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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1917
Page
1
Fort Worth officials announced today that Commander Engley Bagley’s brother, a destroyer captain, was initially reported missing after his ship was sunk. New word later indicated the commander remained aboard and the vessel’s fate undetermined, with Bagley’s service card displayed in honor.
Lytle Murphree, a night watchman, was shot and killed on South Alamo Street near the Yerdes County hall about 1:30 AM Sunday. John Bibb, a regular police officer, was arrested after the shooting and held at the Gentral Hatlon. Murphree resided at 337 Madison Street. A box factory fire destroyed the Cleveland Box Company plant where munition boxes were made for France, likely incendiary. A fierce blaze hampered firefighters and threatened nearby buildings in the river flat.
Dec 7 news item notes King George tonight cabled Canada’s governor general to convey heartfelt sympathy to Halifax residents after a grievous calamity. The message reflects royal concern while fragments mention local feuds and meditation efforts, with unclear references to incidents and dates.
German agents fired six shots at the United States radio station near Inglewood California hitting the operator Oliver Garver as he crouched behind the board He called the sheriff and dragged a phone to safety The attackers fled as shots rang out leaving the window shattered The station reportedly had an overseas radius brace
Madison, Wis Dec Kans. Assistant secretary of state Loule ly Nagler was indicted by the Peeral Grand Jury on espionage act charges. The accusation centers on utterances against the American National Red Cross and the You CAL.
Washington, D. C. reports Secretary McAdoo authorized a credit of $2,000,000 to Belgium. This brings Belgium’s total loans to $7,900,000 and the Allies to $3,895,900,000. The notices indicate ongoing support amid wartime funding.
Minnesota aims to mount a new industry by attracting bankers and lenders to support farmers housing and loans under a St Paul Association initiative. The program seeks to place a flock of twenty on every farm, with Northwest development pushing the plan through. Relics of the producing community are noted as key factors in the regulatory approach.
Reports describe Halifax harbor explosion damage and shock waves reaching 150 miles away with broken windows at 62 miles. Survivors tell of fires, collapsed barns, and a wrecked rail system as relief efforts begin and authorities coordinate medical aid, with Sir Robert Borden visiting Halifax.
Colonel C H BeKinstry leads New York Engineers in France who joined Cambrai fighters with British forces. Americans were edged by shell and flame and hid in shell holes while the British pressed the German retreat. Firemen fought bravely amid chaos as grief-stricken men searched burning ruins for loved ones.
Rev George Adam of El Manuel Congregational Church described a city in panic with screaming crowds, nuns, wounded, and burned ruins. Reports spoke of mothers seeking children, families wiped out, and firemen fleeing water front amid smoke and fear of another explosion. A relief fund in Chicago aims to raise at least 60,000 dollars.
Germany develops an aircraft whose wings are transparent, rendering the plane nearly invisible against any sky. The wings use a casein-based material derived from milk, created to replace cotton and resin while preserving strength and light weight, with the airframe driven by a small visible motor and reinforced by a wire mesh.
A Philadelphia Record summary notes Bishop Charles Blaney Colomore reports Haiti at peace after brigandage ends in Eluiti. He cites growing agricultural activity, sugar production of seventy-five thousand tons next year, revived Quilrohd building toward Cape Mali, and improving cave road networks. Local laborers toil six days per week to pay poll taxes.
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