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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1915

Page

7

Habeas corpus wait refused in Innes case

Georgia readers learn the Court of Criminal Appeals upheld the denial of habeas corpus for Meter B Innes and his wife May Innes. The Texas case centers on requisition by Governor Colquitt and related indictments in Georgia for larceny after trust. Attorneys expect a writ of error to the United States Supreme Court. Innes refused to speak, saying his interests rest with his lawyers, as they consider a possible rehearing or federal appeal.

Meter B. Innes May Innes Georgia Anawer Court of Criminal Appeals Austin W. EB. Anderson Thirty-seventh District Court Yocusing Innes Swearingen &. Ward Wyat Wall United States Supreme Court Altorpeye Tanes Gowrmnor Colquitt Grutgiz Nexis United States Ines Hig Miust Burenne Ore Beatrice Nelms Nelme-Dennis Drabent Texas Aurel Irma Tigie Attornerd Meath Linden Wen Grand Jury Atlanta Innes Innes Hn Bloise Nelms-Dennis Colquitt Tobin Attor Attor | Beve Oregon Judgt Anderson Harper Col Gvitt Wes Jegel WW. L. Davidson

Yacht Goes Ashore Galveston Tes

The pacht Wakiva, owned by Huasteca Oil Company, ran aground off Tampico breakwater and its twenty two crew abandoned ship. It sailed from Galveston January six bound for Tampico carrying Henley Walker, head of the phantom department, with headquarters in Mexico City. Uncertain if Walker was landed at Tampico as the boat drifted ashore in a gale amid bad weather.

Galveston Tes Pacht Waktiva All Company Tampico Wakive Hentley Walker Phant Department Huasteca Oi Company Mexico City Walker Dave

Weather Local Forecast Across Cities

Weather data from multiple cities shows warmer conditions Wednesday with variable winds and cooler trend later. San Antonio, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Kansas City, Denver, New York, and Washington report temperatures ranging from the mid 20s to mid 40s with a mix of winds from the south, west, east, and northwest.

OUIS Tay Vriago Slowdy Milwackee Provatey Tair ST. Paul Elowdy Phirslay New York Uewry Washington

Wind Storm Sweeps Atlantic Coast Regions

Wind storms roared along the Atlantic coast causing flooding rivers and public damage. Reports describe high water and disrupted transport from New Jersey to Massachusetts with gusts up to sixty miles per hour impacting coastal cities including Norfolk and Boston areas.

Philadelphia New Jersey Walter Norfolk

Jiney Cars Face $25 License Fee Enforcement

San Antonio police announce that after Thursday all jitneys and taxis used for hire must pay a $25 annual license per car or face arrest. Records show some carriers licensed while others lack permits, including a larger taxi firm with twenty cars. Police chief Lancaster vows enforcement and will order arrests of unlicensed drivers for public hire.

Sai Antonio Lancaster Weakle i Police Fits Com San Antonio Nickel Service Company Asid Catef Lancaster

Navy bill seeks two battleships and 17 submarines in relief program

Washington debate outlines a naval building plan approved by the House naval committee. The package includes two battleships, six torpedo destroyers, 17 submarines, an oilier, a transport and a hospital ship with a total cost near 148 million dollars. It also adds a naval reserve, new flag offices, and coast defense provisions with changes to the army and marine corps.

Washington, D. C Bylal House Mavot Committee Dan Jiels Stephens California Ciebt Ad~ Smteal Euehr Ory Atuntic Pacifte Ava Senate Committee On Military Affairs Secretary of War Jesus

Robbers Blow Safe and Escape With 7000 Dollars

Oklahoma report of bandits blowing the State Bank at Gerber near Enid with nitroglycerine, escaping with 7500 dollars. Police hunts ongoing as bill proposes rewards up to 1080 for bank robber capture. In Muskogee a separate bank raid leads to a running firefight. deputies kill one robber, three captured, another wounded. bandits aged about 28 to 30.

Oklahoma City Okla Tan State Gerber Enid Garfield County Theank Natice Oklahoma Raunt Hobbers Muskogee Oklo First National Bank of Terrion Depetr Robert Moors Pawnee Moore Can Sandies

City to Build Town Hall with 2 Seating Capacity Plan

Chicago plans to build a town hall with two seating areas. The Aggoriztion of Commerce submitted 31,000 proposals to a city council committee yesterday for a municipal bond issue of 1,250,002 dollars. The jail record was noted for confessions, amusement and athletic events. Plans announced in Chicago on January 3.

Rescue at Millionaire Shoe Boss Home Fire

At St Louis Missouri on January 19 firemen pulled Tack Tulinaga president of the International Shoe Company his wife son and daughter from their burning home after efforts had paused. The blaze caused about 110000 dollars in damage and involved nearby residents including a timber company official and a University City attorney.

Louis Tulinaga Milionaire International Shoe Company Wite Dango

Tremor Rocks Rome Damaging Historic Structures

A powerful January quake in Rome caused widespread panic and heavy damage. Historic landmarks including the Pilozze Church, the Column of Marcus Aurelius, and parts of the Piazza Colonna suffered damage. The city faced confusion as officials and residents assessed losses while communications strained under the shock.

Rome BeRren Ely Marcus Aggelus Ihn Andrea Alan Polley Marcus Aurelia Calumn

President seeks bipartisan support for ship purchase bill

Washington reports President Wilcon aims to secure Republican votes to push a ship purchase bill while opposing the Parlip pioneer and conservation measures. Democratic opposition remains, and the president hopes to win enough Republican support to pass it. Philippine pine commissioner Manus Quexon says the Philippine bills will not pass in the current session.

Washington, D. C Wilcon P Manus Quexon Philipepine Redent Philippine Bs

Senate panel studies Panama treaty changes

The Senate foreign relations committee appointed a sub committee to draft edits to the pending Panama partition indemnity treaty with Colombia. Senator Rowl vigorously opposed the convention in its current form and objected to a proposed expression of sincere regret to Colombia.

Washington Inn Colombia Panama Senate Foreign Relations Day Rowl United States

Directors Cleared by Grand Jury in New York Transit Wreck Case

Interborough Rapid Transit Company officials including Theodore P Shoots Frank Medley and August Belmont faced no arrests as a grand jury cleared them in a fatal Sixth Avenue elevated wreck case. Bail set at 7 000 a man. Total charges previously listed at 25 990 000. Also noted are Indy windstorm losses exceeding 25 million to state funds with agricultural land damage cited.

New York Interborough Rapid Transit Company Yes Sixth Avenue Theodore P. Shoots Frank Medley Indianapolis Ind Tullwad Noad Moreh Inann State Fond Commission Taraives Ralston

Two Schooners In Distress Off Coast

Four masted schooner Florence M. Tiel ding and four others are reported ashore fourteen miles north of Lares. Crew of fourteen aboard are safe but the vessel is damaged. The Kentuckian wireless report also mentions the four masted schooner Hoary bringing Providence aid off Sandy Hook.

New York Florence M. Tielding Crom Armswith Gayfeere York Lares Providence Mehor

Morgan Group Loans Russia 12 Million Confirmed

A New York banking group led by Morgth & Company arranged a purely banking loan to the Russian government totaling 12 million dollars. The move involves seconding short term drafts for payment to suppliers, with banks in Petrograd coordinating. American financiers hope to assist Russia’s exchange and financial stability amid the ongoing negotiations.

Petmograd New York Morgth & Company Jeanine Russia Petrogmi Hankora Luis Je Petrograd Mass Demir Ea Ty Morgan & Company Petrograd Ly Rusela Jydereda

British Sailors to Eat Texas Turkeys in Chicago Feed

British sailors in the Royal Navy will be supplied with Texan turkeys. Orders placed in Chicago amount to about 1,500,000 pounds of poultry. Ten carloads of Texan turkeys have already been ordered, with storage in the United States at present 26 percent less than last year and prices generally 10 percent lower.

Chicago Sre Chicago Commission Texes Cominieston Sala United States

Top buggy stays popular despite auto boom in Kansas City

Kansas City reports show two committees from Western Metal Implement, Hardware Dealers Association found the farm boy’s buggy remains popular. They note 2 200 000 sulg gles were made and sold in the United States last year, while the horse-drawn vehicle is deemed a necessity despite auto growth.

Kansas City E- Wisle and Hardware Dealers’ Association Reort United States

British farmers enjoy prosperity as prices rise

London reports a shift from a long slack period to rising prices for crops and livestock. Wheat oats and other staples fetch excellent prices while holiday market stock sales surge. In New York a Japanese Red Cross unit to be stationed at Southampton's Nutter Hospital joins war duty.

London Nolday New York Megantic Andi Ciday Suanki England Nutter Hhospital Southampton

Mexico City News On Zapatis Reform and Oil Interests

A chaotic World War era dispatch reports Mexico City free of Zapatistas with fighting around Muctla and Vences. It notes Villa retreating toward Aquinacatienten, reinforcements evacuated, and oil companies Aguilar Petroleum and Mexican Oil tied to blocking operations. Government officials claim foreign stockholders aid Carranza enemies and execution rumors circulate about Ceier de Garcia Lugo.

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Families in Flight Over Tax and Refugees

Wives and families of Monterey high ranking officers were moved to Nuevo Laredo then crossed into Laredo, with some sent to Matamoros. A general commanding Nuevo Laredo left for San Antonio as border officials expect Nueva Laredo evacuation soon. Refugees crowded Laredo, carrying scant funds as currency plummets to about 12 cents per peso.

Monterey Nuevo Laredo Laredo Matamoros Icaut San Antonio Nuevo Lared Nueva Laredo

Refuge in Laredo as Villa forces threaten Nueva Laredo

About 1830 people crossed the border into Laredo Texas fearing an attack on Nueva Laredo by Villa forces. Authorities report about the same number returned to Laredo Monday as tension rose. Mexican side bans information on military operations with death as penalty. Crossings described amid siege fears and passport checks at the bridge.

Nueva Laredo Villa Laredo Tex Laredo Mondas Vila Ove Learans Mexicwe

German Submarines Sunk Off Dover Reported

Reports claim German submarines were sunk off Dover but details remain unconfirmed. Public notices note conflicting phrases and unclear specifics about the incident and sources.

Dover

Germans Adopt Shell Rejected by America

A fragmentary wartime wire style notice discusses German use of shell types rejected by the United States, detailing purported costs, defenses, and officer claims about armor piercing shells and their impact on American wartime strategy.

America

Effigy of Typhoid Vaccination Shown At Fan Exhibit

War medical commission reports vaccination efficacy for native army. Typhoid cases declined after doctors vaccinated a whole army corps of 1000 men near front lines. By December the treatment produced clear results with remaining cases confined to resistances.

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Aid to Polanders Burian and Red Cross Mission Heads East

Jat 18 834 The Hague report that London Ir weekly notes the American Red Cross mission to Poland departs today for relief work. They will aid civilians in distressed cities, with industries halted and famine threatened as rail links are damaged. Accompanied by Dr Theodor Tanwald they plan visits to Czenstochowa Lodz Lawicz Skierniewice and other cities in Dolan.

Burian The Hague lLonden Wiekliff Rosen Bieknall American Red Cross Toda Poland Foolstafte Jns Theodor Tanwald Ministry of the Inturiat Czenstochowa Odz Lawicz Skierniewice Dolan

Turbulent War Updates From Front Lines In Caucasus And Poland

Turbulent reports describe Allied and German actions near the Caucasus frontier with heavy fighting and counterattacks. Turkish resistance remains stubborn, with claims of Turkish defeats contested amid continued clashes. In Poland and Persia regions, Russian and Austrian forces exchange advances and withdrawals while a Swedish ship is captured near Scania. Britain’s merchant tonnage falls as government work dominates shipyards, reducing civilian output for 1914.

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Regiment 1s Race At Meting A Turbulent Meet

Fragmentary text describes a marching event with references to names and places, noting a rear attack and a tense scene. Mentions a figure called the Miter and a regiment’s actions during a charged gathering, with unclear outcomes and disrupted proceedings.

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