Ontario Avenue Contract Set For Pavement Improvement
The city’s board awarded the Ontario avenue paving contract to S.C. Contracting Co. of Los Angeles for 49,439.60 including curbs and gutters, about 14 500 feet of macadam pavement. The project costs about 3.41 per running foot, with bids opened from five firms. The trustees also voted unanimously to stop wine manufacture within city limits, allowing Italians to make wine outside and bring in small quantities with permits. The meeting also addressed alley improvements, railroad crossing signals, and other minor matters.
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C. Contracting Company
Los_Angeles
Ontario Avenue
City Board of Trustees
Johnson Shea Co
Riverside
C. Contracting Co
Los Angeles
C. Eaves
Rogers Bros. Co
R. S. Mathews
F. J. Mueller
S.C. Contracting Company
Ramsey
Dairyman Adopts Electric Pumping Plant Here
I O Hansen, northeast of the city, installs a 35 horsepower electric motor to replace a 40 horsepower gasoline engine for irrigation on ninety acres of alfalfa. He plans a smaller motor for the creamery and electric milking, with recent electric pumps proving cheaper and more reliable under a new flat rate. Other local pumping setups have adopted electricity with favorable operating costs and production gains.
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I. O. Hansen
Southern Sierras Power Company
Hansen
Electric Company
Venice Adverts Prize Free Tickets At Rail Depots
A. L. Anderson of the Venice Chamber of Commerce extols Venice and describes a local advertising scheme using complimentary tickets handed to railway officials. Travelers buying California or fair tickets receive Venice amusement tickets free, now extended to Los Angeles and nearby depots with free offers at Santa Fe and Perkins' store.
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A. L. Anderson
Venice
Los Angeles
Corona
Santa Fe
Perkins
Miss Anna Pratt Leaves Grant Home for San Diego
Miss Anna Pratt, guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Grant on East Tenth Street, departed this morning to return to her home in San Diego.
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Anna Pratt
E. W. Grant
East Tenth Street
San Diego
Corona National Bank Officials Named in Ledger Listing
Corona National Bank lists F F Thompson as president Cllas, Hoss as cashier Ca McConnnell as vice president and Hin McConnell as assistant cashier in the roster of bank officers and staff.
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Mcconnnell
Vic
Mcconnell
Cash
Riverside Fair Promises Fast Pace Racing
Southern California horsemen anticipate sprint and pace events at the Riverside District Fair with top trot and pace horses like San Jacinto Homer Mack Clara Mack White Stockings and Savage string. Matinee and running races will accompany the daily program as officials tout the track as one of the best half milers in the country.
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Real
Bob’’ Smith
California
South
Riverside District
San Jacinto
William Stewart
Los Angeles
Homer Mack
W. G. Durfee
Clara Mack
Savage
German Naval Losses Reported in Riga Gulf and Nearby Actions
A Petrograd dispatch notes another auxiliary cruiser lost in the Gulf of Riga along with earlier German losses. Amsterdam reports a German outpost boat sunk after engagement with two destroyers near Zeebrugge, with part of the crew rescued. Paris cites French torpedo boats sinking a German destroyer off Ostend with undamaged French boats. Sofia reports Turkish collier Hs pahan torpedoed by a British submarine and the Budos sunk in the Sea of Marmora. Rome notes transports with troops departed Naples Syracuse Taranto and Brindisi under sealed orders, speculated for actions against Turkey.
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London
Petrograd
Gulf of Riga
Amsterdam
Zeebrugge
Paris
Ostend
Belgium
Morning Post
Riga
Dago Island
Gulf
Sophia
Bulgaria
Hspahan
Haidar Pasha
Budos
Sea of Marmora
Rome
Naples
Syracuse
Taranto
Brindisi
Pomona resident attends to city realty matters
M. Longsworth of Pomona is listed as attending to city realty matters today, reflecting ongoing local property issues and municipal affairs.
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M. Longsworth
Pomona
Mr and Mrs Leeds Visit Corona For Day Of Calls
Mr and Mrs F W Leeds of Riverside drove to Corona this morning and spent the day visiting with friends.
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F. W. Leeds
Riverside
Corona
Border tension rises as trenchworks loom on Mexican side
Reports from Brownsville and Douglas describe trench entrenchments along the border and sandbagged American guard posts on the international bridge. A U S cavalry patrol near Lochiel was fired on, returning fire with no casualties. General Villa marshals 20,900 men for possible guerrilla actions near Torreon with 60 artillery pieces positioned north of Santa Clara and Santa Rosa.
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Brownsville
Fort Brown
International Bridge
Douglas
Ariz
United States
Lochiel
Tenth Cavalry
Carranza
EL Paso
Tex
Ice Cream Festival at Woman's Clubhouse
Beginning at seven o clock the Woman's Clubhouse hosts an ice cream festival with elaborate preparations by club ladies. Attendees are assured of delicious tea cream and cake and an opportunity to enjoy themselves.
UC Freshmen Face Tough Body Tests for Gym Training
The University of California asks freshmen to prove a sound body through tests of strength and endurance. Eight hundred men are measured for jumping, hand vaults, sprinting, swimming, and self defense skills while health indicators are checked. The goal is to foster lifelong outdoor sport participation and moral discipline through regular athletic work.
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University of California
Franklh Wleeberger
Kleeberger
Iso
Hunters Barred From Big Acreage In California Preserve
A government notice outlines 732,720 acres of forest land in California where birds and other wildlife may reside without hunting intrusion. The article notes the preserve exists primarily for game protection and may include continuation references.
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California
Japan Boosts Ammunition Output for Allies
Tokyo reports Premier Okuma will mobilize government and private resources to increase munition production for the allies, especially Russia. He cites impractical troop dispatch to Europe and notes Japan seeks recognition of supremacy in the Orient.
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Tokio
Japan
Russia
Okuma
Europe
Kokumin Shimbun
Associated Press
Wells Family Mystery Notes Unclear Fragments
Fragmentary text mentions Mr and Mrs Wells and daughters Lucille likely in a genealogical or social note. No clear event date place or outcome can be derived from the readable portion.
Los Angeles Ledger Turns On Collier Letts Story
A clipped Los Angeles item notes Collier correspondence and a lett this mora is referenced. The fragment hints at coverage of local press matters involving Collier.
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Collier Lett
Mora
Los Angeles
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Ontario
Santa Fe Railroad
Buena Vista, Taylor, Kellogg, Main
Fullerton
BE. H. Smith
the Park
Corona National Bank
FF. F. Thompson, Pres
Cllas
Hoss
First National Bank
A. J. Ware
C. C. Harrington
GEO
Snidecor
Laura V. Kirby
Italy
Turkey
Eneiral von Hindenburg
Admiral von Tirpitz
Villa
Chin
France
England
Russi
China
Pacific
Resia
Rusala
Kay
Wells
Lucille
Breaanae
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