Quiet Home wedding unites Lloyd Lincoln and Estelle Jackson
At the groom's parents home in a small ceremony Saturday night eight o clock the couple wed with only immediate relatives present Rev Roys of the Congregational Church officiating The bride wore white silk and the house featured Shasta daises pink sweet peas and ferns A fruit salad supper followed before the newlyweds plan for army service and eventual return to Los Angeles The Independent offers best wishes for happiness and luck to the couple
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Lloyd Lincoln
Estelle Marie Jackson
Los Angeles
Rev
Roys
Congregational Church
Sammy
Lincoln
John P. Sibley
East
Corona High School
George P. Ides Co
Motor Reserve Corps
Quartermaster’s Department
Hev
San Diego
Uncle Sam
Linwor
The
Independent
Pittsburgh Man Enlists After Half Dollar Bet
Edward Fitzgerald of Pittsburgh joined the Canadian Seventh Battalion after gambling a half-dollar with Reed Benham of Wenatchee. The coin chose Seattle. Fitzgerald enlisted for Vancouver, went to Vimy Ridge on Easter Monday, and was wounded in the right forearm at Orpington hospital. Benham remains in France.
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London
Edward Fitzgerald
Pittsburgh
Seattle
Reed Benham
Wenatehee
Wash’n
Fitzgerald
Vancouver
Vimy Ridge
Orpington Hospital
The
Mangahella
Benham
France
Americans at the Front In World War I London
Tom Phillips of Wichita Kansas quit his street car job to join the war and sailed for England with Tom La oach of Oakland California. He landed in August 1915 and joined the Welsh Guards. Phillips recalls his friend Tom killed at Ypres in July 1916 and his own injuries from bayonet, a wrist and leg wound, and head surgery after the Somme fighting.
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London
Tom Philips
Wichita
Kansas
England
Tom la Oach
Oakland
California
Key
Welsh Guards
Tom
Ypres
Phillips
Fritz
Somme
A Good Sing Features Evening Party For Friends
Miss Vivian Frank hosted a social evening at her aunt Miss Maude Unger’s home with music, games, and stunts. Attendees included Vivian, Doris Archer, Edna Freed, and many others, with cafeteria style refreshments and a final piano sing.
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Vivian Frank
Maude Unger
Sias
Doris Archer
Edna May Freed
Loma Tower
Mary Kroonen
Ruth
Hele Seefeld
Dalphine Page
Catherine Hatch
Myra Bateman
Leo
Oscar Kroonen
Burdette Tower
Curtis Mick
John Sandifer
Harold Oak
Eddie Asher
Lorine Webster
Billie Asher
Raymond Brown
Cabinet Members Dismissed After Bribery Charges
In Peking on June 11 two high Chinese officials Chen Chin-tao minister of finance and Yin Ju-lien vice minister faced dismissal after a bribery scandal. The vice minister confessed the finance department took 100000 in gold from a syndicate pushing a brass coin scheme. President Li Yuanhong ordered their dismissal and criminal proceedings may follow.
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Peking
Chen Chin-tao
Yin Ju-lien
Li Yuanhong
Finance Department
Hear Trefz to Explain Causes of Great War
Edward Trefz former associate secretary of the U S Chamber of Commerce and now with the Los Angeles Chamber will speak at the Woman's Club House tomorrow evening at 7 30. He discusses America’s role and war causes, urging Corona families to attend and hear facts about the Red Cross.
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Edward Trefz
United States Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles
Mr. Trefz
America
France
Trefz
Red Cross
Corona
Santa Fe Plans Southwest Branch Lines Expansion
The Santa Fe announces major construction this summer of three new branch lines in the southwest. An Osage county and Santa Fe line will run 65 miles from Owen to Ralston via Pawhuska, Oklahoma, tapping oil fields and shortening routes to Kansas City and Chicago. A Barton county line will extend 35 miles to reach the Kansas wheat belt linking Holyrood and Galicia with low prairie construction costs. A third line is under survey to expand the network.
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Santa Fe
Osage County and Santa Fe
Owen
Ralston
Oklahoma
Pawhuska
Oklahoma City
Kansas City
Chicago
Barton County & Santa Fe
Wheat Belt
Kansas
Holyrood
Galicia
Umpire Upholds Games Dignity in Baseball History
In New York on June 11 an elderly umpire reflects on a lifelong, unglamorous duty. He asserts umpires preserve baseball’s integrity amid threats and abuse, arguing players cheat and fans demand fair calls. He praises those who stand firm when close plays favor the home team.
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New York
Pretty Girls Auction Autographed Baseball for Red Cross
In San Francisco the Coast League game at Recreation Park featured 20 pretty school girls who auctioned an autographed baseball signed by Woodrow Wilson and a Liberty Bond. Proceeds benefited the local Red Cross chapter with Mayor Rolph urging public support.
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San Francisco
Oakland Coast League
Recreatio Park
Red Cross
Woodrow Wilson
The
Rolph
Republic Motor Truck Co to Build Assembly Plant in California
The Republic Motor Truck Company plans to establish an assembling factory in California to expand production. Details on location and timeline were not disclosed in the available text.
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Republic Motor Truck Co
California
New York Hosts Massive Tango Party And Dance Trade Meet
New York June 11. The city becomes a tango hub as dancers from across the country seek new steps and music dealers chase the latest rhythms. The International Association of Masters of Dancing closes with a grand ball Saturday night. About five hundred delegates attend. An additional convention of the National Association of Sheet Music Dealers runs for three days with three to four hundred musicians and attendees.
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New York
Internationl Association of Masters of Dancing
The
National Association of Sheet Music Dealers
Objectors question freight rate hike amid rising business
Those opposing a 15 percent freight rate increase argue roads do not need it due to higher business volume. They ask why the same reasoning cannot apply to other goods whose prices have surged from 26 to 400 percent.
Cheese Charlotte War Recipe From Britain's War Cookbook
From Great Britain's official wartime cookbook. A four person cheese charlotte uses stale bread soaked in water, egg, dripping margarine, grated cheese, and seasoning. Mix into a smooth pulp, bake until golden, saving bread as a patriot motto.
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Great Britain
Charlotte
Hotel Del Rey Arrivals List Lounges Guests Across Cities
A long register from Hotel Del Rey shows guests arriving yesterday from Comp ton Pasadena Hollywood Yorba Linda Pomona Long Beach San Diego Santa Barbara Bakersfield Tucson Ariz San Pedro Lompoc Riverside and Corona. Names include G E Norton M Miller A Anderson L Rahn Mrs L Rahn J H Barton Mr and Mrs E M Phelps Mr and Mrs B C Kelson S W Kelson Miss Warman O B Sellen W Miller Benj Lewis and son Harry Moore A R Burch J S Sunbury and wife J P Monteith M Hunt and wife M E Spercer and wife A L Bertrand J P Dodson W Smith G J Kuchet Ruth Means H E Goodman Chas Goodman Chas Cohn Dr E B Grandmason H Penn C L Brown etc.
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Hotel del Rey
G. E. Norton
al. Miller
M. Anderson
L. Rahn
Pasadena
Wu. Hewitt
Hollywood
J. H. Barton
Yorba Linda
E. M. Phelps
B. C. Kelson
S. W. Kelson
J. H. Kelson
Miss Warman
Long Beach
O. B. Sellen
W. Miller
Pomona
Benj. Lewis
Bonita
Harry Moore
A. R. Burch
K. (. Moody
Williams
E. A. Clark
Geo. R. Healy
Liberty Bonds rally prompt German loan subscriptions
The piece urges all Americans to invest in Liberty Bonds amid wartime tension with Germany. It notes Germany's loan drive attracted 5,250,000 subscribers, roughly 8 percent of its population, and urges citizens to buy bonds at banks, stores, or post offices to show resolve and support for U S democratic ideals.
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Altho
Germany
United States
Citrus shipping boom fuels near 1200 car season in Corona
The Queen Colony Fruit Exchange reports strong demand and rising prices as citrus shipments approach 1200 cars for the season. Through June 9 1916 the exchange shipped 897 cars including navals sweets valencias and lemons with weeks left to push totals higher.
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Queen Colony Fruit Exchange
Corona
Mexican Charged After Attempted Forged Check Pass
A Mexican man was jailed by Chief A C Ramsey for attempting to pass a forged looking check to M Blowitz in a city store. The check drawn on Cooper Cates and Casey of Los Angeles bore a doubtful endorsement and the suspect claimed to have found it.
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A. C. Ramsey
M. Blowitz
The Great Promisers Wit Comment Cited by Transcript
A Boston Transcript quote contrasts English and American political campaigns with a wry remark about shared candidates. It notes that the same fellows stand for office in both lands, implying universal political ambitions and the humor of campaign rhetoric.
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England
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