Oil Land Strip Dispute Seeks $110000 Damages
Charles A. Sarber sues T G Oliver and F P Oliver in the Fifty seventh District Court over an oil and gas lease on 135 acres in Hamilton Swain area claiming a 600 foot strip between two excluded tracts was agreed but omitted in the lease. He alleges mutual mistake and seeks correction, damages, and foreclosure of an equitable lien totaling about $110,000 based on a $100,000 lease value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifty-seventh District
T. G. Oliver
KF. P. Oliver
Charles A. Sarber
Williams & Hartman
Sarber
Hamilton- Swain
Oliver Brothers
R. B. Minor
Fiftyseventh District Court
Compulsory Military Service Plan Proposed in Mexico
Mexico City report that the War Department has sent a plan to President Carranza for compulsory military service. It would require all Mexican men aged 21 to 45 to serve one year actively under the colors and several years in reserve. Queretaro dispatches note a forthcoming issue of new paper money backed by gold and silver in the national treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
War Department
Carranza
Queretaro
Bare Footed Children in Alaska Snowless Southward
News from Sanak reports no snow or ice in mid January as barefooted children attend school in the far southwest. Meanwhile Northern Alaska endures a severe blizzard as reports reach Seward via the Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seward
Alaska
Dora
Sanak
Midwinter spring to be cut short by cold wave
A cold front moving southward will bring freezing weather to San Antonio and coast regions by nightfall. Temperatures may drop to 20 to 24 degrees with widespread subfreezing conditions. Alberta reports 42 degrees below zero as the high pressure system drives extreme cold across the Pacific states. San Francisco sits at 38 degrees and San Diego records a 48 mile per hour wind, the station’s strongest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Rocky Mountain
Alberta
Texas
Nebraska
Texas Panhandle
Pacific States
San Francisco
San Diego
Suffragettes Call Upon the President
New York January 27 President Wilson refused to back a federal amendment for woman suffrage. He told 200 Congressional Union members that suffrage should be decided by states. Suffragists waited at Waldorf Astoria, pressing for a constitutional change amid his defense agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wilson
Congressional Union For
Waldorf-Astoria
Washington
Mary Beard
Columbia University
Congress
Tiffan Dyer
Bruere
Middle West
Emperor Francis Joseph in Vatican reports worsen
Vatican circles report the ailing Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria is deteriorating after several days of illness. The 86 year old monarch’s health has drawn heavy attention from European leaders and clergy amid growing concern.
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Rome
London
Vatican
Francis Joseph of Austria
Weather Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
The forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Friday with a cold wave likely. Temperatures will be between 20 and 24 degrees as a sharp chill moves through the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Weather Forecasts From The Light Across Major Cities
Forecasts by The Light for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City New York and Washington report temperatures ranging from 12 to 60 degrees with conditions including rain snow and clouds. Winds vary from 1 to 14 miles per hour and temperatures reach highs up to 68 and lows down to 12.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Justice Basis of Peace as Wilson Promises Preparedness Drive
President Wilson declares justice as the basis of all peace addressing the New York clerical conference and outlines a forthcoming preparedness campaign. He emphasizes character, unity among creeds, and nonpartisan truth while defending America’s right to aid weaker nations and to determine its own destiny. The speech precedes travel to Washington and a midwest tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wilson
New York Federation of Churches
Railway Business Men's Association
Middle West
Railway
Motion Picture Board of Trade
Washington
Joseph P. Tumulty
Cary T. Grayson
Pennsylvania Station
United States
America
Wilson urges tariff commission to aid Congress
President Wilson, in letters to Chairman Kitchin, explains withdrawing opposition to a tariff commission and now urging its creation. He says world circumstances have changed and the body would seek facts to guide legislation, remaining non-partisan and expert. The move follows his prior outline of the commission and its duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Kitchin
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Neighborly Burglary Ends in Fatal Home Shooting
In St Louis Missouri on January 27 Mrs Jennie Thornburg armed with a pistol waited in a darkened house for a burglar believed to be her neighbor. When an intruder entered she fired, killing Mrs J F Williams. The dead woman clutched a flat file. matches and unpaid coal bills were found in her apron pockets. Thornburg is held pending coroner’s inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Jennie
Thornburg
J. F. Williams
Mrs Mor Denies Plot To Kill Husband In Providence
Elizabeth F Mohr on trial for murder of Dr C Franklin Mohr testified she loved her husband and sought reconciliation. She denied planning his death, described abuse, and said she was coerced into deeding property. She admitted writing letters to the chauffeur to learn of the doctor’s actions, denying a murder plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Elizabeth F. Mohr
C. Franklin Mohr
Cushing
Newport
Episcopalians to fund self supporting pension plan
The average salary for Protestant Episcopal clergy in the United States is about 1200 a year, Bishop William Lawrence announced at the church club dinner in New York. He said the church will raise a 5 million dollar fund to support a pension plan for clergymen over sixty eight, and he will suspend his Massachusetts duties to lead the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States
William Lawrence
Massachusetts
Church Club
Lawrence
Episcopal Church
Petitions Seek Laws to Curb Packing Houses Control
SAY YARDS control the stock yards and terminal facilities in major cities. Stockmen prepare petitions for Congress and Southwest legislatures to curb alleged abuses by packing houses. I T Pryor withdraws, Dwight B Hcard of Phoenix is re-elected president of the American National Livestock Association. Tomlinson and Springer expected to be re-elected. Denver Salt Lake and Cheyenne bid for next year’s convention. the gathering closes later today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Congress
Southwest
I. T. Pryor
San Antonio
Dwight B. Hcard
Phoenix
Arizona
American National Livestock Association
T. W. Tomlinson
John W.springer
Denver
Salt Lake
Cheyenne
Incursion into Mexico sparks diplomatic tangle
Privates William C. Wheeler and Biggo Pedersen of Battery D Fourth Field Artillery were kidnapped by Mexican civilians near Progreso and rescued by Carranza troops at Matamoros. They described a mescal lure that led to capture, and eight Mexican soldiers plus civilians seized them before transporting to Rio Bravo. Four accompanying soldiers drowned during a river search, while Capt. Walter S. McBroom arrested Second Lt. John B. Mort for incursion.
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Brownsville
Tex
William C. Wheeler
Biggo Pedersen
Fourth Field Artillery
Carranza
Matamoros
International Bridge
United States
J. R. Quintanilla
Alfredo Ricaut
Wheeler
Pederson
Rio Bravo
Quintanilla
Johnson
Fort
John B. Mort
Bernard R. Peyton
Albert W. Waldron
Walter S. McBroom
Twenty Eighth Infantry
Mexico
Rilo Grande
Owen L. Clements
Michael F. Ring
Henry A. Rhode
Charles D. Wiltonbest
Progreso
Rohde
McClennan
Warwick
Walgren
Pedersen
Pfeiger
Chunn
Chann
Pilenger
Mescal
Bank Robbers Take $12,000 from Chicago Bank
Four armed men robbed the Washington Park National Bank on East Sixty third Street, threatening cashiers clerks and depositors before escaping in a fast car with between $12,000 and $15,000. J Garland Stahl, bank vice president and former Boston Americans official, witnessed the raid as masked robbers pressed two revolvers to his face. The bank sits in a busy Chicago district outside downtown.
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Chicago
Washington Park National Bank
East Sixtythird Street
J. Garland Stahl
Boston Americans
Mr. Stahl
Sheridan FE. Fry
British Workers Fight Compulsion Act At Bristol
British labor congress adopted a resolution opposing conscription by a large card vote 1 796 000 to 219 000 and backed a stance against the military service bill in Parliament with 1 716 000 voting against and 360 000 for. French socialist Longuet cited 800 000 killed 1 400 000 wounded and 300 000 captured in discussing losses. The body also rejected a move to agitate for repeal by 649 000 to 614 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
England
National Labor Party
Labor Congress
Longuet
Parliament prorogued by King in Britain
London January 27 Parliament was prorogued until February 15. King George stated we shall not lay down our arms until we have vindicated the cause which carries with it the future of civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
George
Updikes Freed on Bond in Conspiracy Case
Irving and Herbert Updike, indicted for conspiracy to murder their father, mother, and sister, are released from county jail on $30,000 bonds each. Furman D. Updike and Henry G. Hanson were sureties. The father asks the State's Attorney to quash the indictments as he does not wish to prosecute his sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Irving
Herbert Updike
Jaithin
Furman D. Updike
Henry G. Hanson
Hoyne
Youngest Bank President Leads Fifth Avenue Bank NY
Theodore Hetzler has been elected president of the Fifth Avenue Bank of New York, among the youngest bank presidents in America. He began as an office boy in the same bank where he now heads the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Hetzler
Fifth Avenue Bank of New York
America
Night-riders to prison in Missouri
Hight night-riders, leaders of a band that terrorized wealthy landowners in southeastern Missouri, were to be shipped to the state penitentiary in Jefferson City to serve two to five year sentences for assault with intent to kill. Thirteen more night-riders were paroled, bringing total paroled to fifty-two under suspended sentences. Sixty-seven defendants began, with seven dismissed. rumors of new bands forming in the western county circulated as paroled men were required to attend church and have good-behavior reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Madrid
Missouri
State Penitentiary
Jefferson City
Army Needs Men Warns of Shortage in 1920s Force
Major General Leonard Wood told the House military committee that the U S army is short of officers and men. He said invasion of Mexico now would field less than half of full strength across infantry cavalry and artillery. He urged enlistment terms to attract higher quality recruits and promoted a standing army of 220000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
United States Army
Leonard Wood
Department of the East
House Military Committee
Mexico
Atlantic
Pacific
Americans Held In Canada For Internment On Ramos
Two German stewards aboard the American Tugboat Ramos of New York were placed in Amherst internment today after arrest following the vessel’s barge delivery from Portland Missouri. The Ramos captain protested the seizure, arguing the ship was American. Authorities cited a prior clearance for Spencer's Island as grounds for the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. John
N. B
Herman Fulkandorf
William Warran
Ramos
New York
Amherst
Portland
Spencer's Island
N. S
Rebels Lose Loping as Kwansi Troops Push in China
In Peking three thousand Kwansi troops entered Yunnan and defeated a 1000 strong revolutionary force, capturing Loping. Government troops rush to Luchow as fighting continues. Yunnan rebels recently seized Sui Fu in Sze-Chuen with only about 300 casualties overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Kwang-Si
Yunnan
Loping
Luchow
Sze-hhuen
Sui Fu
Sze-Chuen
Powder Car Explosion Shatters Bluefield Rail Yard
A Norfolk and Western yard blast in Bluefield West Virginia injures more than forty people with several believed fatally. Fire erupts as a car loaded with black powder detonates and three nearby dynamite cars are moved to safety amid frantic attempts to contain the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
W. Va
Norfolk and Western Railroad
San Antonio Bi Centennial Exposition Chooses Commissioners
The 1918 bi centennial plans move forward after an adopted amendment cuts initial director numbers to 300 plus commissioners. San Antonio and Texas state cities join nationwide and Pan American representation as the convention forms a limited liability company to run the fair and seek grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Department of Finance
Department of Promotion
Department of Publicity
Chambers of Commerce
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
Corpus Christi
Beaumont
el Paso
del Rio
Eagle Pass
Wac
Columbus
Galveston
Austinan Laredo
North
South America
Sam B. Weller
St. Anthony
George Armistead
T. A. Taylor
University of Texas
Taylor
Texas
Committee On Nominations
R. J. Boyle
C. 8
Fowler
Western Hemisphere
Board of Commissioners
Weller
James F. Ferguson
Dr. Tyler
W. B. Blagell
Fred Oheo
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Oarder
Francis Joseph Worse
Gieseeblads
Teres
Justice Basis OF
PEAGE
Ms. Wilson
Executive
Borner
East Sixty-third Street
Vather
Quweodore, Hetzler
Light
Wood
New Brunswick
China
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