City Officials and Board of Trustees List
City officials include Henry H. Holmes mayor and John L. Merriam city clerk with roles for H A Wood city treasurer H L Harroll Oliver P Hull W D Lyman R R Root B E Savery and others. Board of trustees features Henry H Holmes president A B Tathill E B Collier Ansil F Gillett Ethan P Kidder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H. Holmes
H. A. Wood
John L. Merriam
William G. Randall
Robert L. Harroll
Oliver P. Hull
W. D. Lyman
Dr. R. R. Root
B. E. Savery
Regular Republican Ticket Listed for President Taft Sherman Perkins Estudillo Collier
The ticket presents William Howard Taft for President James Schoolcraft Sherman for Vice President George C Perkins for U S Senator Miguel Estudillo for 39th District Riverside and Emerson B Collier for Assemblyman Corona in a listed slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Howard Taft
Ohio
James Schoolcraft Sherman
New York
Miguel Estudillo
Riverside
Emerson B. Collier
Corona
Lincoln and law with justice for rich and poor alike
A discussion on law as not an exact science and the aim to deliver justice equally. It cites Lincoln, bribery challenges, and the need to prove crimes before punishment, then critiques San Francisco mayor Schmitz's case and Los Angeles Bar associations amid legal technicalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Supreme Court
Lincoln
Los Angeles Bar Association
Kerr
Schmitz
San Francisco
United States
Tweed
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Reuf
States Prison
State Supreme Court
Sacramento
Tincoln
California
Revival Meetings Still In Progress At Christian Church
Revival meetings at the Christian Church continue with Evangelist Stivers reporting growing interest. Upcoming topics include On the Mountain Tops With Jesus, The Baptism of the New Testament Church, Excuses, A Model Conversion, The Six Transformations, The Unpardonable Sin, The Harvest of the Soul, and Almost Persuaded across Sunday to Saturday evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stivers
Jesus
Admission Day Observed Across California Statewide
The fifty eighth anniversary of California’s admission to the Union was celebrated statewide with formal events in Sacramento Sonora and Ione. Federal offices banks and most establishments closed. Monterey featured a grand pageant ending at Colton Hall where the state constitution was framed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California
Native Sons of the Golden West
Sacramento
Sonora
Ione
United States Courts
Washington
Monterey
Cal
Colton Hall
Commonwealth
Golden West
Captain of Police Fatally Wounded in Los Angeles Shooting
Walter H. Auble, captain of police, was shot three times during an arrest attempt by Carl Southerland, a former waiter and alleged burglar, in Los Angeles Cal. The incident occurred as Paul E. Flammer, captain of detectives, struggled with Southerland’s alleged partner Fred Horning nearby. Auble was rushed to Receiving Hospital but faced likely fatal injuries after bullets breached his neck chest and upper abdomen.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Walter H. Auble
Carl Southerland
Paul E. Flammer
Fred Horning
Southerland
Fresno to Vote on Local Option in September Election
Fresno Cal September 10 The question of prohibition in one form or another will be submitted to the people at the fall election. The city trustees voted unanimously to submit the issue to voters at the next election and the county supervisors arranged a special order to place the question before either county at large or by precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Cal
Fresno County
Fatal track accident at Gapsattuti and park track
A horseman swerved for his machine and died after being thrown through a fence. Derkum fractured the skull and is reported unable to live. The disaster follows another incident at Gapsattuti park in prep for Admission day races.
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Derkum
Seco
Gapsattuti
Park Track
Prohibition Candidate Chafin Addresses Crowd in Chico
Prohibition candidate Chafin spoke to a large audience in Chico with an Indian band welcoming him. The event occurred on September 8 in California.
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Prohibition
Chafin
California
Chico
Taft Addresses Veterans in Sandusky
Taft spoke to old soldiers in Sandusky and kept remarks non political. Leaders of the Aggressive Foraker faction were barred from a later theater meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Sandusky
Foraker
Labor Day Observances Reported Across Major Cities
Labor Day was widely observed with most businesses closed and people seeking recreation. In New York Forty thousand marched in a long day of parades while San Francisco hosted two labor parades and later picnics and events. Washington reported broad public closures and Washington officials took the day off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
San Francisco
Organized Labor
Davenport
William R. Hearst
Gompers
Washington
San Jose
Cal
Salt Lake Wins G A R Encampment Vote Next Year
Salt Lake City defeated Washington by 461 to 104 to win the forty third annual G A R encampment for the next year. The Woman's Relief Corps donated 1000 dollars to the G A R permanent fund. H M Nevins is the new commander in chief with J Kent Hamilton, C Royce, J F Spencer, and J Lane Tannehill named to posts. A W R C resolution endorsed the Francis Scott Key Memorial Association for preserving Key's Washington home.
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Toledo
Salt Lake City
Washington
Woman's Relief ‘Corps
H. M. Nevins
J. Kent Hamilton
Ohio
C. ©. Royce
California
J. F. Spencer
Tennessee
J. Lane Tannehill
Maryland
W.R. C
Francis Scott Key
Derkum Dies After Speed Practice Crash
In Los Angeles this morning John F Derkum a 20 year old motorcycle racer lost control on a curve at the Agricultural Park track. He was thrown and suffered a fracture of the skull that will probably prove fatal. Derkum and others were tying up around the track when the accident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
John F. Derkum
Agricultural Park
Corona Packing Company Stockholders Meeting Called
Notice from Corona Packing Company states the regular annual stockholders meeting will be held October 5, 1908 at 2 30 p m in the packing house office to elect a Board of Directors and conduct proper business. Signed by secretary F W Kainard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corona
Can
Corona Packing Company
Corona Packing CO
F. W. Kainard
Telepathy Mystery: Husband and Wife Exchange Claimed Bond
A dialogue fragment presents a claim that a husband and wife share identical thoughts. Peck asserts the wife awaits his greeting and predicts her response, implying a shared mental connection. The exchange frames telepathy as a mutual understanding between spouses.
Debs Visits Corona and Avoids Socialism Talk
Eugene V. Debs the socialist presidential candidate rode through Corona on his red special en route to the Pacific coast. A rear platform speaker urged donations to cover the train’s expenses as Debs declined to speak, saying he had talked enough, and the train moved on through the Santa Ana canyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene V. Debs
Corona
Pacific Coast
Debs
Santa Ana Canyon
Medical Debate Over New $1-a-Year Doctor Plan
Brooklyn physicians protest the newly organized $1-a-year plan for doctoring as they oppose its operations and implications for medical practice. The article notes organized opposition by local doctors and concerns about affordable care versus professional standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Kings County Medical Society Foreswears Action Over New Service
A medical service company advances while the Kings County Medical Society declines to intervene. The manager proclaims the firm will operate within the law and treat every family member, claiming they will provide medicines at a 25 cent charge. He vows to demonstrate that the poor can manage without grafting physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings’ County Medical Society
Medical Service Company
Voter Registration Deadlines Notice
Register by September 25 with last day to transfer October 8. All unregistered voters since January 1, 1908 must register to vote in November. Scratch pads available at the Independent office.
Also Mentioned on This Page
G. W. Waterbury
Riverside County
OF Trustees
Eee Peaes
U. S
George C. Perkins
Oakland
Evangelist Stivers
Salt Lake
J. PF. Derkum
Benjamin Franklin
Citizens’ Bank Cal
WE. Botsford
George Brown
A. Kinney
The
Corona National Bank
W. J. Pentelow
Jacob Stoner
M. Terpening
J. A. Keeler
J.S. Hamner
W. N. Tillson
F. F. Thompson
Andrew Veach
J. P. Triple
C. D. McNeil
Newman Essick
Yosemite Valley
Yosemite
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Yosemite Valley Railroad Company
W. W. Eehmer
Geo. B. Macgillivray
Terest
Carter
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