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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1924
Page
1
A 1920s fashion column examines slumber hose and sheer stockings for women amid summer heat and winter practicality. It notes brand names like Moonlight and Banena, describes nude and net stockings, and urges readers to balance comfort with style while hinting at social pressures and wartime ethics.
Mexico City dispatches say President Obregon may join Calles in a cabinet post stirring talk of revolt led by Angel Flores in Sinaloa. Generals back Obregon and army support to guard against upheaval while strikes oil concerns and bond issues threaten stability.
Doctors say William Peyton of San Antonio remains conscious but paralized from the neck after a 25 foot fall from a bluff by Mediat Lake Saturday night. A cervical fracture near the base of the skull blocks nervous signals. an operation is not planned within a week or ten days. his brother from Charlottesville was en route.
Soviet finance commissar M. Sokolnikov announced before the All Russian Parliament that English bankers backed by U S financial interests agreed to provide substantial credit to Soviet Russia. He cited negotiations for foreign credit to the Russian state bank totaling several tens of millions of rubles and noted the budget balanced without paper money for the first time since the revolution. The budget stands at 2 097 600 000 rubles with 3 100 000 for defense and 414 000 000 from direct taxes including peasant tax, plus indirect taxes totaling 276 000 000.
An excerpt shows a discussion about fundraising amounts linked to Democratic groups and bankers, with questions to Frank P. Walsh and Garand about committees and organizations collecting funds, amid garbled OCR text and fragmented terms.
Mrs. Bessie Marsh who tried to end her life by poisoning herself and tying a dog to her, died at 4 30 PM in the city hospital. Doctors battled to save her but her will to die prevailed as she had nothing to live for and faced hunger and hardship. The faithful bulldog Me. Marsh will remain behind with other loved ones gone.
A collage of puzzling lines and scattered remarks from a bygone column. It threads odd musings about bugs, Beatitudes, social events, and a rambling street scene with fashion notes and a joke about taxes as the earth turns on its axis.
The Bexar County Democratic Executive Committee split after a meeting where two members were declared elected by one vote each. Johnson acted as chairman during the session but declined the chairmanship later, noting no legal effect on his duties and the law requires a June 1926 meeting to conduct primary duties.
Police search for Stobert Brieden a former West Texas Military Academy student who left October 11 after asking his San Marcos uncle I G Johnson for money to run away parentally objected The five foot ten blonde youth wore a blue dress uniform and may be working at a San Antonio filling station or garage
The English edition of Nichinichi editorially calls for Hanihara to be recalled as ambassador from Japan to the United States. It argues his return would be a graceful move after the immigration upheaval and indicates the publication’s closeness to the Japanese foreign office.
Judge William Anderson will hear a habeas corpus petition Friday over the custody of 7 year old Anita Allen. Lupe Allen, who has cared for the child since infancy, is expected to claim custody arguing the child has bonded with her. Mrs Elizabeth Davis, claiming to be the biological mother, seeks to restore custody citing illegitimate restraint. The case centers on legal rights and the child’s best interests as both sides present character and care arguments.
Elders and trustees of the First Presbyterian church in New York convene to draft a resolution on the resignation of Rev. Day Harry Emerson Fosdick, who has served five years as special preacher. The measure aims for acceptance of the resignation but requests a delay in its effect until next May.
The Prince of Wales will travel by special train to Hamilton Massachusetts to be hosted by the Myopia Hunt Club. He spent most of today resting before the trip and is due in Massachusetts tomorrow.
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