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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 18, 1911

Page

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Court Rules Habeas Writ Lacks Power in Packers Case

U S Circuit Judge Kohlsaat holds the circuit court cannot issue a writ of habeas corpus except in extraordinary cases and plans to remand nine indicted Chicago packers for trial. Levy Mayer pleads for appeal to the Supreme Court as district attorneys push ahead with trial in district court.

Chicago Kohlsaat United States Circuit Court Unitedates District Court Levy Mayer Pack 3 Supreme Art Carpenter Orney Mayer Ers Kohlsaat Red Supreme Court W Kohlsaat

Weather Forecast Fragments

Fragmented OCR shows hourly thermometer readings from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. with temperatures in the 50s and 60s and unclear labels. Missing dates locations and precise weather conditions.

Local Forecast For San Antonio And Vicinity

San Antonio and vicinity to Sunday fair with frost tonight. Observations at 8 am list city temperatures and winds for Louis Chicago Wauklee Paul and other points with varying winds, rain or snow possible tonight and Sunday. readings show cold conditions across multiple locations.

San Antonio and Vicinity Louis Cago Waukee Paul Sas City York Hington

Unclear Source Material On News Wire Permissibility

Fragmentary sentence asserts no Associated Press wire content is carried by any newspaper other than the San Antonio Light, claiming lack of basis. The text is garbled and reads as a legal or editorial note about wire service reuse and newspaper rights. No clear event or date is present.

Associated San Antonio

Freight Train and Passenger Collide Near Tucumcari

Fast freight No. 91 collided head on with a passenger train five miles east of Tucumcari New Mexico on the Rock Island line this morning. Telegraph lines failed to provide details. A relief train with surgeons and nurses left Dalhart at 8 20 carrying bandages and chloroform. Brakeman George White and fireman G I Moore are among the injured.

Associated Press Dalhart Tex Tucumcari New Mexico Rock Island Leff Dalhart George White G. I. Moore

Hustler Train Collides With Wagon in Richardson Killing Two

In Richardson Texas at dawn the southbound Houston and Texas Central Hustler struck a wagon and team. The collision killed two men identified as Reverend W. C. Wallis a retired Methodist minister and R S Ripley a farmer.

Richardson Tex Houston Texas Central W. C. Wallis Ripley

West End meeting fails to unite on street improvements

Administration supporters in the West End Improvement Club failed to rally for Zarzamora street paving and condemned aldermen over street department payroll votes. About twenty five residents attended at West End Presbyterian Church and agreed to another mass meeting next Monday night to air views and avoid condemning aldermen seen as doing right.

Callaghan West End West End Presbyterian Church

Colquitt Club Planned in Bexar County

George B. Taliaferro hosted a Gunter luncheon with Colquitt supporters and decided to form a permanent Colquitt club in Bexar County. A mass meeting will be held later, with organizers aiming to be ready before Governor Colquitt’s campaign formally opens on January 1. Attendees included H. E. Hildebrand, Varies P. Brown, F. A. Chapa, Freda W. Cook, C. H. Bertrand, J. F. Carl, H. G. Staacke and Robert P. Coon.

George B. Taliaferro Gunter Colquitt Colquitt Club Bexar County Mr. Taliaferro Taliaferro H. E. Hildebrand Varies P. Brown F. A. Chapa Freda W. Cook C. H. Bertrand J. F. Carl H. G. Staacke Robert P. Coon

Fireman Teek Injured in Yard Accident

Teek, 45, a fireman with the International & Great Northern railroad for 15 years, was run over by a switching coach in the railroad yards at noon. He suffered a badly mangled leg and was taken to Santa Rosa hospital after stepping in front of the moving coach just after arriving in the city from Taylor.

Chris. Ieek International & Great Northern Railroad International & Great Northern Teek Santa Rosa Taylor

Street Railway Strike Settled In Cleburne

The motormen and conductors strike in Cleburne Texas was settled yesterday. Cars are running today on all lines with each car operated by the man.

Cleburne, Tex

Revolt Forces Readied for Three-Sided Assault on Nanking

Reports from Shanghai describe imminent clash between revolutionaries and imperial troops in the Chin Kiang Nanking district. Rebels dispatched by rail toward Nanking with guns, ammo, and horses while converging forces attack from Yangtse river and inland tributaries. Many leaders trained abroad and troops driven by avengeful motives amid uncertain imperial strength and artillery.

Associated Press Shanghai Chin Kiang Nanking Yangnese Chang

Consuls Take Control in Amoy Amid Provincial Tensions

In Amoy the foreign consuls assume control of imperial customs and post office. dragon flags are lowered as the imperial authority weakens before the republic. Consuls refuse to recognize the provisional government until Foo Chow confirms its authority while revolutionary forces recruit rapidly. Reports from Chang Chow say factions have reached an agreement and fighting has ceased with fewer casualties than feared. American residents in the interior are ordered to relocate to the nearest port by the American minister in Tientsin.

Associated Press Amoy Foo Stoke

Chinese official Chan Kwai Yu travels to Washington

Chan Kwai Yu, prefect of Nam Hung province and superintendent of Kai Chee college, was in San Francisco en route to Washington. Revolutionary leaders say his opposition to the revolution prompted a flight, believing he carries a mission from the Manchu government to Washington.

Washington Associated Press San Francisco Chan Kwai Yu Nam Hung Province Chan Kai Chee College

Henan Governor Urges Half a Million Taels for Troops

Peking reports the Henan governor requests immediate dispatch of half a million taels to pay imperial troops. He warns failure to fund them could lead to soldiers deserting to revolutionists and d proclaim independence of the province. Revolutionists appear well funded compared with the imperial treasury.

Associated Press Peking Henan

Boy Praises Y M C A On Mexico Bound Travel

Alexander Shelaoni a 111 year old boy from England arrived in New Orleans after crossing the ocean solo to reach Mexico. He praised the Y M C A for care from Ellis Island to the San Antonio transit, where a secretary assisted him toward his uncle in Mexico.

Alexander Shelaoni England Mexico Young Men's Christian Association Ellis Island N. Y New Orleans San Antonio

Buried Burial Association Draws Protest After Auto Crash

Trinidad Martinez, 60 cent joiner of a burial association, dies after being struck by a car. Juanita Salazar is severely injured. Chauffeur H. K. Barron is charged with negligent homicide and released on bond as deputies report the incident at the Houston and Laredo streets intersection. Martinez's funeral is set at 100 dollars by the association.

Trinidad Martinez Juanita Salazar H. K. Barron Martinez South Laredo Street F. N. Flores West Houston North Laredo Barron Flores Harlin Salazar Houston Street

Explosions In Brooklyn Kill One And Wound Twenty Five

Gas pent up beneath Brooklyn streets caused triple blasts late last night killing one person and injuring twenty five others. Electric conduits were wrecked leaving the lower Brooklyn in darkness while fires shot thirty feet high. Two firemen were hurt when a manhole blew up as a fire truck stopped.

Associated Press NEW York, Navy Brooklyn James Bryce Brooklyn Academy of Music

Forces of Castro Are Defeated Near San Cristobal

The Venezuelan consul in London reports ex-President Castro leading revolutionists suffered a disastrous defeat near San Cristobal. Castro's location had been uncertain but dispatches place him near Cucuta on the Colombian frontier as President Gomez mobilizes 3000 troops.

Associated Press London Caracas Castro San Cristobal Cucuta Colombia San Cristoba Gomez

National Association Creates Class AA Baseball Clubs

The convention narrowly passes a constitutional amendment creating Class AA clubs, affecting Eastern league American association and Pacific Coast league teams. After tense votes and compromises led by Tip O Neill the measure is saved for reconsideration and delegates adjourn sine die, to reconvene in Milwaukee in 1912. President Sexton calls the milestone beneficial and the delegates breathe easier.

National Association of Professional Baseball Clubs American Association Pacific Coast League Tip” O'Neill Western League Sexton Association Milwaukee O'Neal

He Laughs at Reports Following Arrival of Armed Men

Rumor spreads after a body of armed men arrives from Mexico, triggering concern and prompting officials to investigate any threat. Citizens monitor developments as officials seek to verify reports and maintain order.

Mexico

Mexican Alarm Flares Over Reyes Plot and Border Mobilization

Reports from San Antonio describe armed Mexican security men arriving from Mexico City sparking fears for General Bernardo Reyes. Mexican and U S security forces tighten border patrols as Reyes supporters urge cover and await further signals amid suspected plots and potential counter moves.

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