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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1918
Page
2
An eye witness recalls a New Year street collision involving multiple vehicles and a collapsing building. Officers describe the moment No. 7 racing toward the scene and the ensuing mass of wreckage, casualties, and frantic rescue efforts as emergency crews arrived.
A late night collision in San Antonio killed Chief Bishop and Chauffeur Hatteree of the fire department and injured several crew members. The crash occurred while responding to a blaze near Alamo Street and East Commerce, damaging a pump engine and its hose wagon. Funeral arrangements are pending. survivors include the chief’s widow and siblings.
Rumor that Fire Chief Bishop died in an accident circulated for hours causing a flood of calls to the central fire station. Chief Bishop denied the report amid confusion as friends confirmed the rumor started by a 7-0 man claiming an auto crash involved a San Antonio Public Service vehicle. The tale spread despite officials’ efforts to quell it.
Federal court with its heaviest docket reopens Wednesday as about 76 cases await consideration. Prosecutors aim to expedite triage of misdemeanor pleas, including liquor sales to soldiers and disorderly houses near a military encampment, with penalties up to $1,900 or a year in jail.
A New York dispatch cites Armenian and Syrian committees reporting at least one million Greeks killed or dispossessed in Turkey by Turco-Teutons. Witness Larines George Maccrides says he escaped with 2,000 Greeks traced by the Russian fleet after August raids, noting destruction of Greek merchants’ stores in Ordow and Trablzong.
The Nome Folks plan to connect soldiers from other states with civilian hosts in local towns as the New Year starts. Dozens of service members from Akron Ohio to Augusta Georgia seek contact with former residents to ease their stay and share support.
A fragment discusses mass killings and forced distress in a wartime context. It alleges organized brutality by Turk and Teuton forces, describes men placed in institutions and orphanages, and claims widespread deaths at sea and beyond. The speaker condemns the cruelty and calls for future hope in an unspecified group.
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