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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1916
Page
1
Wilson Seeks Arbitration in Rail Eight-Hour Strike Crisis
President Wilson met with Democratic Leader Kern and Senator Newlands at the Capitol to discuss railroad legislation amid threatened eight hour work day strikes. Railway chiefs push arbitration while seeking guarantees of higher revenue. unions await clarity as mediation notes praise past settlements under Erdman and Newlands laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washinton
D. C
Wilson
Capitol
Kern
Newlands
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
White House
Congress
Brotherhood
Emloyes
Brotherhoods
Federal Board of Mediation
Mwe
Duke of Albany Sunk in North Sea Torpedo Attack
London reports the British armed boarding steamer Duke of Albany torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea on Thursday. Twenty three men were lost, eleven officers and 76 ratings saved from a 1997 ton Glasgow owned vessel built in 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
North Sea
Duke of Albany
Glasgow
Shooting of Guard Captain Unexplained in Georgia
Captain Edgar J. Sprattling of the Fifth Regiment Georgia National Guard was shot and killed at a state mobilization camp by Mrs. I. C. Adams of Atlanta. Adams, formerly a patient of Sprattling, was held by a coroner's jury. Admitting nervous illness, she claimed self defense but gave conflicting motives. Her husband and nurse Maud Monk were present or questioned as investigations continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Edgar J. Sprattling
F Company
Fifth Regiment
National Guard of Georgia
I. C. Adams
Atlanta
Lurial
Opelika
Ala
Adams
Sprattling
Bibb County
Captain Spratting
Maud Monk
National Guard
Camp Harris
Captain Sprattling
Fisherman Injured by Shark Attack Near Grand Lake
William Leary, a fisherman, was brought to a New Orleans hospital after a shark struck him in Grand Lake off Louisiana's southeast coast. Most flesh was torn from his left leg. doctors fear the wounds may prove fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
William Leary
Grand Lake
Louisiana
San Antonio Tonight and Sunday Fair Weather
San Antonio and vicinity expect fair weather tonight and Sunday. Forecasts by The Light list mild temperatures with light winds and no precipitation in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio and Vicinity
Culberson Colquitt Face Tight Texas Runoff Senator Race
Dallas August 26. A run off primary in Texas between Senator Charles Culberson and former Governor Oscar Colquitt drew expectations of 60 percent turnout from about 500000 eligible voters. Colquitt led in July by 31000, but Culberson gained in recent polls with state weather and crop conditions influencing participation. Final counts due by Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Cay
Charles A. Culberson
Oscar B. Colquitt
United States
Colquitt
Wilson
Texas Election Bureau
Culberson
Election Bureau
United States Senate
OIE i Sins Vialli
Campos
Houston
Friends of
Gerard Praises Deutschland’s Feat in Berlin Telegraph
United States Ambassador Gerard lauds the Deutschland voyage as the most important recent event in U S German relations. He hailed the captain and shipbuilders for a political success in America and noted the Deutschland’s safe return under difficult conditions. He sent congratulations to German owners and praised enterprise and patriotism of German merchants and engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London
United States
Gerard
Germany
America
Nine men named to plan San Antonio 1918 exposition
Texas Bi Centennia Association directors appoint Nat M Washer T B Baker Albert Kronkosky G A Stowers L J Hart J F Savage Selig Deutschman R J Harding and Albert Steves Jr to form a nine member committee. They will meet next week at the Bedell building headquarters to discuss the plan for the proposed exposition in San Antonio in 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Bi-Centennial Association
San Antonio
Nat M. Washer
T. B. Baker
Albert Kronkosky
G. A. Stowers
L. J. Hart
J. 4. Savage
Selig Deutschman
R. J Harding
Albert Steves Jr
Association
Bedell Building
Colp to Speak at Kendall County Good Roads Meeting
Secretary D E Colp of the Bexar County Highway League will travel to Bergheim Kendall County by automobile Saturday night to address a good roads meeting. Bergheim aims to interest Comfort and Boerne in voting about 100000 for Kendall County road bonds. The meeting gathers highway boosters from Southwest Texas to press for bond approval to spur road construction and set a moral example for West Texas counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Colp
Bexar County Highway League
Bergheim
Kendall County
Comfort
Boerne
Texas
West Texas
Mr. Colp
Mrs M'adoo Ill With Typhoid At Spring Lake
Mrs William G McAdoo at her summer home in Spring Lake New Jersey is described by physicians as suffering a slight typhoid fever attack. Earlier reports of scarlet fever were corrected by Dr Cary T Grayson in consultation with Dr William G Shauffley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Lake
N. J
William G. McAdoo
Cary T. Grayson
William G. Shauffley
New Jersey
Navy war game ends with simulated invasion of New York
Washington August 26 The navy's war game ended with a simulated invasion of New York as Red and Blue fleets clashed off Sandy Hook. Battle reports say several ships from both sides were "lost" in action and the Blue destroyers attacked the invading fleet with torpedoes as umpires judged hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Helm
Mayo
Long Island
Navy
New York
Scotland
Sandy Hook
Nevada
Texas
Wadsworth
Tucker
Birmingham
Benham
Fanning
Balch
Drayton
Benson
Naval Operations
Ambrose Light
Navy Department
New Zealand House Speaker Sir George Rourke Dies
Sir George Maurice Rourke, speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, has died in Wellington. The announcement comes as a sudden loss to the nation, with tributes expected from political leaders and colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
N. Z
London
George Maurice Rourke
New Zealand House of Representatives
Vast 16 inch Mobile Howitzers Planned for U.S. Defense
Army ordnance experts outline designs for enormous 16 inch caliber howitzers with 12 to 16 mile range and a one ton projectile. Plans include coastal defense and a six-gun mobile regiment. Weight distribution on roads is a challenge, prompting rail transport on special cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aus
Army
Belgium
France
Boston Post
Boston
New York
British Aeroplanes Raid Belgium Near Namur
British aeroplanes conducted a raid over Belgium reaching the Namur area, about 46 miles southeast of Brussels. Naval aircraft attacked enemy airship sheds near Namur, scoring hits on two sheds, but low cloud prevented damage observation and one British machine failed to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Belgium
Namur
Brussels
Election Returns Will Be Shown At The Light Office
Voters in the Colquitt Culberson run off for the United States Senate nomination will have returns received at The Light Office as counted, with a moving picture screen display for those interested. The count is expected to be rapid and the result may be known before midnight. Voters are invited to come to The Light to receive the returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colquitt
Culberson
United States
Office of the Light
Bulgarians Occupy Greek Coast Villages in Aegean Front
A Saloniki dispatch reports Bulgarian forces attacked Startila, killed its commander and garrison, and forced Greek resistance. Sofia announced heavy fighting on the Macedonian front as Bulgarian right wing and Serbians suffered losses, with Bulgarians pushing toward the Greek Aegean coast and occupying several villages, including British cavalry detachments in flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Startila
Sofia
Paris
Cas
Resista
London
War Office
Greek Aegean
Sofia announces broader Bulgarian occupation of Greek lands
The Sofia decree describes Bulgaria extending about fifty miles along the Aegean coast and reaching from the Bulgarian border to Orfano, taking a large eastern flank of the Entente. The move provokes Greek anger but has government consent, with an understanding with Germany that the occupied territory will be returned after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
Aegean
Greece
Orfano
Germany
British Repel Thiepval Attack. Regiments Gain Ground
London dispatch reports a heavy Prussian guard attack on British positions at Thiepval repulsed by the Worcestershire and Wiltshire regiments. British gains included 400 yards of German trenches along the Courcelette Thiepval road, with progress on both sides of the oul farm especially to the southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Thiepval
Sommend
Wiltshire
Thiepva
Oul Farm
Courcelette-Thiepval
German Attack Fails In Champagne After Initial Advance
Paris reports a German infantry assault west of Thaure in Champagne, penetrating a French line but being expelled. Somme and Verdun front actions were repulsed with air battles. three German planes shot down, six damaged, two captive balloons destroyed. Italy reports Porto Palermo and Mount Kalirat seized to monitor the Albanian coast near Avlona, with Rome papers predicting Greece may not protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Thaure
Champagne
War Office
Somme
Verdun
Maurepas
Meuse
Vleury
Thiaumont
Craon
Avlona
Porto Palermo
Mount Kalirat
Albania
Cape Kephali
Rome
Greece
Turks Badly Defeated At Lake Van In Caucasus
In a August battle near Lake Van Grand Duke Nicholas's forces repelled a Turkish encirclement aimed at Erzerum. The attempt to regain the initiative failed as Russians reoccupy Mush and restore positions west of Lake Van, undermining Turkish Armenia gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
London
Nicholas
Lake van
Erzerum
Armenia
Russian Offensives in Asia Minor Continue Push
The report notes Turkish offensive efforts on the left flank are halted, allowing Grand Duke Nicholas to press forward toward Asia Minor. The movement stresses continued strategic advances at key points in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia Minor
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Promises to Greece Questioned Amid New Crisis
Athens reports say Patris notes entente tension over Greece after allies demand drastic steps including army demolition and a neutral government. Pro diplomatists question if measures now offered will satisfy the new situation and the allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Patris
Greece
Greeks Rally in Mass Meeting Against Bulgarian Occupation
In Saloniki a large crowd protested Bulgarian occupation of Greek territory. Demonstrations supported Venizelos with the national hymn sung, marching to General Sarrail’s quarters. A plot against Bulgarian occupancy was left with the police prefect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saloniki
Vinaga
Venizelos
Sarrail
T Tente
2 Ae
Lund
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Mr. Wilson
British Auxiliary Warcraft
Shark
Patdnigis
ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Deutschland
M’adoo
Atlantic
Army Ordnance
Aegean Coast
THE
Associated Press
Frans
Bulgaria
Roumania
Amsterdam
Roumanian Council of Ministers
Bucharest
Universal
Eral Paraskivoescu
Popovic
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