14 Dec 1926
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1926
Page
1
Actions and utterances at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington will be significant as the political season grows. The contest is shaping up with statements and maneuvering affecting public perception and policy positioning.
Exclusive dispatch from Washington analyzes the lame duck session of the sixty-ninth Congress. It notes Democrats seek to steer the nation forward in 1928 while Republicans aim to renew power. Calvin Coolidge’s plans dominate debate as advisers stay silent on futurity. Tax reduction and farm relief are central issues shaping his stance.
Denver area expects snow or rain on Tuesday with colder air, while Arizona faces generally fair skies Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperature changes remain modest though humidity and wind vary, with low readings around 20s and highs near 40s in parts of the region.
Washington reports indicate Boulder Canyon dam legislation advances in the Senate after other measures. The Swing Johnson bill proposes a Colorado River dam for power and irrigation, with a later push to settle French spoilage claims and discuss Prohibition service reorganizations. Representative Hayden urges Arizona, Nevada, California commissions to reach a mutual agreement.
The school board received a budget statement from W. K. Little showing maintenance and direct charges well under allotment. Total expenditures compare to a $487 budget, leaving substantial unexpended funds for the 1926–27 year. Building contracts total $435,122.80 against a $444,472.65 program, with $9,250.76 available. bonds may be sold to cover contract payments. The Pine Ward School and Second Ward School get named: Lonefellow and Eugene Field. terrazzo flooring in the manual area building will cost an extra $700.
Washington December 13 the house approved funds recommended for reclamation bureau projects at Yuma Arizona Orland Colton Grand Valley and Uncompahgre Colorado and Beiew.
Party leaders square off as Uemoghats vow to bring Tak cut to voters. They claim the move will cut costs and reveal who bears responsibility, while critics warn of political maneuvering and confusion before the ballot.
In Washington on December 13 1931 Democrats plan to use a discharge petition to pull the $335 million tax reduction measure from the Ways and Means Committee to the floor. Secretary Mellon estimates debt reduction near 1 billion dollars this year if no tax credits or revenue bill pass.
American Jews mobilize against Henry Ford charges printed in the Dearborn Independent. Samuel Untermeyer calls the assertions rubbish and madman like. The case involves Herman Bernstein and Nathan Strauss and debates a jury of prominent New York figures to weigh Ford’s allegations about a supposed international Jewish control.
Federal prosecutor Owen Roberts wrapped up the government case in the Fall Doheny oil conspiracy trial by denouncing defense claims of patriotic motive. He argued Doheny lent $100,000 to Albert Fall in 1921 and pursued Pearl Harbor contracts for profit, calling such patriotism mere moonshine. The court prepared for jury instructions as prosecutors and defense laid out their positions.
In Waterloo Quebec Wilfred Delorme a Savage Mille blacksmith shot Constable Jean Mesier and wounded Sheriff’s son Jamison before barricading in the Hotel Brookes. Police stormed the room finding Delorme dead with his revolver, ending a pursuit that began after he fled from a neighbor dispute.
Representative La Guardia seeks a House inquiry into the November AP report on communist influence in Mexico and its impact on Latin American relations. The resolution asks Secretary Kellogg to reveal if any state department officer requested or concealed sources, and to identify who provided such statements.
Mrs. Carlotta Cockburn of San Gabriel California claims a $4 million Crabtree estate, recounting a 1925 San Francisco hotel meeting with Lotta Crabtree. She says she was told to write a letter and sat with a tall man as Crabtree declined contact.
An official report from Bantiago Chile sets the dead at fifty eight with sixty seven aboard the tug Aruaco when it sank in a storm. Nine were saved. Victims include tug crew and workmen returning from coal loading on the collier Angamoa.
Washington dispatch reports an awkward scene as Abe Owens of Connersville, Indiana, shouted in a train station car for Representative Elliott to repeat a coarse request. The incident, described by Mr Shiljlett, underscored how seriously constituents take vows while waiting for transport in Washington.
Bitter cold and heavy snow from the Aleutians to the Alleghenies paralyzed regions. Temperatures plunged to below zero as Minnesota Iowa and Wisconsin reported rail derailments blizzard conditions and shipboard alerts. Deaths rose to eleven with frozen victims in Minnesota and Iowa and more in Colorado and Montana.
Kansas City dispatch reports very cold weather across the central west with nine deaths in the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest. transportation disrupted and conditions worsening as winter grips the region.
Fifty thousand answers from newspapers in forty states indicate strong religious belief among respondents who are churchgoing readers. Three quarters or more affirm belief in God immortality and prayer with regional differences. the south and midwest showing higher church attachment.
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