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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1912

Page

20

Cuero Turkey Trot Plans Parade Ball and Banquet

Cuero Texas launches its first annual Turkey Trot with Governor Colquitt attending November 25 to 27. Ten thousand turkeys join a grand parade plus floats exhibits and factory tours across Cuero. Banquet at Mull hotel features barbecued turkey and music by the Third Cavalry band.

Cuero Tex Colquitt Texas DeWitt County State of Texas United States White House Taft San Antonio Guadalupe Valley Guadalupeer Austin Commercial Club Mull Hotel Third Cavalry Harris Main Esplanade Turner Hall Cuero Civic League

Balkans Humiliate Germany Deepens War Singed Image

Berlin reports that Balkan conflicts deepen German humiliation, recalling Prussia of 1860s and the Versailles era. The piece traces Germany’s military buildup, cautious use of its armies, and officers training abroad as a strategic paradox amid current events.

Berlin Balkans Germany German Empire Bismarck Prussia Europe Denmark Austria von Moltke France Versailles

German Army Plans and Turkish Involvement in War

The piece argues that Germany’s military methods dominated Turkey through officers, forts, and weapons, shaping mobilization plans and battlefield tactics. It claims German arms and strategy dictated Balkan campaigns, and notes German defeat despite heavy German influence, with socialists celebrating the setback.

Germany Turkey Alsace-Lorraine Ferdinand Bulgaria Marshal von der Goltz Schneider-Creuznot Schneider-Canet Balkan States Kanon Loenig Krupp Vosges

Princess Says Americans Are Money Mad and More

The Viscountess Sophie d'Etchgoyer, the Princess Mansfeld, speaks in a New York hotel room claiming Americans are money mad and women are best dressed and extravagant. She compares Balkan events to broader European shifts, describing Germany as the sick man of Europe and predicting a potential new social era if the Balkans resist.

Hotel Riis Carlton Sophie d’Etchgoyer Princess Mansfeld Atlantic America Balkans Germany Europe Balkan Montenegro Bulgaria Servia Greece Austria-Henry Ussia Britain

May Nationalize Roads London Considered Amid Rail Strikes

London during rail strikes debates nationalizing transport with private interests shifting to municipal control. London County Council already runs waterworks and docks. A county or state seizure could be funded by stock or a traffic board akin to the Metropolitan Water Board.

London Great Britain United States London Country Council County of London County Council London Traffic Board Metropolitan Water Board Traffic Trust

Finnish pilots missed Berlin amid broad Finnish pilot service crisis

The article reports growing disaster from the quasification of Finnish pilot services with stormy weather causing vessel misfortune. It notes looming food shortages in the northwest and north, transport of supplies by rail increasing costs, and black prospects for next year’s navigation as Caspian and other Russian pilots abandon Finnish service.

Berlin Finland

Home Rule progress praised as Ulster fears rise

London reports growing sympathy for Ireland home rule as Commons debates ease opposition. Ulster tension emerges with Belfast auctioneer seeking permit to auction rifles and gear, while magistrates deny the license amid police scrutiny.

London Friends of Home Rule For Ireland House of Commons Ulster John Redmond Dublin Orangemen Edward Carson Belfast Dublin Castle

Fine House For Sale In Sa Antonio On Goliad Street

One of the finest residences in Sa Antonio is offered for sale at a bargain and on good terms. The M. Hal Homestead on Goliad street is described as closed and in a good neighborhood. Woodward and AltgelTM listed.

Sa Antonio M. Hal Goliad Street Woodward & Altgel

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