Standing Room Only At Library Lecture
S R O sign at the public library drew a large crowd for an illustrated talk on the San Francisco exposition. Miss Coffin the librarian led a stereopticon show and W R Sheridan will lecture again. Next week Dr J H Webber Riverside will discuss Citrus problems in Southern California. New rule bans children from Thursday night meetings unless with parents due to limited seating.
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Miss Coffin
W. R. Sheridan
J. H. Webber
Riverside
California
Citrus Belt league opens with Pomona versus San Bernardino clash
Tomorrow afternoon marks the Citrus Belt American Football league debut with Pomona facing San Bernardino while Chaffey Union meets Redlands. Corona forfeits to Riverside due to injuries and study absences. refunds offered for ticket holders if no home game is played.
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Pomona
San Bernardino
Chaffey Union
Redlands
Riverside
Corona
Haag
Corona High School
Mexican bandits hold Palomas workers for ransom
El Paso reports that Mexican bandits captured several Palomas Land and Cattle Company employees and are holding them for ten thousand dollars. Company reps deny details, but the captives were en route to property from Columbus after delivering one thousand head of cattle to the U S. European powers are seeking assurances from the United States on Carranza era foreign claims and a mixed commissions plan to settle vast debts, as Mexico charts credit rehabilitation.
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EL Paso
Palomas Land and Cattle Company
Columbus
WN. M
United States
Washington
Europe
Carranza
Mexico
Arlington Plays Sunday At West Sixth Street Park
Arlington baseball team returns Sunday to face the local squad at 2 30 pm at West Sixth Street park. Last meeting in Arlington ended with a local loss, and the home team seeks revenge. Locals have not lost in over a month and are expected to deliver solid play.
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Arlington
Corona
West Sixth Street
Corona Dollar Promotes Buy at Home Campaign
A local promotional dollar called the Corona Dollar circulates rapidly through Corona shops including hardware, grocery, dry goods, and harness stores. The piece urges residents to spend it locally to support full employment and asks readers to report its moves to The Independent by calling the office.
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Corona
L. G. Wells
Norman Reeves
Ing
Fanny Reynolds
Epworth League Banquet Set With Noted Speakers
The Epworth League in Los Angeles plans a large banquet at Hamburger's Cafe Beautiful on Tuesday evening November 2. Eighteen of nineteen invited Methodist bishops will attend, with reservations already surpassing the thousand-plate goal. A 30 piece orchestra will precede speakers Bishop Stuntz of Buenos Aires and National President Bishop Bristol, with toasts to follow.
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Hamburger
Cafe Beautiful
Los Angeles
California
Epworth League
Epworthians
First Methodist Sunday School of
Arthur M. Perry
Lloyd E. Noble
Bishop Stuntz
Buenos Aires
South America
Bishop Bristol
Mount Hood in a Bad Eruption
The Dalles residents report smoke seen near Mount Hood possibly from a recently built cabin at the summit. Officials offer no official origin for the observed plume as of the day after sighting.
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Mount Hood
The
Dalles
Orc
Here
Oregon Forest Fire Association
United States Forest Service
Halt Hoboes at the State Line
Four county representatives met in Los Angeles to approve stockades at state line entrances. The plan assigns southern counties to maintain camps and guards at key southern borders. San Bernardino would host two camps on the Colorado River near Needles and on the Salt Lake at the Nevada line. Hoboes would be refused entry.
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California
Los Angeles
San Bernardino County
Colorado River
Needles
Salt Lake
Nevada
Serbian Front Amid Allied Aid Efforts Narrowing
Reports from Nish state the Serbian army faces serious menace as rail lines to Saloniki are cut. Austro German forces push across Serbia with incursions near Ripanj and further Bulgarian advances noted. German armies widen offensives at Riga Dvinsk and elsewhere as World War I actions continue.
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Paris
Nish
Havas
Saloniki
Berlin
London
Serbia
War Office
Ripanj
Riga
Dvinsk
Thanksgiving Day Proclamation by President Wilson
Washington Oct 22 President Wilson designates Thursday November 25 as Thanksgiving Day. He calls the day a reflection of a peaceful year while much of Europe war-torn. He notes the nation’s rights and duties, aid to mankind, and steady markets amid global distress.
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Wilson
Washington
United States
Europe
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First National Bank
A. J. Ward
C.harrington
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Hi. Snidecor
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William Wallace Campbell
Lick Observatory
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