Greeks Capture Janina After Two Day Siege
Greek forces breached Turkish defenses at Janina in Epirus after a two day bombardment. Turkish garrison of about 32,000 surrendered as Greek batteries silenced key forts including Bizani Sakni and Elas. Crown Prince Constantine announced victory amid Athens celebration.
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Athens
Greece
Janina
Epirus
Bizani
Manolara
Sakni
Essaad Pasha
Constantine
Greek Transports Sunk by Turkish Cruiser Hamiedeh
Vienna dispatch reports the Turkish cruiser Hamiedeh sunk three Greek transports carrying Serbian troops bound for Scutari or Gallipoli near Hagion Oros in the Aegean. The 24-ship convoy carried 34 guns and was attacked shortly after leaving the coast.
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Vienna
Hamiedeh
Scutari
Constantinople
Neue Frie Presse
Hagion
Oros
Aegean Sea
Gallipoli
Dardanelles
Mystery of Mills Robbery Not Solved
A $41,000 check drawn on the State Bank of Elkhart Indiana payable to H L Stevens and signed Mrs Mabel Mills was found in Chicago. Police deem it spurious with Mrs Mills and her husband denying involvement while traveling from Kansas City to San Antonio. The check dated March 1 ties to a loss at a Mrs H L Stevens home in Illinois, and investigators note lack of an Elkhart bank account for Mrs Mills and mismatched signatures.
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Chicago
Elkhart
Ind
H. L. Stevens
Mabel Mills
William J. Dibos
North Clark
Center Streets
Greeks Roar as Ja Nin a Falls to Greek Forces
In London on March 6 Greek diplomats rejoiced at the fall of the Turkish stronghold Ja Nin a, a pivotal victory that boosts Greece's strategic position before the anticipated division of spoils with Bulgaria.
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London
Janina
Bulgaria
Auto Owners Enter 10 Bel Ahead On Endurance Run
San Antonio car owners rally for the Light's second annual endurance run to Dallas Fort Worth and return. Contest committee leader W A Hering aims to list more entries by nightfall as routes through New Braunfels Austin and Waco unfold. Prizes total 300, with touring and roadster classes sharing cash and silver trophies donated by local firms including Fisk Tire Company of Texas.
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Hering
Automobile Club
San Antonio
Dallas
Fort Worth
New Braunfels
San Marcos
Kyle
Austin
Round Rock
Hutto
Taylor
Rockdale
Cameron
Ben Arnold
Rosebud
Lott
Marlin
Groesbeck
Doyle
Mexia
Wortham
Richland
Corsicana
Rice
Alma
Garrett
Palmer
Trumbull
Wilmer
Hutchins
Crowley
Cleburne
Cuba
Itasca
Hilsboro
Waco
McGregor
Moody
Pendleton
Temple
Tempe
Holland
Bartlett
American Automobile Association
J. R. Sprague Jewelry Company
Bell Jewelry Company
Critzer Bros
Fisk Tire Company of
Texas Today
Stewart
ACCESSION IS CELEBRATED Plated type L' Klaxon horn prize
In a noted display a plated L' Klaxon horn is celebrated as an accession. Valued at 38 dollars. Second prize went to roadsters, one is and a black auto clock. Valued at unknown.
Russians Celebrate Romanoff Accession at St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg marked the tercentenary of Michael Feodorovich’s election as emperor with a large imperial procession to Kazan cathedral. An 8 am 21 gun salute fired from the fortress greeted crowds as the emperor and empress, met by the metropolitan, were blessed with holy water amid church bells.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
Michael Feodorovitch
St. Peter and St. Paul
Kazan
Mack May Be Named Ambassador to Austria
Washington March 6 several members of the democratic national committee urge President Wilson to appoint Norman E Mack of Buffalo as ambassador to Austria. Mack, a former committee chairman, is a candidate and counts Secretary Bryan as a friend.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Wilson
Norman E. Mack
Buffalo
New York
Austria
Mack
Bryan
San Antonio Tonight and Friday Fair and Warmer
San Antonio and vicinity experiences fair skies with warmer temperatures tonight and Friday. Light to moderate winds accompany the mild weather.
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San Antonio and Vicinity
Weather synopsis from multiple cities and wind patterns
Observations taken in the morning cover ST LOUIS CHICAGO MILWAUKEE ST PAUL KANSAS CITY NEW YORK BOSTON and WASHINGTON with temperatures from 2 to 38 degrees and winds varying from northwest to southwest. Friday forecasts predict fair or warmer conditions in most towns with occasional rain in New York Boston and Washington.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington, D. C
Leased Wire Day Report Highlights AP Service Reach
The San Antonio Light uses the Associated Press Leased Wire Day report as its daily backbone, approximately 20,000 words of AP news. The paper supplements this with its own extensive special news service, offering broad coverage and timely reporting.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
The
Light
Delegates Seek New Club Measure In Texas
About 500 delegates in Austin urged a substitute bill to dissolve illegal clubs only and exempt bona fide social clubs from liquor control aims. They formed a permanent committee to press a Texas Legislature bill that protects legitimate clubs while suppressing illegitimate ones. Col John L Peeler led the convention with an executive committee appointed to direct the campaign.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Kennedy
John L. Peeler
Houston
J. W. Pierson
Dallas
al A. Schmidt
W. B. Fitzhugh
Fort Worth
Clint Giddings
Brenham
William N. Bonner
Wichita Falls
Rudolph Kleberg
H. M. Rowzee
Wilsons Cabinet Meets and Chinda Welcomed at White House
President Wilson enters a busy day with Baron Chinda the Japanese ambassador among the early callers. The cabinet meets officially for the first time as McReynolds McAdoo and Redfield take oaths. Bryan faces a crowd and Secretary Bryfin charms onlookers.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
White House
Baron Chinda
Japan
United States
Bryce
Great Britain
Augustus Thomas
Frederick Cc. Penfield
Senate
Marshell
McReynolds
McAdoo
Treasury Department
Redfield
Department of Commerce
Dpatrce Hughes
The
Supreme Ourt
Mr. Taft
Taft
Mr. Wilson
Bryfin
Bryan
Roe
Lane
Col. E. M. House of Austin
Tex
Tumulty
1913 Political Plum Tree Yields Little For Office Seekers
Office seekers find the 1913 political plum tree barren as extended civil service rules and new departmental familiarity slow hiring. President Wilson’s plan to restrict interviews sharpens the squeeze, while White House staff delays add to the bottleneck. Whispers of new officials and a rare lighthearted scene as the president’s relatives’ children appear.
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Wilson
Madero Declared 10 Tortured Before Death in Mexico
Mrs. Emilio Madero, wife of the former president, says Francisco I. Madero was killed two days earlier than official reports state and suffered brutal torture. She arrives in San Antonio after fleeing interior Mexico with a group of Americans and a Red Cross nurse. Huerta, she claims, appeared in the capital and distributed $500 bills to hopeful citizens.
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Brownsville
Tex
Emilio Madero
Red Cross
Exo
San Antonio
Francisco I. Madero
Wilson
Huerta
Madero
Rebels Routed Near Parras In Coahuila Battle
Mexico City reports a force led by Alberto Guajardo was defeated by federal troops near Parras while attacking a repair train from Torreon to Saltillo. The clash ended after federal detachment repulsed the rebels in sharp fighting as Manuel Castillo Brito fled toward Havana amid misappropriation charges. Oaxaca’s rebel leadership faced pacification except for one leader, per state governor reports.
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Mexico City
Alberto Guajardo
Huerta
Coahuila
Parras
Torreon
Saltillo
Campeche
Manuel Castillo Brito
Havana
Madero
Oaxaca
Friction to be avoided in U S foreign policy aims
Washington March 6 Indications no immediate sweeping changes in U S foreign policy are planned Secretary Bryan approved routine letters and instructions to American reps abroad while Wilson studies data before major shifts. Brigr General Bliss to tour border conditions as the administration seeks to avoid friction with Mexico. Mexican commander Ojeda regrets recent clashes near Douglas Ariz and orders Mexican patrol withdrawn to prevent further trouble.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Bryan
Wilson
Tasker H. Bliss
Department of the Army
Fort Sam Houston
Ojeda
Nogales
Douglas
Ariz
Censorship Tightens in Hermosillo as News Banned
In Hermosillo Sonora officials installed strict censorship after yesterday asserting state rights against Huerta. The government seized Southern Pacific of Mexico railway station telegraph offices and all outgoing news and commercial wires. The Carbo railroad operator was told to comply.
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Hermosillo
Sonora
Huerta
Southern Pacific
Mexico
Carbo
Ig He al
Sonora mobilizes to resist Huerta advance
State congress denounces Huerta’s provisional government and calls for arms. Volunteers flood in as Sonora braces for intruding troops, with Provisional Governor Pesqueria vowing to defend the state. Cannons ring the city as entrenchments are dug.
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State Congress
Huerta
Sonora State Congress
Sonora
Mexico City
Pesqueria
Senate
Maytorena
Arizona
Uprising Reported in Sonora Border Region
Trains carry refugees to Douglas Arizona as Northern Sonora prepares for a general drive toward independence. Mexico City telegrams say Huerta installs Manual M as provisional Sonora governor to quell the uprising while Obregon is named commander of the constitutionalists. Maderista mobilization clusters near Ca Morelos and Agua Prieta opposes Douglas.
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Ariz
Sonora
Mexico City
Huerta
Manual M
Hermosillo
Obregon
Constitutionalists
Mexico
Maderistas
Ca Morelos
Agua Prieta
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