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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
4
The Independent Publishing Company issues a weekly newspaper for Corona and Riverside County. It promises devoted coverage of local affairs and agriculture with a $2.00 annual subscription price.
The Perris Progress notes a candidate staked out for the Assembly but withholds the name. Roosevelt is mocked for his naval policy stance against a Senatorial Cabal. A Santa Barbara saloon keeper faces higher beer prices after a failed venture with sailors in the Atlantic fleet.
Surface indications point to a repetition of the same tactics that have always governed the selection of delegates to the county convention, and the Republicans of Riverside County may prepare themselves to again witness a divided delegation from Corona.
Newspapers note that the People urged John Meharg to run for the Senatorial nomination. Details of the call and conditions remain undisclosed and unlikely to become public. George Frost and Francis have not disclosed further information.
Corona residents have long hoped for a motor route to Pemescal Valley reaching the springs. A paving district is believed certain, with Corea teas advertising a well conducted market. The road would ease access to Coldwater Canyon and the large sulfur water pool, drawing crowds and requiring more vehicles than the available fleet.
In a caustic Riverside column the writer mocks Estudillo while praising his competitor John Meharg, insinuating a notorious past and predicting a long, unproductive Senate tenure. The piece implies broad disdain for Estudillo and questions public awareness of Meharg.
Readable segments describe Richard Tebeau and indecipherable phrases about navy figures, President Roosevelt, crediting the navy, and Congress debating shipbuilding. The garbled OCR references Evans fleet, California actions, and officers aiding impressment, with incomplete sentences and unclear dates.
The piece suggests politicians used influence to derail pursuit of suspects in the Provencal safe robbery. A $500 reward was offered for information and warrants were sworn, but prosecution was allegedly stifled by political deals or promises. The public suspects Grand Jury action may be upcoming.
Rumors swirl around Chairman Barker of the Republican County Central Committee that he seeks to resign and relocate to Riverside after a possible property deal near Banning. The Independent found no party plan to accept resignations this year though Barker may influence county politics more from the county seat.
The Elsinore Board of Trade held its regular Thursday meeting with strong attendance. Committees were reviewed, and the Woman’s Committee gained authority to plan a tennis court in the city park. Enthusiasm for city advancement grows as locals push for an athletic club and a Hemet baseball team forms in the county.
J.P. Rogers loses twenty five colonies of honey bees at Redlands after visiting Redondo to see the fleet. Death reported of J A Graham of Hemet in Liverpool while visiting England. Plans for a Little Lake dam 250 feet long 17 feet high will raise capacity from 1100 to 2300 inches per day. Thermal reports alfalfa sales worth about 40000 dollars and May 2 board of trade meeting. William Horn found dead in Thermal brush patch April 22 cause listed as too many hortis.
Henry Chadwick, pioneer baseball writer who began reporting in 1862, has died at his Brooklyn residence. The Salvation Army operates a hotel in San Francisco named the Apollo to provide women with dedicated accommodation, reflecting advanced hotel design plans.
A compact verse notes Tet merchants advertise while farmers fertilize and ministers spiritualize. Lawyers chatter on matters of law in a lively printed snapshot of rural commerce and faith.
A playful reflection questions a world of self working chores. The speaker imagines bread growing on trees dishes washing themselves and clothes laundering themselves. Despite all conveniences the speaker notes this would remove the need to do anything, then asks the reader if they would enjoy such a world.
A verse about enduring gossip as you move through life. It warns that quiet, modest people are presumed to be humble, while outspoken ones are called foolish. The poem urges staying true, avoiding explanations, and ignoring fashion insults as others judge your dress and status.
Poll tax payment now due to the undersigned or may be paid to Atty. Wmn. Gr. Randall at the corner of Sixth and Main Streets. D. M. Browning, Deputy County Assessor.
Poem urging humble service and solidarity with the weak. The speaker seeks to fight for the struggling and offer aid, even at personal risk, arguing that true worth lies in aiding those burdened by injustice rather than seeking fame or wealth.
The era's fashion notes highlight tan silk gloves to match stock ings, a revived Merry Widow hat, oversized veils, wide sashes, and striped fabrics. Trends include long chamois gloves with wrist straps, embroidered shirts, and blues tans corn slate hello green colors. Paris gowns favor sleaves with reduced fullness at the top.
The president's proclamation adds about 50 471 acres to Trinity National Forest in California, mainly in Humboldt and Trinity counties with small areas in Shasta and Tehama. The expanded area totals nearly 1 600 000 acres and includes valuable yellow pine sugar pine incense cedar and some redwood stands with estimated timber volumes around 2 250 000 board feet. The areas have been neglected by private interests, now made part of the Trinity Forests as some of the most valuable virgin timber remaining.
Officials propose extending forest protection beyond National Forests to secure timber, water supply, and flood control for Upper Mad River drainage. The plan urges regulated grazing and development, with supervision by FLTE. Hlalley leads Trinity forest operations from Weaverville headquarters.
A Riverside County Republican candidate states support for Roosevelt and reform, vows to back laws favoring state and county interests, opposes railroad influence, and pledges to curb railroad oppression in shipping and car supply. He emphasizes years as a shipper and fruit grower, pledging independence from machine politics.
A local candidate outlines ten pledges covering liquor prohibition, high license, strict election laws, equal pay for justices and constables, fruit grower protection, moral and educational advancement, fair taxation, and commitment to representing constituents without bias. The text emphasizes opposition to railroad influence and a pledge to vote for broad prohibition and primary reforms.
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