sol Bloom urged personal conscience votes, arguing secrecy reveals truth.
In a San Angelo district court Thursday night, James Cornell dumped 34 075 70 in ten and twenty dollar bills on a table as final payment to W A Catch Smith under an agreement involving heirs of Mrs M A Smith and a lengthy wealth dispute tied to oil wealth from a West Lexus goat ranch.
OUDENSBURG N Y Nov 16 District Attorney W I D Ingram announced warrants charging second degree manslaughter against Border Patrolmen Herbert J Whitham and Ernest Watrrous in the fatal shooting of Ernest Sabray of Brasher. The DA said about $2000 worth of wine ale and whiskey was found in Sabray’s car.
In Pleasant Hill Missouri on November 15 two children were burned to death and another child burned as a coal oil explosion ripped through a home. The children's mother Somnel Stevens, 39, suffered dangerous burns while tearing off the children's clothes after she was pouring coal oil onto embers in the kitchen stove when the blast occurred.
Washington Nov 16 Representative Tilson of Connecticut the Republican leader predicted after a White House call that the temporary tax reduction measure would pass the House before the Christmas holiday.
Tax Commissioner Frank Bushick announces that San Antonio’s 1925 assessments total 255 million dollars, up from 230 million the previous year, with an estimated increase of 25 million dollars and wide gains concentrated in the downtown business district and new developments. The six year rise totals 50 million, boosted by land values, new buildings, and stock in trade across many streets and districts.
Mrs Dora E Monroe of Bellaire Ohio holds up her children after vindicating Thomas Moorey and Warren Billings who were given life terms for throwing a bomb into a San Francisco preparedness parade in 1916. She says her brother Lewis Smith confessed to her before his death.
Heavy profit taking swept over the New York Stock Exchange in the first half hour with many issues sliding one to ten dollars from earlier highs. Reports of a federal reserve rate drop and broker loans falling spurred further gains as the curb market followed suit and a large block at fifty dollars a share traded. Governors meet to discuss abbreviated sessions and a 200000 share order at 50 cents surfaced amid market action.
Weather forecast predicts a cloudy Saturday with a 42 degree low and brief fair intervals. northerly winds will continue over several days, bringing a chilly morning around 42 degrees and a drop to near 30 degrees later Friday night.
In Corporation court on Friday testimony showed Pred Jaine's manager asked Judge Dave Watson to note that Jaime worked there. Police contradicted this, with Officer Mike Livo and City Detective Fox testifying he did not work there. Judge Watson fined Jaime $100. an appeal was noted.
Radio dispatch from Jacanas yard logs a collision at sea near Nantucket early today. The Marblehead cruiser, not the freighter Hransville, was involved in the incident about 25 1 2 miles offshore.
Mayor Chambers said net price would allow purchase of land near Arving drive for the proposed high school at 15 000 per acre, with an estimate of value to be prepared by Tax Commissioner Mushlek. He warned the school board to negotiate openly, otherwise the city would name a price to complete the deal. Street work chief Steffler noted the 30 acre basin could host a stadium and athletic field at low cost, as talks began with a school board committee on Thursday afternoon.
Philadelphia November 15 reports another death by own action linked to market collapse. W Pant Brown III, a resident of EW Chacan firm, was found dead in his boat near Penn Athletic Club after an earlier injury.
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