Militant Chief Emmeline Pankhurst Granted Release
Emmeline Pankhurst, arrest on December 4 in Plymouth, was freed from Exeter jail on seven days license after starting a hunger strike. She plans to travel to London soon as suffragists protested her imprisonment, raising funds totaling about 50 000 dollars, including 22 600 from her American tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmaline Pankhurst
Plymouth
England
United States
Majestic
Exeter
Empress Theater
Pankhurst
Flora Drummond
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Sale of San Francisco Evening Post Reported Closed
The Evening Post sale to the Evening Call is reported consummated with staff told their services end after the final edition. Negotiations had lingered weekly with intermittent closures, but dismissal notices signal final completion of the deal. A subsequent injunction favors the Metropolitan Opera Company, barring Hammerstein from producing grand opera in New York. Hammerstein vowed to defy the agreement after selling the Manhattan Opera House, but the court ruled the Sherman Act did not apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Evening Post
Evening Call
Post
Metropolitan Opera Company
Oscar Hammerstein
New York
Supreme Court
Pendleton
Hammerstein
Opera Field
Manhattan Opera House
Metropolitan
New Years Day Auto Races At Muroc Lake
Lancaster J. headed by C. E. Senderson plans amateur auto races on the dry lake near Muroc for New Year’s Day inviting Barstow drivers to participate. Five races include classes from up to 30 hp to free-for-all with cash prizes and a watch race between winners. Barstow urged to enter and bring cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
C. E. Senderson
Muroc
Barstow
National Highway Notes From The Tourists Register
L I Barber of Huntington Park in a Ford en route to Daggett registered at Central Garage Barstow Sunday. He praised the weather and road quality from Los Angeles to Barstow, noting seven gallons of gas used. Percy McCabe and Henry McKeown from Silver Lake reported roads very bad to Otis. About 500 dollars has been spent on this road in six years. it is the main route to Tonopah and Goldfield. H 8 Rogers and party from New York to Pasadena in a Stearns 60 model 30 registered Monday. Rogers said roads are fair Needles Barstow Arizona fair New Mexico poor Colorado fair Missouri good Illinois poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. IL
Barber
Huntington Park
Daggett
Central Garage
Barstow
Los Angeles
Percy McCabe
Henry McKeown
Silver Lake
Percy
Otis
Tonopah
Goldfield
Rogers
New York
Pasadena
Stearns
Lincoln Highway May Join Santa Fe Grand Canyon Route
The Lincoln highway may turn south from Nevada to the San Bernardino valley and Southern California to avoid Sierra snows. Proposals include a Salt Lake City to Santa Fe Grand Canyon Needles junction near Needles and a Denver route via Farmington to Gallup New Mexico or Holbrook Arizona joining the same road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
San Bernardino Valley
California
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Salt Lake City
Ibis
Needles
Denver
Farmington
Gallup
New Mexico
Holbrook
Arizona
New Santa Fe Grand Canyon Needles Highway Opens
On December 2 Supervisor Butler and Auto Club of Southern California engineer O K Parker completed a trip from Barstow to Needles along the new route. Parker praised the road conditions on his first run over the updated highway from Daggett to Topock and urged motorists to use the Lavie to Newberry stretch to avoid flooded dry lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino
Butler
Barstow
O. K. Parker
Auto Club of Southern
Daggett and
Needles
Colorado River
Topock
Santa Fe
Grand Canyon-Needles
Lavie
Newberry
Newberry Lake
Advocates a System of National Highways
Judge J. M. Lowe of Kansas City advocates a government built and maintained national highway system. As vice-president of the National Highways Association, he rejects federal aid aimed at roads radiating from railroad stations and argues for six years of $50 million annual funding to build about 30,000 miles at $10,000 per mile. He envisions two trunk lines across each state connected to the national capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Lowe
Kansas City
Judge Lowe
National Highways Association
National Old Trails ‘Road Association
National Old Trails Road Department
Major
Missouri
Lowe
Barstow News Briefs Highlight Local Developments
Barstow notes report 1913 1914 era items including D I Bradley civil engineer of Riverside calling in Barstow, Harry Parr opening a new billiard parlor, Utah Nursery Co. reps touring for orders, The Novelty store ad, monument work by Miss Carrie Bennett in Cottonwood, Stone Bros. San Bernardino at Barstow, visitors including Harry Hamner and Mrs Fenno LA, Lee’s Theatre coupon draw for turkey, Dr J O White calendar promotion, desert claims near Copper City by Macartney Brackett Myers Boyson Powers, C W Blackman cattle interests Lone Pine, Inez Hotel improvements, Constable Harris LA trip, Episcopal services at Fletcher Opera House, Vernon Carter returning for Christmas, Co C Brass house near Harvey House nearing completion, E T Hillis San Bernardino trip, Teague family southern visit, Oscar Anderson LA sojourn, Central Garage air compressor install, Walter King to sing at Lee's Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Bradley
Riverside
Crneero
Barstow
Harry Parr
McRae
Harry W. Thomas
Utah Nursery Co
Carrie E. Bennett
Cottonwood
Frank
Stone Bros
San Bernardino
Harry Hamner
Fenno
Los Angeles
Chesnez
E. L. Stanfield
R. C. Harbison
Fresno
Geo. Myers
Boyson
Stephen Powers
Parker
Copper City
C. Wi. Blackman
Blackman
Lone Pine
Lone Pine, Inyo County. They Are Stopping At the Inez. the Inez
Constable Harris
Fletcher Opera House
I. I. Perry
Vernon Carter
Co. C. Brass
Harvey
E. T. Hillis
R. L. Teague
Jackson
Tenn
South
Mr. Teague
Oscar Anderson
Girls Defeat Boys In Local Basketball Match
Estelle Houck led the L. C. O. girls to a 20 to 14 victory over the boys on the public school grounds Saturday. Referee cautioned boys for holding and hugging the ball. No injuries. a future game with Needles is planned around Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estelle Houck
Reece Dillingham
Albert Brass
Walter Mudgett
Harold Wilson
Raymond Riche
Eugene Houck
C. A. Brown
Miners and Mines Update in Barstow and Surroundings
A. B. Mulvane of Amboy and Los Angeles, general manager of Land Plaster & Cement Co at Amboy, visited Barstow with 10 employees. DD. M. McPherson oversees the works. United Greenwater Copper Co at Dale reports about 15,000 dollars monthly from gold and copper. The Yellow Aster mine at Landsburg will switch to electric power January 1 as Southern Sierras Power Co installs equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Mulvane
Amboy
Los Angeles
Barstow
Land Plaster & Cement Co
DD. M. McPherson
United Greenwater Copper Co
Dale
Landsburg
Southern Sierras Power Co
New Telephone Exchange Planned for Barstow
Interstate Telegraph Co through Mr Wilder signs with T G Nicklin for a new exchange building and two year lease east of The Printer office. Building underway aims January 15 possession with Miss A G Allen operating the exchange and Novelty Store front half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Telegraph Co
Wilder
T. G. Nicklin
Exchange
Telephone Company
Chas. C. Brass
Elm Street
A. G. Allen
Carter
Miss Allen
Barstow
James T Auchinachie, Desert Developer, Dies at 60
James Taylor Auchinachie died at his home on Ninth Street after a long desert career. Born in Scotland he came to San Bernardino County about 22 years ago and lived on a large Victorville ranch. He was a candidate for supervisor a year ago and is survived by his widow and daughter Mrs Jane Barnes. Funeral arrangements by Stephens & Son likely Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino
George S. Butler
Jane Barnes
Stephens & Son
Auto Wreck Near Barstow Injures Three Whittier Men
A. P. Fillpot A. Pasco and Wm. J. Shadden of Whittier were injured when their Ford overturned south of Roth's cyanide mill while en route to inspect Hinkley land. Shadden suffered a fractured arm and rib and a dislocated shoulder. Pasco sprained ankle. Fillpot uninjured. All were treated at Melrose Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Fillpot
A. Pasco
Wm. J. Shadden
Whittier
Mr. Pasco
Hinkley
Barstow
Roth
Mr. Shadden
Fillpot
Melrose Tatel
Anderson
Hinkley Place
George Hart
Fifty Perish In Flood In Sunnyside Texas
Fifty persons, mostly negroes, drown in Sunnyside on the Brazos River while 400 to 500 marooned at San Felipe. A rescue train with motorboats was sent from Houston and Poats are being constructed to save those imperiled as homes float away and refugees cling to trees. Sunnyside is eight miles north of Brookshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunnyside
Brazos River
Texas
San Felipe
Houston
J. R. Garrett
Brazos Bottom
Waller County
Sunnysides
Brookshire
Garrett
Public Health Study Probes Migratory TB Travel
The Public Health Service opens a probe into migratory tuberculosis treatment. Surgeon Paul Carrington travels in California, A de Ioster in North Carolina, and FE A Sweet in Texas to study patient travel, railroad worker health, passenger safety on trains, community impact, and related economic issues for possible legislation or interstate quarantine rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Health Service of
Washington
Paul Carrington
California
A. de Ioster
North Carolina
FE. A. Sweet
Texas
Captain Halsey Dies at 90 in Orange New Jersey
Captain Charles I. Halsey longtime master of whaling ships who sailed the world twenty two times has died at his home in Orange New Jersey at age ninety Lubn J Henderson returned Friday from a business trip to Victorville and brought back a story and a foot of a big wild loose too late for publication this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles I. Halsey
Orange, N. J
Lub'n
J. Henderson
Victorville
Blythe Bank Robbers Face Murder Pleas
Paul Case and Tom Green alias Blind Tom Darling tied to the Palo Verde Valley Bank robbery at Blythe. They killed cashier A W Bowles and face murder pleas at Riverside Superior Court after a Monday preliminary. Officers found nearly all the $5,000 in their hotel room. both men aged 24 and 23 refused counsel. They confessed to stealing the horses at El Centro before planned Mexico escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Case
Tom Green
Tom” Darling
Palo Verde Valley
Blythe
A. W. Bowles
Superior Court
Riverside County
Riverside
Ellis
Franklin
el Centro
Blaney
Cummings
Cage
Green
Mexico
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Register
Santa Fe Grand Canyon
Walter King
Lee’s Theatre
New Telephone Exchange
James T. Auchinachie
Colorado Springs
Cripple Creek
Florence
Rocky Mountain
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