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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1916
Page
1
Chicago reports reveal Charles H. Wax admitting identity as Oliver Osborne, linking to the Rae Tanzer $250,000 suit. Police note Wax's aliases and alleged swindles across 200 victims, while federal probes extend from New York to Illinois.
In New York on December 4 indictments were returned in the Tanzer Osborne case seeking 250000. James W Osborne a former assistant district attorney and noted New York lawyer denied ever representing himself to Miss Tanzer as Oliver Osborne though witnesses identified him as the man seen with her. A hotel clerk testified to seeing the lawyer and Miss Tanzer together at a hotel.
The occasion later was indicted and convicted on a charge of perjury. Miss Tanzer also was indicted on the same charge. After Miss Tanzer brought her suit it was announced by James W. Osborne that a man claiming to be Oliver Osborne, a Boston mechanic, had admitted paying court to Miss Tanner. He was said to have agreed to meet the U S district attorney but did not appear. Authorities have since searched for him.
Premier Asquith announces in Parliament that King George has approved a government reconstruction aimed at stronger war effort. Lloyd George backs it with ministers, seeking a small war council and swift policy execution. House adjournment set for Thursday as talks continue on council size and powers.
In St Joseph Missouri on December 4 prosecutors push for a jury verdict in the McDaniel murder case. Judge Thomas F. Ryan ordered completion of the trial this afternoon after defense and prosecution arguments. Testimony ended Saturday and jury instructions were finished last night.
Margaret Swendby of Duluth and Rudolph Forgrinfi of Decorah Iowa drowned while skating at a weekend house party on Pike Lake near Duluth.
Tonight unsettled and cooler. Tuesday expected to be cloudy across San Antonio and surrounding area.
Weather across major cities shows cloudy skies and likely rain. St Louis reports 62 with a 23 mile south wind, Chicago 56 with a 12 mile southwest wind, Milwaukee 22 with an east wind, Kansas City 40 with a west wind, New York 48 with a 22 mile southwest wind, and Washington 40 with a west wind.
Washington December 4. Rep Fitzgerald of New York introduced four bills to curb food costs. One would embargo exports for a year, another suspend exports during price spikes. A cold storage transport rule and a parcel post reform to cut food rates were also proposed along with a wheat seed import bill by Steenerson. A Minnesota joint resolution seeks a special committee to study food measures by February 2.
Washington reports a planned parcel post rate reduction for food shipments within 300 miles of cities. A $10,000 trial funds new experiments to cut first pound rates to one cent and subsequent pounds to half a cent, aiming to remove middlemen and create a U S pony express style network with agents to promote farm city trade.
The Hague Dec. 4. Dr Henry Van Dyke American minister to the Netherlands has resigned his post.
Col Gordon Johnson of the Twelfth New York Infantry resigns and his letter reaches Southern Department headquarters. The move follows a mass resignation by all officers over alleged public insult to officers by Major General O Ryan during a McAllen visit review. Johnson, a regular army captain and former aide to Gen. Wood, may prompt further resignations to Washington.
Belgian arrivals from Ghent recount an Antwerp revolt on November 30 in which two to three hundred residents and many German soldiers were killed. Dispatch notes Germans cutting deportation demands as neutral protests grow, with reports of forced labor and harsh treatment of invalids and 15 year olds in Ghent and Liege areas.
The Interstate Commerce Commission orders all year excursion and summer tourist fares from Chicago to San Francisco to be equal whether via Seattle Portland New Orleans or El Paso. Northern fares remain higher than southern. Compliance deadline set for February 15. The ICC also rules municipal fares are not automatically reasonable even if accepted by carriers. A tentative approval is given for rush hour commutation tickets.
Four year old daughter of Louis Pitti sleeping in back seat during car theft found in the car at a park in St Louis at 3 AM. She was in good humor when a policeman noticed the vehicle. She said she woke as the car stopped and a negro hurried away.
Lloyds ship ping agency reports the British steamer King Bleddyn is sunk. The King Bleddyn of 4387 tons gross sailed from New York on November 16 for Havre.
District Clerk Osceola Archer announced juror lists will not be released to lawyers before court terms. Former Clerk Coy said lists were public ten days before terms for years, with sheriff and deputies providing access and copies. The change stems from efforts to preserve secrecy amid past leaks and courtroom disputes.
District Clerk Archer states lists will not be released from his office unless directly commanded by the district judges. He adds that any other officer who has the lists must decide the matter himself, not him.
Amsterdam dispatch says a Berlin demonstration by women outside Charlottenburg town hall protested the home army bill. Many protesters were servants and wives of soldiers, demanding bread and two days of leave for all soldiers and calling for peace.
The November 29 encounter at Macoris in Santo Domingo left many wounded on both sides, with the heaviest losses among Dominicans. Captain Knapp reported no American fatalities and only a few Marines hurt as forces invested Macoris and disarmed locals under recently proclaimed military rule.
British claimants of the steamer Appam now a German prize at Newport News Virginia secured an expedited hearing. The Supreme Court granted the request and fixed January 8 for arguments testing the vessel's possession.
A call for short letters to Tue Lieut on how individuals offset rising living costs and explain price causes. Prizes listed and eligibility notes. Submit by Sunday December 10 to Tue Lieut office. entries from nonaffiliates only.
Congress assembled promptly for a short session to finish President Wilsons term. Rail road legislation tops the agenda followed by supply bills. suffrage efforts and food embargo debate mark the broader campaign as duties and party balance ride on an early adjournment.
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