Arcadia Wins Military Training School Boom for So Cal
Arcadia readies to host a federal military training school for 4000 student aviators and officers. Anita Baldwin provides land and 37000 dollars as partnership, with the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce leasing to the government, promising growth for Arcadia Monrovia and nearby communities.
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Arcadia
Baldwin
Monrovia
San Gabriel Valley
United States
Tehachepi
Anita Baldwin
Red Star Movement
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Southland
Taxpayer Culture in California Government Costs
The piece argues California overspends on public agencies and commissions, citing 1909 and 1917 fee data, and 1909 and 1916 total state costs. It supports tax limitation referendums, urges voters to curb overhead, and calls for lawmakers with higher duty to country, even suggesting women lawmakers.
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California
Wild Night at Huntington Charity Party Behind High Prices
A Huntington hotel charity party last week cleared over 7800 for a camp fund as guests spent lavishly on items like a burro 805 a terrier 2500 four pounds of roosters 100 and a Boston bull pup 1600. The report notes guests’ wealth and lifestyle and the morning after reflections on the extravagance.
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Huntington Hotel
Boston
Huntington
California
Wuntington
Without a Country and the Silent Treatment in Jail
A San Bernardino Sun excerpt recalls a county jail slacker driven mad by isolation, likening it to Hale's tale of exile. It cites a threefold patriotic punishment for prisoners deemed unworthy, and notes Utah backsliders subjected to silent treatment by church brethren, highlighting cruelty and social shunning.
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Edward Everett Hale
United States
Utah
San Bernardino
Seven Hour Day Proposal Stirring Labor Debate
The text discusses a push by AFL President Samuel Gompers for a seven hour day while war economies run on eight hours. It notes unions may push overtime and extra pay, contrasts Pacific shipyards, and links blizzards to a push for waterpower. It also mentions Liberty Loan, war casualty lists, and local election talk amid coastal headlines.
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Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Pacific Coast
Welcome Jup to Our City After Long Siesta
Old Jup Playo seems ashamed of his long nap and plans to make up lost time as he arrives in the city. The piece greets Jup with a cordial welcome and notes his intent to improvise his schedule now that he is here.
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Jup Playo
Jup
Arcadia
Altho
Southern California
Arcadia Promises Modern Living and Rich Agricultural Ties
Arcadia boasts 1500 residents, a free public library, and a new city hall valued at $10,000. The town offers gas, electricity, telephone service, two grammar schools, a weekly newspaper, and extensive orange and lemon groves. Rail access via Pacific Electric and two overland routes links to Los Angeles, with favorable climate and drainage, and strong agricultural output including oranges, lemons, tomatoes, and peaches.
Sugar Saving Urged To Aid Allies And Home Front
Article argues for conserving sugar in the United States to support Allied needs and soldiers. It cites prewar sugar imports from Pan-Germany and France, noting wartime disruption of beet sugar production behind German lines, and urges strengthening the western beet sugar industry.
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England
France
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Arcadia Journal
A. L. Wooldridge
Fiji Islands
Downey Eagle
Los Angeles
Free Public Library
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Mount Wilson
Pacific Electric Railway System
America
Theater
Sierra Madre Mountains
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Tropics
Santa Anita Canyon
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