California News Briefs Highlight Tax, Law and Fire Trends
Solano County reports an $821,000 jump in assessed property value as Wells Fargo & Co faces a likely Supreme Court appeal over intrastate rates. The state awards a 22,000 barrel supply contract to the C. A. Hutton Co. for hospitals. A murder case involves Sam J. Raber carrying a £700 diamond. Depot disputes between Suisun and Fairfield are resolved with a station move and new access. A Washington trip aims to raise flags at reservations under Wilson. Bible study is deemed unconstitutional in California schools under Hyatt. A single pyromaniac is blamed for a series of fires near Market Street. California saw 365 new corporations formed in July. An unusual cargo from the Philippines, 18 large frogs,.Deemed for donation to Golden Gate Park.
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San Diego
Sacramento
Sam J. Raber
Aling Roberts
Jock Drumgoole
Cherry de St. Maurice
Cherry Club
Raber
Railroad Commission
Suisun
Tuirfield
Commission Bee
Union Avenue
Southern Pacific
Fairfield
J. K. Dixon
Washington
San Francisco
Wilson
Rodman Wanamaker
Philadelphia
California
Edward Hyatt
Ventura County
North Dakota
Hyatt
Market Street
John R. Maxwell
Fire Department
Maxwell
Jordan
Picnic crowd in Woodstock faces ptomaine scare
About fifty attendees of a Friday school picnic near Woodstock Georgia are ill with suspected ptomaine poisoning from food served at the outing. Physicians fear several could die.
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Woodstock
Daggett Box Prospect McCue Stakes Challenge
Daggett notes show Eileen McCue in Los Angeles for a month and Joe McCue, at Daggett Arena on Aug 4, KO’d Ed Millett in one round. McCue issues a finish fight challenge to Willie Ritchie or Buell Young posting 5 dollars as guarantee and 1.35 as side bet. Rube Stickney may become McCue’s manager as a bright future is forecast.
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Daggett Arena
Joe McCue
Ed Millett
McCue
Willie Ritchie
Buell Young
Rube Stickney
Lucerne Valley Improvement Meeting and Local News
The Lucerne Valley Improvement Association met at Box S Ranch on Saturday August 2 with President Packer presiding. A vacancy for financial secretary was filled and Dr. Sweet announced plans for a Victor Valley newspaper. Lucerne Valley baseball defeated Victorville 2 to 0 in a fast game after the Victorville team failed to appear. The valley shows strong traffic growth with six or more freight loads reaching Victorville. Local notes include tree growth from Davis County Nurseries, a scorpion sting incident, visits by Mamie and Nellie Goulding, and findings from a new well at 70 feet with water found at that depth.
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Lucerne Valley Improvement Association
Box S Ranch
Packer
Morrow
Victor Valley Chamber of Commerce
Victorville
B. C. Dew
Davis County
Roy
Utah
Box S
I. H. Wells
Mr. Wells
Mamie
Nellie Goulding
Jas. Goulding
W. 8. Cherry
O. G. Jones
H.C. Muller
Highland Park
Los Angeles
Sunrise Valley Notices Share Picnics and Local Happenings
Miss Mary Loughran returns to Ames Iowa after four years away and will be missed by Yucca Club members. Mrs Steele returns for Yucca Club picnic. Mrs Mary Livingston rejoins gatherings. Mrs Steele narrowly escapes clothing fire while loading wagon. Mrs Holt plans to locate locally. Mrs D W Yarger kills a rattlesnake taking nine rattles and a button. Mrs W F Lockhart to visit city on business. Mrs Champeney returns from a Los Angeles trip. Mrs Lillian D Gregory joins Yucca Club picnic then goes back to Los Angeles.
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Mary Loughran
Ames
Iowa
Yucca Club
Steele
Mary Livingston
Los Angeles
Lillian D. Gregory
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Clarence L. Reames
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Secret Service
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Western Federation of Miners
Michigan State Federation of Labor
F. F. Ingram
Detroit
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Hig
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Henry J. Jeffrey
Woodbury, Conn
Connecticut
Herbert Sanborn
Vanderbilt University of Nashville
Cowlitz
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M C
Bernice Ryce
Salilors
Treasury
Downey
Barstow, Cal
Overland Express
Chicago
Barstow
Kramer, Atolia, Joburg & Randsby
Angel
Phoenix
Salt Lake
Los
Eles
Santa FE
Tourist & Mail
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Pacific Coaat
West
A. L. Scott
California State Agricultural Society
J. L. McCarthy
Waterman
County of
San Bernardino
State of California
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Cal
E. L. Wire
Waterman School District
Daggett and Vicinity
Eileen McCue
C. W. Henderson
Chas King
Lubin J. Henderson
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Grand Canyon
Petrified Forest
G. D. Hutchison
Via
Santafe
Lucerne Valley
Victorville Cubs
Altho
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