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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1924
Page
1
The U S ZR-3 Aries Hoe completes a controlled descent into the Lakehurst airdrome amid cheers from crowds. Commander J H Klein and Maj E M Kennedy join German navigator Dr. Hugo Eckener on deck as American officers observe the successful landing and crew exit in neat uniforms.
President Coolidge in Washington congratulates the ZR commander on the record journey from Friedrichshafen to the United States. Officials note wide interest in the safe arrival and mark the voyage as an epochal achievement in direct airflight between Germany and America.
Texarkana October 15 Bob Mills deputy sheriff is jailed over the shooting of Will Barber brother of Sheriff ELF at Bielow Mills unarmed with a broken arm in a sling. a rifle was used and Barber died instantly after two shots. Mills surrendered in Garland and was brought to Texarkana. The incident followed an earlier argument over dogs in which Mills allegedly killed Barber’s animals.
The interior department notes more than 1.6 million people visited national parks and monuments in 1924, up 160,600 from 1923. Rocky Mountain Park led with 224,211 visitors, followed by Hot Springs Arkansas 164,475 and Mount Rainier Washington 461,473, with several parks above 190,000 and many up at least 25 percent from the prior season.
Fire gutted the southeast wing of the Menger Hotel, damaging 75 rooms and destroying third and fourth floors. Guests were rescued by ladders and fire crews, with one guest, Mrs. CG starz, hospitalized after a nervous shock. Fire officials cite a kitchen range or wiring as the probable ignition source and other local hotels offered aid to accommodate displaced guests.
In the central and southern areas killing frosts damaged crops this year. Northern sections saw some yield reduction, while maturation benefited somewhat in frost-free periods.
Dan Sims was acquitted by a jury in the 4th District Court on Tuesday afternoon of a charge of theft over a stated amount. The case involved alleged theft of ante medications and accessories.
Charites Lobdell as fiscal agent for the Farm Loan Board and Federal Intermediate Credit Banks completed the sale of $11,000,000 in new credit bank debentures. The issue aims to support crop financing and marketing needs with a 2 percent yield and low rates. Kansas banks led by J. R. Burrow bought $1,000,000 of Wichita Bank debentures, signaling strong agricultural credit strength amid favorable seasonal prospects.
Milady may wear a seal skin coat dyed brown rather than black as 2060 brown dyed skins and 1000 raw pelts are included in Fouke Fur Company sale of 13 000 government Alaskan seal skins. The chestnut color drew attention as buyers arrived. 18 514 pelts in total offered tomorrow including blue white silver and cross foxes.
The speaker claims this will be the best debt paying crop for 25 years and credits Wichita banks for financing cooperative marketing of Kansas wheat and Oklahoma cotton. Farm Pupan Board notes country banks in agricultural territory are eager to assist in fostering cooperative marketing efforts.
Influential members of the Ga Leong and Hip Sing Tongs are said to have reached an agreement to end hostilities, following a series of Chinatown conferences. The plan calls for a meeting Thursday afternoon to formalize the ceasefire.
The gathering lists numerous attendees led by J. M. Mc Ahenny as presiding officer. The roster includes Alfred Duerler H. W. Winek James A. Gallagher G. G. Geyer E. A. Holmeroen E. H. Kifer and many others. The event is described as one of the most successful meetings held.
Weather bureau issues advisory at 10 am about a disturbance forming over the northwestern Caribbean Sea. It is expected to move very little for the next twelve hours and vessels bound for the Yucatan Channel are cautioned to watch conditions.
In Dallas on October 15, ice dealer HB Tribble was fatally injured when the motor truck he rode in was struck by a Missouri Kansas & Texas passenger train at a crossing. He died at a hospital later that night.
The Interstate Commerce Commission found proposed sugar rate increases from Macon Georgia to points in Arkansas Louisiana Missouri Oklahoma and Texas not justified. The schedules already suspended were ordered canceled without prejudice to the commission's findings.
Wahabi tribesmen allege entry into Mecca amid reports of the Hashimi dynasty upheaval in Hedjaz. The occupying forces promise safety for foreigners and deny plans to attack Jeddah. Reports say the situation is quiet with no excesses reported.
L. B. Bourne of Chicago was reelected president of the National Poultry Butter and Egg Association at its eighteenth annual convention in Chicago. The notice also promotes a Halloween dance by the Midmight Syncopaters on the Bandera road in Helotes.
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