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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1919
Page
1
A chaotic Berlin scene unfolds with reports of mass casualties amid street fighting. Officials warn Spartacists mobilize and threaten government authority while the city braces for further clashes. Newsrooms struggle to publish as revolutionary activity disrupts presses and controls.
A Berlin council of war, reported by the Copenhagen press, names Gustav Noske as commander in chief of central government troops sent to Berlin. Forces concentrate near the chancellor’s palace as authorities deport pedestrians and seek to quell Spartacist unrest after a surge toward the city.
Funeral notices report the death of Daniel Maywond Leary in Chiengy with services at 2 o clock Wednesday and interment in a California burial park. Also noted is the death of Ludwig Jendwig in Texas, with survivors including siblings and daughters. The obituaries mention memberships in local societies and planned funeral arrangements in Devin and San Antonio.
Porter Loring Funeral Director Crockett 211.7 Hozy and McCollum Undertakers Ambulance and Lane Motor Bervier Corner wren C and Peran Cr 104 Green the Florist Avon Gabeth Street Crockett CAN advertises funeral services and related arrangements with multiple local providers named.
A police report outlines March arrests and fines related to vice offenses. It notes numbers sent to jail or detention, and mentions transfers to county jail and military police. The document questions what Antonio is doing about vice conditions.
The War Department announced plans for an early convoy home of about 10 000 men from the American expeditionary forces. Included were the 82nd field artillery and the ammunition train of the Butt division, with Texas and Oklahoma troops. The Seventh annual artillery regiment commanded by Colonel Claude V. Birkhead from San Antonio led the group inland. they had just completed final training when the armistice was signed.
The article describes a private Episcopal service for Theodore Roosevelt at Christ Church followed by burial at Young’s Memorial Cemetery near Sagamore Hill. Police and deputies restricted access as crowds gathered, with dignitaries from government branches and many notable guests attending the larger village memorial.
A boy named Johnnie Hadrizuez was wounded in the left breast by a pistol bullet near South Zarmanota and Camplen Streets. Jesus Morenu, 17, is under arrest as the event was described as accidental while the elder displayed a pistol during a Winn er wher the incident occurred. Hospital staff report the wounded boy in serious condition with limited chance of recovery.
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