Cafe Owner Sues Wood Bros for 10660 Damages
Irma B. Potter, farmer and cafe proprietor at Johannesburg, files a superior court suit claiming 10000 in damages plus 85600 in punitive damages against R. E. and I. G. Wood doing business as Wood Bros of Rand sburg. She asserts a September 1922 sale and unpaid 202 bill led to a judgment served during business hours causing humiliation and closure of the restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irma B. Potter
Johannesburg
Superior Court
R. E
I. G. Wood
Wood Bros
Randsburg
Pearl M. Brown
Justice of the Peace
Founder of Tonopah Dies in Sacramento
James L. Butler, 67, joint founder of Tonopah the famed mining town, died at his Sacramento home after a period of ill health worsened by the death of his wife last June. Mrs Butler was known in Nevada mining camps as The mother of Tonopah.
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Sacramento
James L. Butler
Tonopah
Butler
Altho
Randsburg Dance to Sponsor Parish Parsonage Plans
A St. Barbara's church event in Randsburg features a February 12 dance in the Union Wall area with Los Angeles engagement for the occasion. Rev. Phelan aims to gain Bishop Cantwell's approval for a new modern parsonage as the parish prepares for a relocation and building effort.
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St. Barbara's
Union Wall
Randsburg
Los Angeles
John Casion
Phelan
St. Barbara’s Church
Cantwell
National Highway Fund Aims at $1,000,000,000 in Five Years
Sacramento January 22. The American Highway Association files articles of incorporation seeking to raise one billion dollars over five years to construct a national highway system linking capitols and county seats. The plan envisions five trans continental routes and ten north south highways, with at least one east west and one north south route per state, to be completed within five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
American Highway Association
Frank C. Jordan
City projects and political moves across California
Ground broken for a $30,000 city project at San Gabriel and two large packing plants planned for an Oakland colony. San Bernardino National Orange Show program being set for February 16. Senate postmaster nominees named for Long Beach and San Bernardino. Plans for a $500,000 six story Santa Rosa hotel advance with San Francisco financier backing. A silver commission proposal advances in Congress to promote international use of silver. Bay Point plant destroyed by fire with $75,000 loss. Notable deaths and local construction plans in Torrance, Petaluma, Santa Cruz, Visalia, Pomona, Oakland, and Ukiah.
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San Bernardino
Senate
Fred W. McCullah
Long Beach
Calif
Sherman C. Batchelor
San Francisco
Santa Rosa
Silver Commission
Congress
Nicholson
Colorado
Colton
Utah
Washington
Wse
Bay Point Box & Manufacturing Company
Bay Point
Martinez
Torrance
Los Angeles
San
Kern
Inyo
Bernardino
Nevada
Frer
Tury
Showings& Chai
Canada
Goler
Last Chance
Red Rock
Megets Fort
Cate
Randsburg
Silver production soars amid East demand in 1922
World production of silver in 1022 reached its highest level in years driven by strong East Asian demand. Estimates show consumption around 200 million ounces with production near 7.6 billion ounces. Reminted older coins by British and Dutch empires contributed to debasement, and a 1928 silver shortage is forecast by the Industrial News Bureau in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ar East
Industrial News Bureau
San Francisco
Missing aviator found near Silver Lake landing
Reno Jan 21 Harry V Huching missing aviator from Wisconsin located a day after a landing at Silver Lake last night. He was en route to Reno when rescuers began a search. He reported to meet the party this morning.
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Reno
Harry V. Huching
Silver Lake
Wis
Lim
Rere
Postmistress Seeks Brother Ernest Peice in Mining District
Mrs Elizabeth Taylor, postmistress at Randsburg, seeks the address or whereabouts of her brother Ernest Peice a 10 year old mining prospector. A letter from Mars Crystal reports the urgency of locating him at once for family and safety reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Taylor
Randsburg
Mars
C. KR. Day
Springs
Kidder County
Ernest EK. Peice
Aviator Drayton Flies 116 Miles in 42 Minutes
Captain Harry C. Drayton of Mitchell Field made a duty flight from Valley Field near Camden to Mitchell Field covering 116 miles in 42 minutes. The flight reportedly set a record as he encountered favorable air currents at 4000 feet during the breakaway run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineola
N. J
Harry C. Drayton
Mitchell Riceld
Bield
Camden
Alitchell Field
Mitchell Field
Che
American exports total value in 1922 summary
Washington reports the total value of American merchandise exports for 1922 at 3,381,516,735 dollars, down from 4,485,631,325 in 1921 and 2,484,018,292 in 1918, per Department of Commerce release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Commerce
Tragic Deaths Linked by Violent Crime Narrative
Theodora Alberta Doney, 16, was found dead with a bullet wound in the forehead and a revolver nearby at Buttonwillow. Relatives suspect accidental discharge. J Ortega, a rancher from El Cen, is sought by deputies. Earlier, Antonio Vasquez and Pablo Mendez confessed to a sheriff that Ortega hired them to kill Mike Fornosera, who was beaten to death on his Heber-area ranch, while his wife and three children were injured.
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Theodora Alberta Doney
Charles I. Doney
Buttonwillow
J. Ortega
el Cen
Tro
Antonio Vasquez
Pablo Mendez
Mike Fornosera
Ortega
Fornosera
Heber
Big 4 Breaks Ground as Desert Mining Boom Grows
Correspondent reports rising business across mining lines in Kern Inyo and surrounding Nevada areas. Prospects include asbestos samples showing potential value while Rand and Bevis ventures push shaft depth and crosscuts. New housing and utilities expand as investors and miners flood the district amid cargoes of lumber and machinery.
Miners in Heroic Effort to Save Friend
Ida Wallace reports a mine fire at Morning Mine in Mullen seven miles east of Wallace. Four miners died in the blaze H. Tibbet age 41, Wallace Lynch 38, Edward dick 25, and H. S. Tibbet, all named. A marriage license was issued in Bakersfield for Alvis Gordon Sandsberry and Milan Frankie Riley both Randsburg residents. The groom 26 and bride 18.
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Wallace
Ida
HH. S. Tibbet
Mullen
Wallace Lee Lynch
Edwardick
Aing
Bakersfield
Alvis Gordon Sandsberry
Milan
Frankie Riley
Randsburg
Gin
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Oakland
W.’. G. Wright
Navy
Scott
Charles James Howland
Burns Detective Agency
San Jose
Howland
Pecate Arae
Guy Smith
Petaluma
Smith
Roscoe Warner
Laguna Creek
Santa Cruz
Southern Pacific Railroad
Visalia
Pomona
James Hayes
Birmingham City
San Diego Harbor
Imperial Valley
Liverpool
England
Tulare County
P. A. Bouquet
County Board of Supervisors
Mabe. .Toe
McCullouss
Gaydon
Venice
Los Angeles County Superior Court
W. P. Thomas
Ukiah
Frederick O. Townsend
California
Andes
Gulver LA
TS. Tae
Power Company
Consolidated
Rand Mining and Milling Company Group
Liberal Power
Southern Sierras
R. BR
Dinsmore
Southern Pacific Railway
Rand
Feild
Calipan
Black Hawk
Gallaher
von Jiur
Bevis
Ed. Bevis
Jewell Commercial Company
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