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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1929

Page

5

Tragedy in Boone as Pestotni kills wife and daughter then himself

In Boone Iowa on September 3 1904 Frank Pestotni 50 shot and killed his wife Belle 47 and his 16 year old daughter Marr then fatally wounded himself after an earlier attempt by the daughter to flee. The killer had just returned from a coal mine he operated.

Boone Iows Frank Pestotni Bia Seaterday Marr Pot Wan Chot Pestotnik Wils Belle

Edison Recovery Reported From Pneumonia

Thomas Edison shows signs of improvement after a pneumonia scare. A bulletin from Sir Hubert De. Mowe stated the electrical wizard, 82, remains in convalescence and is not expected to resume work for two or three weeks.

West Grange Thomas A. Falcon Rom An Altace Sirphy de. Hubert Mowe Exid Mr. Edison Ave The Bulletin

Young Heflin Nabbed In Prohibition Violation

J Thomas Heflin Jr son of the Alabama senator, and a companion were arrested in Heflin's car in Phenix City for possessing home brew during a state prohibition case. Police found three bottles of home brew in the vehicle after stopping the auto for alleged drunkenness.

Phenix Gity Ala J. Thomas Heflin Jr United States Alabama

Radio Programs Across KTLA San Antonio Light Listings

KTLA broadcasts list schedule details for Tuesday and Wednesday including health talks, news flashes, Old Gold program, orchestra hours, various music and variety segments, and baseball results. Numerous stations and times across the network are cited with call letters and program types.

KTLA San Antonio meKade Silon Waang Stoker Tabernacle Winfred Wilson Arlaison L. A Ravin Locke

Woman Survives Wild Descent After Four Days Lost

Louise Higgins 23 wife of a ranger vanished for four days in the Salman river country. She began at a forest trail heading to a ranger cabin 35 miles away, struggled through thick brush, fell on a embankment, then leaped to safety after a search party aided by a rifle. Higgins sustained injuries but was rescued and returned to civilization.

Cascade Idalia Louise Higgins Salman Wiggins Hockeback Mer Horn Bruth

Alchemists Claim End Of Age Old Golden Secret Hunt

Wellington New Zealand reporters note that after 16 years of continued alchemical research in a ternary system scientists Chrnst church ork and T. W. Atack claim success in transmuting certain elements into gold.

Wellington New Zealand Thele A Terniary Tora Chrnst Church Ork T. W. Atack Hy Ung Maeletrs

KTOA Varies Tuesday Programs With Star Guests

KTBA airs seven oclock program of Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, with Oliver Sraith as featured tenor, and a dramatic reading from Kipling. Doris Dagmar also appears in the story segment, broadcast on KTSA.

KTBA San Antonio Mandalay Kipling Columbia KTSA Doris Dagmar

Bachelor at 100 Even Plays Lone Hand With Cards

Lakewood New Jersey report about a 100 year old bachelor, Thomas J. Earley, who plays solitaire nightly with a midnight repast. If he wins he eats two crackers, if he loses he has only one. He works eight hours daily as a handyman on an estate and is a volunteer fireman, yet remains adverse to matrimony.

Lakewood N. J. Bent Thomas J. Earley Akl

Vikings Win International Lifeboat Race Amid Greased Hull Claim

In New York harbor on September 2, the Norwegian team Sub Americano reportedly won an international lifeboat race. Officials discovered grease on the boat's hull at the finish, leading to protests dismissed as not prohibited, leaving the victory in question.

New York Galt Tahoa Heroatter

Chicago's First Tabloid Launches 48-Page Daily News

The Chicago Daily News debuts as a new 48 page tabloid on the street today. It is owned and published by the firm that previously ran the Chicago Daily Journal, marking a reshaping of Chicago's newspaper landscape.

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