Wisconsin Eugenic Marriage Law Attacked By Attorney
Horace B. Walmsley declares Wisconsin marriage ceremony unnecessary under the state supreme court ruling of April 8 1913. Two persons may contract marriage without license examination or clergy simply by living as spouses with a signed paper and witnesses. The move unsettles eugenic proponents as effective enforcement becomes questionable.
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Wisconsin
Horace B. Walmsley
Walmsley
State Supreme Court
Registrar of Deeds
Health Board and Control Board Reach Peace Amid Resignation Crisis
Tensions between the State Board of Health and the Board of Control ended after Dr. W F Snow resigned and Dr Donald F Currie joined the Health Board. Separately, Agent Simmers seized 2466 rabbits weighing 5092 pounds as unfit for food, bought from a commission man, with prosecutions anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Board of Control
W. F. Snow
Health Board
Control Board
Donald F. Currie
United States Public Health Service of
San Francisco
Snow
Simmers
New York State
Pure Food Department
David McKibbon
Miners and Mining Developments Near Barstow
W H Earl of Reno seeks cinnabar near Barstow writing to miners with locations. Agriculture leads US industries with mining second employing 1,500,000 and $2,000,000 yearly. Pacific Coast Borax Co. investigates potash in Death Valley with 25 to 30 prospector crew and a 1400 ft rotary drill. Sorbonne chemist from Oakland tests mineral as drilling runs. A P Ring visits Barstow Daggett then Whitewater m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Earl
Reno Nev
P. O. Box
Barstow
United States
Pacific Coast Borax Co
Death Valley
Sorbonne
Oakland
A. P. Ring
Daggett
Whitewater
P. M. LeSage
Ord Mountain
Barstow Brevities Show Regional Social and Business Travel
Barstow notes list E Cumby of Los Angeles visiting Barstow Hinkley and Todd for property matters. F F Parker Riverside Portland Cement Co supervised a Barstow trip with family. FE A Stephens tended Cottonwood holdings then returned to Los Angeles. Various locals and visitors from Otis Pomona Alameda San Francisco Los Angeles share holidays and business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Cumby
Los Angeles
Barstow
Hinkley
Todd
F. F. Parker
Riverside Portland Cement Co
Desert
FE. A. Stephens
Cottonwood
Tom Williams
Otis
R. A. Harland
Bagdad
E. B. Pitcher
Pomona
C. A. Brown
Alameda
Jack Hughes
al Green
San Francisco
A. R. Montijo
Interstate Telephone Directories
Bishop
Victorville
Exchange
Lee’s Hall
T. G. Nicklin
P. J. McBride
Garden Acres
L. J. Harman
George Roth
C. A. Vandever
Will Howie
M. J. Addison
N. Schooley
A. H. Pendleton
Iron Ore Shipment Concludes From Miers Mine
C. D. Tanzer completed the contract to ship iron ore from the Miers mine east of Otis to Riverside Portland Cement works. E. T. Hillis’ crew handled the hauling, returning to Barstow Tuesday. Four men and 21 head of stock worked on the project for weeks. Bids will soon be invited for another haul from the mine to the Salt Lake Railroad. The first contract covered 500 tons. the next will be 1000 tons.
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C. D. Tanzer
Miers
Otis
Riverside Portland Cement Works
E. T. Hillis
Barstow
Salt Lake
F. F. Parker
Riverside
San Bernardino Plans Wet and Dry Election for February
The city will hold a wet and dry election around February first. The dice shaking ordinance will be referred to the voters concurrently. Mayor Catick appears to challenge the organizers as they hesitate to reveal their position.
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San Bernardino City
Catick
Todd Tales: Development Surges Near Homesteads and Desert Claims
In Todd activity rises with new wells and ranch house construction. Frank Marston and Miss Carrie Coleman each erected four room cottages on their claims. Others preparing improvements include KE Schumaker G B DeLine Geo J Wegerer Robert B Schultz E F Gomes and O J Lemon. Carrie Coleman holidaying in Los Angeles EK Cumby visiting from Los Angeles shows real estate interest. A petition to Santa Fe requests Todd be designated a flag station for two trains.
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Frank Marston
Carrie Coleman
KE. Schumaker
G. 8
DeLine
Geo. J. Wegerer
Robert B. Schultz
E. F. Gomes
O. J. Lemon
Los Angeles
Ek, Cumby
Santa Fe
Todd
Sherer Brothers Visit Barstow On Railroad Deals
Railroad contractor Robert Sherer and his Los Angeles attorney brother KE T Sherer visited Barstow on business. Sherer is building the Searles Lake Railroad with ten miles completed and twenty more in progress using seventy five pound rails. The State Railroad Commission refused T and T R R bonds for a Death Valley branch, halting the project.
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Robert Sherer
Atty. KE. T. Sherer
Los Angeles
Barstow
Searles Lake
State Railroad Commission
Death Valley
Santa Fe tests engine maintenance across desert run
The Santa Fe plans tests around January 1 to compare four passenger locomotives over 141 miles against three locomotives over 308 miles. The aim is to determine if running engines from Los Angeles to Needles is more economical than adding a fresh engine at Barstow or en route.
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Santa Fe
Los Angeles
Needles
Barstow
San Bernardino
Miss Durham Weds Thomas Gannon Quietly at Home
Miss Durham daughter of Mr and Mrs George Durham and Thomas Gannon wed secretly at the bride’s parents home with Judge Carter presiding. Foreman J L Andrews spent Christmas in Los Angeles with his daughter. Various locals kept Christmas with relatives in San Diego Needles Bakersfield and Los Angeles while workers resumed duties after holiday breaks.
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Miss Durham
George Durham
Thomas Gannon
Judge Carter
J. L. Andrews
Los Angeles
Alex Nelson
San Diego
John Wheeler
Bakersfield
Ray Arderey
B. F. Gouldin
Ierbert
W. H. Deskins
Azusa
San Bernardino
Leeny
Iva Leeny
John Leeny
Deskins
Cattle Outfit Forms North of Barstow Camp
Peacock Bros of San Bernardino and A Venator of Oregon purchase 1000 cattle in Mexico and plan shipment to new range near Williams well north of Barstow around January. They set headquarters at Ely's ranch two miles south of Williams Well where a well is to be drilled. They visited the site Tuesday and arrange trucking of supplies to the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peacock Bros
San Bernardino
A. Venator
Oregon
Mexico
Williams’ Well
Barstow
Ely
Williams Well
Train Robber Caught After Pomona Murder Case
John Bostick was arrested in San Francisco for robbing a Southern Pacific train and murdering Traveling Passenger Agent Montague near Pomona. Identified by Arthur E. Colen who pursued him with his wife, Bostick confessed to earlier Oakland robberies as Sheriff Hamell notified en route south. Colen and wife to receive about $7,000 reward.
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John Bostick
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Montague
Pomona
Arthur E. Colen
Colen
Bostick
Hammel
Los Angeles
Oakland
Daggett Doings from the Merrill Ranch and Local News
R. L. Merrill ranch receives a large consignment of well machinery for a second well. Sennett Johnson works as second trick operator at Cadiz. R. Craig ships over 100 turkeys to Los Angeles at 30c per pound live weight. Lew Johnson ships machinery to Daggett for Rock Springs placer mines. Mulcahy couple return from Los Angeles. Todd and children of Needles visit Daggett during Christmas week. Various residents travel to Los Angeles and San Bernardino for holidays. Buell Funk builds a new house on Daggett Ranch and will move soon. K D Barry Jr of Todos Santos Ranch spends holidays in Pasadena with parents.
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R. L. Merrill Ranch
Sennett Johnson
Cadiz
R. Craig
Merrill Ranch
Los Angeles
Ile
Lew Johnson
Daggett
Rock Springs
Jas. Mulcahy
Todd
Needles
Homer Ryerse
J.C. McMillan
San Bernardino
Peters
Ruth
Upland
C. W. Henderson
Buell Funk
Daggett Ranch
K. D
Whittier Men Complete Western Tour Reports Road Conditions
B Yers W E Byers and KE M Hinshaw of Whittier toured via San Diego and the Imperial Valley to Phoenix and back by Needles and Barstow. They found roads good to the Imperial Valley but poor beyond that with some sandy spots between Needles and another point. J J Taylor of Los Angeles registered at the garage en route to Kingman and found roads in good condition.
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B. Byers
W. E. Byers
KE. M. Hinshaw
Whittier
San Diego
Imperial Valley
Phenix
Needles
Barstow
J. J. Taylor
Los Angeles
Kingman
Ati
Postage and weight limits for fourth class matter revised
New postal rules effective January 1 1914 raise parcel weight limits for fourth class mail to 50 pounds in first two zones and 20 pounds in zones three through eight. Postage rates for parcels over 4 ounces rise by zone from six to nine cents for the first pound and from two to eight cents for each additional pound. A. 8. Burleson announces changes. books added to mailable items March 16 1914 with two ounce increments and zone rates thereafter.
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Burleson
New Exchange Nearly Ready
Contractor Brass and sons finished carpenter work on the new telephone exchange building. Geo Kellar the painter is applying finishing touches. Rooms for Nicklin's real estate office Judge Carters court room exchange and Novelty store finished with wainscoting walls and beaver board ceilings. Construction completed in a record 14 days.
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Brass and Sons
Telephone Exchange
Geo. Kellar
Nicklin
Judge Carter
Exchange and Novelty
George
County Faces License Funds Return Demand
Needles liquor dealers petition county supervisors to return two months licenses claiming incorporation of the town placed it outside county jurisdiction when the money was collected.
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Needles
Villa orders harsh crackdowns amid Mexican rebel actions
General Francisco Villa enforces strict discipline issuing executions for looting and confiscation limits. He cites amnesty for Federal troops who surrender and reports rebels gaining deserters. A cache of ammunition is recovered near Chihuahua and Tokio Arsenal ships arms for the Mexican Government amid tensions with the United States.
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Francisco Villa
Plaza
United States
Huerta
Villa
Chihuahua
Mercado
Tokio
Coal Tug of War Over Flushing Prices Cited
In Flushing Long Island retail dealers, backed by white-gloved customers, weighed heavy coal in a vivid scene. A barge delivered 500 tons for $6 a unit, $1.25 under the get rich quick dealers. more coal expected as high price talk continues.
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Flushing
L. I
Yuletide Kingdom of the Sun Christmas edition released
The Yuletide Annual Album a 50 page desert souvenir book features photos of desert scenes and people, verses and silk bound sepia art. Published by Mrs Lillie D Gregory of Halleck California, not the Barstow edition expected. printing to appear early in the new year.
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Yuletide
Lillie D. Gregory
Halleck
Cal
Barstow
Pias
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Todd Tales
Daggett Doings
Register
New Exchange
C. F. Pedersen
Elvira
Arctic Ocean
Wallace
Idaho
Mary E. Walker
William Hammerstein
Hammerstein
Victoria Theater
New York
Congress
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