San Bernardino County approves district tax loss reimbursements
On motion of Supervisor Jones and seconded by Supervisor Glover the Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution naming WILERERS along with school and road districts in San Bernardino County that sustained revenue loss from withdrawal of property taxed for State purposes. The board set loss amounts, noting the first road district receives 90 628 75 of the total reimbursement.
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Jones
Glover
Wilerers
San Bernardino
Board of Supervisors
Needles
Ontario
Redlands
Daggett Waterman Ee
Hesperia Re
Hinckley Keese
Ludlower
Oro Grande
Sunrise Ee
Victor
Rail Fence Poem Reflects on Love and Change
A reflective piece from Victor Valley contemplates sentimental daisy moments and growing old as old rail fences give way to woven wire. It weaves a Rail Fence poem with a memory of a meadow, a daisy, and a love that endures beyond time, ending with a father’s bittersweet acceptance.
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Victor Valley
Progress
Sonny
Light
Stamp Duties and Fees From Historical Tax Schedule
The article lists a long catalog of duties including transfer fees on merchandise sales, bank surcharges per capital, broker and bond taxes, chewing gum container duties, deed taxes, alcohol levies across beer wines and spirits, freight charges, insurance premiums, and various corporate and sales taxes. It ends with a note on oven cleanliness advising regular scrubbing and lime painting to avoid grease buildup and odors.
Conspirators Held in New Orleans Bomb Plot
Police seize a bomb as large as a dry foods box and ten German sympathizers in New Orleans. The device could have exploded days after shipment to Europe, aimed at a stock ship carrying horses and munitions for the Allied armies. Authorities warn other bombs may be aboard vessels bound for Europe.
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New Orleans
Europe
Hamsdalle
Halle
Teutons Advance Near Warsaw In March Offensive
German forces under General Mackensen push toward Warsaw breaking the Russian line between the Bzura and Rawka rivers. The Russians retreat while attempting a counter offensive to blunt the German advance. AP reporter reports 4000 Lowicz prisoners and a German general praising the German position.
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Mackensen
Bzura
Rawka
Associated Press
Lowicz
Duchess gifts maple sugar to Canada’s armed forces
A Christmas present of maple sugar has been sent to every Canadian under arms including the first expeditionary force at Salisbury Plain, the Royal Canadian Regiment on duty at Bermuda, and crews of the Canadian navy on the Atlantic and Pacific. Fifty thousand half-pound pieces were distributed with holiday cards.
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Duchess of Connaught
First Expeditionary Force
Salisbury Plain
Royal Canadian Regiment
Bermuda
Atlantic
Pacific
Belgian relief ship Cranley sails from Seattle to San Francisco
The Belgian Relief Commission chartered steamer Cranley with 6800 ton cargo capacity. It left Hong Kong on December 21 and will depart San Francisco around February 1, making the third relief ship to leave the Pacific Coast and currently docked in Seattle.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Londing
Seattle
Cranley
Hongkong
Belgian Relief Commission
Astor funds relief for British officers families
William Waldorf Astor places 125000 dollars at the disposal of the Duchess of Argyll to aid families of British officers killed or wounded at the front. The note follows a Washington Star column with remarks on constituents and political bosses.
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William Waldorf Astor
Duchess of Argyll
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
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Ohioan
New York
Panama Canal
Merry Christmas
Charles B. Driscoll
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Teutons
Warsaw
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