Allies Press In Champagne As Loos Fight Goes On
British and French forces push in the Champagne front with gains around Loos and Souchez while observers note divergent German and French accounts. In Loos heavy fighting yields several hundred yards of trench and bomb proof shelters, 2000+ prisoners and 21 guns captured. Bulgarian neutrality and Greek-Bulgarian talks hint at regional alignment. C M Douglas of Los Angeles was in Corona as a business caller.
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France
Loos
London
Bulgaria
Balkans
Edward Grey
House of Commons
Berlin
Sayville
Greece
Paris
Artois
Souchez
French War Office
Champagne
Beaumont Joins County Chamber Of Commerce
Beaumont voters approve affiliate with the county chamber of commerce announced by A S Dudley secretary. Beaumont residents support the broader scope and cooperation with county chamber though some opposition. E P Boulton and W L Percy named to the County Chamber board representing Beaumont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont Chamber of Commerce
County Chamber of Commerce
A.S. Dudley
Beaumont
E. P. Boulton
W. L. Percy
Diving Girls for Riverside Fair Amid Changes
Riverside fair organizers replace diving horses with six expert diving maidens provided by Pacific Electric Railway Co. They will perform four free shows daily from a twenty foot springboard between grandstand and racetrack with times at 2:00 4:00 7:30 and 9:00. Foley and Burk Shows will also supply entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside District
Pacific Electric Railway Co
D. C. Burt
Pacific Electric Company
Foley and Burk
Death of Mrs Henry Cabot Lodge Announced in Nahant
Mrs Henry Cabot Lodge wife of Senator Lodge died suddenly at her Nahant home aged 65 from heart disease. The death was announced today.
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Nahant, Maass
Henry Cabot Lodge
Senator Lodge
Victorville business traveler arrives in city and visits Temescal
Chas Stansberry of Victorville arrives in the city today for a business trip and plans to visit friends in Temescal canyon. C B Benedict attends a Riverside political meeting today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Stansberry
Victorville
Temescal Canyon
C. B. Benedict
Riverside
Four Chances to Make State Dry Highlighted by WCTU
Oakland reports the California Dry Federation at the thirty-sixth annual WCTU convention as Dr. B Colgrove declares four paths to victory in 1916. Delegates attend devotional services and hear from leaders including Mrs. William E. Colby and Mrs. Sarah Door.
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Oakland
California
B. (. Colgrove
California Dry Federation
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
First Methodist Church
O. D. Cosgrove
Addie Estes
California Federation
William E. Colby
Woman’s Legislative Council of
Sarah Door
Anna E. “Chase
Young People’s
Carrie Jackson
Dora J. Spencer
Louisa Cobb
Nellie Berry
Salem Slayer Hooker Shot During Manhunt by Posse
In Albany and Salem Oregon a posse led by Officers Christopherson and Long of Portland shot escaped convict Otto Hooker hiding under a house. Hooker died at Albany hospital around 2 am after being struck through the lung and shoulder. Over 200 men searched between Salem and Albany as the manhunt continued for a bandit who killed Warden Harry Minto and wounded City Marshal J J Benson.
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Albany
Ore
Hooker
Salem
State Penitentiary
Desperado Hooker
Christopherson
Long
Wortland
Salem Ore
Otto Hooker
Convicc
Oregon Penitentiary
Harry Minto
J. J. Benson
Jefferson
Here
Mexican Bandits On The Warpath
Conditions along the Mexican border in the Brownsville district have grown acute. Major General Funston reports from the front as a mountain artillery battery is sent to Progreso to deter 500 bandits threatening to cross into the United States. Col Blockson notes the group appears independent if Carranza won’t act.
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Washington
Brownsville
War Department
Funston
Progreso
Col
Blockson
Carranza
Riverside County Chamber Shifts October Meeting
The Riverside County Chamber of Commerce postpones its October meeting from Oct 21 to two days later due to Hemet San Jacinto road opening. The afternoon session at Indio includes a government garden venue, then a bus to Thermal for a 6 p.m. quail dinner at Hotel Fleetwood, with an evening town hall meeting and 11 p.m. returning cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside County Chamber of Commerce
Hemet-San Jacinto Road
Indio
Government Date Gardens
Thermal
Fleet‘wood
Coast Guard Vessel Surveyor Contract Awarded
The Manitowoc Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. won a 189000 dollar hull contract for the Surveyor, a 1000 ton steel Coast and Geodetic Survey vessel to chart Alaska Behring Sea and Pacific coasts. It will carry 66 crew, use crude oil, and be ready within a year, possibly by August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United Statesoast and Geodetic Survey
Secretary of Commerce
Red- Held
Manitowoc Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Lake Michigan
Manitowoc
Wisconsin
Surveyor
Alaska
Behring Sea
Washington
Oregon
California
Manitowoc Company
Lester Jones
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Atlantic
Great Lakes
American
Atlantic Ocean
Redfield
Anglo French 500 Million Credit Loan Arranged
The Anglo French commission announced a 500 million external loan to Britain and France. Bonds will be five-year five percent, issued at 98 to the public and 96 to underwriters, with denominations as low as 100 dollars and installment payments. Chicago bankers hailed the deal as the largest syndicate operation in U S history, with plans to district the country for participation.
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New York
Anglo-French Financial Commission
Great Britain
France
Chicago
England
United States
Lord Reading
Thomas W. Lamont
J. P. Morgan and Co
Missing U S Cavalryman Said to be Shown as Trophy
A Mexican prisoner told Hidalgo county officials in Pharr that Private Richard J. Johnson of the United States Cavalry, missing since last Friday's Progreso battle, has been exhibited as a trophy on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. Officials would not confirm the claim. Battery A of the Fourth Field Artillery departed for Harlingen, Brownsville district, last night with four howitzers and a wagon train aboard a special entrainment.
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Brownsville
Richard J. Johnson
United States Cavalry
Progreso
Rio Grande
Hidalgo County
Pharr
EL Paso
Fourth Field Artillery
Harlingen
Galveston
The Broken Coin at Majestic Promises Romance and Adventure
Grace Cunard and Francis Ford star in this sensational tale about Kitty Gray a newspaper reporter who buys a half coin and quits her job to chase a mystery in a strange country. She faces relentless foes, daring escapes, and dramatic thrills as the plot unfolds starting next Tuesday evening.
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Kitty Gray
Majestic
Grace Cunard
Francis Ford
Tam
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Kaiser
C. M. Douglas
Los Angeles
Corona
Pacific Electric
Riverside County
J. C. Pate
Newton and Tate
F. H. Dolan
Dolan
Mr. Tate
Corona National Bank
F. Thompson
Chas. Hoss
Cashier
C. B. McGonnell
Deh McGonnell
State
Jnc. L. Merriam
Rose Cechin
This City
West
San Bernardino
San Diego
Posse
Desperado
San Diego Exposition
Santa Fe
F. Herkelrath
Coast Survey
Mr. Lamont
Boston
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