Wilson Confident of Defense Bills
President Wilson backs his national defense program and hopes to pass it as a party measure through caucus coercion. Senator Kern of Indiana endorses spreading navy and army expenditures over five years, signaling Democratic unity and interior support for preparedness. Prohibition gains noted as business and public sentiment push for constitutional amendment era.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Kern
Indiana
West
Interior
Atlantic and
Pacific States
Democratic Party
Senate
Army
National Prohibition
Congress
Prohibition
District of Columbia
Inter Ocean road from Barstow to Needles urged for immediate building
A Barstow reader argues the Inter Ocean highway from Barstow to Needles should be built now with San Bernardino bonds already approved. Delays risk desert development, mineral enterprises, and regional travel, while a statewide or federal shift could stall the project. The writer notes favorable weather, bond sale readiness, and potential benefits to Southern California and the 1916 San Diego Exposition.
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Ted
Inter Ocean
Barstow Needles
Auto Club
San Bernardino
Barstow
Daggett
Ludlow
Bag Dad
Amboy
Needles
California
Society Uneasy as White House Social Lines May Change
The article questions whether Mrs. Norman Galt who runs the widow jewelry business of her late husband will soften Washington society’s rigid divisions. It notes a history of clear social lines separating the White House elite from tradespeople and middle class and asks if Mrs. Galt could alter that dynamic during the Wilson era.
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White House
Washington
Norman Galt
Government aid and land speculation under homestead laws
A discussion of how Interior Department land allotments through the desert land act promote speculation over genuine homesteading. The author argues idle holdings hinder settlement growth, raise weed-infested lands, and depress local education and governance, urging coordinated action to amend laws and cancel nondeveloped filings.
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United States
Department of the Interior
Count the Cost Start Right Count the Cost Start Right
An irrigation planning piece argues that initial engineering and careful cost counting save money long term. It urges ranchers to hire engineers to map land, plan water use, grade terrain, and choose well locations, noting water management determines success or trouble in the West.
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Great West
Sheriff Defendants Named in $20 000 Mining Suit
Howard J. Potter and Thomas P. Rigney sue Sheriff J. L. McMinn and the National Surety Company bondsmen claiming a sheriff sale of mining property in Alpha Gulch near Bagdad caused $20 000 in damages. They allege notice was served that the lands belonged to them but the levy satisfied a $387 judgment awarded to Mrs. Grace Faulkner against the Southwestern Lead Mining Company.
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San Bernardino
Alpha Gulch
Bagdad
Howard J. Potter
Thomas P. Rigney
J. L. McMinn
National Suret Company
Justice Court
Grace Faulkner
Southwestern Lead Mining Company
Postal Telegraph Co. Moves Office Location
The Postal Telegraph and Telephone Co's office has been moved from the post office building to McShane's oil station where first class service will be rendered.
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Postal Telegraph and Telephone Co’s
McShane’s Oil Station
Democrats Seek More Revenue From Defense Spending
Washington reports the Democratic party searches for a plan to raise government funds without new taxes while defending a growing defense program. Leaders warn that ordinary expenses require more revenue as wasteful spending draws scrutiny and Aldrich warned of excess costs years ago.
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Bill Sulzer
Congress
Botanic Gardens
Washington
Democratic Party
Aldrich
Ivanpah Valley grows with railroads and water
IVANPAH IVANPAH VALLEY notes rapid growth with two railroads Salt Lake and Santa Fe a post office stores and circulating library water conditions excellent one reservoir completed and five and a half miles of pipe to homes. A special I V A A meeting called by President Wim Gerich for Tuesday. Tramps have been a nuisance breaking into houses and stealing goods. Early Wednesday a fire destroyed D A Andersons house with neighbors offering help to rebuild.
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Ivanpah Valley
Salt Lake and
Santa Fe
Wim. Gerich
von Gerichton
Elmer Rapp
Barbara
Wm. G. Hall
D. A. Anderson
Mr. Anderson
Social Season Opens for Desert Empire Ballet
The social season of the Desert Empire began with two large ballet events. One opened at Sloan's Hall on Saturday and the other at the Fletcher Opera House on Monday night.
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Sloan’s Hall
We Fletcher Opera House
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Senator Kern
Arthur W. Dunn
Los Angeles
Cal
Barstow Printer
Barstow, Cal
Postal Telegraph CO
Ivanpah
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