Wilson lands in Brest on way to Paris
President Wilson stepped ashore in Brest at 3 22 pm with Mrs Wilson leading a flag bearing party. A salute accompanied the landing as a reception committee led by Mayor Herregant greeted the couple before they boarded a special train to Paris.
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Six Corona Boys Hike Then Lost in Santa Ana Canyon
Six young men set out on a mountain hike south of town early Wednesday. After hours of wandering, they found their way toward Richfield via a canyon, rode an evening train, and reached home exhausted. The group included Jack Fitch, Jay Gould, Edward Dudley, Raymond Brown, James Emerson, and Frederic Laster.
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Santa Fe
Jack Fitch
Jay Gould
Edward Dudley
James Emerson
Frederic Laster
Miss Dauphine Page Leaves for Corona Lemon Company
The Corona Lemon company through Manager Willits has called Miss Dauphine Page who started with The Independent in spring 1917 as deviless in the business office. Our logs say the company gains with her move. Mrs. Pearl Ballard, long with Corona Lemon, will soon visit her mother in Tucson and may tour relatives further east. Page begins her new work next Monday.
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Corona Lemon Company
Willits
Berlin urged to invite Allied occupation amid Spartacist unrest
Berlin speech by Philip Scheidemann says the German government may ask allied armies to occupy Berlin if the Spartacist demonstrations continue. He predicts American troops may arrive soon and urges establishing order, with crowds shouting Long live Wilson, and a new people’s council for the republic forming in Hesse.
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Five Dollars Starts Ball Rolling for Danarri Family
After the death of Mrs. Frank Danarri on Wednesday, Ed Penprase left a five dollar bill at The Independent to aid the Danarri family. The funds come from Ed and Walter Penprase, inviting others to donate from 5 cents to 100 dollars for the Italian family with nine orphaned children.
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Lust of Territory Must Be Overcome
President Wilson arrives in France to join peace talks. The United States seeks a neutral role to avoid another trans Atlantic war while European powers pursue territorial gains. Differences in aims threaten a strong league of nations and require a tough, lengthy struggle.
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California Industry and Infrastructure Highlights
D. M. Folsom pushes fuel oil conservation and electric roads on the S. P. line. Four women join California’s legislature after a recent election. Sacramento Valley aims to add 100 000 acres of peas beans in 1919. Stockton reports three factories using 1000 horsepower. Santa Ana awards 39001 for a road around Sulphur Slide. Loomis notes Placer Chrome Co adding two mills with 100 tons daily. San Francisco releases Pacific Mail ships for oriental trade.
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Placer Chrome Co
Decline in New Influenza Cases Reported in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles the health department reported a marked drop in new influenza cases today compared to yesterday at the same hour. The reduction follows days of higher counts as officials monitor the outbreak.
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Britain Will Not Demand Full German War Debt
Washington officials say Lloyd George's push for Germany to pay the entire allied war debt is election talk. The United States expects Germany to pay only restorative indemnities to Belgium and northern France, with financial recovery to come slowly through taxes and hardship.
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Kemp Calls for Allied Occupation of Petrograd Kronstadt and Moscow
Rear Admiral Kemp urges allied occupation of Petrograd Kronstadt and Moscow in a Times letter. He served as a British naval officer in northern Russian waters until November.
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Debating events postponed for Corona due to public meeting ban
Debates among Citrus Belt League schools including Gerona High School were postponed from December 19 as local public meetings are banned. Corona Society inquired with San Bernardino and Hemet to reschedule and possibly postpone other planned battles to a later date.
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Coorna
Red Cross Christmas Roll Must Go On in Riverside
Riverside officials were informed by telegram from Washington that the Red Cross Membership Roll Call must continue despite influenza. Corona will proceed with the campaign as planned, with days to be set by the executive committee to finish in three or four days.
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Hold Your Bonds McAdoo Advises Hold Your Bonds
Treasury Secretary William G McAdoo urges in a Liberty Bond and War Savings Certificate appeal to hold investments first because they back the United States, noting future government bonds will be pricier and that bonds provide security against debt and hardship. The message emphasizes sacrifice, patriotism, and prudent saving through bonds.
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Treasury Department
Leoye
France
Germany
Dutch Urges Kaiser Expulsion Among WWI Tensions
Amsterdam's Nieuws Van den Tag calls on the government to demand the Hohenzollerns depart the country at once. Premier Beirenbruk says the administration is willing to discuss with the Entente, provided the talks honor Holland's dignity and the current arrangement remains provisional.
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Nieuws van den Tag
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Montreal Faces Police and Fire Strikes
Montreal bears up under a police and firemen strike as strikebreakers allegedly fill half the police ranks while authorities demand higher wages, causing concern over law and order in the city.
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Montreal
Women Suffrage Leaders Respond To German Blockade Plea
Mrs. Henry Fawcett, head of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies, forwards The Times a reply she sent to a German request to end the blockade. She declines to appeal for lifting the blockade during armistice, cites global food shortages and losses from submarine warfare, and argues the Allied food council must prioritize the hungry. She adds a favorable view of women's political influence and urges Germans to overthrow autocrats for lasting peace.
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Henry Fawcett
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Copenhagen
German Women Suffrage Society
Germany
Allied Food Council
Danes subscribe freely to Fourth Liberty Loan
The Danes nationwide contributed about 1.125 million dollars through the Jacob A. Riis League of Patriotic Service in the Fourth Liberty Loan drive. Audubon Iowa reports 1500 Danes subscribing 323,750 dollars, with Danish buyers totaling around 3465 individuals and an average per capita of 24 65, while final totals await reports through December 1 and include other Danish promoters.
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Iowa
The Caucasus district peasants share Armenian refugee tale
In the districts of Caucasia peasants recount a shared experience of Armenian refugees, detailing displacement impacts and community responses amid regional tensions and historical upheaval.
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