Kelly mine a unique ore body draws expert view
Randsburg February 10 mining experts and geologists assess the Kelly mine as an unusual ore body unlike other silver strikes in Nevada Colorado or foreign fields. They note the surrounding formation differs in essential ways and predict possible deeper pay ore near Red Mountain requiring investment to develop.
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Randsburg
Kelly
Nevada
Colorado
Red Mountain
California
Desert
San Bernardino Kern
Inyo Counties
Golden Valley
San Bernardino County
Fremont Valley
Kern County
Inyo- Kern
Drewth
Golar
Country correspondents play hooky with the flu
The newspaper notes its country correspondents have not sent in dispatches this week amid illness and a cautious delay in coverage.
Railroad Unions to Meet Hines Over Wages Demand
Washington February 10 Leaders of about two million railroad workers prepared for a conference with Rail Director Hines to seek a wage increase. If their demand is denied they threaten to strike. A second dispatch notes President Wilson will address the issue today.
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Washington
Hines
Wilson
Labor drive to elect friendly Congress opened in Washington
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor addressed a shipbuilders trades convention in Washington announcing the organized labor campaign to elect a Congress sympathetic to labor interests.
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Washington
Organized Labor
Congress
Samuel Gompers
A. F. of L
Shipbuilders Trades
German ex-crown prince urges self as war victim
Washington February 10 President Wilson received a personal telegram from Frederick Wilhelm former crown prince of Germany. He suggested that if the allied and associated governments want a victim let them take him instead of the 900 Germans who have not committed another offense than serving their country in the war.
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Washington
Wilson
Frederick Wilhelm
Germany
All-America cooperative plan aims for central banks
Cleveland report says the All-America Farmer-Labor Cooperative commission led by Warren Stone plans a Chicago congress to draft a national cooperative system. Four hundred delegates will represent 60 co op retail stores 37 wholesale houses and about 900000 farmers. A network of cooperative banks would support growing co op factories nationwide.
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Cleveland
All-America Farmer-Labor Co- Operative Commission
Warren
Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Chicago
Farm Bureau auction sells 49128 hogs in California counties
Fresno February 11 The Farm Bureau Marketing Association of Tulares Kern Kings Fresno and Madera counties sold in its auction markets 49128 head of hogs for 1705000 during 1919.
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Fresno
Farm Bureau, Marketing Association
Tulare
Kern
Kings
Madera
New Jersey Ratifies Federal Suffrage Amendment
Trenton New Jersey February 10 legislature ratified the suffrage amendment becoming the 29th state to approve the federal amendment.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Bryan hails House vote against universal military training
Miami reporters quote William Jennings Bryan praising Democrats for blocking universal military training. He says the stand implies no professional soldier will be nominated for president by either party. Sentiment framed as satisfaction in Miami on February 10.
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Miami
Fla
House
Democrats
Congress
William Jennings Bryan
Anderson
Palmer denounces socialist expulsion plan before Chicago commerce group
Chicago February 10 Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer told the Chicago Association of Commerce luncheon that the New York legislature seeking to expel Socialist party members is misguided. He insisted that true Socialists seek lawful change, not force, the tactic of more radical factions.
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Chicago
A.mitchell Palmer
Chicago Association of Commerce
New York
Socialist Party
Wireless talk across Atlantic linked by Alexanderson alter
New York February 10 American engineers announced a wireless telephone conversation between New Brunswick New Jersey and locations in France. The achievement was enabled by a new Alexanderson alternator according to Professor A D B Reech plant engineer for the Radio Co of America.
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New York
New Brunswick
N. J
France
A. DB. Reech
the Radio Co. of America
Blizzard Locks New York City Traffic Again
New York on February 10 faced a renewed heavy snowstorm. An army of 12,000 snow shovelers and over 1,000 trucks were deployed to clear main arteries and restore movement as conditions worsened.
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New York
New York City
Discoveries of Oil on Desert Tributary to Barstow
J E Ginn with mining claims near Cima east of Barstow visited Los Angeles to inspect ground for development. He reported surface oil showing where oil had reached the surface, accompanied by Burk Clarkson and Smith of Pasadena. Shadow Mountain Oil Co of Silver Lake district will resume soon, and active drilling is expected to turn the desert into a major oil field.
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J. E
Ginn
Cima
Barstow
Los Angeles
Messrs
Burk
Clarkson and Smith
Pasadena
Shadow Mountain Oil Co
Silver Lake District
Desert
Tax guidance issued to women earners in 1919 income rules
The Collector of Internal Revenue reminds Jacotie Tay era women that 1919 income tax applies to all income sources. Unmarried widows and married women living apart must file if net income reaches or exceeds 1000 dollars, with exemptions of 1000 dollars plus 200 per dependent under 18 or disabled. The Collector offers assistance in return preparation but urges filing early, not in the last ten days before March 15.
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Internal Revenue
Rescue at Sea Brings Hope as Powhatan Passengers Reach Port
Two weeks after a brutal January gale, the U S Air Transport Powhatan crew and passengers were rescued at sea. On January 24 they arrived in Hoboken to a Red Cross welcome. The Atlantic division served hot coffee and meals to women and children and military personnel. Eight war brides from France England and Scotland found shelter at Hostess House until husbands could be reached.
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Atlantic
U.S
Powhatan
New York
Hoboken
Red Cross
Atlantic Division
Hoover states he is not a candidate for nomination
New York February 8 Herbert Hoover issued a statement defining his attitude toward the presidency. He announced that he is not a candidate for the nomination and that no one is authorized to speak for him politically.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Labor unions form non partisan campaign committee
Washington February 8. The A F of L vigorously denounced Congress saying it has failed to do its duty. The federation announced a non partisan political campaign committee to mobilize trade unionists all lovers of freedom in an effort to defeat candidates indifferent or hostile to labor and to elect true and tried friends of the trade union movement.
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Washington
Congress
A. F. of L
Barstow Envelopes Quiet Town Life and Rail Plans
Townsfolk discuss Barstow population and vacant-housing demand amid climate appeals. Notices cover Orange Show events in San Bernardino, citrus growers’ institute, local travel to Fresno and Bakersfield, rail crossing disputes near Bagdad, frost and sun in tourism, flu cases in Hinkley, road oiling, a California Southern bond issue to extend 7.1 miles, and delays from recent freight and passenger train wrecks near Summit and Barstow.
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San Bernardino
Institute of California Citrus Fruit ‘Growers
A. A. Peterson Firm Plans Pomona Display Building
The A A Peterson company and cop kings of Southern California close a deal in Pomona for a modern block at 31 Scond Street to be erected as a display and sales room. It mirrors the companys San Bernardino building in design and use.
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A. A. Peterson, Company
Cop Kings
Southern California
Pomona
Scond Street
San Bernardino
Funeral for Mrs. Sarah Rouch in Barstow Community Mourning
Mrs. Sarah Rouch died at 6 p.m. February 7 from pneumonia after a short illness. Born in Decatur Illinois, she moved to Fulton County Indiana at age three and married Frank Rouch in 1877. She leaves ten children and several relatives across Illinois Oklahoma and California. The body was shipped to Oklahoma City for burial with Frank Rouch accompanying the casket.
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Frank Rouch
Sarah’ Rouch
Barstow
Free
Methodist Church
Congregational Church
Pneumora
Sarah Rouch
Decatur
Joseph
Phoebe Troutman
Fulton Co
Indiana
Lester Ekies
Bethany
W. E. Rouch
Lil
O. Z
McKissick
Oklahoma City
Okla
M. A. Rouch
Guthrie
BO OH. van Gundy
Clinton
H. L. Clark
Card of thanks extends grief appreciation
The family extends thanks to friends for kindness shown during a recent bereavement. Frayx Roven and MR. and Mrs. B. R. McGer join Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Rora in expressing gratitude for support and sympathy.
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Frayx Roven
B. R. McGer
J. F. Rora
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John C. Wray
Telegraphic
Jacotie Tay
Oakland
Aiso
Mr. Breeze
Santa Fertineman
Jeit
C. Holbrook
Homer-Humble
Mr. Fletcher
Charley Egen
Bakersfield
Hamble
Percy Atwood
Whittier
Railroad Commission
Santa Fe
Bagdad Station
Jos Iarmon
Instown
Hinkley Ranch
Hinkley
Chas. Raftery
Ford
L.D. Riehe
Hilde-Agency
Carl. Davenport
Bythe
Riverside County
California Southern Railroad Company
California Southern
Blythe
Arthur Doran
Summit
L. J. Henderson
L. E. Tiernan
San Joaquin County
Santa Fe Reading’ Room
Stedimbste An
Pittmonia
Thanes
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