West Side Park Site Choice Dominates Public Opinion
The Independent reports a straw vote showing a majority favoring the West Sixth Street and Boulevard site over the San Jacinto option. Citizens discuss water rights, storage reservoirs, and access, with emphasis on central location and westward city growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent
Hiatt- Birdsell-Lillibridge
West Sixth Street
Boulevard
San Jacinto
Bergin
East Boulevard
Fullerton
Commercial Streets
Arthur ‘Dickinson
Hiatt Et al
Temescal Water Company
West Side
Main Street
Atreat Park
Epidemic of Coughing Sweeps Town
An epidemic of coughing sweeps the town affecting young and old, with children and the elderly hardest hit. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound touted as a quick safe cure for all coughs and colds, containing no opiates. ad notes Billings Estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
RF. Billings Estate
Leap Year Party Highlights Chosen by Christian Endeavor
The Christian Endeavor society of the Congregational church held a leap year party in the church basement on Friday January 26 with Miss Marie Kidder and Miss Alice Wallace in charge. Members roleplayed the opposite sex and each wrote a leap year proposal read aloud. An audience member was blindfolded and men chose among paper hearts presented by the women, with one heart accepted as the pledge. About fifty attended with refreshments of coffee sandwiches cake and trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Society
The
Congregational Church
Marie Kidder
Alice Wallace
Biles Sd
Death of Mrs. Minnie H Ferris Wife of Reverend Ferris
Mrs Minnie H Ferris aged 36 wife of Rev Chester Ferris pastor of the Congregational church died suddenly at her Ramona street home Tuesday at two pm She was born August 12 1876 in Avapun Wisconsin a Milwaukee normal school graduate and former teacher She married August 18 1901 and lived in Great Falls Montana and Petaluma California before health failed Her husband and two children Chester 9 Elizabeth 6 survive Funeral services were private and simple Interment at Sunny Slope Cemetery Rev Horace Porter officiated
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie H. Ferris
Chester Ferris
Congregational Church
Ramona Street
Ferris
Avaupun
Wisconsin
Wilwaukee ‘Normal School
Great Falls
Montana
Petaluma
California
Band boys to give a dance in Glasgow Hall
Advertisement announces a Cor ona city band dance at Glasgow Hall on Friday evening February ninth. The local band boys use these dances to raise money for music and incidentals. Card tables will be provided for non dancers. turnout and support urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corona City Band
Glasg Hall
Laws Affecting Women and Children
The California Federation of Women's Clubs is compiling a booklet on the laws affecting women and children and plans to publish it through the state printing office within a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Boston History Noted in Fragment From 1674 Era
A fragment mentions Boston with an earliest reference dating to 1674. The text is sparse but places Boston in a colonial context.
California Vaccination Order Impacts School Admissions
The state board of health ordered vaccination proof for all public school pupils unable to show seven years of successful vaccination within five days or face exclusion. Local boards seek free vaccination to ease parent strain amid the smallpox scare and enforce the California act requiring certified vaccination or examination records for enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Ocal School ‘Board
State of
California
Corda
Board of Health
Baptist Boys Club Enjoys Pleasant Supper Evening
Members of the Baptist Boys Club gathered for a snow evening supper last Thursday with about forty attendees. Speeches by N C White Professor Guy E Brown and Pastor Reynolds highlighted the event, with songs by Mrs McGaughey and Mr Ford and praise for the supper and decorations by Mrs Juliet Power Rice Mrs Pearl Ballard and Mrs McGaughey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Baptist Church
N.C. White
Guy E. Brown
Pastor Reynolds
McGaughey
Ford
Juliet Power’ Rice
Pearl. Ballard
Sunday Services at Congregational Church Notice
Sunday services at the Congregational Church include morning addresses by Mrs A Willans and Mrs George Robertson. In the evening Rev James Oakley will preach. Subscribers are encouraged to subscribe to The Independent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghireh
A. Willans
George Robertson
James Oakley
Women’s Improvement Club Holds Meeting on Suffrage
An afternoon meeting of the Women’s Improvement Club at Mrs. D. H. Alden’s home featured reviews of women’s voting rights and related books. Miss Lillian Lewis presided. papers covered the English suffrage history and Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Man Made World, with anti suffrage commentary. Resolutions honored Mrs. Emily Dean Eaton. reports on finances and conventions were shared. next meeting set for February 13 at Mrs. P. C. Jameson’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Improvement “Club
D. H.’ Alden
H. H. Case
Charlotte Perkins Gilmore
F. J. Mueller
Battie
Mally Elliott Seawell
CaMme
Emily Dean Eaton
Lamson
Mueller
P. C." Jameson
Commission Form Vote Rejected in Vancouver and Olympia
Vancouver and Olympia rejected the commission form while Oskkogh Wisconsin accepted it as reported. The brief item notes the contrasting local responses to the governance change in multiple cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Olympia
Washington
Wisconsin
Riverside and 105 Angeles Road Through Corona
Los Angeles businessman F J White and J C Avakian inspected a planned diagonal pass linking Riverside Groves and Water properties to Corona. The route would cut five miles, draw auto traffic from Wineville, and offer a popular Riverside to Corona round trip via Magnolia Avenue with a four percent grade and scenic summit views.
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New Riverside
105 Angeles
Corona
F. J. White
Los Angeles
Citrus
Belé ‘Land Company
J. C. Avakian
Riverside Groves and Water Company
Arlington
Magnolia
Wineville
Riverside
Magnolia’ S Avenue
Chino Ranch
Pomona
Ontario
Fair Valley
la Sierra Heights
Arlington Heightsgroves
San Jacinto
Missionary HLH Steinmatz Spoke at Baptist Church
Mrs HLH Steinmatz, eighth Baptist missionary with years in the Philippines, addressed the Sunday evening congregation. She and her husband have served as medical missionaries in a town 300 miles south of Manila and are in the U.S. on furlough before returning to the Philippines in about a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Hlh. Steinmatz
8Th Baptist
Philippine
Manila
America
Philippines
Gas Rate Case Set For Hearing February 23
The San Bernardino Valley Gas company case against the City of Corona will be heard February 23. City Attorney Freeman defends the trustees arguing the ordinance passed last spring is confiscatory and deprives the company of a just rate of return on its investment. An expert on gas matters will testify in Los Angeles after Freeman's recent San Francisco trip. Until the decision, residents will continue paying the present rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino Valley Gas Company
Corona
A. Just
Freeman
Matt
8 Head
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Co Ple
Christian Church Bible School and Services Announcement
The Christian Church invites the public to Bible school at 9 45 a m and preaching at 10 a m and again at 7 30 p m The evening sermon will feature illustrations and special songs. All services are open to attendees.
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West Side Park
Hiatt- Birdsell - Lillibridge
San Jacinto Land Company
San Jacinto Park
East Side
Join Whiteman
Mrs. Chester
Boston
Macauley
New York World
Wyatt
Baptist Boys Club
the Independent
Woman's Improvement Club
Ge Rate
Rer
L. L. Andrews
Christian Church
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