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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1929
Page
5
Reports from central Kansu province say Chinese forces killed a large number of Moslems after a rebellion. The exact victim count is unclear in the dispatch. The incident, described as brutal, reflects ongoing tensions in the region during the period.
Geneva Sept 24 47 nations signed the protocol for the adhesion of the United States to the permanent world court at The Hague. Representatives from Salvador Paraguay and South Africa announced the signing. The protocol for the revision of the world court statute was also signed, bringing total signers to 45 nations.
An oil painting of Capt William Hadolph Randolph, a Austin native and World War I veteran, will be hung in a new Randolph Field building. Artist Soloman of Houston created the portrait from photographs. Randolph died in an aviation accident near Gorman when his AT-1 plane clipped a bank during takeoff at the field.
President Portes Gil rejects naming streets after him until after his death. He argues honors should wait a year to let the country assess his work. The proclamation condemns memorials during his lifetime.
A Texas boy receives posthumous honor as a painting of Captain William Randolph, namesake of Randolph Field, will hang at West Point of the Air to perpetuate his memory. The canvas was prepared to commemorate the legacy and service.
Playwright Kinkead a 45 year old author of Common Clay and other works was struck by a car on Park Avenue last night and seriously injured He suffered a fractured skull and at Flower Hospital the prognosis was only a light chance of recovery A classified ad line about hamburgers stands in the same issue is noted
Berlin reports department stores are selling 10 foot gliders on the installment plan. Each glider weighs 44 pounds and has a wing area of 28 square feet. In Friedrichshafen Germany a twelve cylinder automobile is planned for market by Maslach Motor Works and Zeppelin builders.
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