First Arrest For Illegal Sale Of Liquor In Corona
Antone Simontacchi, owner of an Italian rooming house near the Santa Fe depot, is described as the first person arrested for illegal liquor sales. The account details the arrest by City Marshal Lyman after a night of investigations, noting one barrel of wine, sixty three bottles of beer, and 1 gallon of brandy in his possession. Antone is to appear before Justice Hull's court Friday to plead his case.
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Antone Simontacchi
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Corona
Bay of Naples
Beelzebub
Marshal Lyman
Sherlock Holmes
Sons of
Roma
Heat Brings Suffering in New York During Extreme Summer
Harry Brown, New York buyer for the Corona Cash Store, recalls a brutal summer with three weeks of relentless heat. People and animals collapsed in the streets as fire hoses cooled exhausted horses and parks filled with scorers. The storm that followed brought welcome relief and revived the city’s worn inhabitants.
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New York
Harry Brown
Corona Cash
Corona
Mr. Brown
Treasure expedition sails for Australia in 12 million dollar hunt
Two Boston men Faulkner and Sullivan with George H Wing depart Spring field for Sydney to outfit a voyage seeking a buried 12 million dollar treasure said to be on a South Pacific island about 700 miles from Australia. Faulkner allegedly funds the venture under a geological research charter.
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Faulkner
Sullivan
Jeorge H. Wing
Australia
South Pacific
Vancouver
Sydney
First Indian game Saturday at Riverside
Sherman and Occidental meet at Evans athletic park on Saturday with capacity for at least 1200 fans. Coach Warner hopes Riverside supporters turn out for the opener as both teams field strong lines and a hard contest. Referee Louis Draper of Williams college, umpire Yale’s Williams. Lineup includes Willets, Coleman, Thomas, Bush, Whipple, Lewis, Dow, Bullock, Ardie, Smith, and S. Lewis.
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Evans Athletic Park
Sherman
Occidental
Warner
Riversiders
Indians
J. Lewis
Dow
Bullock
Ardie
Smith
S. Lewis
Quail Season Opens Tomorrow in Southern California
The quail season resumes tomorrow after a winter shutdown. Hunters across Corona and Southern California plan to hunt with No. 7 shells in 12 gauge guns, expecting a plentiful quail crop thanks to the closed-season laws, though shell and labor uncertainties linger.
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Corona
California
Quail Sections Tangle Over Corona Meeting
A stumble in planning draws attention to both employee and employer during a meet in the quail sections about Corona. The awkward scene highlights gaps in coordination and raises questions about procedures.
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Corona
New Cultivator Tested for Grove Use on Fullerton Street
A new six to ten tooth cultivator built by English and Granson for the Western Inventors Association was tried Tuesday morning on Mr. Bohn’s grove on Fullerton street. The device uses a heavy plank with an adjustable iron frame and two wheels to work under trees without damaging branches. Minor improvements will precede market release.
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Bohn
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High School Football Team Begins Practice Under Coach Scoville
Football practice starts on the high school grounds with 22 boys signed up. Coach Scoville leads the sessions as the squad prepares for short practice games and an upcoming home game against Ontario High School on October 24. A trip to Riverside to watch Occidental College play Sherman Indians is planned for pointers and experience.
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Quimotto
Ontario High School
Riverside
Occidental College
Sherman Indians
Republican Rally Set At Loring Theater In Riverside
The second Republican rally will be Friday night at the Loring theater. Congressman C. Smith of Bakersfield and Hon Samuel M. Shortridge of San Francisco will speak on tariff protection for citrus and other campaign issues. Riverside Military band will perform before and during the meeting.
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Samuel
M. Shortridge
San Francisco
Smith
Shortridge
Riverside Military Band
City Engineer Outlines Proposed Outfall Sewer Plans
Engineer Harrell prepared plans for a municipal outfall sewer funded by bonds. The city will not build all sewers but will allow property owners to construct as needed to benefit them. The city pledges to manage street and alley sewer accumulations and to maintain hygienic drainage.
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Howard and Joy
Block 72
Block I
Cota Street
Collage of light gossip and notices from 19th century press
A collage of anecdotes and briefs touches on street gutters filled with confiscated beer, fines for adulterated Worcestershire sauce, a rail trip request, a cable marriage proposal, tariff humor, brick and sewer pipe orders, forest timber counts, theft of dance halls, anniversaries, prizefights profits, a marriage license mishap, a tombstone purchase, a musical director’s salary demand, Tolstoy’s wife, and a Trans Mississip pi canal congress recommendation.
Taft Starts Lengthy Tour Through Ohio Rural Districts
Cincinnati Oct 12 William H Taft began a long campaign tour lasting until election eve. For three days he concentrates on Ohio addressing farmers about protection versus tariff principles and urging Republican policy.
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Cincinnati
William H. Tait
Los Angeles Plans Tax Collection Push
Los Angeles County to collect over five million in taxes with payment due by morrow and then in April. Taxpayers face delinquency after April 26. W. C. Welch, County Tax Collector, warns that the rate is about 2.24 dollars per hundred valuation for Los Angeles city residents.
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W. C. Welch
Corey
Los Angeles City
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