Notable Deaths And Disasters Across Regions In 1913
George Wright of the Yakima Sheep Company dies at 77 leaving a large fortune. Billy Carter, once a top blackfaced comedian, dies in Brooklyn after years of poverty. The Torrisdale, a British four-masted bark, wrecks on the Westport jetty and is a total loss. Hindu Mozumder is barred from citizenship in Spokane as a non white or non negro, a first for federal review. General Emilio Campa reportedly joins insurrecto forces in Chihuahua. Wage levels in New York and Boston tenements and stores cited as below living wage by Prof. Seager. Austin Gibbons sues Intermountain Worker Publishing for 10000, a Utah labor case. Portland vice commission proposes morals court and broader police powers. Merle Wilson, an eighteen year old one legged thief, jailed in Seattle for looting Blaine post office boxes. Theft of a valuable jewel valued at 40000 from Julia Cum, heading to New York on the Carmen. The singer, a renowned soprano, was detained at Euston before trains to Liverpool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy” Carter
Brooklyn
Torrisdale
Collins
Glasgow
Portland
Westport
Abhay Kumar Mozumder
Spokane
Frank HM. Rudkins
American Association For Labor
American Economic Association
Austin Gibbons
Garfield
Salt Lake
Intermountain Worker Publishing Company
Utah
Merle Wilson
Blaine
Seattle
Wash
Wilson
New York
Jes Self
Julia Cum
America
New York City
Aiso
Euston
Liverpool
London
Terse California News Highlights Involving Crimes and Politics
Reports from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles cover Leopold Foxen’s life sentence for murder of Clorinda UGuiterey, olive industry tariff lobbying by J C Huff, missing UC Berkeley student Sante Emil Mattson, purse theft at St. Vibiana’s Cathedral, and legislative bets on bird protections. Also noted are DarTow’s rescheduled trial, postal bonds applications, torture claims against T W Hawkins, inventor J M Birchler’s death, a Chinese adoption petition, Anglo American talks on ship safety, and various court actions in Alaska Idaho and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold Foxen
Clorinda Uguiterey
Santa Barbara
Folsom Penitentiary
Hesperia Doings Report on Wells and Town Happenings
Water was struck four miles northwest of Hesperia at 400 feet in the Seacord place. A second well hit water ten miles west with Tony Smith's rig. Local residents note visitors and family events including Mrs. Minister's daughter at the ranch and Joe Bessant becoming a father. Yucca and juniper shipments continue from W. R. Hughes. several townsfolk travel and return from trips while 20 youths attend a New Year’s Eve dance in Victorville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hesperia
G. Seacord
Tony Smith
H. Earhart
Joe Bessant
W. P. Turner
B. Mabee
H. Laughlin
Laughlin
A. M. Short
Frisco
Myron C. Penn
Salt Lake
Los Angeles
W. R. Deter
Jim Goss
Redlands
W. E. Fennell
Bill
Blue Thorpe
Verde
Imperial
San Cardino
Victorville
Jones
Ray
Millington
Barstow
Pat Monagan
Cima
Cal
Geo. Z. Smith
Fred Lang
Helen Aument
Vida Densmore
Lauresenne Densmore
F. C. Ackrey
Bert Willet
Delmer Urschel
Sol Urschel
Sol
Floradora
Bouse
Ariz
Bert Lind
Turner
Myrtle Bateman
the Woods Opera Co
Victorville Hall
Oro Grande community notes and mining updates
Reports from Oro Grande detail Jones purchasing the Pack Saddle mine with early ore in sight, Bert Atwood supervising clay deposits, Judge Morrow inspecting tuffy deposits and cement kiln work lifting mill capacity to 1500 barrels daily. Other items note gas engine purchases, social events, a new bunkhouse, school attendance, and the Fifth District Game and Protective Association meeting featuring Robert F. Johnson and W. P. Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. FE. Jones
Pack Saddle
Bert Atwood
Judge Morrow
J.C. Boren
Judge Huey
Los Angeles
Imperial
Bare
Riverside
Fifth District Game and Protective Association
Santa Cruz
Central Coast
Robert F. Johnson
Monterey
W. P. Taylor
Berkeley
New Lunch Room to Open in Victorville Schedule
Seacord place workmen move to G A Walsh yard east of Victorville and will drill a well for J Martin. A lunch room to open around Jan 5, operated day and night as progress continues on local mining and business activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Connell
Seacord
G. A. Walsh
Victorville
J. Martin
Ackley
Ackleys
Santa Fe
Shingling Contractor Suspected in Woodland Park Holdups
J L Prill of Seattle a Ballard shingling contractor masked and armed tried to rob J H Skirving in Woodland Park but was overpowered. Police believe he may be the bandit behind about two dozen Woodland Park holdups. City Councilman Charles Marble recalls being robbed by him November 18. Prill, seen as an efficient worker with a wife and children, was once considered a good citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Prill
Seattle
Ballard
J. H. Skirving
Woodland Park
Charles Marble
Prill
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Wright
Supreme Police Authority
Portland Vice Commission
California News
J. C. Huff
California
Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Sante Emil Mattson
College of Chemistry
University of Calfornia
James McKinney
St. Vibiana's Cathedral
Clarence S. Dar- Tow
Chicago
James B. McNamara
Postal Savings Depositors
T. W. Hawkins
Oxford University
Mexico
J. M. Birchler
Charles McKenzie
South Priest Street
San Jose
Lute W. Jimmie
Great Britain
United States
Jalconss
Geonge
Baker
British Board of Trade
Innes
Kerr
Nagy2
Nelson
Senate Commerce Committee
William Alden Smith
Elbringer ¥. Brrnette
Nevada
Fairbanks
Alaska
Barnette
Bernard F. O’neil
State Bank of Commerce
Wallace
Idaho
W. W. Woods
District Court
theyState
O’neil
Kootenai County
d’Alene
Hesperia Doings
W. R. Hughes
Oro Grande
Wise
BE. W. Decrow
F. B. Josselyn
C. A. Davidson
Ward
R. A. Crais
Herbert Keith
Covina
Potts Hall
The
Cement Co
United States Circuit Court
Hutchinson
Searles Lake
Desert
R. M. Dillingham
San Bernardino
Telephone
Oro Grande No
Best Hotel
Desert Oro Grande Hotel
Upper
Mojave Valley
Southern California Brick Co
Englewood
Green
Green Marshall Co
W. A. Woods
Frank and
Bert Talmadge
Hugh Drake
Big Rich
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