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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1929

Page

5

Rubio Election Inevitable Amid Mexico Campaign

In Mexico City and across the country the election race centers on Pascual Grtie Rubio of the Ne ficnal Revolution party with Vasconcelos as a strong challenger. Officials report a calm campaign with limited violence and heavy security, as voters prepare for the national ballot on November 37.

Wotvertal Mexico TV Pascual Grtie Rubio Neficnal Revolution Party Jose Vasconcelos Rubio Duraton Vasconcelos

Virginia Girl Will Take Veil of Nun

Miss Lucy Kearny Hill from Richmond sails to France to enter the Servantes du Tres Saint-Sacrament convent in Paris. She plans to take the veil early next month and will be attached to the mother house in Paris.

Virginia NEW_ YORK Lucy Kearny Hill Richmond France Miss Hill Julian Harrison Hill Paris

Textile Strikes Protesting Mexico Labor Bill End After 24 Hours

Workers from 26 textile factories in Mexico City and the states of Vidnnga and Tlezcala ended a 24 hour strike in protest of provisions in the planned national labor law. They demanded that the textile workers be classified as federalized to avoid local conciliation boards handling disputes.

Mexico City Federal District Vidnnga Tlezcala

Villagers Predict Cave Man Succeeds McConnell

In Normandin Quebec residents rally behind Burt McConnell’s wilderness experiment. Chief Inspector McKibben notes weekly log pickups and forced ax use, while locals await news of weapons and hunt success as McConnell forges a crude shelter.

Normandin Quebec Burt McConnell McConnell Andrew McKibben McKibben Wilemeas SicConnell Washine & River Gam

Mrs McConnell Believes Husband Will Win

Mrs Bart McConnell, wife of the Quebec wilderness scientist, editor and explorer, voiced optimism about her husband’s experiment. She said he is capable of surviving alone and unpided if necessary, confident he will not be without food and will emerge victorious.

McConnell York Bart. McConnell Quebec Burt Inger Dare Xuing

Mexican band trapped near Parral in police action

Excelsior reports a band of blackhanders threatened an American mining official near Parral. Aimed to extort $250 by mail, the group planned a fatal payoff. Police set a trap, capturing a man at the stash site and arresting another who came to claim the satchel, leading to several more arrests.

Mexico City Excelsior Chitughua Teporla Parral Aya Unidad de Mian Prieta Brown Rema Ferce Windn Herlimong

Devil Fish Drags Skiff Eight Miles Off Port Miss

Lieutenant Governor Bidwell Adam survived a fierce encounter with a monster devil fish off Port, Mississippi. It grabbed a tar pen ring and dragged him and a guide in a skiff nearly a mile into the Gulf of Mexico before a yacht rescued them. The creature was described as huge with an eighteen or twenty foot head.

Devil Fish Miles Aclfport Miss Bidwell Adam Gulf of Mexico Big Ana Mr. Adama

Couple Takes First Train Ride and Moves Home to Dearborn

Flija A. Watkins and Lan Lanacsono ride their first train together as 11 million fire alters their plans. They moved from an old courthouse home to Dearborn four years ago and received a newer home in Dearborn as a return gesture.

Flija A. Watkins Fleury Ford Dearborn

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