18 Sep 1924
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1924
Page
1
A Stockdale man sleeping in his car between Dakota and Palimetto streets was awakened by police and taken to headquarters. He said he came to attend to business and did not want to spend money on a hotel, choosing the cemetery as a quiet spot.
Steves Jr with Albert Steves Sr and Ernest Steves finances and expands sash and door production from South Texas into Mexico and statewide plants. The San Antonio operation will centralize glass making to cut costs, ship in large carload lots, and strengthen Texas industry with a Fort Worth plant and Wichita Falls facility under ongoing Toombs properties integration.
The Marquis del Merito, arriving from Cordoba, Spain, tours San Antonio en route to Grand Canyon and Los Angeles. He plans to meet the Duke of Alba, sail from New York, and later travel to Africa with Alfred Prince to shoot. He recalls battles against Moorish forces in Morocco and discusses polo, education in England, and admiration for American women.
Maurice A Goodman, a presumed New York theater owner, was on an operating table in Battle Creek for two hours as Dr J Case removed nine inches of fat from his abdomen. He is slated to return to New York about 40 pounds lighter, per his physician. Also, Day and Heaton, a long established New York brokerage firm, was suspended by the exchange for failure to meet obligations.
The article recalls Joe Bailey as a dominant Texas political figure who shaped the Democratic convention in Austin and challenged rivals in the Senate. It notes his resignation in 1913 to practice law, his past power, and speculation on his influence over Ferguson's party and the Democratic ticket.
An observer in a public scene exclaimed for a Mars ticket during a streetcar incident. The man lacked clothing and shouted for a ticket to Mars before being removed to an insane asylum for evaluation.
Fragmentary text suggests a student exhibition event with references to a Friday night departure and locations like Paris and Texas. Names and full details are illegible, leaving the exact date, organizers, and venue uncertain.
Demand for rice holds steady with total receipts reaching about 184000 sacks, up from 80000 the year earlier and 58000 the previous period. Farmers and merchants track supply across markets as figures show growth and consistency in the commodity's availability.
A fragment mentions a new political group in the state named Anti Fer with unclear context and garbled text. The snippet shows stray words like gusonr and sharty, offering no concrete actions, dates, or affiliations to identify the subject or scope.
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