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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1908
Page
8
Washington dispatch notes lawmakers stunned by Rep Edwards's push for a full work day from nine to six with a one hour lunch. It also covers Navy policies on Sunday baseball by sailors, Sabath's tax on foreign dowries, and warnings about Japanese espionage amid debates on naval construction.
A scene from January 13 describes mine host Sutherland of the Hotel Del Ray pondering the future when a man of striking good form entered the office store. The incident hints at potential changes or events prompted by the arrival.
A dapper imposter named Hagenmaster arrives as a tailor clerk then schemes a spree of checks and sales. He buys a pistol, attempts to cash bogus checks, dines at the Del Rey, hires a livery of Riverside, and heads toward Los Angeles with an eastbound train possible return to Corona. Police chase underway.
Public school teachers in Buffalo will receive equal pay for equal work, with women’s salaries raised to match men. New Zealand’s Department of Agriculture appointed women as dairy inspectors to advise dairy families. Ida Norrel of Mississippi found a gardenia extract and sold it to a French vineyard owner for large scale propagation.
The following letters remain uncalled for at the Corona California post office for the week ending January 28 1908. Feliciano Aguire A Burt Mr Roly 4ethuni Mr C EF Clement Sr Car men Celabras Senor Trinidad Centereo B Hemonioto Mrs James Harnel Juan Ellacias Signor Daro Enrier Mrs JD Forshhe Mr Rafael Garcia two Jesus Hurtado Onofre Hurtado Matilde Huerta Mr JE Miller two Nason G Maddock Sr Juare Pena Miguel Pimeribel Mr JE Pollock Gus Peres Mr B Robinson Albert Ritterm an Migel Verduzer The letters in the above list will be sent to the Dead Letter Office on February 10 1908 George Brown P M.
Philander I Hatch president of the National Bank of Long Beach with Mrs Hatch and Mr and Mrs W J Turner of Lincoln Neb spent three days last week at the Bixby ranch in Temescale valley. Capt Daniels superintendent of the ranch guided their foray as they fielded the quail. They reported good luck and Mr Hatch said it was the time of their lives. Both Mr Hatch and Mr Tanner are crack shots and the Bixby property is a favored stamping ground during quail season.
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