Armistice progress and war memory across Allied fronts
The Germans comply with armistice terms as Allied and American forces advance toward the Rhine. News notes Metz’s French reoccupation, broad Allied morale boosts, and casualty tallies for Britain France and Italy. Prisoners reach Nancy as Y M C A aides, while calls unfold for humane treatment of prisoners. Wheat prices and dairy sterilization methods are reported along with sugar yields from cane and beet crops.
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Rhine
Treasury Secretary McAdoo Urges Bond Payment Continuation
The Secretary urges Liberty Bond buyers to complete installments and avoid selling bonds on open markets. He notes employers aid with installment plans, and if subscribers sever ties with employers they should have subscriptions taken over or completed by new employers or local banks to prevent forced sales.
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Treasury Department
Cattle Inspection Plan Rolled Out in San Bernardino County
The Cattle Protection Board schedules an August initiation of cattle inspection at shipping points and slaughter houses in San Bernardino county on November 28 1918. Inspectors listed include K Tompkins Cajon Devore Colton Rialto Wade Etwanda and nearby corrals 8 A Sidler Ivanpaugh Dix Van Dyke Daggett F Talmadge Victorville and areas Hesperia Summit adjacent loading chutes Cattle require a certificate of inspection for shipment and slaughterhouse marks and brands must be checked before slaughter. The program aims to protect cattle owners against theft and requires 24 hour prior notice of shipment or slaughter by cattlemen.
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Cattle Protection Board
San Bernardino County
K. Tompkins
Third Street
San Bernardino
Cajon
Devore
Colton
Rialto
Wade
Etwanda
A. Sidler
Ivanpaugh
Dix van Dyke
Daggett
Yermo
Barstow
F. Talmadge
Victorville
Hesperia
Summit
Telegraph Companies To Operate As One Nationwide
Postmaster General Burleson ruled that all telegraph companies will be operated as a single system starting December 1. All offices must accept any class of messages at the prevailing tariff. A separate order grants annual paid vacations: one week after one year, two weeks after two.
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Washington
Burleson
Barstow News Roundup Bristling With Local Happenings
Barstow contains a busy mix of travel, illness, and local moves. Mrs. Walter Milton sails to San Jacinto Spring seeking rheumatism relief while Mrs. Ella Stewart visits Barstow for the winter and joins her daughter in Colorado later. A Stockton to Los Angeles journey paused for a heart attack near Barstow, but the patient recovered. Glee Club work and school shifts at Gonzales High reflect regional flu disruptions. Mining updates note Yellow Pine manager Hale’s death from pneumonia and Mohawk’s mill readiness with water shortages. Barstow residents George Lehey and others plan moves, while influenza grips the town with dozens ill, including Japanese and Mexican residents, and selective board clerks.
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Cleveland
Stockton
Los Angeles
Barstow
Wilson's Proclamation Declares Thanksgiving for Peace
President Wilson proclaims November 28 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer praising the peace brought by victory in World War I. He calls for national reflection and divine guidance, inviting Americans to cease work and render thanks in homes and places of worship.
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Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
Cotton Expert Praises Desert Cotton Crop Prospects
M. B. Camp of the U S Department of Agriculture visited Barstow and examined a Durango long staple upland cotton sample grown at Yermo by Thomas Williams. He plans to inspect Blythe and invites local growers to contact him. He notes Barstow area farmers favor alfalfa but could profitably grow cotton with adequate irrigation.
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M. B. Camp
U. S. Department of Agriculture Cotton Breeding
Barstow
Durango
Yermo
Thos. Williams
Time Extended for Mailing Christmas Packages
The War Department extends the final date for mailing Christmas parcels to soldiers overseas to November 30 due to army divisions being stationed in areas delaying label preparation. If no label is received, families may obtain a Christmas box from the Red Cross by applying to Mrs White at the drugstore and all boxes must be inspected at Red Cross headquarters before mailing.
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The
War Department
Red Cross
Tourists to flock through Barstow on new Old Trails route
Bert Hadsell of the Automobile Club of Southern California says transcontinental motor travel will be unprecedented this year. He reports ten parties daily en route to the Sunny South and few cars stranded, aided by thorough signposting of the National Old Trails from Kansas City to Needles Needles Barstow Victorville San Bernardino along a newly paved highway.
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Bert Hadsell
Touring Bureau
Automobile Club of
Southern California
Hadsell
South
Kansas City
California
Needles
Barstow
Victorville
Summit
San Bernardino
Prisoner of war release planned by government
Reports from Lonton on November 20 state the government intends to release prisoners of war in mass, after provisioning them with three days of food. Poor transport lines and weather risk heavy losses if the German plan proceeds.
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Lonton
Victory Day Parade Planned in Los Angeles Downtown
A Victory Day celebration is set for Saturday in Los Angeles featuring a grand military parade through the downtown business district. Local officials expect a sizable turnout and emphasize orderly conduct and public safety during the event.
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Los Angeles
Hotel Oaks in Chico Opens Soon
Arrangements rush for the opening of Hotel Oaks Chico a six story hostelry described as the most modern structure of its kind in Northern California The project represents an investment of 200000 dollars and promises to set a new standard in regional lodging.
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Oaks
Chico
California
Cotton Harvest Begins at Dodge Land Plantation
Cotton picking starts on the Dodge Land Company plantation near Chico with an expected bale per acre yield. The crop is introduced to rotate with rice on adobe lands and is regarded as a successful experiment with women and young people employed as pickers.
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Dodge Land Company
Chico
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Secrecretary of the Treasury
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Miss Forester
Winslow
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Mrs
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Barstow High School
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Miss Hoagland
Ross Moore
Charles Garver
Mrs. Garver
C. D. Hutchelson
Fred A. Hale, Jr
Yellow Pine Mining Company
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Mohawk Gold and Copper Co
Millbrook
George Lehey
Santa Fe
Ek. W. Brown
B. B. Crutts
Superior Valley
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Flora Allen
Fort Mojave
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August Vogt
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al Matthews
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