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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1924
Page
5
By Bess Carroll the article contrasts frontier runaway marriages led by Judge Jules J B Chavagneaux 40 years ago with modern quick nuptials. It recalls wagons ponies and road journeys to formal vows and notes the enduring love despite changes in methods and timing.
An ad-like piece touts Cod Liver Oil as a cure for thinness and illness, claiming it builds appetite and resistance to disease. It contrasts this “genuine” product with MeCo and criticizes bitter taste and side effects of alternatives while noting drugstores stock Cod Liver Oil widely.
Fire and Police Commissioner Phil Wright ordered theater owner W. J. Lytle to dress a nude female performer or stop the act after a conference with Mayor Tobin Chief A Q Van Riper and city censor Mrs Hough B Rice. Mrs Rice said tights could be bought for 4.95.
The long serving Judge Chavagneaux, in office 36 years, married couples from Wilson and Atascosa counties at his office on the old Cornus road and at times conducted funerals. Born in 1844 near Lyons France, he moved to San Antonio in 1868 and notes modern couples rush to wed rather than seek ceremonial patience. He has married hundreds, sending them back with new titles and a hopeful blessing.
An act of chivalry costs Corbett Chase, a young Black man, fined 10 dollars in corporation court after an affray near 501 East Commerce Street. Chase opened a car door and spoke with two girls while their ride waited, drawing protests from bystanders John Mayfield and A C Tirown as officers ended the scene.
Luis Salmon and two others were charged with possessing liquor designed for sale. Officials found 12 bottles beer and a 20 gallon copper still on a street raid. A $500 bond was set and the case heads toward the October term of court.
The victim identifies two suspects accused of robbery with assault after a bank or business heist. Police allege the defendants participated in the crime, though details and location are unclear due to incomplete OCR text. Authorities pursue further identification and charges.
DoD students report for training at Brooks Field and Primary Flying School with 115 cadets from civil life and military backgrounds. Many new arrivals consider quitting due to flying dangers while others plan to request relief or delayed reports. Instructors increase to handle the large class as flying begins September 29 under Maj Ralph Royce with officers and foreign personnel among the staff.
Governor Neff will travel to El Paso on Tuesday to attend the International Exposition opening Thursday. He will confer with governors of Arizona New Mexico and three Mexican states on shared issues and inspect the irrigation system at Sierra Blanca en route.
Emporia Kansas tale of Raymond Steinmetz a quick thinking motorist who saved a five year old girl from a moving passenger train at a crossing He stood on the running board while driving at 30 miles an hour opened the throttle and seized the child as the train flashed by The car bore a dent where the locomotive grazed it
Chicago dispatch reports a flood of petitions and letters urging clemency for Bernard Grant who faces a hangings sentence. Governor Small’s 10 day reprieve does not delay the pardon board hearing, with Grant’s attorney Thomas Swanson awaiting a date. public pleas pour in from diverse supporters including a 14 year old in Wellington Alabama and a Denton Texas avengelist.
Galveson Sept 2 The Advertising Clubs of the World convened with a program featuring speakers from Fort Smith Dallas Houston and Fort Worth. Topics included the value of advertising the moving picture screen and novelties as discussed by Lee Fleming T M Darlington James Simpson RL Bane and J J Wallen.
In Urga Mongolia Professor Peter Kozloff reports vast fossil finds near the city including 25 quadruped remains 15 bird species 100 reptiles and over 1000 giant insects. He also uncovered ancient tombs with tea bricks and wheat grains and bronze items with silk tapestries.
Paris Sept 23. The summer disaster in France ended with a deluge and hurricane blast. A northwesterly gale swept coasts and inland waters as thirteen people were reported dead when boats capsized. Inland trees uprooted and communications lines down.
Two purses found on the roof of the Kampmann building at Commerce and Soledad streets are held at the city detective’s office for owners. A tan leather purse with a dime, and a black purse containing trinkets, lace, a belt and other articles, were discovered Tuesday morning by Dave Engle, an engineer at the building. Detectives wonder how they got there as the items show little weather damage.
Professor Andrews leads a team on a long journey across the Gobi in specially built cars. A 200 camel caravan will precede the party, leaving China in early November, with the expedition expected to be well under way by spring. They aim to test the theory that Central Asia is the cradle of the human race.
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