City Board Advances Street Improvements and New Explosive Handling Ordinance
The city board at a morning meeting read first time ordinances on street upgrades from Santa Fe depot to city limits and on Railroad Street Meridan to Buena Vista. It also planned macadamizing Pitt Street Ramona to Washburn and discussed a new high explosives handling ordinance for citizen and fireman protection. A galvanized iron building move request was denied. The board scheduled a follow up session to finalize street work and expected Mayor Pentelow to preside.
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Santa Fe
Meridan
Pitth
Ramona
E. J. Genereux
A. L. Taber
Ramona Street
East Sixth Street
Terpening
Pentelow
Expedition off for Antarctic
Sydney reports the auxiliary steamer Aurora, bound for the Ross Sea as part of Sir Ernest Shackleton's expedition, is en route and expected to reach mid month. The vessel departed with stores and dogs from Hobart, stopping to pick up gear before heading to Macquarie Island and the Australian wireless station.
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Sydney
Australia
Aurora
Ross Sea
Ernis’ Shackleton
Antarctic
Hobart
Tasmania
Canada
Macquarie Island
Pacific
Thieving Band of Mexican Boys Broken Up by Police
A group of Mexican youths aged 10 to 14 were arrested for burglaries in the city. Five boys Ben Obera Pedro Aguire Tim Avilla Gonzalez and Marcus Pena faced charges and were sent to the county detention home before being returned home on probation. They allegedly broke into a Greek tidy wagon on Main street gaining candy and soda and later into Stephenson and Hoffman meat market from which pennies and sausage were taken.</analysis>
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Police Department
County
Ben Obera
Pedro Aguire
Tim Avilla
Ramsey
New Fish Hatchery Installed by Robinson and Partners
Robinson returns to the city after a trip to the Antelope Valley where he helped install a fish hatchery for Llano Land Co. G P McCorkle of the same firm is involved. One hundred thousand rainbow trout eyes were shipped from Utah to San Bernardino. Robinson oversaw their transfer to the hatchery and planting. He previously spent 12 years as a fish expert for Dominion Federal Co. of Canada and reports the colony in the Antelope Valley thriving with strong prospects.
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Robinson
Dominion Federal Company of Canada
Anxiety in British and Russian Trade Circles
London reports that despite a 20 million pound arrangement between Britain and Russia to aid trade, the Petrograd exchange remains high at 115 to 117 roubles per ten pounds, causing anxiety in business circles. The Baltic and Black Sea routes are the main outlets for Russian trade.
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London
Petrograd Exchange
Year of War Brings Billions in U S Trade
New York March 9 Shipments of arms ammunition and other supplies from the United States during one year of war will total about 1 000 000 000 dollars. Allies have bought 400 000 000 dollars worth in six months with contracts stretching to nine months or two years. Trade is funneled through Canada for transshipment to Britain and other allies with distributions from there. Major sectors include arms 107 000 000 steel textiles autos chemicals leather and provisions totaling 400 000 000 dollars spent or contracted.
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New York
United States
Department of Commerce
Canada
Atds
England
France
Russia
OFC
Eee
Allies Buy Up U S Arms Output Amid War Demand
The Allies through agents and direct contact have contracted for nearly all U S produced arms ammunition and explosives. Factories are heavily guarded, workers require passes, and production has surged with about 50 000 employed. Orders include 40 000 000 lb of trinitrotoluol 20 000 000 lb gun cotton 5 000 000 lb picric acid, with prices soaring from 25 30 cents to 2 50 per lb. Textile and auto shipments to Europe total 32 000 000 in textiles and 22 000 000 in trucks while army footwear saddles and hides add to the total war orders.
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United States
General Electric Company
British Admiralty Standard
New York
New England
England
France
Ganderbone’s March Forecast and War Outlook
The article reflects on March forecasts and WWI conditions. It notes Russian winter trenches, German winter strategy, and Kitchener policy while contrasting springlike hopes with cold realities. It mentions hopeful images of rebirth and seasonal change amid the war.
Pentelow Heads Chamber Again
Mayor W J Pentelow was elected president of the Corona chamber of commerce for the eleventh year running at a board meeting in city hall. T C Jamesson was named first vice president Geo E Snidecor second vice president and Charles M Scoville treasurer. Jameson to act during Pentelow s San Diego absence. Pentelow tendered a director resignation which the directors refused to accept.
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Corona Chamber of Commerce
W. J. Pentelow
T. C. Jame
Chas. M. Scoville
Pentelow
San Diego
Jameson
Chamber
Exciting game won by locals in Sunday baseball clash
Local team Corona defeated Uplands 6 to 4 after taking the lead in the fourth inning and sealing the win with two runs in the eighth. Wells pitched well as manager Vanderhoff shapes a strong amateur squad with solid turnout from fans in Southern California.
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Uplands
Corona
Wells
Vanderhoff
California
Ten Acre Grove Changes Hands In City Sale
F. W. and Philip Ley, Los Angeles and Hollywood contractors, bought a ten acre orange grove at a prominent city corner for 15000 dollars. The grove bears Valencia and Navel oranges with irrigation from Temescala Water Co. via underground cement pipes and individual tree stands.
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F. W
Philip Ley
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Temescala Water Company
Congregational Brotherhood Banquet Notes Tax Debate and Civic Talk
Rev Horace Porter of Riverside spoke on church taxation and civic issues at the Congregational Brotherhood banquet in Corona. He criticized Riverside for Xmas horse races and urged Corona to push for a countywide tax fairness while praising church work and a planned civic center. C Barth conceded Corona’s Thanksgiving fault but defended the city and thanked Porter and the ladies for the fine banquet.
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Riverside
Congregational Brotherhood
Crrch
Horace Porter
Porter
Congregational Church of
Corona
Brotherhood
Churches
the Churches of
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
N. Y
C. Barth
California
Wheat prices climbing on European war fears
Wheat prices rose as Greece Italy and Balkan states considered entering the European war. On the Chicago market May wheat opened at 1.44 18 and July at 1.17, midday May at 1.47 3 8 and July at 1.18 3 8, with closing May at 1.49 1/4 and July at 1.19 3/8.
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Greece
Italy
Balkan States
Chicago Stock Exchange
Alleged pickpocket Joe Ross to face judge
Joe Ross was arraigned before Judge W. B. Clayson in Juels court this morning on charges related to the Friday incident. The preliminary hearing date was set for Thursday morning at 1.
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Joe Ross
Ramsey
W. 8
Clayson
Sn Juels Court
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Ances
South “Pole
Baltic
Black Sea
Ganderbone
Kitchener
Aisne
Pentelow Heads
Chamber OF Commerce
Geo. E. Snidecor
MR. Barth
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