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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1913
Page
9
Four women from the Animals' Friend Society staged a protest in downtown San Francisco yesterday targeting nosebags used for horse feed. They hunted horses feeding from bags and dumped as many feed bags as possible into the gutter to oppose nosebags.
In New York thirty guests were confined at Healy's restaurant after 1 am under Mayor Gaynor's liquor curfew. They escaped through a side door after 3 am amid claims the edict was overturned by a court ruling. Police planned to detain them overnight.
Stettin Germany Aug 12 The arrest of Captain Stein of the Third Regiment of Field Artillery on espionage charges is seen as potentially disastrous for Germany, echoing Austria’s Colonel Alfred Redl who sold critical information and died by suicide during arrest.
A laborer arrested near South Presa and Hicks avenue in Los Palomas was beaten in the bull pen after detention. Officers identified him in court as the jailed man. Judge Lowther suspended the $10 fine due to injuries. The man testified he was awakened and struck in the face by soldiers present. He could not identify his assailants.
James Vargoe a soldier at Fort Sam Houston is accused of striking civilian Pat Cunniff over the shoulder with a chair during a target shooting match. The incident at a Soledad street gallery occurred after 9 pm with Vargoe fined 25 dollars by police. Cunniff testified that he was aiming to break the tie when struck and chased the soldier to the TI and G N depot before handing him to authorities. Witnesses identified Vargoe as the attacker.
A detailed timetable lists arrivals and departures for multiple routes including the Sunset Route Victoria Division and Santa Fe J & G N Depot. It shows trains from Mexico, Palestine, Laredo, Houston, Galveston, Kerrville, and El Paso with daily and Sunday variations, times, and service notes.
In McKeesport Pennsylvania six I W W organizers were jailed for refusing to pay fines after being arrested for speaking to crowds without a permit. They argued they were educating American workers and a woman said she broke no law, only educating workers. Miss Mathilda Rabinovitz remains in a prior workhouse sentence.
Chicago officials award Patrolman James A. McDermott the Harrison and Tree medal for 1912 after he crawled into a house under crawl space to seize a concealed murderer. The gun failed to fire when triggered, aiding his capture. The civil service commission declared his act the bravest of the year.
Deforest N. Tickner of Lansing clung to a steel rod and fought yellow jackets while painting the 276 foot high dome of the Michigan state capitol. After entering from the top, he climbed the outside and was attacked as hundreds of hornets swarmed from a crevice. He evacuated through a window to safety.
Five men seeking evidence invaded the apartment of art editor IE De Sapresi in New York. He and his wife defended themselves with a bayonet injuring two intruders who were later captured. The men claimed they were detectives who entered the wrong flat.
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