Big race prep as racing cars arrive for Corona event
A Santa Fe freight car brings three Peugeot race cars to Corona for the Corona Road Race. Deusenberg and Ralph De Palma Mercedes expected. Eddie Pullen’s Mercer ready for road work. Auto Racing Association to hold first tryouts Monday. Entry list closes with 25 cars anticipated for November 26 start.
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Santa Fe
Peugeot
Corona
Deusenberg
Ralph de Palma
Mercedes
Eddie Pullen
Mercer
Circle City
Santa Monica
Harry Grant
Sunbeam
Crown Garage
Santa Fe Staion
First Picture Night a Big Success at Library
The community crowded the library for its first Picture Night with over a hundred attendees. Despite limited chairs and some viewing obstructions, the clear pictures and smooth operation by Mr Stephen Willard impressed many. Next Thursday will add chairs and improve speaker arrangements to enhance comfort and clarity. All are welcome. admission is free.
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Stephen Willard
Meére
Willard
California saloon limit eyed at one per five hundred people
F G Roney grand recorder of the Royal Arch said saloon keepers in California might accept a limit of one saloon for every five hundred inhabitants. He noted resistance to a tighter rule of one per thousand which would close about two thirds of the state’s saloons.
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Rooney
Saloon Keepers Organization
Royal Arch
San Francisco
California
F. G. Roney
Grand Recorder
The
Roney
Censorship Tightens in Vienna 1914 Report
A Vienna letter describes strict censorship in Austria Hungary with arrests for antiwar comments and long delays in mail. It notes coded soldier correspondence, limited news, and generally restrained treatment of foreigners including English and French residents. It also mentions English and French detainees and troublesome French women governing staff.
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Vienna
Austria- Hungary
Believed naval battle looms near Valparaiso and Chilean coast
Reports from Valparaiso say German cruisers Leipzig and Dresden entered port to resupply while rumors place a Japanese squadron off Cape Carranza seeking the Germans. London and Peruvian observers note British ships and Chilean lighthouse keepers see six cruisers sailing south possibly including Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, signaling a major clash ahead.
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Valparaiso
Leipzig
Dresden
Cape Carranza
Canopus
Defense
Straits of Magellan
Pima
Peru
Port Corral
Chile
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
German Aviator Flies Over English Seaports Near London
Berlin dispatch reports a German aviator flew over Guernsey and Warwich seaports, located near London. Vienna notes Austrian northeastern operations progress with little hindrance as Russians in Stry valley face surprise Austrian train assault. Servian positions collapsed in northwest Serbia with 4300 Serbs captured. Russian cavalry defeated near Kolo, north of Kalisz, ending any threat to Silesia.
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Berlin
Guernsey
Warwich
London
Vienna
Stry
Servia
Kolo
Kalisz
Russian Poland
Silesia
W. J. Hole Ranch Subdivided Near Corona
The W. J. Hole ranch of 9000 acres near Corona is opened for subdivision into five acre and larger plots. Local owners include T. C. Jameson R L. Willits W. F. Sweetser and F. W. Reynolds. The subdivision is expected to bring significant benefits to Corona.
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W. J. Hole
Corona
T. C. Jameson
R L. Willits
W. F. Sweetser
F. W. Reynolds
Cotton Exchanges To Open Trading Next Monday
New York cotton exchange to resume unrestricted trading on Monday November 16. New Orleans cotton exchange will open for unrestricted trading the same day after directors met following the New York decision. The York stock exchange is expected to resume at the start of the new year.
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New York
New York Cotton Exchange
New Orleans
New York Stock Exchange
French Forces Hold Them Down at Yser Front
Paris reports the Lys River to the sea quieting as German attempts to cross the Yser are checked. French positions near barbed wire entanglements hold firm and attacks around Ypres are repulsed with slight front progress. A German submarine was sunk after attempting to torpedo a French torpedo boat off the Belgian coast.
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Paris
Lys
Yser
Ypres
Free Methodist Meetings Attract Growing Attendance
The Free Methodist church services drew a near full house last night with Rev. Neil delivering the discourse. District elder Rev. J C Cochrane and pastor Rev. H C Freemantel attended, and several pastors including Rev F A Ames Bethel and Rev M C Ball Riverside are expected today as the bishop arrives. services begin tonight at 7 30.
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Free Methodist Church
Neil
J.C. Cochrane
H. C. Freemantel
Chino
F. A. Ames
Bethel
M. C. Ball
Riverside
F. A. Atell
Ontario
C. H. Reed
Pomona
G. A. Anderson
Garden Grove
G. W. Marine
Los Angeles
Cross Country Trip Ends in This City
Mr and Mrs J C Knight of Denver Colorado visited friends in this city after a 1600 mile journey by Ford auto from Denver via Albuquerque Socorro Magdalena Springerville. They praised Arizona New Mexico road improvements and the Auto Club of Southern California road signing aiding cross country travelers.
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J. C. Knight
Denver
Colorado
D. W. Glenn
West Seventh Street
Los Angeles
Mrs. Knight
Hermosa Beach
Bill
Knight
Albuquerque
Socorro
Magdalena
Springerville
Knights
Trinidad
Colo
Phoenix
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Auto Club of
Southern
Auto Club
Germans Too Cumbersome for Swift Campaigning Big Guns
Paris dispatch explains why German heavy mortars nicknamed drummers hinder rapid advances. The piece notes these 14 inch shells require skilled Krupp gunners, fragile mechanisms, delicate mounting, road and foundation needs, and vulnerability to French artillery and weather. It adds heavy mortars are unlikely to survive a forced retreat and may be trapped in mud.
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Paris
Charleroi
Joffre
Liberte du Sud
England Faces Debate Over German Hymns in Services
The Guardian proposes a list to help British clergy identify German originals in hymnals and discusses the propriety of using them in English services. Bans could remove classics like Luther’s A Sure Stronghold Our God Is He and other familiar tunes from worship.
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London
The
Guardian
Luther
God
Christ
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Church of England
Queen’s Hall
Striking British Troops Survive Narrow War Escapes
Nov 13 London reports vivid tales from injured British and Belgian soldiers in English hospitals. A King's Royal Rifles lance corporal credits a crucifix in his haversack for saving him after a bullet pierced his knapsack and knee. Private W Hinton, hit thrice, narrowly escapes as bullets fail to injure him. Lieutenant Pottinger of Tedmouth risks a charged bridge by firing his revolver into the charge after others fail. An officer from the ill-fated Cressy insists “Are we down-hearted” after a brutal sinking. A sergeant earns a lieutenant’s praise for brave action that razes a house and prompts a German bombardment.
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Londons
King’s Royal Rifles
Cressy
Lorraine
Asn
Bree
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First East Lancers
Royal Engineers
R. Pottinger
Tedmouth
Pottinger
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