28 Sep 1928
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1928
Page
1
Secretary Mellon outlines an October push to aid Republicans with a short, pointed message about wartime financing and government spending. The piece mixes political rhetoric with fragmented anecdotes about public figures, accidents, and cultural references, reflecting a chaotic editorial voice.
In a Stroller series closer, a reporter describes a dice game operated in a business district near West Commerce and South Alamo. The scene centers on a crowded doorway, a card table, and a banker tallying bets with dice and markers as players place “Dantr” and other bets.
Secretary Davis plans to stump for Herbert Hoover in Washington with a final radio address. The speech, broadcast over a Motinns chain including WOAT and San Antonio, will signal the campaign’s closing efforts.
Weather report notes temperatures inching up with the mercury forecast to rise and winds shifting. Skies clear through Friday night with unsettled trends easing. a light rainfall total of around one inch is possible in San Antonio according to local meteorologists.
A Chicago mother of nine, Ada M. Soimosi, was indicted by a grand jury in the killing of constable Danielvik Bin. The 40 year old woman, claimed as guardian of nine children, is slated for release Friday after legal action surrounding the case.
ANATIOSM reports Pastor Braet J. Plenderleigh, formerly of a Vancouver BC Baptist church, was unfrocked by the Santa Ana Valley council amid charges linked to a naval contract during his tenure. The Calvary apartment church held the meeting to announce the decision.
Roy Thompson president of the First National Bank of Glink near Tepal was killed when his automobile crashed into the concrete railing of a bridge twelve miles east of El Paso.
New York cotton market opens September showing futures at 19 cents. Early quotes list October 10.82, June 10.22, January 19.16, March 10.02, May 18.03 amid tentative trading and market speculation.
Police in plain clothes join officers to rearrest and serve warrants on defendants who missed traffic court as Mayor Chambers and Police Chief Kilday move to clear more than 100 cases. Names and addresses of defendants appear, with bonds and further appearances set through Saturday.
Bert Linsael an American airman, formerly held in Germany, departs Rockford for Sweden and plans to return to Copenhagen by Monday. Barker Cramer, Hassell's company commander, heads to Germany to join the fight.
Thirteen workers were killed and five seriously injured when a boiler exploded at a government powder mill at Pine Cenza. The disaster occurred amid the ongoing industrial accidents in Italian facilities, with investigations awaiting official reports and safety reviews.
Governor Al Smith the Democratic presidential nominee is shown wearing a brown derby as if an Indian chief. He was named an Indian at a county fair in Selena Montana recently, amid mounting public interest in his headgear.
San Antonio residents recall a September night of rain and wind that caused wreckage and mud. While memories linger, locals sent donations to aid Florida hurricane victims. The national relief fund has reached $10,000 with about $2,000 matched by volunteers.
A porter on a Pennsylvania railroad line mislaid a mail pouch containing about 10,040 dollars in wash and other items. The pouch, in his care, arrived in the city and is believed to have been misdelivered or misplaced during transit.
GMUGOTHTE Bervice reports in Chicago on September 24 an aged woman long labeled a pauper was killed while picking coal along rain tracks. A morgue check revealed $370 in her blocking.
New Haven Sept 28 no arrests will be made in the John Coolidge case son of the president and Willam Cunningham private chauffeur involved in a car accident. The incident is recorded as a police matter with Coolidge driving the Trumbull car. The chauffeur and Cunningham were identified at the scene and taken to local stations for handling.
Frank Tinneman Filip suspected of unlawfully holding a pistol at the Northern London company store where he worked. A confrontation spurred by a loan attempt led to a shot fired as a man struck him. The clerk then fired, and two men fled the scene.
Commander Richard Byrd sails from New York to begin the first leg of his Antarctic expedition. He will travel to Boston then board a train to San Pedro, California to join the whaler Larsen for the voyage to Dundee, New Newfoundland. The ship Garsen with aviation personnel sails from Norfolk to California and is due to depart soon.
Slayer Toad Aguilar was found guilty of the murder of Sra Care men Norgueria and Anaclto Yaar quez on Christmas day 1023. A jury in Gistelel court returned a 12 year sentence after about 26 hours of deliberation, convicting Aguilar on the testimony of Bofia Nogverle, the slain woman’s daughter.
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