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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1916
Page
22
In Houston on November 24, Mrs Ola Pruett admitted manslaughter in the Augist killing of her husband James Pruett at Seabrook. The eleven minute trial resulted in a suspended two year sentence.
The Corriere Della Sera reports British naval forces captured a large German submarine. A British minesweeper landed thirteen sailors and two officers of the submarine’s crew at an Italian port.
Sir Hiram Maxim, born February 5 1840 in Sangerville Maine, died in London at his home. He pioneered the automatic firearm later used by Britain, invented the first smokeless powder, and built a heavy airship that failed in trials before his 1915 wartime work on a government inventions board.
Sir William Robertson calls for a great war effort from the nation in a letter to a London board council stating there is no doubt of victory if the people put their backs into it and fully commit.
Europe’s largest dam in Spain stands 330 feet high and 700 feet long after completion by American engineers. It serves power generation and irrigation, marking a major civil engineering achievement in the region.
Government troops repelled Villa attackers after a flank counterattack. General Trevino directed artillery from a hill and led a cavalry charge that broke the enemy line. Trevino, wounded, visited the trenches at Zarco avenue while Ozuna pursued retreating forces toward Las Cobas ranch. Nightfall ended operations near Santa Rosa.
Francisco Villa led three assaults on Chihuahua City's southern defenses from Juarez on November 24 but was repulsed each time. Reports to General Gonzales described heavy artillery on Santa Rosa hill, a large besieging force estimated at 3500, and a Carranza cavalry sortie that captured many Villa prisoners without supplies.
Richard Wilbrun says 1000 Carranza troops sent by General Jacinto Trevino moved on to the bandit without firing a shot. An American party member and others left the Chihuahua train when Carranza officers warned of an attack. train crew accepted $40 in gold to proceed.
Juarez officials report Villa’s expected move on Chihuahua City with Trevino short of ammo. A 3 am Juarez train brought 100 refugees and Chinese to the border as anxieties rise about the American expedition and local loyalties amid ongoing fighting.
American refugees describe Hill 600 feet high near Chihuahua City as the key to the city and Northern Mexico. They recount Villa and Constitutionalist forces attacking Chihuahua City in November 1913, being repelled by Mercado artillery, then seizing Juarez on November 15. The hill hosted seven large cannons and barbed wire fortifications, with major fighting near Colonia Dale and the open plain to the south where Villa losses were heavy.
Sturmer announces by imperial ukase that M. Trepoff becomes premier and remains a member of the empire’s council. Petrograd papers say the appointment requires the government to inform Parliament on impending governmental problems and work.
Berlin Nov 24 Almost all Duma factions united in a protest against the Russian government during the recent session. The Over seas News Agency reports the extreme right leader led the objections and emphasized practical demands.
Russian newspapers note this marks the first recorded instance of the extreme right opposing Premier Sturmer, as the wing professor Levaseheff joins in the policy protest. The news agency describes the development as a sensational act challenging the government stance.
Marshall Texas November 24 surgeon J D Cunningham in serious condition after being shot in the lungs when he tried to arrest two highwaymen near Hallsville. Physicians doubt his recovery. The same pair is believed to have earlier robbed Rural Mail Carrier Clarence Hamilton near Hallsville.
Juan Gonzales a native New Mexican kept a small dry farm in the Es tancia valley. His crops failed year after year leaving his family without essentials. A hardware salesman arrived bringing an unexpected turn of events.
Juan Gonzalez of Estancia New Mexico writes from November 16 191? to The Kelly Manufacturing Company Chicago Illinois admitting one of two windmills shipped six months earlier could not be used due to insufficient wind. He asks for the second unit to be sent and explains he will send back the unsuitable mill. The Minneapolis Journal notes the company’s explanation.
A New York Globe item recounts a boy’s constitutional inquiry at age six. The child declares a wish to marry, naming “granty,” provoking a playful parental exchange about marrying the mother. The exchange showcases a tender, logical, comic moment.
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