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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1908
Page
4
Henry H. FICIALS Holmes and Ansil F. Gillett listed among residents with colleagues F A B Tuthitl E B Collier and Ethan P. Kidder noted in the district record.
The piece notes Hon. Miguel Estudillo of Riverside and Emerson B. Collier of Corona as the Regular Republican ticket for the 39th District. It contrasts Republican and Democrat platforms through speeches by Senator Lodge, urging readers to judge parties by past and present records, and recalls historic party stances including slavery, debt, and protection, while praising Republican gains and urging proper civic judgment.
Sixteen graduates received their sheep skins and prepared for higher education while a carnival showcased youthful energy. labor issues and Gompers’ platform demands drew concern from the public, as Dr Ida C Bender and Dr Ella Prentiss Upham were noted for professional honors in Buffalo and Asbury Park respectively.
The piece notes GOP fears Democrats may win, urging calm with Bill Taft or any strong Republican at the helm. It predicts a larger anti Bryan avalanche of ballots than seen so far and suggests Bryan will resurface in a future year.
The article reports a decisive Republican win in November with Secretary Taft approved on the first ballot and signals continuation of Roosevelt era policies expanding protection and prosperity. Garfield is cited with a quip about divine safeguard.
Mrs Belle Decker chairs the General Federation of Women’s Clubs and is invited by President Roosevelt to consult with state governors in Washington on conserving natural resources. Other notes include Mrs Mitchell succeeding her husband as Kansas governor’s official, Miss Crane as Mississippi Cotton Association secretary, and Helen M. Bullis named immigration inspector in New York to combat the white slave trade.
A chaotic stream of quirky incidents from across the U S A includes a New York woman frightened by a mouse causing a fire after a policeman fell through a skylight, a Newark couple fleeing after their ceremony in an improvised undertaker wagon, and a racing fatality prompting a divorce suit after a wife gave a sleeping potion to her chaffeur husband. Other items include a Connecticut divorce over weight rope jumping, Civil War veteran Henry J Dorman’s longevity, long service carriers in Minneapolis honored with gold stars, a Philadelphia “Merry Widow” tragedy, a quarrel-turned-injury in Philadelphia, and an Indiana painter’s ladder accident leading to damages paid by the painter’s husband.
Mr. Powers, formerly tied to the Cash Store in Long Beach, rents the Gleason Block store on Sixth Street and plans a Line 25 opening with a full stock of dry goods including ladies furnishings and suits. He is an experienced dry goods man and says stock arrivals begin this week. The new shop will be known as the Cash Store.
Miss Ruth Frances Brown of the USC senior class receives the Lottie Lane prize for scholarship and will be awarded the decoration at Thursday morning commencement exercises. The prize is given by Mrs Charlotte A Thompson in memory of her daughter.
A gold medal awarded for the highest general average in scholarship at the college. Miss Brown achieved an average of 90 percent or higher in nearly all required studies, with English and the classics as majors. She plans to teach in high school grades next year before pursuing foreign missionary work.
The early morning Los Angeles train proves a great convenience for Corona shippers and others with business in the city. It cuts morning naps short yet offers a full day for bargain hunting at large stores or beach trips with about four extra hours for leisure activities.
City officials receive a letter from Charles B. Hopper of the Automobile Club urging a uniform twenty mile per hour speed limit across Southern California towns. The piece notes Corona and others to consider the change, while Ontario prepares a joint Independence Day and Twenty-fifth Anniversary celebration with parades prizes bands and fireworks promised.
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