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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1928
Page
1
A disjointed column argues against alarm over New York's fate. It cites chain stores and small shop resilience, notes United Cigar's rivalry, and discusses real estate fears, population projections, and historical anecdotes about rulers and fortunes, ending with a continued tale on page 2.
Incoherent forecast fragment lists temperatures and wind, mentioning minimum temperatures around 12 degrees and 80s in places. Describes tonight and Friday with local towns expecting mild to windy conditions and possible showers in the northwest.
Chicago dispatch details the Lombardo murder linked to Frank Yale’s vengeance. Lombardo, shot near West Madison, dies as gunmen flood the street. Police chase leads to conflicting stories and speculation of Capone’s involvement.
Federal agents yesterday visited a Chicago lunch room tied to Charles A. Lindbergh’s favorite eatery and seized beer barrels found with wires and a ton of other items. The scene described involved Maywood and Forest Inn locations as part of the broader raid.
A tropical disturbance off the Texas coast near Brownsville is expected to bring heavy rainfall. Rain is projected to continue through Saturday with around three quarters of an inch by noon and possible higher totals inland. Temperatures range from 72 to 90 degrees with showers across Brownsville Cuero Galveston Laredo Mission and nearby areas.
Paris dispatch reports film star Pola Negri seriously injured after being thrown from a horse on the Bois de Boulogne. Husband Serge Mdivani releases a brief statement, noting she is at the American Hospital in Paris after a fall, with her condition described as serious by hospital staff.
ARATPLE reports actress Bessie Love will earn 8250 weekly under a new contract, a steep drop from her previous 1750 weekly rate. The note mentions Miss Tinve’s twelve weeks with Vanchon and Marco as producers testing stage ventures in Seattle, seen as a harsh critic of current offerings.
Rome report states Mammalo Katn and his wife Virginia were sentenced to 20 years in prison for involvement in a plot against Prime Minister Mussolini. Their 12 year old son Anica fired a shot that grazed a decoration on Mussolini’s breast. another son was acquitted due to insufficient evidence.
AUSTIN Sept 3 UPI Jou Nent reports the state highway commission plans to build a magnet for test purposes on the highway system. Equipment engineer Neal says if the magnet proves effective at picking up nails and similar debris, more units will be built and used regularly across the system.
The Examiner reports that the Tolarsin fine has withdrawn from the United States intercoastal conference, a rate agreement body for shipping on both Atlantic and Pacific seaboards.
Brice Crews, 18, of Fort Sim Flowslon, booked at police HQ Saturday for aggravated assault after allegedly striking Jane Zerker on North Olive Street during a night disturbance. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR text.
One coast guardsman was killed and two others were seriously injured when their motorcycle and sidecar left the highway and went into a ditch near Wildwood New Jersey early today. The accident occurred on a coastal route as officials investigated the cause and identified the victims.
A boy in Ten Chatt, aged as reported, was attacked in the front yard on Saxon Avenue by a vicious cat. The animal mauled his arms and hands and other parts of the body before he could free himself.
Washington Sept 5 The air mail service between the United States and Mexico will begin October 4 according to a report from the Post Office general. The route will link Mexico City and Nuevo Laredo with the U S system after Mexican authorities notified of the plan.
Charles Collinson, 27, charged with first degree malice for shooting his estranged wife. Bound over to district court with bail set at 200,000 by Judge Fred K. Hammers after the preliminary hearing in Wichita.
Rome reports Pope Pius XII improving with cooler temperatures. The Vatican says the pontiff's health has strengthened and he will resume regular audiences this week at the Holy See.
Athens Premier Venizelos, ill from the dengue plague sweeping Greece, made steady progress today toward recovery. The government reported his condition as improving, signaling a hopeful turn in the public health crisis.
The market reacts to an official crop report predicting a 14,439,000 bale cotton yield. December cotton falls 44 points on the Chicago Exchange after reopening, with trading resuming at 9:15 a.m. and the session mainly subdued, while prior gains fade from the previous close.
Ernest Borg, 37, a night worker at Murimer Motor Company, faced attackers who overpowered him. He escaped by diving through a wine window, only to find himself injured and awakening to the harsh reality of his forced flight.
After a severe rainstorm the forecaster estimated up to 4,800,444 pounds of rainfall on Washington D C stock and a storm total near 8.62 inches. The figures come from meteorological agencies citing unprecedented rainfall impacts on the capital region.
Two persons, a woman and a youth, were wounded Friday afternoon by stray bullets near Fredericksburg and Conness roads. Mrs J Switzer was hit by birdshot while driving home. Adolph Ioese, 16, was shot in the side while practicing football with the Alane Heights team in the Olmos basin near the detention dam. Officials say the shooting was accidental and a man was placed under bond.
Despite high rates, over six hundred calls linked Paris to New York Chicago and other cities since March. The $50 per round trip fee yields France about one dollar per call, totaling roughly fifty six thousand francs for four months of operation.
PALLAS Sept UPI reports losses estimated at 100000 dollars after a fire early today damaged a brick building housing three concerns.
In Chicago a police officer identified as William Schroeder from River Forest died in a small aircraft crash. The pilot and another passenger were injured as investigators began to determine the cause and circumstances of the incident.
Reports in London papers claim the Anglo French naval agreement will be abandoned. Officials deny the pact is shelved while criticism from various quarters, especially hostile American sentiment, is noted.
Serjeant William Fy die Traushan, whose vacation was prolonged by an accident, reported to headquar ters for duty again Saturday. Mee Naughan, who went on vacation in August, stepped into a hole, spraining his ankle and keeping him in bed several days.
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