Revolt Spread In Transvaal Shocks Britain
London reports a second major Boer uprising in the Transvaal and Orange Free State led by De Wet and Beyers after Maritz was quelled. General Louis Botha has left Pretoria to command front lines as German Angola invasion rumors surface and Albania tensions rise with Italian Greek intervention.
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London
Flanders
Transvaal
Orange Free State
British South Africa
Maritz
de Wet
Beyers
Britain
Louis Botha
Union of South Africa
Africa
Angola
Portugal
Lisbon
Great Britain
American Copper Steamer Detained by British at Gibraltar
The American steamer Kroonland was detained by British forces at Gibraltar while bound for Naples. A separate item notes 15,000 rose plants to be planted along Los Angeles county roads this winter.
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Washington
Gibraltar
Naples
Los Angeles County
Government seeks 1.26 million for Belgian refugee aid
The Hague government asked parliament for a 1.26 million dollar fund to maintain Belgian refugees. The request outlines ongoing relief and support measures for displaced Belgians during a time of war.
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The
Hague
Parliament
Hercules Powder Rep Plans Corona Gun Club Visit
A Hercules Powder Company representative writes Corona Gun Club members that he will be in Corona tomorrow for the regular gun club shoot on Quarry Street.
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Hercules Powder Company
Corona
Quarry Street
Primary vote figures show Frederick wins by large margin
The article notes the primary vote totals with the Republicans at 256,245 for their governor candidate and the Third Party at 122,274. The resulting difference of 133,971 supports Frederick’s overwhelming plurality.
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Fredericks
Eastern Washington inspectors halt part of blight work
Due to funding shortages, horticultural inspectors in eastern Washington will discontinue portions of their blight inspection efforts. The cutback affects ongoing surveillance and enforcement programs, reducing field activity and reporting potential plant health risks.
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Washington
Old Betsy Replaced by Ford Wherewithal on Southern Tour
The longtime Corona area auto Old Betsy is sold in Bakersfield to become a truck. Dad Kathan and wife drove the Ford nearly 14 000 miles with repairs under a dollar. They traveled to Sacramento Myrtle Creek and Placerville enjoying mountain roads and a Willows route.
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Corona
Betsy
Oregon
Bakersfield
Ford
Placerville
el Dorado County
Mr. Kathan
Stella B Irvine Here Tomorrow in Corona Meetings
Mrs Stella B Irvine, the prohibition candidate for the assembly, speaks in Corona at 3 PM at the Baptist church on California Dry and again at 5 PM at Sixth and Main about her bid and a woman representing the district. Citizens are invited to both meetings ahead of her next planned stop.
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Visiing Club
Lemonia Grove
Corona
Woman’s Improvement Club
W. H. Jameson
George Baurchyte
Los Angeles
Stella B
Irvine
Baptist Church
California
Assembly
Sixth
Main Streets
President Wilson Proclaims Thanksgiving Day Date
President Wilson fixed November 26 as Thanksgiving Day noting a blessed year at peace amid world war and praising closer ties with South America through the Panama Canal. He said Americans are better positioned to aid themselves and mankind and serve neighbors.
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Washington
Wilson
South America
Panama Canal
United States
Knowland to Speak Here on Campaign Issues Tomorrow
Hon Joseph R Knowland Republican nominee for the U S Senate will speak at Sixth and Main streets Corona at 1 pm tomorrow addressing voters on campaign issues He has served in the California legislature and ten years in Congress championing citrus dairy and poultry industries and equal suffrage and supported measures against white slave traffic The talk will highlight his statewide influence and stance on interstate commerce rates and labor conditions
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Congress
Sixth and
Main Streets
Alameda County
Knowland
United States
Riverside County
Califorr
California
United States Eyes Trade Growth With France
Paris reports that French trade with Germany and Austria last year reached 1.8 billion francs. U S aims to boost ties through new committees aiding small manufacturers and arranging exchanges with English firms. France bought 57 million francs of machinery from the U S while Germany sold 163 million francs in cereals to Europe.
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Paris
France
Germany
Austria
Committee of Industrial and Commercial Defense
United States
United State
Von
Liquor Fueled Man Kills Children and Commits Suicide
In Galesburg Newfoundland William Stromberg a prominent candy maker killed his three children wounded his wife then died by suicide after a fit of insanity tied to liquor. The tragedy followed a dispute over bed clothing as he retrieved a shotgun.
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Galesburg,, NL
William Stromberg
London Papers Attack English Pension System
London editorials condemn the pension scheme for widows and dependents of soldiers lost in battle. The piece notes low pay for officers and ordinary infantrymen, calls for reform, and cites Parliament expressions of indignation. Continued on page three.
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London
Wellington
War Office
America
Se ‘S Gres
Grenadier Guards
County of London
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ASK Fund
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LA Corona Theater
D. H. Kathan
Dad Kathan
Willows
Stella B. Irvine
Joseph R. Knowland
United States Senate
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Samuel M. Shortridge
Nia
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