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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1924
Page
1
Police expect the arrest of a suspect tied to the Mutt and Jeff bandits, who are thought to have staged several holdups in San Antonio. The latest robbery on Wednesday night at Mrs. Sarah Simon's Queen Cate on South Alamo involved $625 taken after her clothes were torn, with two men using pistols to intimidate her.
In Piedras Negras, a court martial executed three rebel leaders Jose de Jesus Ponce Aurelio Lagunes and Jose Munoz. They were linked to a train attack near Jouachin that killed nearly 30 guards and passengers and saw several young women abducted. Capture occurred last Sunday with Vera Cruz reporting. Aurelio Lagunes was the brother of rebel general Tos Lagunes and the executions were expected to hasten regional pacification.
Two women present appeals for custody of Anita Allen in 17th District Court. Mrs. Elizabeth Davis as natural mother seeks custody on maternal grounds. Foster mother Lupe Allen argues the child is hers by attachment and right. The court will consider the child's preference if possible and act in her best interest.
Mrs Simon described two men wearing masks and caps as the long and short highwaymen behind a spree of daring robberies. She recounted that a prior burglary left a husband dead after being shot when police tore open a trunk and found the money.
A collage of quips on tunnels for pedestrians, probation for a worker, radio head phones reshaping San Antonio ears, misused terms like patricide, Christmas shop early admonitions, witty last words, flappers and crime, extreme prohibitionists, an epitaph about questionable purity, and a prohibition officer awaiting liquor near New York harbor.
A heated discussion among Baptist leaders centers on modern youth behavior and automobiles. Critics fault contemporary society for lax morals, while supporters argue changes reflect progress, contrasting today’s girls with those of 1900 and 1880.
Consuelo Escobar of the San Carlo Opera says she heard the thirteenth tone trials on radio and noted confusion with sixteenths. Professor Carrillo, described as Mexico's top musical authority, faces praise and skepticism as a potential revolution in notation and tone systems unfolds.
The article notes the half completion of a cut between the creek mouth and the South Flores Street bridge. Aqueducts will carry flood waters in the business district of San Antonio. Tunnels under buildings will divert water to protect structures. The city is spending 400000 dollars to widen San Pedro and Alana creeks as part of flood protection work.
A Mexican exile claims he was in San Antonio for health and to settle his children and that he did not plan rebellion. He says amnesty was offered thrice and refused. Other figures denounce Obregon and discuss actions and potential cross-border moves.
Mexico City reports a formal denial by the secretary of the interior Enrique Colunga that Sinaloa revolted. He confirms three former rebel leaders took up arms with small followings but pose no threat to state or national government. He notes Calles’ election proclamation was published October 12 and delay in Culiacan caused the omission.
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