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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1927

Page

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Narrow Escape Over the Pacific Flight Ends in Landing

Captain Giles survives a perilous San Francisco to Honolulu attempt after his plane suffered wing and wire damage. He dumped fuel to stay aloft, recalibrated course toward San Simeon, and eventually made a forced coast landing sixty miles north of there. Backers vow another try, weather concerns cited, with one supporter insisting on performance over publicity.

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Eagles and Bisons Preview Week in Glass City

Fragmentary notice hints at upcoming games between the Eagles and the Bisons with a push toward a trophy event titled the Sag Antonio Light trophy. Mentions a potential Mark Avenue victory and an automatioalis element, but details are unclear due to garbled OCR.

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Italians and Albanians sign defensive alliance pact

Italy and Albania signed a defensive alliance on November 22 in Tibya, as reported by the Italian news agency. The dispatch notes no specific names involved in the agreement.

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China and US politics mix in unrest and travel notes

The column comments on Chang Tso-Lin and military power in China, noting educated youths returning with new ideas. It cites Coolidge’s 1928 nomination uncertainty and the parlor game of political factions. Paris to Berlin transport updates highlight long airline trips and American travel habits abroad.

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DOUSHONS TOM DOUGH SEVEN DOUGHBORS AT FORT SAM HOUSTON

Seven soldiers from the Twenty third and Ninth Infantry plus others are ordered to attend the cooks course at the Fort Sam Houston School for Bakers and Cooks next Monday. Sergeants Kosheba and Weinberg and privates John C. Hemon Arlie Hy Anderson Frank Frazier Roy Brewster and others are listed among those to be sent for training.

School For Bakers and Cooks Fort Sam Houston John Kosheba Sam Weinberg Twenty-third Infantry Meey Frank B. John C. Hemon Arlie Hy Anderson Twenty-third Albert Fanver Claude Higgins Ninth Infantry Wesley C. Hattenfield Gorfon McKenai Twelfth Tield Arrillery Martin E. Frazier Biel Artillncy Roy Brewster Ait Spriite

Guillotine to Continue Operating in Prades Despite Suppression Move

In Prades the guillotine will remain in use despite a movement to end capital punishment. The instrument of execution continues to function as authorities observe the proposal to abolish the death penalty.

TMRES Prades

Priest Miguel Pro Becomes Mexico Executions’ Fateful Last Blessing

In Mexico City on November twenty fifth priest Miguel Pro is executed by two firing squads after disclosing a last blessing. Police linked him to the Obregon assassination plot and the firing squad ended his life while he bent in prayer. Other accused co-conspirators, Humberto Projunes and Vilichis, faced their ends with defiant bearing as they met the wall.

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