Foiled Attempt to Kidnap Child by Fledging Detectives
A staged kidnap by Mrs. C. M. Hewlett, her mother, and three men posing as Los Angeles detectives failed when police stopped them at East Sixth and South Main. The child Marion Hewlett was returned to her aunt Mrs. Wm. Thompson after a scene in Corona.
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C. M. Heulett
Los Angeles
Marion
C. M. Hewlett
City
Hoag’s Canyon
Clarksmith
Temescal Rock Company
Corona
Wm. Thompson
Heulett
Thompson
B. F. Meyers
East Sixth Street
City Hall
Hewlett
W. S. Davis
Santa Fe
City Trustees Hold Regular Meeting Amid Reports and Approvals
The city board discussed officer reports and monthly bills. A new motorist safety arrow signal was referred to the police for action. Violations of the garbage ordinance east of Main Street were to be enforced with arrests. A 1000 appropriation was approved to grade and survey head of South Main Street, with deeded right of way to the city from property owners. C Bartlett of Corona-Gas & Electric Light Co. appeared regarding the lighting contract’s expiration.
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E. French
Police Department
Main Street
C. ‘Bartlett
Corona-Gas &_ Electric Light company
Beath Honar Poor Girl Cora Stanton Laid To Rest
In San Bernardino on December 7 a funeral was held for Cora Stanton who died at Urbita on November 19 after writing untill the hands of God I give my soul. The Y W C A directed the service with Rev Walter F Prince officiating. She had no work or friends and no relatives were found. Burial was at Mountain View Cemetery.
Riverside Woman's Club hosts reception for new officers
Mrs. F. J. Mueller attended a Riverside reception today by the Woman's Club in honor of newly elected president Mrs. C. C. Arnold and secretary Mrs. A. B. Strong. The event marked the installation of the officers for the southern Moe Ccie chapter.
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F. J. Mueller
Riverside
Woman’s Club of
C. C. Arnold
Allies Still Do Not Talk Peace In European War
British report notes Yar Hissar destroyer sunk by a submarine in the Sea of Marmara on December 3 and 4. Paris says France will not seek peace before Alsace Lorraine, Belgium and Serbia are restored, and German militarism is ended. London reports Vatican and other talks failing to move British public toward peace, while a joint allied war council met in Paris to coordinate more energetic action.
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London
Yar Hissar
Sea of Marmara
Paris
France
Alsace
Lorraine
Belgium
Serbia
Albert Thomas
M. Thomas
Vatican
Switzerland
Scandinavia
Reichstag
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Joffre
Balkans
Wilson Rejects Bryan Peage Plan For Mediation
President Wilson will reject former Secretary of State Bryan's plea for immediate mediation to end the European war. He will not offer new peace proposals until belligerents show willingness to consider them. Congress opens with two peace measures. Bennett bills seek a presidential peace commission for international disarmament.
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Washington
Wilson
Bryan
United States
Congress
House of Representatives
Bennett
Rules Committee
Southern Pacific to bid in California irrigation system sale
Southern Pacific plans to bid in the receiver's sale of the California Development Company irrigation network and turn it over to Imperial Valley district as a cooperative project. The railroad will take over property south of the Mexican line and must post bonds guaranteeing payment of any deficiency. Foreclosure sale likely within three weeks at Calexico, following a California Supreme Court ruling clearing years of litigation.
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California Development System
Calexico
Los Angeles
Southern Pacific Company
California Development Company
Imperial Valley Irrigation District
Judge Myers
Southern Pacific
California Supreme Court
Thefts and deaths at New York loft building shaft
In New York on December 7, Fred Kirsch finds the freight elevator on the tenth floor with two men dead at the shaft foot. Victims are Robert Green, an elevator operator, and J Jagendorf, loft engineer. About $2000 worth of silks from Wearwell Shirt Waist Co. found in the car. entry forced on Wearwell loft door. Police suspect the men exited the car, were drawn into the shaft after a jar sent the car up, and perished. Officers report alleged involvement of Diolen, a negro elevator runner, in the incident.
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New York
Fred Kirsch
West Twenty-seventh Street
Robert Green
J. Jagendorf
West One Hundred and Thirtythird Street
Wearwell Shirt Waist Company
Wearwell Company
Corona Dollar boosts Christmas shopping at home
The Corona Dollar tours Corona city stimulating holiday buying with prizes of five dollars. L J Otto bought it at Corona Variety store and Officer F E Redans soon had it in hand. The campaign ends December 24 with two five dollar prizes and a call to tell stories of spending the dollar.
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Corona
L. J. Otto
Police Department
F. E. Redans
the Independent
Second Ford pacifist group to sail Friederich VIII
New York dispatch reports the Oscar II pacifist voyage faces uncertainty while twenty guests of Henry Ford are set to sail the Friedrich VIII to Europe. Edward R. Wiley heads the Detroit pacifist HQ at the Hotel Biltmore and fielded passport and funding queries from interested applicants. Hiram Maxim from Syracuse criticizes American support for Ford.
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New York
Henry Ford
Ford Party
Edward R. Wiley
Ford
Detroit
Biltmore
Europe
Wiley
Mr. Ford
Christmas Fund Aims to Warm Empty Stockings
The Woman's Improvement club launches a Community Christmas tree drive to aid children with empty stockings each year. The appeal urges readers to donate and share Christmas happiness with those less fortunate.
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Corona
Woman’s Improvement Club
Mission of Spreading Peace Over Europe Continues
In a note of enduring commitment, the figure remains devoted to disseminating peaceful principles across European nations, pursuing quiet diplomacy and reconciliation amid varied conflicts. The emphasis stays on nonviolence and constructive outreach as a guiding strategy.
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Europe
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Urbita Lake
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San Bernardino
Cora Stanton
Urbita
Marmon
WAR Council
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Meyer
Imperial District
Diolen
Jagen
Aaron Carter Ford
Henry
Syracuse
Hiram Maxim
America
Henry Cunningham
Massachusetts Labor Bureau
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