Mass Meeting Set to Decide on Big Auto Race
Citizens and racing enthusiasts will meet Friday at 8 PM in the city hall to decide if Corona Speedway hosts a fall auto race. Supporters urge funding for improvements and note two possible race dates Thanksgiving or Columbus Day. attendees urged to come prepared to boost and finance the effort.
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City Hall
Corona Speedway
Independent
Main
Sixth
California
Corona
United States
Racing Association
Huff Family Returns From Visit in Long Beach
Roswell Huff and his wife and daughter have returned home after visiting Dr. M. B. Huff in Long Beach.
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Roswell Huff
PAVE HIGHWAYS AT A RAPID RATE
Figures from the county highway commission show 16.7 miles of paved highways open to traffic and a finish rate of half a mile daily. The Cajon grading through the pass adds eight miles to be paved later. Roads are built to resist winter storms and connect San Bernardino to Colton and Victorville, with crews numbering 11 and one contracting firm at Archibald avenue. Engineer Shirley Bright hails the record.
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San Bernardino
County Highway Commission
Cajon
Victorville
Colton
Grand San Bernardino
Crafton Avenue
Citrus Avenue
Great Typhoon Slams Shanghai Harbor At Midnight
A great typhoon rose at midnight and raged ashore causing heavy damage. US cruisers Saratoga and Cincinnati bore the force, with Cincinnati drifting as authorities prepare to move her under steam. A large steamer and many small craft were wrecked along the waterfront.
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Shanghai
United
Saratoga
Cincinnati
Evans and Barnes Families Host Visit in Hollywood
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Evans and their son from Hollywood are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Barnes. Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Barnes are sisters.
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M. J. Evans
Son
Hollywood
R. H. Barnes
Evans
Barnes
Miss Vella Roycraft Laid to Rest at Sunnyslope Cemetery
Funeral held yesterday at the Chase ranch home for Miss Vella Roycraft. Rev. F W Reynolds officiated as pastors and a large gathering of relatives and friends attended. Pallbearers were six young ladies from her class and six young men served as honorary pallbearers.
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Vella Roycraft
Chase Ranch
F. W. Reynolds
The
Baptist Church
Sunnyslope
Louise Durham
Helen Maxwell
Ruth Tuthill
Verna Archer
Bernice Blanchard
Anna Booth
Lester Harris
Edward Rogers
Lee Shaw
Vern Hoffman
Guy Wolcott
Carl Thinn
French and Schenks Drive to Los Angeles
S. E. French with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Schenk traveled by car to Los Angeles this morning. The Schenks returned home after an extended stay in the city.
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S. E. French
Sam Schenk
Los Angeles
Mrs. Schenk
Shipping boxcars to the Russians reaches Seattle
A Seattle shipping firm will deliver 7500 freight cars to Vladivostok for the Russian government. Six thousand cars ship from New York via the Panama Canal to Asia, while 1500 cars load at Seattle. Seven steamers are used, with two large vessels loading rails in Seattle for Vladivostok and the Kagoshima Maru, chartered to load rails at Tacoma.
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Seattle
Vladivostock
United States
New York
Asia
Panama Canal
Victoria
Tacoma
Vladivostik
Local Santa Fe Agent Visits Los Angeles on Business
Frank Herkelrath, a local Santa Fe agent, arrived in Los Angeles for a business visit. He was seen at downtown offices and planned meetings with railway officials to discuss routes and shipments.
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Frank ‘Herkelrath
The
Santa Fé
Los Angeles
Conference Held Shortly in Mexico for Peace Talks
Washington reports a planned peace conference among military leaders in Mexico as factions seek a united approach to Carranza or peace talks. Magdalena falls to Carranza forces near 50 miles south. Obregon Trevino troops attack Torreon from Monterey and Saltillo as Natera defects with 8000 men.
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Washington
Mexico
United States
Carranza
Mexico City
Magdalena
Nogales
Guaymas
Galveston
Tex
Obregon
Jacinto Trevino
Torreon
Trevino
Monterey
Saltillo
Panfilo Natera
Zacatecas
Villa
Wireless link opens between Funabashi and Honolulu
Tokio July 28 wireless communication was inaugurated today between the new Funabashi station near Yokohama and the Hawaiian islands. Regular wireless messages between Japan and the United States will be accepted soon. The distance to Honolulu is about 3380 miles and experiments have been ongoing for years.
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Tokio
Japan
Funabashi
Yokohama
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Honolulu
Hokkaido
Hawaii
Italians Occupy Two More Cities In War Update
A Laibach dispatch reports Italian offensive gains with Austrians evacuating Gorizia and Podgora evacuation likely within hours. Verona bombed by Austrian plane with no casualties and minor property damage. In Warsaw front, German and Austrian forces push slowly with limited gains as Von Mackensen’s and Sokal counter moves shape the frontline.
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Geneva
Laibach
Gorizia
Podgora
Verona
Italy
Marshal von Mackensen
Lublin
Chelm
Vistula
Bug
Sokal
Berlin
von Mackensen
First Methodist 3 M Class Holds Semi Monthly Social
The 3 M Class of the First Methodist church held a semi monthly social and business meeting in the church parlors last night. A constitution and by laws were voted on and accepted, and officers were elected for six months. Refreshments followed games and social time. Officers: President William Spitin, Vice President Wayne Hutchinson, Secretary Willard Van Dyke, Treasurer Oliver James, Press Reporter Frederick Asfer.
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First Methodist Church
William Spitin
Wayne
Local Grove Sold at Record Price
A major Corona real estate deal, engineered by PJ Whitten, transfers a 13 acre J. J. Hill grove on South Main Street valued at 35000 in exchange for a 45 room West Lake Park apartment in Los Angeles owned by M. C. Hodge. The $72500 deal yields about 2700 per acre and marks a local boom in property values.
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J. J. Hill
South Main Street
Corona
Baker Heads to San Francisco Exposition for Ten Days
C. M. Baker departed this morning for San Francisco to spend ten days at the exposition, seeking exposure and new ideas for his work.
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C. M. Baker
San Francisco
Opening of 2100 Mile Atlantic Station to Pacific Route
The Bolinas Bay to Hawaii wireless link, spanning 2100 miles, opened on September 24, 1914, when President Wilson sent a message to Hawaii Governor Pinkham.
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Bolinas Bay
Cal
Hawaiian Islands
Wilson
Pinkham
Hawaii
Haiti Revolt Rages as Palace Is Burned and Officials Fall
Port au Prince erupts in revolution as General Oscar and about 160 political prisoners are executed. General Zamor dies. Guillaume seeks refuge in the French legation. Dr Rosalvo Bobo and rebels seize control, with heavy fighting and fires across the capital. Casualties mount amid a 100 day terror and arrests of wealthy Haitians and foreigners.
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Bobo
Oscar
Port AU Prince
Guillaume
Revolutionary Movement
Zamor
Haiti
Legation
Legationn
Nord Alexis
Andis
Washington
State Department
Caperton
Waitien
Rosalvo Bobo
Madame Taldy
Langdon of Palmdale Eyes Citrus Purchase Visit
Chas. H. Langdon of Palmdale is in the city for a few days to inspect various citrus varieties with a view to a purchase.
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Chas. H. Langdon
Palmdale
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San Bernardino County
Shirley Bright
First National Bank
A. J. Ware
C. C. Harrington
Snidecor
Laura
Kirby
Snedecor
Corona National Bank
U. B. McDonnell
der -M’gonnell
Cash
New England
America
Russia
Warsaw
London
Galicia
P. J. Whitten
PJ. Whitten
Erty
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