Allies Break German Lines Amid Deep Push Front Wide
Allied forces press the front from Verdun toward Lens and Arras with heavy bombardment. More than 20 000 German prisoners are reported taken, along with dozens of field guns as fighting rages across Champagne and the Argonne. Thousands of bodies lie unburied as both sides suffer heavy losses.
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Berlin
London
Loos
Lens
Perthes
Rheims
Argonne Forest
War Office
Verdun
Marne
Champagne
France
Souchez
Arras
Abussee Canal
Sir John French
Paris
Teuton
Crown Prince
Readers debate Corona Road course as speedway or boulevard
In a letter to The Editor Jeff Crafford argues the Corona Road course should not be labeled a speedway or a boulevard. He contends public access and mixed traffic undermine both terms and urges clear handling by local authorities to protect Corona's interests.
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Corona Road Course
Corona
Kennerdale
Chicago
Jeff’ Crafford
Children's Day Parade At District Fair Draws Entries
The district fair marks Children’s Day on Tuesday October 5 with a parade as the main event. A $10 prize will be given for the best decorated vehicle and any vehicle type may enter. Dr George E Tucker reports rapid entry growth and accepts entries up to 300 capacity, ages six months to five years for entries, parade exempt.
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George E. Tucker
Ontario Avenue Closed For Street Improvements
Ontario avenue from end to end is practically impassable and closed to traffic while improvements proceed. The S. C. Contracting company has a camp at Garretson and Magnolia, and grading is being carried out rapidly. A trip to the site will be interesting.
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Ontario Avenue
S. C. Contracting Company
Garretson and
Magnolia Avenues
State Game Warden Plans Action In City Quail Violations
H. D. Becker of the state fish and game commission arrived in the city to curb illegal out of season shooting of game, especially quail. The state and county wardens will pursue violators, with arrests likely. Copies of the new state game laws were left at The Independent office.
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H. D. Becker
State Fish and Game Commission
Los Angeles
State Commission
Becker
Local bankers plan reception for noted national visitor
The Independent reports Corona will host a fall visit by a prominent national banker with ties to Treasury and finance. The plan includes informal tours of local banks, groves, packing houses, quarries, and the race course, with a chance for townsfolk to meet him. details withheld to avoid publicity.
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Independent
The
Geo M Taber Visits Corona For Realty Matters
Geo M Taber of San Bernardino spent the day in Corona attending to realty matters and meeting local business contacts.
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Geo. M. Taber
San Bernardino
Corona
Perris Thrashed 22 to 6 by Corona at West Sixth Park
Corona overwhelmed Perris 22 to 6 as errors aided the locals in a afternoon game. Winnedge pitched well for Corona with Doc Wright catching, while Perris battled back with two runs in the fourth seventh and eighth innings. A large crowd was expected for the next Sunday game.
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Perris
West Sixth Street
Corona
Winnedge
Doc” Wright
First Buck Deer Killed in Temescal Hills
Joe Contreras of Temescal Water Co wins the season’s first buck deer in the Temescal canyon area east of company property. He shot the five point, 169 pound buck after stalking it in rifle range, a animal long sought by Fred Baird and other hunters who had failed to find it in recent years.
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Joe Contreras
Temescal Water Company
Temescal Canyon
Contrareas
Fred Baird
Coast Highway Nears Completion From Del Mar to Orange County Line
N. Ainley, in charge, says the final work on the state highway from Del Mar to the Orange county line will wrap up before winter rains. The last tasks involve adding shoulders along the road. Only the segment between San Onofre and Orange county remained without oil, now being oiled. Completion will yield 19 miles of improved highway for the county.
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N. Ainley
del Mar
Orange County
San Diego Union
San Onofre
Sherman Indian Team Shut Out by Los Angeles Athletic Club
A large crowd at Sherman Institute watched the Sherman Indian team fall 13 to 0 to the Los Angeles Athletic Club. The Indians displayed a strong effort despite being outweighed throughout the Saturday afternoon exhibition of American football.
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Sherman Institute
Los Angeles
LA visitor Leslie Billington sees Spearfish link
Leslie Billington of Los Angeles visited over Sunday with George Holmes. Both are former Spearfish residents. Billington is now connected with the L. K. O. picture company in Los Angeles.
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Leslie Billington
Los Angeles
George Holmes
Spearfish
South Dakota
Bilington
L. K. O. Picture Company
New 1916 Hudson Six to be Shown at Corona Machine Works
Motorists are invited to view and test the new 1916 Hudson Six tomorrow September 28 at Corona Machine and Auto Works corner Fifth and Ramona. The ad promises the car is considerably improved with a smoother ride and modern refinements.
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Corona Machine and Auto Works
Fifth
Ramona
WINS FORTUNE IN IMPERIAL VALLEY LAND
Miss Maggie E. Cox gains right to 320 acres near Niland after GLO decision. Contester Dr John W Craig alleged fraud and abandonment, but proofs were upheld and Cox irrigated and prepared for cultivation. Cox family now holds 960 acres in Imperial Valley, with both fortune claims supported by patent actions.
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Maggie E. Cox
Niland
Imperial Valley
General Land Office
Los Angeles
Con
Department of the Interior
Yuma
John W. Craig
Cox
Miss Cox
Walter Cox
Riverside District Fair publicity car tours city
F. H. Kemp publicity manager for the Riverside District Fair was in the city yesterday driving his ochre Smear. The yellow painted car bore advertisements from headlights to tail lamp and Kemp traversed nearly every street in the city.
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F. H. Kemp
Sixty perish as Yaquis burn car on 3 P railroad
Eighty passengers on a Southern Pacific Mexican train were placed in a hay-filled car and set ablaze by Yaqui deserters near Torres Sonora. About sixty attackers derailed the train and burned passengers. only twenty have been accounted for. Torres lies 70 miles north of Guaymas, near Campo Verde. Villa forces near Guaymas plan to move toward Oroz.
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San Diego
Southern Pacific
Torres
Sonora
Hermosillo
Guay
Campo Verde
Guaymas
Villa
Oroz
Return From Fishing Trip Near Tie Bear Valley
Miss Elizabeth Rudesill Elizabet h Andrews and Helen Whitmore returned from a fishing trip at the Whitmore Cabin in Tie Bear Valley after being away two weeks. They witnessed heavy hail and snow that prevented their boat from being used.
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Elizabeth Rudesill
Elizabeth Andrews
Helen Whitmore
Whitmore
Tie Bear Valley
Miss Whitmore
Government Land in Utah Offers Water-Ready Claims
Attractive government land parcel in Utah with surface water potential for pumping within 20 to 40 feet. Fertile sage brush soil, 16 inches annual rainfall, near railroad. Residency not required to prove up. W. H. Watson offers resident and nonresident claims from Los Angeles location.
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W. H. Watson
Baker-Detwiler Bldg
Los Angeles
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F.H. Snidegor
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Treasury Department
Washington
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