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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1916
Page
1
In Houston on Nov 24 the criminal court swiftly accepted a guilty plea from Mrs Qin Pruett of Seabrook for the August death of her husband Imex Pruett. She received a two year suspended sentence after pleading to manslaughter.
Milan dispatch says British naval forces captured a large submarine after a linesweeper landed thirteen sailors and four officers at an Italian port. The report cites the Corriere della sera as the source.
Sir Hiram Maxim legendary inventor of the automatic firearm dies in his home in Sangerville Maine. He was born February 0 1540 in England and became a pioneer in electric machinery, dynamo generators, and smokeless powder. His Maxim gun, demonstrated in 1884 and adopted by Britain, fired 809 rounds a minute, stirring parliamentary debate over its use. He also built an early heavier-than-air flying machine in 1888, nine years before the Wright brothers plane, which failed on its test.
Government forces repelled a second attack as Trevino directed artillery from the Will and Jed g Wrisliant cavalry struck at the bandits. The Mexican line broke, Ozuna pursued retreating forces toward Las Cobas five miles northwest of Chihuahua. Freling wounded, visited trenches at Zares avenue to steady troops as Trevino held Santa Rosa and artillery fired until nightfall.
From Juarez November 24 reports state Francisca Villa's forces attacked the first line trenches defending Chihuahua City. The assault opened before noon with heavy artillery on Santa ITeza hill. Villa's 4800 men were repulsed with many killed and wounded as Carranza cavalry captured prisoners and supplies.
London dispatch reports Sir William Robertson urging a nationwide push for victory in World War I. The imperial staff chief calls for renewed energy as editors note the public should marshal stronger effort to win the war. Also mentioned is Europe's largest dam completed in Spain by American engineers for power, with a height of 331 feet and length of 200 feet.
Richard Wilbrun, an American traveler, reports 1000 Carranza troops defected to the bandits without firing a shot after moving from Chihuahua by General Jacinta Trevino. American passengers remained behind when Carranza officers warned of an attack and Vera persuaded others to ride for the border with $40 in gold collected.
A Juarez passenger train arrived with 109 refugees and three box cars amid Villa—Carranza clashes near Chihuahua City. Officials say Treviño defended the city while brief fighting raged, as rumors spread of Villa advancing toward Chihuahua and the American expedition.
American refugees recount battles near Chihuahua City where Villa’s forces attacked in November and were driven back by General Mercada. The hill, 600 feet high, commanded the area and hosted seven cannons with barbed wire entanglements, while Colonia Dale and other near settlements saw heavy fighting.
Petrograd reports M. Trepoff named premier in the imperial capital. Sturmer, by ukase, appointed grand chamberlain and remains on the empire council. The move suggests the government must explain to Parliament the pressing issues facing governance.
Berlin reports most parties joined a protest against Premier Strimier in a stormy Duma session. The extreme right leader Levasebatl reportedly opposed the government, marking a first record of such dissent.
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