16 Apr 1917
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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1917
Page
1
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A poem urges divine aid for the land, asking a mighty wing to protect and bless the nation. It calls for tenderness to the land, freedom and sharing, and a thunderous wing to shield from storm and danger across seas and mountains.
A piece urges self reflection on community impact and helping others, citing a Los Angeles animal trainer on controlling emotions and kindness. It notes dairy cow competition entries due by May 1 to Prof. F. W. Woll in Davis and reports Riverside switching to a morning edition alongside The Press, plus a forecast that belts for men will return to style with longer skinnies and fatties.
A verse contrasts a small minded man with a small car and a rich man with wealth, then notes two Milwaukee boors forced to salute and kiss the flag for pent up pride. Police discuss actor John Bunny as a family recalls Easter eggs at dinner.
A city official warns Oakland residents to display flags or face arrest and possible designation as interned enemies of the United States. The note appears in a compilation of humorous and political excerpts from various sources.
The article argues democracy is not weakness and compares views of liberty and defense across nations. It notes tensions between pacifist democratic ideals and militarist impulses and urges recognition that liberty lovers may defend their freedoms. A separate legal notice describes a Riverside County Corona property sale with lots 39 40 41 and court actions dated April 2 1917.
The column argues against a national mood of alarm and militarism, defending U S ideals as antiwarlike despite fears of invasion. It asserts the United States will not seek war, but will defend peace honorably if threatened, then return to civilian life.
A. H. Willits sues Oscar Bell Louisa Bell and others with Corona National Bank to recover 3412.16 plus costs. By decree of foreclosure and writ of execution issued March 1917, sale at 1 15 P M on April 24 1917 at the Riverside Court House front door to satisfy the judgment.
John R. Lawson, the labor leader convicted over the Ludlow massacre, abandoned union leadership in Denver and donned miners’ overalls to work a coal seam in the Fredericksburg district. Once a member of the United Mine Workers International Council, he declined a cushy union post and returned to hard labor.
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