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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1924

Page

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Fort Worth aviator carries bid to Legion convention

Fort Worth pilot Lieut Banfield flew 500 miles through storms to deliver 250 copies of the Fort Worth Record to the American Legion meeting in St Paul Minnesota. The flight set speed records for Texas to the Canada line and brought the city’s invitation to next year’s national convention. Public remarks praised Pershing and veterans groups, with Civil War memories and tributes marking the opening session.

Fort Worth American Legion St. Paul Minnesota Charles Yinfield Headquards Brooks Field Santonio Rt Worth I siLient Banfield Barron Field Mort Worth St Paul Gegion Sires Minn Charles G. Oates Repubblican Legion Severand Eral Dawes Evanston Charles P. Doningley Northern Pa ‘Tific Railway Albert’ D.alcorn John J. Tigert United States Commissioner of Education Donnelly X Buréaucract J. Alesia Comner Ligert John R. Quinn California Dixie Virginia All America Wilson John Wicker Department of Virginia Wes Old Virginia Virginian Auxiliary

Obregon Era Visits Mexico With American Industry Mission

President Obregon hosts the American Industrial Mission in Mexico City with speeches and tours. The group meats leaders Marcos Raya and Jose Amaro, tours the theater and museum, and hears praise for U S Mexican trade growth from Ralph Cabais and others.

Mexico City Sanborn Mexico O' Reishkerlinese Alvaro Ob Tegon W.W. Nichols Csi¢ Weed Boston Joseph H. Weller Ralph Cabais la Teco Marcos FE. Raya Raya National Theater Mammoth Temple of Drama Opera Chitty Beautiful Senoritas Republc Celoyn J Joaquin Amaro Rafael Arroyo David Ortega Washington Ameriea Obregon Mariscala Chapultepec Castle Obigon Chamber of’ Commerce Monilay Nichola Paris France American Manufacturers Export Association Congress

Apartment hunting in your easy chair

Readers can browse today’s light newspaper classified ads for apartments in the For Rent columns. Crockett 4040 connects you with a courteous ad-taker to help locate options that fit your budget.

Alexico Crockett 4040

Texas Liquors Thieves Wage Open Night Warfare

Fort Worth on Sept 16 reports say bootleggers and whisky hijackers are in deadly warfare with no quarter given. Vigilante gangs hunt suspects, homes are invaded at night, and police feel powerless as the bootlegers retaliate after a recent 200 quart whiskey seizure and a car hijack in Diamond Hill.

Fort Worth Fort Worth Diamond Hill Wichita Falls Polite New Orleans

Robbery At 122 Matagorda Street During Monday Night

Thieves robbed Melchor Davila of 1100 cash and valuables including a 1000 bill and gold pieces. V Gonzales also lost 3. Entry was through a front door using a skeleton key. The theft remained undiscovered until Tuesday morning as relatives slept nearby.

Melchor Davila Matagorda Street Davila Gonzales Gonentes

Sharks Attack Norwegian Vessel Near Philadelphia Harbor

Twenty four tiger sharks followed the Norwegian ship Stmgangeren toward port, circling within view of the harbor. They swam close to the hull and reportedly attempted to bite the vessel as raw meat was tossed overboard to deter them. Local maritime officials note the sharks had been cruising near Harbor Refuge for about a week.

Philadelphia Stmgangeren al Larson

Assassination attempt tied to 1928 quake in Japan

Tokyo reports an assassination attempt on Major General Koizumi during the September 1928 quake period. Taro Oishi fired but missed, leading to arrests. Osugi’s followers blame Fukada and Koizumi for his death and vow vengeance as police ban anarchist gatherings.

Presa Tokio Koieami Asahigawa Hokaido Koizumi Chugai Shoguis Taro Oishi Yushi Masataro Fukada Toki Oishi Ryutaro Waie Hykuda Sakae Osugi Ono ‘Tain Amakasa Koixumi Osugi Fukuda Oxugi Fukida

Contractor Dies in Cave-In at Millville Well

Charles Kulp a 28 year old contractor died when a dirt cave-in trapped him in a disused well in Millville. Neighbors and his wife helped by pulling him from the debris as a physician and pulmotor attempts failed. Kulp planned to use bricks from the site to build a bon salow for his wife and two young children.

Millvili Reid Charles Kulp

Atlantic County Voters Urged Fines for Apathy

Mrs C J Hammel president of the Atlantic County League of Women Voters says nonvoting citizens should be fined. The league has launched an educational campaign and the first citizenship school opened August 27 in South Jersey. She estimates only about 40 percent of women voters vote, with the nonvoting group including the more intelligent class.

Allantic City C. J. Hammel Atlantic County League of Women Voters South Jersey

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