23 Sep 1926
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1926
Page
1
Austin reports the Senate postponed confirmation of governor Ferguson’s state office appointees in executive session until the 30th Legislature. The move, seen as Mondy faction victory, keeps names like Judge James W. Swayne and Robert M. Liles for later action. Several highway and prison posts were also deferred.
Frank Vincent, administrator of the Indian section, reports precautions for the Indian jewels on display at the Sesqui-Centennial in Philadelphia during the Dempsey Tugney fight. He warned international crooks may try theft amid crowds and travel, urging vigilance and immediate substitution of the jewels with counterfeit imitations.
Serge Komnstritsky, conductor of the Boston Symphony, has just returned from Europe and declares that jazz is out of date. He says it has added only color to modern music and that the time has come for something else to replace it.
A sprawling dispatch shows varied happenings from Sept 23 to Sept 28 including political moves toward George Brennan in Illinois Senate races, a fatal crash near Ringgold, labor and industry boosts, a suicide in Holston, sugar policy in Cuba, immigration minister appointment, Mussolini suspects freed, Chinese regional warfare updates, U S Manila factfinding, Kansas railroad rate protests, a wreck fatality in Oklahoma City, a Kansas City blast probe, a Kearney post office heist, a Dallas knife attack, a Kelso murder conviction, a deadly tsunami typhoon toll in Japan, Wichita Falls arrests, cancer conference talks, and more.
Attendance at First Baptist Church Bible classes has grown so much that the class will meet in the old church auditorium for the rest of the week. Dr I EY Gates announces the nightly 7 15 p m sessions as preparation for revival meetings starting October 3 at the church.
Medina Lake noted as a national beauty spot with a full page in the Houston Chronicle art section. The spread highlights prize fish catches and Porter Loring's lodge, drawing attention to the lake and its attractions.
Coventry Connecticut September 23 President Coolidge says Nathan Hale's life embodies the need to serve one's country driven by a desire to be useful His remarks were read at ceremonies marking the 150th anniversary of Hale's death Hale was captured and hanged by the British while seeking information for General Washington
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