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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1929

Page

13

Hearst Papers list ten measures for world peace reform

The proposed program includes equal English speaking representation without minority seats in foreign leagues, Senate proportionality with at least two Senators per state, separate armed services under National Defense, and abolition of illiteracy under Education. It calls for a January installation of leaders, a federal sales tax to cut other taxes, a thirteen month calendar, Nicaragua Canal construction, and acquisition of the West Indies to settle debt.

United States Senate Army and Navy Air Forces United Secretary of National Defense Secretary of Education Congress Nicaragua Canal Hearst Papers English West Indies

Fraternizing Across Lines Stirs Confederate Veteran Union Talk

The piece contends Confederate and Union veterans show willingness for a joint reunion with the Grand Army of the Republic but face cool reception from GAR leaders. It notes mutual suspicion and a call for reconciliation, while acknowledging personal ties among veterans despite official opposition.

Grand Army of the Republic Stars and Bars Ibis

Mont Pelee Volcano and Its Deadly Paroxysms

The article notes Mont Pelee on Martinique as a dominant landmark and recalls its 1902 eruption that destroyed St Pierre and 40,000 inhabitants. It compares island size and population to Bexar County and suggests future paroxysms may occur, yet locals remain unfazed like San Antonians facing death.

Tinique West Indies Martinique Bexar Mpelee Mar St. Pierre Mont Pelee Wiland San Antonian

McKenzie Sanity Question Leaves Death Sentence Stalled

The case centers on an insanity verdict from a Bexar county jury. If an affidavit declares no mental disorder, another sanity hearing will be required, while the death sentence remains in place for the murder of Chief of Detectives Sam Street. Public weariness grows over the prolonged, indecisive McKenzie case.

McKenzie Bexar Sam Street Pete

Bridge Experts Conclude Expert Players Are Few

Wilbur A C Whitehead said true experts in bridge are few and can be counted on fingers. The remark is not alarming. the speaker notes this parallels scarcity of top dam builders or plumbers in the United States, a point made to contextualize expertise.

Wilbur A C. Whitehead United States

Night trek in Sierra Nevada ends with forest danger

A hiker recalls nights in the Sierra Nevada where quiet turns ominous. He wakes to a coppery tang in the air, distant fires at Moccasin Creek, and a foreboding presence as rattlers, coyotes, and the forest seem to hold their breath before danger erupts.

Tevil Moccasin Creek

A Dull Life Told By Elsie Robinson Clip

A fragmented 1920s reminiscence recalls a night of fear and eerie sounds. The narrator drifts between a terrifying scene and distant thoughts of lumber mill workers and unions, pondering the dullness of modern life and existence.

Apply Golden Rule to Public Health

Public health progress is linked to government health service and major foundations. A visiting U.S. expert, Dr Villapenta, praises eradication of yellow fever and typhus, notes malaria declines, and stresses public health education. Emphasizes sanitation, garbage disposal, disease control, and accessible clinics as core community care. the Golden Rule guides improving public health for all.

Royal S Copeland M. D Newepertz Public Health Service Mackefeller Foundation North Apieries Chin Villapenta Alexica Ita Proole New Mexico

Do You Know That Waste Used in Canadian Canning

A garbled snippet notes waste products from ash and oil refining fed into poultry food and fodder for chemical uses. It mentions Monroe consuming over two and a quarter million pints of vodka, claiming unmatched global alcohol use. The text also references a Berlin notation about a note card used by poultry owners with a silencer at some expense.

Monroe

Skyscraper Poker by Herbert Kaufman

In a vivid 1928 Daily Mirror piece, Herbert Kaufman imagines skyscraper mania transforming Manhattan. The essay lampoons the race for ever-taller towers, with Woolworth and others pushing limits, rail against traffic and space limits, and hint at future aerial transit and cantilevered roof communions as the city grows skyward.

Herbert Kaufman Daily Mirror Herbert Kaulman

San Juan Hill and the Harlem Black Belt in the Sixties

A fragmented reminiscence traces San Juan Hill’s decline from a multiracial tenement hub to a district of factories and garages. The piece recalls racial strife, crime, and the eventual urban renewal that erased the old neighborhood, noting civic efforts and cultural memory tied to Harlem and the city’s theater and cartoonist scenes.

Upper West Side San Juan New York San Juan Will Lena Avenue Ateogl Almantetary Gan Jun Bill York Harlem

Sympathetic Exchange At Work

A garbled comic exchange shows Miss Sleweg saying she cannot come to work due to car trouble, while the boss responds with a flippant remark about heartbreak. The snippet reflects a light humorous tone typical of late page chatter in Stars and Stripes.

Sleweg Simpling

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