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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
4
City officials including A B Tathill E B Collier Ansill Gill and Ethan P Air were listed in a municipal record with roles described as administrative leaders and associates. The document names several figures tied to governance in the city.
The text lists the Regular Republican ticket for president Taft and vice president Sherman, with Miguel Estudillo for the 39th district senate and Emerson B Collier for assembly. It adds a comment praising Walter C Maloy of Perris for his judgment in politics and marriage.
The article discusses Theodore Roosevelt’s popularity and the expected candidate field, with Taft staying aloof and Bryan touring the country. It itemizes brief news nuggets about the PalosVerde News, a bank wrecker’s arrest in Hartford, a Fayetteville counterfeiting case, Robert Davis’s long NYPost service, and a Maine Supreme Court ruling banning liquor ads.
The report argues that democracy remains the central issue in the upcoming campaign even without additional grounds for contest. It emphasizes civic participation and electoral integrity as defining factors shaping the race.
San Francisco maintains its moral standing while investigations reveal Yerba Buena Island sailors have received liquor from frequent young women, many from respectable families, over months. The note adds the situation may ease once Abe Ruef becomes mayor.
President Roosevelt moves against a faction at the Naval Bureau of Construction seen as usurping the secretary's prerogatives. The group, long based at the Army and Navy Club in Washington, faces removal with public support backing the reform.
The passage notes Bryan plans extensive speaking in the campaign, aiming to address many daily crowds before November. Managers flood penny arcades with records of his speeches so the public can hear him for one cent, a side show supplementing his main political campaign.
The Courier 18 prepares its special trade edition after seven months in progress. Donors recall their contributions, some deceased, while older residents doubt its launch. Younger readers hope to see the craft afloat despite a looming moldy cache of book worms and decay.
The Independent notes a small faction within the Methodist Church Distrusts the pastor and congregation in recent days. It suggests a slander concern may have influenced the report and acknowledges a potential need to apologize if slander is found.
City attorney Randall compiles an indexed digest of the city ordinances. Upon completion he will prepare the copy for a volume containing the live ordinances.
The notice argues Corona is no longer a county village and promotes a new publication to aid residents. It frames the change as an innovation and a convenience for the community.
W M Peck of Los Angeles once lived in Riverside and now sits jailed in Santa Ana on forgery charges. A Pinkerton visit to Corona this spring reportedly reviewed criminal transactions tied to Peck. Authorities believe other parties and Corona victims may press further actions to bring him to account.
The report describes Peck as a bright fellow yet completely irresponsible with money, suggesting a need to curb his predilections to avoid financial trouble for a time.
A Redlands proposal urges forming a tree commission to oversee city shade trees and curb evils in Corona where property owners neglect trimming. Pepper trees with overhanging foliage hinder sidewalks day and night, prompting calls for an ordinance or council action.
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