07 Dec 1921
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Newspaper
Corona Daily Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1921
Page
1
The Corona board debated a regional power and irrigation project to benefit the southwest. They favored state led development possibly with federal aid, noting big power companies might otherwise act alone. The conference runs December 8 to Saturday with officials like Mayor Stobbs and Albert D. Fall listed among attendees.
Dec reports gunmen killed Patrolmen William J. Britt and Harry Closter during a police ball in Los Angeles. A bloodstained car found near Loma Linds is linked to the case, owner Phillip Drode of Los Angeles. Clester and Britt are survived by families as police mobilize all resources to capture the killers.
Attorneys for Len Small concluded arguments for quashing indictments charging the governor with embezzlement of state funds. The prosecution’s answer is expected to occupy the remainder of the week. Washington reports President Harra of Guatemala and his cabinet are in prison following a revolution. The state department advised by the American legation released details.
Officers report that about 700 doughboys arrived in New York today from the Rhine front aboard the Cantigny transport. Among them were eighty two wives and eight babies, carried in their arms, as families join returning servicemen.
Washington December 17. President Harding leads a White House push to discipline the Republican factions in Congress and the cabinet. He warns that the old guard must align with district party leadership and accept the party’s legislative program as cabinet members campaign nationwide to denounce farm bloc policies and rally support for abolition of special interest groups.
The Colorado river basin development is poised to dominate national attention with key conferences and hearings. Governor Thomas R. Campbell notes four major gatherings December 5 to 12, including Riverside, San Diego, Salt Lake, and Charleston, shaping public opinion on dam projects. President Harding backs the initiative, as Western states bend toward Boulder Canyon and Glen Canyon schemes near Lees Ferry.
Eight hundred state troops guarded the South St. Paul packing plant district as thousands of striking workers maintained picket lines. Guardsmen arrived after authorization from Gov. Preus and one company was armed with one inch field howitzers. Pickets blocked attempts to bring in strikebreakers despite militia presence.
A muddled Pacific coast football post season faces California negotiations with Washington and Jefferson Centre Notre Dame and Iowa in efforts to fill the Pasadena New Year's game. Talks involve USC Nebraska and Stanford with gate shares and venue conditions noted while the big question remains who will play and where.
Berlin reports fifty men trapped in the burning ruins of a dynamite factory near Saarbrucken after a blast that killed about 100 people yesterday. Firefighters risk their lives as they attempt rescues, focusing on plant workers.
Treasury opposition will not block the soldiers bonus bill. Representative Fordney of Michigan, chair of the Ways and Means Committee, said the measure will pass this session. The House advocates remain confident despite treasury concerns.
The Circle City school reports rising enrollment with new students registering weekly since sessions opened last September. Prof. Glen D. Wight, head of the local system, received a letter from Miss Elsie Hansen of Weed Siskiyou County inquiring about the intake for students entering after Christmas.
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