Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

San Antonio Light in San Antonio, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

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!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1924

Page

5

Davis Holds Strong Lead Within His Party In Presidential Straw Vote

Texas analysis shows Coolidge leads Republicans with 60.89 percent of GOP votes while LaFollette dominates Democratic transfers. Davis draws 4,821 Democratic votes versus 892 Republican for him. LaFollette gains 5 39.48 percent overall, with 54 percent from Democrats and 27.93 percent from Republicans. Overall 17,341 votes polled, 1825 incomplete.

Coolidge Davie Lafollette Vans Davis LaFoellette LaFolsette Remins Progress

Party loyalties shift as voters drift away from major parties

Analysis notes that 57.59 percent of Democratic votes and 60.89 percent of Republican votes support the two parties, yet a growing tendency toward party adherence is not shown. Fewer Democratic and Republican votes go to LaVollette now than in earlier periods, and Republicans will feel the drain more than Democrats.

LaVollette

Chicago Officers Seek Tong Slayers

Police continue the hunt for tong slayers in Chicago Milwaukee and Detroit after two recent Chinese laundries and restaurants were attacked. Hung Dung is detained in Chicago. Willie Kee Isai was killed as authorities seek clues at an inquest. Milwaukee and Chicago detectives pursue Lok Wong linked to Wong Tak Go’s killing. Attempts at a truces falter as officials fail to reach the conference.

Chicago Milwaukee Detroit Hung Dung Willie Kee Isai Lok Wong Wong Tak Go Morgan A. Collins Irank May

Kemmerer 10 Get African Bank Data

Princeton economist Professor Edwin W. Kemmerer will sail November 12 to Africa to study restoring the gold standard, invited by the Union of South Africa. He will be joined by Dr Gisseving, president of the Bank of the Netherlands, with a report due to South Africa's Parliament in January.

Princeton, N. 7 Edwin W. Kentmerer Department of Economics Princeton University Africa Union of South Africa G. ‘Isseving Bank of the Netherlands Parliament of South Africa Kemmerer Guatemala Colombia Mexico

Also Mentioned on This Page

OWN Party Light Texas John W. Davis Democrat Calvin Coolidge Robt. LaFollette San Antonio Navy Department Washington Bureau of Ordnance Norfolk Trenton T. F. Baker J. D. Farr Germany Dusseedore Carlsruhe Manabeiny Empire Sam Antonio Ben Turpin George Dosher News—Living Portrait Don Philippini Empire Symphony Orchestra Dack Dempsey Health Farm Wallop Betty Compson Adolphe Menjogetliott Dexter Zasu Pitts Goramount Giciaei Lloyd Hill ORGAN William. Fox Tony the Wonder Horse “the Cal West Bob Casey” .Greer Gay Paree Buick Ame Continuo Buick Motor Co General Motors Corporation San Antonio Buick Co Main Avenue Soledad Sz McOrmich & Wallaci Har Dexter Margaret Ford Wiseman Sisters Lady Mwhana Satigde Robert Perior Lon Chaney Notre Dame Don Felice Palace Unrivaled
Search Courier

Search the San Antonio Light Today with a Free Trial

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.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The San Antonio Light?

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!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication