Trains Tied Up in Barstow as Strike Expands
Barstow halted rail service as Santa Fe workers walkout for two days. Southbound passengers were told to take autos, with trains 1 3 9 and 17 idle on the tracks. Unions hold meetings as strike spreads through California rail centers including Sacramento Stockton San Francisco and Needles.
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Barstow
Santa Fe
Sacramento
Stockton
San Francisco
Needles
California
Brotherhood Offers to Carry Mail on Strike Route
Big Four Brotherhood members on strike refuse Warren S. Stone order to return to work. They propose to transport mail between Barstow Needles and Bakersfield and to press dispatches from San Francisco east and west without company compensation. Assistant General Manager I L Hibbard refuses. union men advised.
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San Bernardino
Big Four Brotherhood
Warren S. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fir Smen
Enginmen
Oen
Herhood
San Kharstow
Barstow
Needles
Bakersfield
San Francisco
I. L. Hibbard
Santa Fe Coast Lines
Nine passenger coaches left at Colton depot
Nine passenger coaches were left standing at Colton depot Wednesday afternoon at 4 30. The train had been made up on the way carrying nine carloads of passengers one mail car and one express car. The engine was detached and run to the roundhouse. Sixty one soldiers and 40 passengers bound north remain as guests of the railroad at Barstow.
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Colton
Barstow
Notice to Oil Stock Purchasers From Commissioner of Corporations
The commissioner issues guidance for oil stock buyers. Inquiries should include company name, security type, purchase date, seller details, amount paid, and the newspaper where the advertisement was read. Send to 815 Flood Building San Francisco.
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Commissioner of Corporations
Flood Building
San Francisco
Barstow Reaches Food Stocking Levels Amid Supplies Flow
Reports of shortages proved false as Barstow stores restock with daily truck deliveries from San Bernardino. Local meat markets receive beef pork and mutton while green fruit and potatoes are stored on tracks. Restaurants hotels and utility offices report brisk business this week.
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Barstow
San Bernardino
Salt Lake Train Tied Up at Barstow Delay
Salt Lake train No. 201 with 155 passengers reached Daggett at 8 30 pm yesterday and was sent to Barstow. Passengers bound for Los Angeles were taken by auto mobiles. others stayed in their berths while the Harvey House feeds them and prepares for the trains to move again.
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Salt Lake
Daggett
Barstow
Los Angeles
Harvey House
Texas
San Bernardino Rail Yard Walkouts Escalate Quiet Talks
San Bernardino yardmen trainmen and enginemen met with local unions in secret talks as telegrams from railroad directors urged a return to work. Workers refuse to return until the situation clears, while walkouts spread further east.
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San Bernardino
Strikers May Be Replaced by New Men
A telegram to the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce quotes President Wilson saying striking railroad workers would be replaced by new men if they do not return to work within a week.
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Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles
Wilson
Barstow Strands Recruits and Visitors After Train Tieup
Barstow’s picture houses could not show films due to a train tieup. The Yermo team arrived to play but no game occurred as locals were unaware. Army aviators and recruits endured delays, with autos ferrying passengers to Los Angeles and Barstow hosting notable visitors amid the disruptions.
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Yermo
Barstow
Directors Appeal on Los Angeles Rail Strike Read by Hines
A telegram from Director General Walker D. Hines urges railroad employes in Los Angeles to consider the facts and honor procedural agreements during the strike. He states the Government has no power to seize control of steam rail lines and that local and national agreements are being violated by current actions.
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William Sproule
U. S. Railroad Administration
Walker D. Hines
Los Angeles
Barstowites Anxious to Reach Home After Beach Trip
Barstow residents stranded by a railroad strike focus on return plans. Mr. and Mrs. Lubin J. Henderson and two daughters, plus Mr. and Mrs. Donald Henderson, were at Long Beach and began homeward paths via Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Barstow. The group hoped to reach Needles but endured a forced stay in Barstow. L J Henderson and spouse reached San Bernardino Tuesday evening then traveled by auto to Barstow.
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Needles
Barstow
L. J. Henderson
San Berardino
Daily Mail Service Resumes Between Barstow and Southern Joints
Daily mail service has been arranged and resumed yesterday between Barstow and southern joints. Transportation is conducted by autos.
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Barstow
Southern
Barstow High School sets fall term with new building
Barstow Union High School announces September 15 as the start date for the new school year in a renovated building. A new compulsory education law requires attendance for all under 16, and optional evening classes for illiterates may become mandatory for locals over 18 and under 21. New faculty include Mr Thomas Miss Paxton Miss McNeese and Mr Luttenton with Miss Aiken as music teacher. The catalog lists English I II IV algebra geometry geometry trig, science math languages Spanish French domestic science history civics economics drawing manual training and more.
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Barstow
Thomas
Paxton
McNeese
Harry M. Luttenton
California
Michigan
Anna Mae Aiken
Bi Centro
Maryk. Davis
Davis
Los Angeles
Tood School
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