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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1928

Page

3

Folk Song Publication and Oral History Legend

Styled by J Frank Dobie the piece presents Poller the Drinkin Gon d as one of America’s freshest original negro folklores. This account traces its origins from College Station and San Antonio rural lab stations, noting Parks who collected the verses in 1918 and the sailor’s imprint guiding followers to Canada after a Civil War era tale.

J. Frank Dobie University Texan America Poller Meade Ln Darks Exay A M. Experis San Antonio The Society Harris Tejo H. VU. Parks N. Ch College Staton Parks

Jap Ambassador Sails For America

A Japanese ambassador sails to America with his family aboard the Mori. The voyage is tied to Detmehi seashire and postings in Washington. Setsuke and Minnen Chiehiba are noted among accompanying figures in this foreign affairs voyage context.

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Silent Imperial Wedding Shocks Te Bleral Court

Fragmentary report describes Yoshukiro and Misa Reisuko Matsudaira, a 26 year old heir and 10 year old daughter of Anpan’s former anc, marrying amid a private palace ceremony. Observers note limited witnesses, ritual to appease ancestors, and a drifting, ceremonial fusion of strains from a restrained outer palace setting.

Yoshukiro Chichibu Misa Reisuko “Matsudaira Washington Te Bleral Wereh Weehington Intwars Ceremany Ada Imu Nice Ie Siirik Abel Vrinre Chichilus Vie Godess Ure Ani

Austin Officials Seek Blackmailer

Austin officials publish a dire plea amid an ongoing case referencing a blackmailer. The garbled text mentions investigations by officers and a possible threat to a family, with obscure names and lines that hint at railroad or state connections.

Austin, Seyit Thay al Line Cosa Miesanti Pavifie

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