Torres Case Hinges On Venue In Crime Killing
In Jourdon Tex November 25 defense for Porfirio Torres argues Ike Hills death occurred in La Salle county not McMullen, voiding the McMullen indictment. Testimony from vendor H C Holmes and Miss Ethel Franklin is offered while surveyor H L White testifies the crime site lies near La Salle within 800 yards of the boundary. Evidence on official boundary surveys and local tax records is disputed as rebuttal proceeds.
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McMullen County
H. C. Holmes
Fowlerton
Alejandro Sarli
Torres
Sarli
Torres List
Holmes
Ethel Franklin
Hill
McMullen
la Sallé
H. L. White
San Antonio
Ww. Goff
la Salle
White
Austin
T. P. Morris
Hipolito Vasquez
F. H. Burmaster
Goff
Hyde Marries Countess Paris in Private New York Ceremony
James Hazen Hyde, former Equitable Life president, wed Countess Louis de Gontaut-Biron at the American Church of the Holy Trinity. Attendants included the bride’s sister and Ambassador Myron Herrick, with a small circle of intimate guests.
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Paris
James Hazen Hyde
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Louis de Gontaut-Biron
John A. Leishman
Germany
Ambassador Herrick
Local coal mine swap nets cash and land across states
M Klingney Texas November 25. E G and King of Mckinney report closing a deal exchanging their coal mine at Como Texas for a plantation in Mississippi and 75000 dollars in cash plus a land swap with B M Love Lace of Oklahoma City Oklahoma acting as buyer from Mississippi.
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M’kinney
Tex
King of
Como, Tex
B. M. Lovelace
Oklahoma City
Okla
Mississippi
Finley of Southern Railway Dead at 72 in Washington
W W Finley president of the Southern Railway died at his Washington home from apoplexy and brain hemorrhage while preparing to leave for his office. He had just returned from Warren ton Va with his family and re opened his town house. He was survived by his widow a son and three daughters. Finley born Pass Christian Miss Sept 2 1853 held multiple railroad posts including president of the Southern Railway since 1906 and led several affiliated lines.
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Washington, D. C
W. Finley
The
Southern Railway
Finley
Warrenton
William Wilson Finley
Southern Railway Lines
Pass Christian
Miss
New Orleans
Jackson & Great Northern
Chicago
Panhandle
Trans- Missouri Traffic Association
Kansas City
Western Passenger Association
Great Northern & Montana Central Railroad
Southern States Passenger Association
Samuel B. Spencer
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Mississippi
Alabama
Great Southern Railroad
Cincinnati
Texas and Pacific Railway
Georgia Southern & Florida Railway
Virginia & Southwestern
Northern Alabama Railways
Don’t You Want a Business of Your Own
A promotional pitch urges men to inspect The Light's Classified Advertising Section for business openings. It claims many will find opportunity today and encourages placing a Light Want Ad to discover or define a desired business venture.
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The
Light
The Light News Spotlight on Texas Circulation Lead
The Light boasts the largest paid home circulation in Southwest Texas and exceeds all San Antonio newspapers by a full margin, reflecting its dominant local reach. This marked advantage highlights the paper's strong community presence and readership base.
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the Light
Texas
San Antonio
Hitchcock Leads Fight Over Currency Bill In Senate Caucus
In the open Senate debate on the administration currency measure Senator Hitchcock defends an opposition substitute backed by the Senate banking committee. He argues for public ownership of regional bank stock and government backing, while Senator Owen vows to keep the currency bill moving, noting five million dollars a day in delay costs. A Democratic caucus will meet to reconcile differences and align with the House and President Wilson.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Owen
Hitchcock
Senate Banking Committee
Senate Committee
House
Wilson
United States
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
San Francisco
President Wilson Cancels San Antonio Christmas Visit
President Woodrow Wilson cannot spend his Christmas vacation in San Antonio due to duties in Washington. Chamber of Commerce head W B Tuttle had invited him to visit for about ten days and play golf, but the president replied he must stay near Washington to handle urgent matters.
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San Antonio
Woodrow Wilson
Washington
W. B. Tuttle
Chamber of Commerce
Carnegie Institute marks 78th birthday of Andrew Carnegie
The Carnegie Institute of Technology celebrates founder Andrew Carnegie's seventy eighth birthday in Pittsburgh with a student parade and an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree. William M. Conway, a Carnegie trustee, receives the first such degree, and Charles M. Schwab of Bethlehem Steel delivers a talk on Andrew Carnegie.
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Pittsburg
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Andrew Carnegie
William M. Conway
Carnegie Board of Trustees
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlenem Steel Company
Clearing Weather Predictions Improve in Local Area
Weather conditions statewide remain unsettled with the New Orleans forecast calling for unsettled weather tonight and tomorrow. Local reports indicate clearing and warmer conditions may arrive, Abilene logged .94 inch of rain the heaviest in the state, while Oklahoma and Texas stay cloudy with spot showers.
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New Orleans
Buell
Texas
Oklahoma
Abilene
North Pacific
Diamond Set Medal Offered For Race At San Antonio
Louis Disbrow and Ralph De Palma may meet at the fair grounds track for a gold diamond set medal offered by Dr. W. A. Hering of the San Antonio Automobile Club. The luncheon today at the Menger Hotel prompted quick acceptance and a push to decide if the contest will be a car race or timed event with Mercer or Simplex Zip as possible cars. Board and racing committee met after to plan details, with optimism tempered by doubt about feasibility under current conditions.
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Louis Disbrow
Ralph de Palma
Fair Grounds
W. A. Hering
San Antonio Automobile Club
Hering
Menger
Disbrow
de Palms
Mercer
Campaign Ends Tonight On $4 Million NYC Drive
New York reports the blitz for a $4 million campaign to fund Young Women's and Young Men's Christian Associations ends at midnight with $3,427,247 pledged so far. John D Rockefeller Jr contributed $25,000 yesterday as the drive seeks the final half million.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Unsettled Tonight and Wednesday for San Antonio Area
For San Antonio and vicinity expect unsettled conditions tonight and Wednesday with possible showers and variable cloudiness. The forecast calls for light winds and mild temperatures, with no significant severe weather expected.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Home Weather For Tourists Evening Observations
Observations at 8 a m across multiple cities report temperatures ranging from 38 to 50 degrees with winds from the south west and northwest. St Louis 46 cloudy. Chicago 44 partly cloudy. Milwaukee 38 cloudy. St Paul 46 cloudy. Kansas City 50 cloudy with rain possible. New York 38 clear with increasing clouds. Boston 40 clear. Washington 38 clear with increasing clouds.
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Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
White House Wedding Preparations For Jessie Woodrow Wilson
Indian summer weather welcomes the White House wedding of Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson and Francis Bowes Sayre. Guests arrive for a 4 30 p m ceremony as President Wilson attends a cabinet meeting and other officials, while details of gowns and attendants are described, including pink dresses and lace trims.
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Washington, D. C
Jessie Woodrow Wilson
Francis Bowes Sayre
White House
Wilson
Col. E. M. House of
Cleveland H. Dodge
Princeton
John A. Wilson
Lamar
Capri Bill
Jessie Wilson
Mrs Fitch Funeral in St Louis
Mrs Minnie Sherman Fitch daughter of General William T Sherman was buried in Calvary cemetery after a service at St Francis Xavier Church. Ransom Post G A R founded by the general stood as guard of honor. Her husband Lieut Thomas Fitch U S Navy was unable to attend due to illness.
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ST. Louis
Minnie Sherman Fitch
William T. Sherman
St. Francis Xaviers Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
General Sherman
Marines Are Transferred From Boston Yard to Philadelphia
Following Secretary Daniel's order to move 750 marines from Philadelphia to Pensacola, 115 marines will depart Boston for Philadelphia tomorrow. A company from the Portsmouth navy yard is expected to accompany them.
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Boston
Mass
Daniel
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Pensacola
Fla
Boston Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Portsmouth Navy Yard
U S Officials Seek to Detain Zelaya
The Department of Justice may seek provisional detention of former Nicaragua president Zelaya as a step toward extradition. The action centers on a 1908 alleged murder during the execution of Cannon and Grace and Zelaya’s subsequent flight to Europe amid the Estrada upheaval. Cory M. Stadden, Zelaya’s former attorney general ally, declined to reveal case status.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Department
Cannon and Grace
Europe
No Trace of Zelaya
United States Marshal Henkel reported no trace of J Santos Zelaya former president of Nicaragua sought by the Department of Justice on an extradition warrant for the killings of Americans Gross and Cannon in Nicaragua Zelaya was last seen Saturday at a New York hotel and officials were checking possible escapes including Canada with his baggage still at the hotel.
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Zelaya
New York
United States
Henkel
J. Santos Zelaya
Nicaragua
Department of Justice
Gross and Cannon
Canada
Reservoir at Medina Dam Surpasses 100-Foot Water Level
The Medina dam reservoir now holds more than 100 feet of water, reached this morning at 7 o'clock. Over the last two days water rose about 3.5 feet, with the rise totaling 7,000 acre feet.
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Medina
Medina Dam
Texans Defendants Prevail In $100000 Land Suit
Defendants won the land dispute brought by Mrs Mollie Edrington and others against J G Jester and others in Fifty third District Court. The case concerned an estate valued at $100 000 in Travis county and lasted three weeks.
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Austin
Tex
Mollie Edrington
J. G. Jester
Travis County
Women protesters demand fair play in school histories
Members of the Women's Equal Suffrage League announced a protest after a committee found only incidental mentions of women in local school histories. The trigger was a high school footnote noting that Garrison failed to lead the abolition movement partly because he believed in woman suffrage.
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Washington, D. C
Women's Equal Suffrage League
Committee J
Garrison
Parcel Post Delivers Thanksgiving Poultry to New York Suburbs
New York reports a surge in parcel post poultry including over 200 parcels received at Yonkers post office. Suburban deliveries continue in large numbers with 50 to 75 carloads daily from the turkey belt. Prices run from 30 cents a pound for common birds to 40 cents for fancy varieties.
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New York
Yonkers
Aryan Arrives in San Francisco After 174 Day Voyage
The American ship Aryan arrived in San Francisco from Baltimore after a 174 day voyage. The crew faced contrary winds and a severe blizzard off Cape Horn with 90 days of heavy weather after leaving Baltimore. In August the vessel lost three upper top sails two jibs and a fore and main sail during the storm.
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San Francisco
Cal
Cape ‘Horn
Baltimore
Cape Horn
Leased Wire Day Report Description
The San Antonio Light uses the AP Leased Wire Day report as its primary general news source, supplemented by its own large special news service. The newspaper emphasizes AP as the world's largest and most reliable general news service.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Light
Generals Fall Back at Juarez in Frontline Clash
Constitutionalists report Federals driven back along the Juarez front as Villa orders a general advance against Huerta troops. Fire roars near the race track. Salazar-Formidable battle line tightens with heavy artillery heard from El Paso.
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EL Paso
Tex
Juarez
Pancho Villa
Huerta
Associated Press
Villa
Erals
Juan N. Medina
Salazar
Ysleta
Zaragoza
Ynez Salazar
Porfirio Talamantes
Constitutions Vna
Juarez Race Track
Op Ysleta
Gocorro
Elf
Constat Alist
Samay
Rancho Flores
Interna Bridge
Juares
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Fes Censee
Ean
Wisco
Miss Wilson
Gen. Sherman
U.S
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