This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1924
Page
6
A campaign to raise 825000 to build a Protestant orphans home in San Antonio will be launched Tuesday October 14. Architect firm Adand Adams outlines a three wing, homelike design with separate areas for older girls and younger children, play study sun rooms nurseries and a roof garden.
In Chicago on October 10 Mrs Ernest Pfannenstill pressed charges at Police Magistrate Max Witkower after her husband’s car was driven away by Lee Hagerty who eloped with the car. The magistrate urged Hagerty to kiss Pfannenstill to withdraw the charges, then questioned Pfannenstill about her husband’s character. Pfannenstill said she would divorce. Hagerty and Pfannenstill left court together.
Horace Applewhite, named in an indictment for stealing a car belonging to B. J. Brandenburg last May, was sentenced to five years in prison by a district court jury. The verdict came after a brief deliberation of 115 minutes with an eyewitness testimony identifying Applewhite removing a car and noting parts in a sack.
An auto truck overturned after a collision at East Commerce and Backberry streets Friday at 10 am. Mrs. William C. Eareckeson and Ed Jones escaped unharmed as the truck, driven by Jones, pushed the car onto the sidewalk. Jim Scott and Robert D. Preusser, both aboard the truck, were briefly pinned but uninjured. The report notes no serious injuries and details a separate building project description for fire safety and access enhancements.
Jailer Tom Donaghue alerted by an anonymous note, deputies, and Sheriff Stevens rushed to the Bexar County jail where a second floor plan to cause trouble was halted. Officers found a blackjack on a prisoner and weapons including a heavy mallet, a hypodermic needle, and large spoons in absented cells after a search.
The St Anthony Roof Garden dance tonight raises receipts for the Nursery Drive run by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The event runs 9 pm to midnight with prior donations reaching about 2000 in cash, material and pledges. A fund meeting is set for 5 30 pm at the Jefferson hotel with more events planned through Saturday.
Mrs. Elsie Sweeten, who confessed to poisoning her husband Wilford in a plot with clergyman Lawrence M. Hight, will plead not guilty. Attorney Robert E. Smith said she will be vindicated and declined further comment. Jefferson county may see joint murder indictments for Highland. Mrs. Sweeten remains jailed in Salem.
Fisher Body Company plant in Lansing Michigan operates at higher speed than since opening six months ago. Some workers have been put on Sunday shifts as production rises.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.