29 Aug 1923
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1923
Page
1
A brief item notes a death and related events. Details are limited in the fragment, with sparse names and places not fully legible. The piece suggests a sudden or notable death and potential ensuing notices or reactions within the community.
Captain Lowell Smith and Lieutenant John Richter, San Diego airmen, landed at Rockwell Field at 6 19 32 p m ending their epochal endurance flight. They refueled 15 times consuming 72 gallons of gasoline and 6 gallons of oil while battling fog. The De Havilland aircraft completed 3000 to 4000 km milestones and received cheers from thousands.
Paris reports official circles see a clear field for talks toward settling allied reparations. Britain’s Baldwin may initiate discussions after a visit to Paris, with Belgium’s note aligning with Poincare on Ruhr occupation legality and evacuation terms, suggesting broader talks ahead.
Denver forecast for Aug 28 notes New Mexico from Wednesday to Thursday partly cloudy with possible thunder showers in the north portion. warmer in the southeast on Wednesday. Arizona outlook calls for fair conditions in the south and unsettled in the north with little temperature change.
Conditions for the twenty four hours ended six p m yesterday recorded by the university show the highest temperature and the lowest range with notes on wind velocity and wind direction. The report lists northwest as the prevailing wind and remarks on the day’s overall character.
Las Vegas New Mexico August 73 sheriff and Colfax county authorities pursue suspects after Margarito Sena and Geronimo Garcia are found murdered and dumped from a train near Maxwell. Sena a Frisell Kansas migrant worker from Puertocito left behind a wife and three month old baby. Garcia a nonresident of the area. Bodies found along the roadbed near Maxwell with signs of blunt force trauma and robbery. Investigation leads to verdict that they were killed by a blow to the head and thrown from a train. Sena's body to Ribera. Garcia's body placed in Maxwell for funeral arrangements pending.
The body of E Land superintendent of the state fish hatcheries was found in front of a cabin at the Conejos hatcheries near Antonito early this morning. He was about 65 and believed to have died of heart failure.
City officials including the city manager and engineer consider a $400000 bond for public improvements this fall. If approved the bond would fund a new reservoir water extensions storm and sanitary sewers a public library and a Highland fire station building. The existing reservoir leaks and the Highland station lacks adequate quarters. A month before the election the bond must be advertised and a decision is needed this week.
Carl Rochero and Wimner Bowen remain at large after allegedly enticing two girls from their home and fatally wounding Deputy Sheriff Edward Greenleaf near Albuquerque while being moved from Springerville Arizona. Felipe Zamora Jr reports no new leads as officers tighten a river bottom cordon and pursue possible surrender.
William Howard Taft and George W. Wickersham spoke at the Minneapolis convention of the American Bar Association urging law simplification to speed justice. Secretary of State Hughes arrived for the opening as the bar group prepared for sessions led by President John W. Davis and Justice Pierce Butler.
Colonel David P. Barrows former president of the University of California sailed to live over a year among the Senegalese and Sudanese in West French Africa. He aims to study local people and governance and cited revived Mehamedanism among about 860000 600 natives as a cause of current unrest.
Los Angeles reports slight paralysis on the left side of actor Jarmins Kirkwood's face following a basal skull fracture from a fall from a horse last Saturday. Dr. R B Griffith says Kirkwood remained unconscious at 4 20 p m as brain specialist in charge updates his condition
The article notes Massachusetts rising in national power with Calvin Coolidge's presidency and leadership roles across the executive, legislative, and judicial-adjacent spheres. It contrasts this ascendancy with Ohio’s waning influence, naming key figures such as Lodge Weeks Gillette Winslow Greene Dellinger and others shaping policy and appointments.
The quake struck about 4 am and lasted nearly an hour, recorded by the U S Magnetic Observatory seismograph north east of Tucson. A J Ludy says the disturbance was very severe. distance from the local observatory undetermined on the record sheets.
The funeral for Baron Tomasobure Kato premier of Japan who died last Friday was held today in Tokio according to dispatches from the Associated Press.
Prohibition officers recovered 12 gallons of mescal concealed on the engine fender of the Golden State Limited at Naco Arizona. Two Mexicans riding the day coach were arrested after train crew alerted authorities and reportedly confessed the liquor was loaded at Osborn and meant for Tucson. The haul crossed the border from Naco to Agua Prieta following a anonymous tip.
Tokio Aug 28 Count Gomnet Yamamoto has been appointed premier of Japan to succeed the late Baron Kato. The appointment followed a court summons by Prince Regent Hirohito after advice from the elder statesmen. Yamamoto proceeds to form a cabinet expected to be completed soon.
Storey and Wells of the Santa Fe Railroad in Albuquerque dismiss claims that rail lines hurt farmers. They argue prompt service and health of railroads matter more than rate cuts, noting railroads move vast business and must balance wages and policy. The officials planned continued travel and discussion on freight rates and performance.
The Lions Club, with the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, and Kiwanis, aims to secure a five year child health demonstration for Albuquerque funded by the Commonwealth Fund and directed by the American Child Welfare Health association. Dr J R Scott outlined benefits, a committee was appointed to advance talks, and concerns about infant mortality and local sanitation were discussed.
New Orleans August 24. President Coolidge urges press unity with undivided allegiance to the constitution and obedience to laws. He says constructive criticism should praise what is good while guiding institutions away from decay and stressing religion and higher ideals.
New York reports Dr. Banting, inventor of insulin treatment, insured for 5.9 million dollars making him the heaviest insured man. Earlier records show Rodman Wanamaker 4.25 million, John Wanamaker 5.9 million, with others like Pierre Du Pont and Adolph Zuker in multi‑million ranges. The Rockefeller foundation says it has no knowledge of Banting life premium guarantees per Toronto dispatches.
Dr. Melvin M Knight father of aviator Jack Knight died at his home after a long illness. He was 69 and had practiced medicine in the city for many years. Death came from bronchial pneumonia and heart trouble. He had recently made a record flight from Cheyenne to attend his bedside arrival.
Frank Brinzola, pitcher, was recalled today from St. Joseph in the Western league by Minneapolis of the American association. Charge Higgins, who had been pitching in independent ball at Antogo Wisconsin, joined the Millers today.
Both coal operators and miners agree to await Governor Pinchot’s settlement proposal as Septembers suspension nears. He plans a draft to end the strike and keep critical underground workers at work to prevent mine flooding and collapse while talks continue.
Denver August 28 Coney Slaughter former cashier of the Mercantile National Bank Pueblo pled guilty to two counts of embezzlement in U S district court and was sentenced to eleven years to be served concurrently at Leavenworth Kansas He embezzled 97500 on one count and 15487 on the other He was arrested in Phoenixville Pa after an eight year search and will serve six years with good behavior time off Slaughter broke down when sentenced
Denver August 28. The case of two women killed at the MeGlone home narrows to Joseph Brindisi 30 a Denver mercantile employee as the prime suspect. Brindisi known to have visited the Del Ray hotel, police say a former associate John Guida was questioned.
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