Two American Vessels Seized by German Forces
American steamers Llama and Wico en route to Stockholm with petroleum have been captured by German forces and towed to Swinemunde. Russians evacuate Kovno and Warsaw forts fall as German advances continue along the Vistula line.
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Malmo
Sweden
London
Llama
Wico
America
Stockholm
Swinemunde
Daily Mail
Copenhagen
Kovno
Berlin
Warsaw
Ivangorod
Novogeorgievsk
Vistula
Brest-Litovsk
Novoyeor- Bievsk
Petrograd
Narew
Mrs Cleveland Plans Major Home Improvements
Mrs A Cleveland relocates from Los Angeles to a home at Sheridan and Olive and contemplates extensive improvements to the premises.
General Scott moves to Mexican border amid border tensions
Major General Scott, chief of staff, heads to El Paso to discuss Villa and Carranza policy as Pan American talks pause. Carranza forces siege Nogales while United States troops escort Governor Maytorena's family back to Mexico amid warnings not to return.
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Governor
Washington, Ave
Mexico
New York
Lansing
Wilson
Scott
Villa
War Department
State Department
Breckenridge
Vita
Carranza
EL Paso
Washington
General Scott
Chihuahua
Juarez
Mining Corporation
Nogales
Ariz
P. Elias Calles
Sonora
Jose Maytorena
Santa Barbara
Maytorena
Resta Retains Title as World’s Premier Auto Racer
Dario Resta wins the 100 mile Chicago Speedway race in 58 minutes 54 seconds at 107.2 mph to reaffirm status as top driver. Cooper finishes second Burman third Oldfield fourth. Des Moines 300 mile race sees Ralph de Palma win with Eddie O Donnell second and Joe Cooper fatally injured in a tire blowout. Cooper, 24, began racing this year.
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Cooper
Burman
Oldfield
de Palma
Des Moines
Chicago Speedway
Cooper, Burman
Ralph de ‘Palma
Eddie Pullen
Ralph Mulford
Eddie O'Donnell
Joe Cooper
Chicago
Resta
Wass
Earl Cooper
Indianapolis
It Isn t Fair A Mitchell Car Prank On Town Youth
A well known young man recently bought a Mitchell automobile. Friends played a prank by jacking up a rear wheel, leaving him unable to move. They watched as he and a female companion returned, but the car started fine after the jack was removed, revealing the joke. The man later learned he had been pranked by friends.
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Mitchell
O. K
Piremaz Sadth
Olinda
Made Bain
Richfield
Velasco
Duell's Cash Grocery Opens With Strong Early Patronage
A week into operation Duell's cash grocery reports strongest patronage yet as low prices attract housewives. Daily business rose substantially all week and readers are urged to view page four ad for price reductions.
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Duell
First Biennial Report Issued by State Board of Education
Sacramento August 7 The first biennial report of the State Board of Education has been issued in a 250 page volume. It outlines the board's activities with notes from officers and committees and includes statistics and tables on textbooks accreditation of out of state schools teacher certification retirement salary law and reports from the secretary and commissioners of elementary secondary and vocational education. Copies are available from the State Board of Education Sacramento Cal.
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Sacramento
State Board of Education
Imiay
Cal
Andrews Host Dinner Brings Attendees From Coast
Mr and Mrs L L Andrews entertained Friday night with guests Prof H J Boyd and wife from Portland Ore Mrs James Boyd of Riverside and Mr and Mrs W E Beale of Imperial The gathering included Mr Boyd brother of Mrs Andrews who has attended the Shrine Pilgrimage in Seattle and will visit San Diego and San Francisco fairs before resuming duties in Portland
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L. L. Andrews
H. J. Boyd
Portland, Ore
James Boyd
Riverside
W. E. Beale
Imperial
Boyd
Andrews
Seattle
San Diego
San Francisco
Portland
Miss Edna Colton Visits Glendale Parents
Miss Edna Colton evening chief operator of Pacific Telephone Co. at Glendale arrived in the city last evening to spend a few days visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Colton and friends.
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Edna Colton
The
Pacific Telephone Co
Glendale
City
Wm. Colton
Union Tabernacle Sunday Meetings Draw Large Crowd
Summer evenings at Union Tabernacle attract near full seats as a large choir fills the platform. Rev FL Reynolds surprises the audience by ordering lights out to view stars while preaching "The heavens Declare the Glory of God." Tomorrow Rev J W Utter discusses Gibbon’s five causes for rapid early Christian growth.
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Union Tabernacl Tieetings
FL. W. Reynolds
J. W. Utter
Gibbon
Dennison Takes Over South Main Sweet Shop
M F Dennison of Los Angeles and his wife have arrived and taken over the Sweet Shop on South Main Street. The change of ownership occurred yesterday. Dennison brings years of confectionery experience and will manufacture all chocolates and candies on site.
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M. F. Dennison
Los Angeles
South Main Strex
Mr. Dennison
Decorations Play Big Part in Encampment at Capitol
Washington officials and citizens plan grand G A R encampment displays at the Capitol and nearby grounds. A 75 by 20 foot Grand Army badge and a similar Women's Relief Corps badge use extensive plant work with colors from coleus althernanthera and moss. About 75 000 plants form badges around the Sherman statue as four army corps designs. The Barthold fountain atop the Botanical Gardens will be illuminated at night and added to the display.
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Washington
DD. C
Citizens Committee
G.A.R
Capitol Building
Woman's Relief Corps
Capitol
Jelliott Woods
Senate
Grand Army
Women’s Relief Corps
G.alr
Coleus
Althernanthera
Sherman
Pennsylvania Avenue
Army Corps
Charles Trenlock
Fifteenth Corps
Fourteenth Corps
Twentieth Corps
Seventeenth Corps
George W. Tless
Barthold
Reget
Dts
Oil Tank Car Cause of Yorba Station Wreck Claimed
Engineer J W Benton remains near death after a Yorba station wreck. Fireman H R Smith sinks. Trustee R L Willits burns but rests. Rail officials say the oil car was briefly stopped, then derailed, as the engine dragged it 150 feet. Witness Velasco says the car moved slowly before collision.
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J. W. Benton
Yorba Station
Fullerton
Los Angeles Santa Fe Hospital
Benton
R. L. Willits
Anaheim
H. R. Smith
San Bernardino
Sacramento Appportionment Allocates Auto Tax by County
Announcement from Sacramento lists state automobile tax allocations for the past year. Los Angeles County pays tax on 46.95 percent of registered autos and receives 627 157 for county road expenses. Other counties totals include Imperial 9 217 Orange 25 357 Riverside 14 653 San Bernardino 22 097 San Diego 37 611 Santa Barbara 12 774 Ventura 9 354.
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Sacramento
Los Angeles County
San California
Imperial
Orange
Riverside
San Bernardino
San Diego
Santa Barbara
Ventura
Morning service at St John’s Episco pal church cancelled
Rev. Charles Stanley Mook telegraphed The Independent from Barstow that the early morning communion service at St. John’s Episcopal church would not be held, while other services would proceed as usual.
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Charles Stanley Mook
Independent
Barstow
St. John’s Episcopal Church
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