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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1910
Page
5
In Los Angeles on December 15 M Morales avoided a two year term for grand larceny by having the charge reduced to petty larceny due to crowded state prisons. He received six months in the county jail and will be released with a clean record. Morale accepted the suggestion promptly, retaining citizenship and avoiding convict stigma.
Washington December 14 Senator Hale used senate rules to delay for at least 24 hours the Cummins resolution regulating tariff bill debate. The first House move aims to repeal duties on meats and cattle led by Representative Sulzer arguing the meat trust undercuts US prices versus London.
Investigations into the attempted smuggling of eight Chinese laborers and seven Chinese girls from the steam ship Manchuria yielded no culprits. The girls aged 13 to 15 were examined with no new leads, as local police and federal officers pursue two white men said to have rowed the contraband to shore.
The East cold spell drives travelers to Southern California for winter. Santa Fe reports the first two section limited train from Chicago will depart December 13 due to high ticket demand and will arrive December 17 in Los Angeles.
An owner who has paid for his house faces higher costs as the cost of living rises. The Chicago Tribune notes the burden on homeowners as expenses increase.
The census bureau reports 101 million people in the United States and possessions. Continental US population reaches 91,972,266 with a 21 percent rise from 1900. Durand cites immigration and regional shifts as key factors in growth and urbanization trends.
A mob of several thousand wrecked eleven street cars and damaged hundreds of windows after a Massey Hall mass meeting over pay as you enter fares. Eighteen men were injured as police, outnumbered, failed to stop the destruction during a two hour rampage through the city’s main streets.
San Diego December 14. Letters from foreign governments and chambers of commerce show wide interest in the 1915 exposition. Guatemala Brazil Honduras Belgium France and others indicate participation or preparation of national collective exhibits. Ground breaking ceremonies for the expo are planned for spring with thousands expected over a three day celebration.
Mrs. Jessie McDonald of Tucson, Ariz., fainted on a Long Beach pier when a three and a half foot devil fish grabbed her ankle after she hooked it. A bystander cut the tentacle with a bait knife as the octopus lashed. The note on the Cape Cod Canal project appears unrelated.
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