Corona declares Thursday race the best ever held
Business leaders praise the Corona event for record crowds and no accidents. They credit ideal weather, a superb track, and strong advertising in boosting the town’s image and future manufacturing interest in American and foreign cars.
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Coronans
Donnelly
A. W. Bates
Corona
California
J. Otto
Chas. Hoss
Q. A. ‘Ward
H. B. Carter
F. J. Ott
German Fleet Ready Rumors Stir Baltic Watch
The Hague reports indicate Emperor William stayed in Kiel last week and may signal renewed German naval activity. Once the fleet clears the canal it could be deployed to monitor the Baltic as Russian ports freeze, observers say.
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London
Tle
The
Hague
William
Kiel
Baltic Sea
War loan oversubscribed in Britain
London November 28 Chancellor of the Exchequer Lloyd George announced that the war loan of a billion and three quarters dollars has been greatly oversubscribed with nearly a hundred thousand individuals applying for small sums.
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London
Lloyd *Géorge
Why gout is like reciprocated love
In playful analogy a joke compares gout to mutual affection as a joint matter. It likens the condition to a mutual feeling shared by two parties. The phrasing relies on wordplay about joints and affection.
Stockton Editor Sentenced to Five Days in Jail
Stockton Labor News editor E P Lamoreaux was jailed for five days and fined 250 dollars for contempt of court. Judge Norton held the editor in contempt for defying restraining orders when merchants, manufacturers, or the employers' association requested steps against him.
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Stockton
Cal
Lamoreaux
Stockton Labor News
Norton
Employers’ Association
Agriculture Sets Minimum Sugar in Oranges
The Department of Agriculture announced a standard in Washington that oranges are immature if their juice has less than 8 parts soluble solids to 1 part citric acid and will bar shipments of fruit not meeting the requirement. The rule targets runaway sweetness and avoids concealment of inferior fruit.
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Department OF Agriculture
Washington
La Corona Books Hosts Oriental Entertainer Troupe
La Corona Books announces a two night engagement by the Oriental Entertainers, booked by Manager Sparr for Monday and Tuesday. The troupe arrives from San Bernardino where they drew capacity crowds, praised for a Hindu to Arabian themed show featuring tumbling, acrobatics and the mad desert dance.
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Sparr
la Corona
California
San Bernardino
Ben Abdie
Hadji
German cruisers shift base to Aleutian trades
Nov 28 Tacoma reports three German cruisers have unexpectedly moved their base from the South American west coast to the Aleutians. They are now sighted in the trade channels between Puget Sound and the Orient. The notice came via wireless from the Chicago Maru after she altered course to avoid capture.
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Tacoma
Novi
South America
Aleutian Islands
Puget Sound
Orient
Maru
Yokohama
Thanksgiving guests visit Mrs Waite and daughters in Pomona
Mr and Mrs W. H. Wiley and Stanley Garrison of Los Angeles and Miss Byther Baird of Pomona were Thanksgiving guests of Mrs B. L. Waite at her West Olive Street home, with daughters Iyan and Fanny.
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Wiley
Stanley ‘Garrison
Les
Angeles
Byther ‘Baird
Pomona
B. L. Waite
Iyian
Fanny
West Olive. Street
Mrs. H
A. F
Mr. Ara
George W. Whitten
Hest
Olive Street
Army Completes Dominant Win In Annual Football Game
Philadelphia Nov 28 The Army defeated Navy 20 to 0 in the annual contest between West Pointers and Annapolis. The Army showed superiority throughout the game as a large crowd including army and navy secretaries and other high government officials watched.
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Philadelphia
Army
Navy
West Pointers
Annapolis Naval Academy
Harris Store Burglarized In Main Street Heist
Between 7 20 and 8 last evening the Harris store on Main street was broken into and about 2 50 in pennies and nickels taken from the cash register. Chief Ramsey led a citywide roundup dispersing 318 men and boys to the limits to prevent further robberies as tramps rode away on a freight train toward Los Angeles.
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C. W. Harris
Main Street
Harris
Ramsey
Los Angeles
Japanese fleet eyes German cruisers in Chilean waters
A Seattle bulletin notes German cruisers linger in a Chilean berth as the Japanese fleet in the south Pacific watches closely. If a German vessel dares leave, the entire Japanese force would pursue and destroy it across the north Pacific.
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Seattle
North Pacific
South Pacific
Unknown Warships Seen Off Chilean Coast
Four war ships of unspecified nationality were sighted off the Chilean coast northbound, reported from Iquique, Chile, with the sighting confirmed in Lima Peru on November 28.
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Lima
Peru
Iquique
Chile
Why is a miser's charity never to be interfered with
A wry saying notes that a miser gives out nothing of value to others and thus his charity should not be challenged by critics or the needy.
Night light riddle echoes tomb stone pun
A pun answers the joke about a night light resembling a tomb stone. The setup asks when a night light is like a tomb stone and delivers a playful punch line about getting up for a later husband.
Oldfield Reaches Second After Judges Overturn
A Thanksging Day auto road race awards Barney Oldfield second place after officials corrected a lap counting error. O'Donnell, initially second, drops to third with De Palma moved to fourth and Gordon fifth. Final standings list Mercer Pullen first, Oldfield second, O'Donnell third, Gordon fifth, Carlson sixth, Nikrent seventh.
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Maxwell Racing
Barney Oldfield
Maxwell No. 14
O'Donnell
Duesenberg
Oldfield
Barney
de Palma
Huntley Gordon
Carlson
Ralph de Palma
Bert Leslie
L. W. Wickes
Mercer
Pullen
Maxwell
Gordon Special
Gordon
Nikrent
Mann Act convictions reported in Chicago stats
Chicago figures show 901 persons convicted under the Mann Act since enactment with 4434 indicted and 136 acquitted. For the year ending June 30 1914 there were 435 indictments and 357 convictions while the prior year had 322 indictments and 266 convictions. Total fines reached $138 036.50.
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Dred
Bielaski
Angvio Noile
Nolle
Temescal Lodge to Elect Officers Next Thursday
Temescal lodge F. and A. M. will hold its annual election of officers at the lodge meetings next Thursday night. Full attendance is desired.
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Temescal Lodge
Attempted Robbery Halts At Local Home
George Gould, local National Ice and Cold Storage Co. representative, thwarted a break in at his home on Thursday. A man on the back porch claimed to be "just looking around" and entered the house. Gould fought the intruder, knocked him down, and attempted to summon police but the suspect escaped through a window.
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George Gould
National Ice and Cold Storage Co
Paris Air Disaster Report of Downed Plane
A French bulletin reports that a plane was shot down over Paris during a rain incident. One person was killed while the remainder were taken prisoner by artillery forces.
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Paris
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K. B. Collier
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