American Trooper Wounded as Naco Skirmish Escalates
In Naco Sonora another American trooper is wounded by a Mexican bullet fired from the battlefield. A second bullet hits a stovepipe in an army tent. The casualty total rises to 50 as Brigadier General Bliss notes Washington will press to halt rifle fire into U S territory. A four section train transports U S artillery from El Paso to Naco. Mexican factions stay active with shells and bullets on the American side. President Gutierrez orders Governor Maytorena to avoid operations if Mexican fire cannot stay within the border. Consul Silliman reports Washington's urgent representations.
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Naco
Sonora
Bliss
Washington
United States Artillery
el Pago
Gutierrez
Maytorena
Silliman
Jubilee Singers to Perform at Corona High School
The Corona High School invites all to a concert by the Hann Jubilee Singers at 8 p m in the high school auditorium. The group, formerly Midland Jubilee Singers, has earned praise for seven years and presents Southland folk songs and other musical features with readings.
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Corona High School
Hann Jubilee Singers
Midland Jubilee Singers
Southland
Davis Bros
N Rs
Sihé-Peuplé
Corona
Germans Rush Unchecked 10 Polish Capital
New York reports unofficial word from Petrograd that German forces sweep across Poland and are about 15 miles from Warsaw. Russia reports Turkish attempts against Batum repulsed with heavy losses as Austrians retreat toward their frontier after 22,000 Serbian prisoners claimed. French officials say German activity near Ypres in the last 24 hours led to three repulsed attacks with heavy enemy losses. one major French trench remaining in position.
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New York
Petrograd
Poland
Warsaw
Nicholas
Black Sea
Batum
Paris
Ypres
French War Office
Carnegie objects to holiday truce in European war
Washington December 11 Andrew Carnegie visited the White House while President Wilson golfed and said a Christmas war truce would be unchristian and immoral because fighting would halt then resume. He blamed the German military caste for the war, noting the Kaiser was ill and opposed to hostilities when they began.
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Andrew Carnegie
Washington
iAndrew Carnegie
White House
Wilson
Carnegie
Germany
Kaiser
Poems of that Prince of Negro Poets Paul Lawrence Dunbar
The piece extols Dunbar as a premier poet and invites readers to enjoy his work with a cordial welcome and pleasant evening experience.
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Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Corona Men Plan Riverside County Land Development
Two local men Chas Hoss and J W Reynolds lead efforts to develop 600 acres behind Reche Canyon northeast of Box Springs. They seek a new road to link Redlands and Riverside, with ten Corona men each cultivating ten acres as part of the project. Water supplies are deemed ample for a premier district.
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Chas. Hoss
J. W. Reynolds
Riverside County
Reche Canyon
Box Springs
County Board of Supervisors
Carlton
Réche Canyon
Riverside
Colton
Redlands
Corona
Hogs
Naval program defended by Secretary Daniels in Congress
Secretary Daniels told the house naval committee that battleships are the only ships to rely on for sea control. He said if the United States is attacked the battleships would be the first called upon, followed by submarines and then mines. He affirmed that the European war proves the program outlined this year.
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Washington
Daniels
House Naval Committee
United States
Does Advertising Pay For Itself In The Independent
A local analysis argues advertising pays its way, citing Smith Booth Usher Co and their free booklets on spraying and irrigation. Demand in the district exhausted the first supply and a new edition will be released soon. The piece urges businesses to advertise to reach customers and build habit of informing the public.
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Independent
Smith-Booth-Usher Co
Independent Printing Promises Quality Work
A printer declares the aim to be known for quality and to do work correctly rather than quickly or roughly, asserting greater satisfaction from careful craftsmanship than from careless output.
Germans Admit Loss of Ships in Naval War
Berlin declares a semi official war statement concedes a British naval victory. It says a German squadron sank two British cruisers at Valparaiso then steamed south to seek the British battleships Canopus and the light cruiser Glasgow while the British squadron advanced. The Germans boast of keeping afloat for four months without communications or coal.
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Berlin
Valparraiso
Canopus
Glasgow
President May Solve Problem of Railroads
Fairfax Harrison, president of the Southern Railway, urged President Wilson to settle the railroad problem at the Railway Business Association dinner in New York. He warned that current regulation wobbles between public power and private ownership threaten transport, calling for a statesmanlike solution trusted by all.
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New York
Wilson
Fairfax Harrison
Southern Railway
Railway Business Association
Harrison
Houston Advises Congress on Rural Credits Policy
Secretary Houston declares no emergency justifies direct government cash or credit to farmers. He endorses private funds for cooperative credit and land mortgage banks, urging reform of distribution and alignment with federal reserve laws. The report notes possible reorganization of the marketing system and cites cross country shipping oddities.
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Washington
Houston
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Taw
Federal Reserve Law
Cooperative Credits Association
Senator urges interstate control to avert rail crash
Warren G. Hardin Ohio senator elect told the Railway Business association dinner that interstate control of the entire railroad system and an immediate general rate increase are needed to save the industry. He argued for public service over private profit and warns of a looming railroad collapse without reform.
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New York
Warren G. Hardin
United States
Ohio
Railway Business Association
the Temple
Transportation
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