Liberte Class Battleship Destroyed at Toulon
The Liberte, lead ship of its class at 14900 tons, 452 feet long with a 793 crew, carried heavy armament and was built in 1907 for 7 million dollars. A string of French naval disasters followed, with multiple explosions and accidents at Toulon including the Iena loss in 1907 and later incidents through 1911.
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Democrats
Justice
Verite
Liberte
New Jersey
Virginia
Nebraska
Georgia
Rhode Island
Toulon
Iena
Wutin
Sinking of the French battleship La Liberte Kills 450 Sailors
A French navy disaster at Toulon leaves 450 dead after a fire reaches the Liberte magazines and causes a two part explosion. About 350 missing plus 100 slain on other ships. Verite, Republique and Democrate suffer casualties as rescue efforts fail. The ship breaks in two and sinks in forty feet of water.
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la Liberte
Toulon
Associated Press
France
Liberte
Democratic
Verite
Republique
River Improvement Plans Backed by Civic Groups Meeting Soon
Subscriptions totaling 462 dollars were raised in support of river restoration efforts led by Herman Wagenfehr and M B Hutchins. A meeting at the Chamber of Commerce auditorium will discuss funds, wells, and methods to restore river flow and sanitation.
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Chamber of Commerce
Herman J. Wagenfehr
Mr. Wagenfehr
M. B. Hutchins
Wagenfehr
W. Burgstaller
W. C. Sullivan
G. A. Duerler
E. R. Guenther
A. Wagner
H. Schuchard
D. and
A. Oppenheimer
A. S. Witchell
M. Halff & Bro
Brackenridge Park
Chinese Juror Selected in Bexar County History
Ung Gow, cafe owner and jiu jitsu instructor, became possibly Texas and Bexar County’s first Chinese juror. Called from the jury wheel by Judge George W. Huntress, he sat as the panel’s member in Zay Smith vs. Mrs. Sarah Stafford, a minor civil case that settled by agreement before deliberations.
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Bexar County
Texas
Ung Gow
Houston Street
George W. Huntress
Sam Slack
Zay Smith
Sarah Stafford
Naval officer killed by Filipinos in Basilan encounter
Ensign Haber Belt of the Pampanga was killed by Yacan natives on Basilan Island near Zamboanga. Several sailors wounded including J H Catherwood, J H McGuire, and F G Hechfrenehen. Belt, a Texas native, joined the navy in 1908 and served with the Decatur. Yacans are described as a Malayan tribe using blow guns with poisoned darts.
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Washington
Haber Belt
Pampanga
Yucans Islands
Philippine Archipelago
Ensign Belt
Navy Department
Basilian Islands
Zamboanga
Minden
Jolo
J. H. Catherwood
J. H. McGuire
F. G. Hechfrenehen
Texas
Naval Academy
Decatur
Catherwood
Naval Service
E. J. Catherwood
Springfield
Ill
McGuire
Jennie McGuire
Gordonville
Basilan
Dallas Ensign Haller Belt Dies in Philippines
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. DALLAS TEX Sept 256 Haller Belt the young naval ensign reported killed in the Philippines was a Dallas boy. He graduated from Annapolis in 1908 and was commissioned as an ensign after four years there and a short sea cruise. He was 25, son of the late W D Belt and survived by his mother two brothers and four sisters all residing in Dallas except one married sister in Chicago.
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Associated. Press
Dallas
Tex
Haller Belt
Philippines
Annapolis
Belt
W. D. Belt
Chicago
Assassin of Premier Stolypin Executed
Dymitri Bogroff, the assassin of Premier Stolypin, was hanged after a court martial condemned him to death in Kiev on September 25. He asked to see a rabbi but refused after learning the interview would occur with officials present.
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Kiev
Dymitri Bogroff
Stolypin
San Antonio Area Weather Forecast
For San Antonio and vicinity, to night and Tuesday fair. Patchy clouds may form later with mild temperatures and light winds from the south. No precipitation expected in the two day outlook.
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San Antonio and Vicinity
Weather observations across major cities
Observations at 8 a.m. report temperatures from 44 to 72 degrees with cloudy skies and varying winds. St Louis 72 cloudy north wind, Chicago 62 rain and showers, Milwaukee 44 showers, St Paul 44 showers tonight, Kansas City 60 cloudy north wind, New York 60 cloudy showers and warmer, Boston 70 cloudy showers and warmer, Washington 70 south wind with possible showers.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Statement on AP wire carried elsewhere baseless
The notice declares that any claim the AP leased wire into San Antonio is carried in whole or part by any newspaper besides the San Antonio Light is erroneous and without legal basis. It states no other paper has rights to the AP feed in the area.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Italy and Turkey at odds over Tripoli drive
Rumors and official statements clash as Italy vows to press for a Tripoli protectorate with 60 000 troops and a strong fleet. The Turkish chargé d affaires in Paris warns of desperate resistance and a mass mobilization if Italy lands forces. Italian warships sail from Syracuse to monitor the coast amid censorship.
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Associated Press
Paris
Tripoli
Italy
Rome
Turkey
Italy Prepares Military Move Over Tripoli Crisis
Rome reports from official circles that Italy seeks an amicable lease over Tripoli under Turkish sovereignty with annual rent. If Turkey refuses, Italy will use military measures and naval demonstrations before Smyrna. Turkish forces in Tripoli exceed 30,000. Italy plans a fleet and 60,000 expeditionary troops.
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Associated Press
Rome
Turkey
Italy
Tripoli
Smyrna
Electric cars used 21 years ago today in San Antonio
On September 25, 21 years ago the first electric street railway car operated in San Antonio. T. C. Brown J. W. Collins and Thomas L. Conroy, the only men today connected with the operation, dined at the St. Anthony to commemorate the event. Brown hosted and recalled the early line from Martin Street along Navarro to Riverside Park.
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San Antonio
T. C. Brown
San Antonio Traction Company
J. W. Collins
City Auto Examiner
Thomas L. Conroy
Conroy & Rice
St. Anthony
Brown
Mr. Brown
Martin Street
Navarro
Garden Street
Riverside Park
Southern Pacific
John Kenney
John Wilkens
Mitchell
Marlborough Place
For Sale Good Buggy and Harness at Wyoming Street
For sale a good buggy and single harness advertised at 1180 Wyoming Street corner Pine. Inquire at the listed address for details and purchase.
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Wyoming Street
Corner Pine
Classified Ads Promote Local Buying and Selling
The article notes classified ads in San Antonio and Southwest Texas serve buyers and sellers, landlords and tenants, and employers and jobseekers. It highlights a 15 cent rate for advertisers as a small price to reach a wide audience.
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Clearing House
San Antonio
Texas
Landlord
Tennant
Recall of Old Disaster Battleship Jena and Liberte
Paris reports the Liberte magazine explosion as a major French naval disaster, echoing the 1907 Jena blast in Toulon. Officials note fires, two hours to sinking, and 350 to 500 dead, while a 1907 inquiry blamed navy organization and red tape.
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Associated Press
Paris
Iona
Jena
Toulon
Ministry of Marine
Auburn
Liberte
Weasel Sets Fire as Vessel Armor Breaks Apart
Fragmentary report describes a weasel triggering a blaze aboard a vessel as crew members struggle with widening fissures in the armor. Fire and smoke erupt as the situation escalates amid ongoing page continuation.
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