Wiped Corona from Northern California Rail Line
A Riverside County notice explains how the Santa Fe and Northwestern Pacific railways helped remove the northern Corona flag station in Sonoma County by renaming it Crown. The Corona Chamber of Commerce and a committee led by Frank Herkelrath F H Roberts and E J Genereux lobbied to reroute shipments, reducing delays for Corona and Riverside merchants.
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Sonoma County
Northwestern Pacific
Santa Fe and Pacific
Riverside County
Santa Fe Ralroad
Corona Chamber of Commerce
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F. H. Roberts
E. J. Genereux
Gooda
Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Fe Railroad
Crown
Cooperative lecture series on world events begins Thursday
The second University Extension talk on Current Events showcases a lecture on world affairs and recent happenings illustrated by stereopticon. It notes the first event was well received and promises broader coverage from coronations to global stories. Admission is free and begins at eight in the library.
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State University
Corona Library
China
Bolivia
Redfield
Wil
Congress
Early clashes urged as Villa and Carranza near Esqueda
Reports say advanced guards of General Rodrigo of the Villa army camped 20 miles west of Esqueda have approached within miles of the Carranza troops massed at Esqueda. A wagon driver near Fronte Tas said Villa cavalry fired on him, reinforcing talk that major engagements may start tomorrow. The Mexican de facto government plans to take Laguna district cotton crop and allocate it to mills.
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Douglas
Rodriguez
Villa
Esqueda
Carranza
Fronte- Tas
Washington
Laguna
Congregational Workers Union Meets in Sections This Week
The Congregational Workers Union will hold separate meetings Friday afternoon. Section 1 meets with Mrs Becker, Section 2 with Mrs J P Rice, and Section 3 with Mrs A Dickingon.
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Congregational Workers Union
Becker
J.P. Rice
A. Dickingon
Great Battles Impending Across Fronts In War Report
London dispatches describe ongoing hostilities with British expeditions along the Tigris facing Turkish resistance. Greece moves toward a conference with Entente powers to assess allied demands as Emperor Nicholas delays opening the Duma and the empire council. A German radio notes the French submarine Fresnet was sunk by an Austrian warship on December 5.
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Paris
Greece
Fremier -Skouloudis
Prograd
Nicholas
Duna
Council of the Empire
Fresnet
Marine Ministry
Women shot as Carranza spies in Casas Grandes
Fourteen Mexican women have been executed since Monday in Casas Grandes by order of General Villa after letters found on them indicated spying for the Carranza government. Several were wives of Villa soldiers and were searched following a letter from El Paso to a Villa officer.
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EL Paso
Villa
Casas Grandes
Carranza
Submarine Sinks U S Oil Ship Off Tripoli Coast
Official Washington fears Austria has begun undersea warfare against American fuel oil ships aiding the Allies. Reports claim the Communi paw was sunk off Tripoli as the Des Moines dispatch notes the Petrolite was attacked but not sunk, with at least one crewman wounded.
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Washington
Tripoli
Austria
Dardanelles
United States
Des Moines
Canea
Crete
Restitution Sought for Seized Gold Shipment
Goldman Sachs asks the British embassy for restitution of one million dollars in gold seized by a Royal Navy cruiser in the North Sea. The gold, shipped from New York to The Netherlands Overseas Trust aboard the Noordam, was claimed contraband by Britain as intended for German trade balances.
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Washington
New York
Noordam
Netherlands Overseas Trust
North Sea
Goldman, Sachs and Company of
Great Britain
Holland
Corona Country Club Supper and Scenic Slide Show
Next Friday evening December 10 members of the Corona Country Club will gather at the clubhouse for a 6 30 supper price twenty five cents. Mrs Joy Jameson chairs a strong committee. After the meal Stephen Willard will project seventy five new slides of Grand Canyon Yosemite Kings River country and Sierra Nevada with plain explanations of each view.
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Corona Country Club
Joy Jameson
Stephen Willard
Grand Canyon
Yosemite Valley
Kings Rivag
Sierra Nevadas
Aristocracy at the Majestic Thursday
Bronson Howard’s Aristocracy stars Tyrone Power as Jefferson Stockton a self made captain of industry who distrusts birth based aristocracy while defending worth and effort in a Western setting Readers see Power’s portrayal of a rich American who rose through energy and sees through sham aristocracy
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Bronson Howard
Tyrone Power
Power
Jefferson Stockton
Great West
America
Europe
Prize Writer of Article No Two Voted Winner
In the Why We Don’t Trade at Home contest the writer of Article No Two won the $10 prize for receiving the most votes. Voting results show the three top entries with Article No Two leading, followed by Article Ten and another entry.
Corona Dollar mystery unravels as its whereabouts vanish
The Corona Dollar circulated in the city’s business district yesterday then vanished. Officer Redans and Archie King tracked its trail while Billings drugstore recused the bill. Call The Independent at 2 PM if you have seen it and win a five dollar prize. women encouraged to participate and tell how they spent the dollar.
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Frank Redans
Archie King
Mr. King
Billings
Sion
Independent
Great Western Power plans massive California reorganization
San Francisco December 8. A plan to reorganize the Great Western Power company of California capitalized at 60 million dollars to acquire properties of a dozen corporations supplying electricity and steam in San Francisco and 10 counties was submitted to the California railroad commission for approval. Bonds could total up to 150 million dollars. The plan, filed by attorneys and Mortimer Fleischhacker of San Francisco, president of the Anglo California Trust, covers the western system serving Alameda Plumas Butte Sutter Yuba Sacramento and related areas.
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San Francisco
Great Western Power Company of California
Railroad Commission of California
Mortimer Fleischhacker
Anglo- California Trust Company
Great Western Power System
Alameda
Plumas
Butte
Sutter
Yuba
Sacramento
Cantinuen
Sam Speer Starts Hog Ranch Near Town
After several false starts Sam Speer began a hog raising venture with an initial purchase of a finely bred sow from the Hanson sale for 1.75 dollars. The sow now romps on his ranch west of town as he undertakes an extensive plan.
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Sam Speer
Sam
Hanson
President Wilson urges American unity in wartime rally
The message calls for national solidarity as the United States faces global conflict. Leaders emphasize loyalty, service, and shared purpose, urging citizens to support war efforts and uphold democratic ideals at home and abroad.
Severe earthquake rattles Cairo and surrounding region
A strong quake felt across the Mississippi basin at 12 50 pm shook Cairo Illinois and extended to Paducah Kentucky. The tremor lasted 15 20 seconds locally with seismograph readings in St Louis indicating shocks over 16 minutes. Trains slowed between Hayti Missouri and Turrell Arkansas as tracks were feared damaged.
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Cairo
Mississippi River
Paducah
St. Louis University
Temblor
Missouri
Caph Girardeday
St. Louis and San Francisco Railway
Hayti
Turrell
Ark
Tramp Tramp Prosperity Moves Forward in Campaign
A brief dispatch notes General Prosperity on the move amid public rallies and marching crowds. Supporters tout progress and mobilize volunteers as organizers frame the march as a push for broader social reforms.
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