29 Mar 1926
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1926
Page
1
Boston lawyer critics call Senator Edge proposal for a national liquor referendum a vain attempt doomed to fail. Wayne Wheeler argues the plan impractical while Julian Codman foresees strong legal cases against current laws.
Colorado Springs March report notes Eugene Preston 27 former El Paso County public trustee and World War I veteran died after a short illness from pneumonia. A Denver University and Columbia Law School graduate, he served in the A tlenne and held first lieutenant rank. Funeral services set for Tuesday with ashes interred at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, beside his father Edward L. Preston.
Four armed men confront Bh. T. Turner his wife and two guests as they return from a cabaret party in Chicago. They flee with money and jewelry valued at 238000 dollars. Turner a real estate dealer loses 20000 dollars in currency he had hoped to use for a planned trip.
Gerald Chapman, the mail robber and convicted murderer, spends his time in his Connecticut state prison cell reading and writing as his execution nears. Lawyers push for stays and new legal moves, including habeas corpus in New Haven, a coram nobis petition, and a motion for a new trial on newly discovered evidence.
Santa Fe reports county clerk Edward I. Safford appears certain as the Republican mayoral nominee after strong endorsements in all four wards at the primaries. A decisive Saturday night meeting solidified support for his candidacy.
Labor groups opened a campaign in support of the Tingley quartet with a Labor Temple headquarters at 11414 West Gold Avenue. About 100 attendees heard speakers including E B Swope and Warren Graham, and a plan for a city half holiday April 6 to boost turnout was announced.
The Bowdich audit faces lengthy rechecking and missing information. Clyde Tingley declines to estimate when the report will be ready and says truth may not emerge before April 6. Auditors must resolve withheld details and earlier city hall scandal records.
Funeral arrangements for Charles Joe Hall who was killed in western Mexico March 22 will be made Monday. The body will be shipped from Tepic and arrive in Albuquerque Thursday morning if no delay occurs. Ray Hall and Ernest CSPinosa traveled to Juarez to arrange return and reported the initial news misstated the cause of death.
A fire of unknown origin caused several hundred dollars in damage at Superior Lumber and Mill Work on First and Coal in Albuquerque. Firefighters arrived from multiple stations after a 11215 alarm as flames from paints oils and turpentine filled the interior. Foamite helped control the fire and Wallace Hesselden the company president said insurance covered part of the losses. He suggested spontaneous combustion as a possible cause.
Three young women and their escorts were held up by three unidentified men on a highway near Madisonville Kentucky. The assailants robbed the men of money and dragged the women into the woods where they were attacked. Sheriff Woodruff and deputies rushed to the scene as a large posse organized to pursue the suspects.
Two persons fatally burned in an explosion and fire when gasoline was used to rekindle a blaze at a home. The Minneapolis report notes the event occurred on March 28 and involved a call to Havre, Montana, regarding arrangements for a daughter, with additional chaotic details from the damaged text.
A persistent snow storm blankets the Rocky Mountain region, with Denver seeing fresh flakes and drifting snow, while Montana reports cold clear weather and New Mexico records subfreezing temperatures. The storm follows weeks of springlike warmth and early field activity by farmers across the north.
A clear day gave way to intermittent flurries of wet snow in Pueblo from Sunday afternoon into Sunday night with little accumulation on the ground after melting earlier.
A severe midwinter blizzard strands 46 cars north of Palmer Lake on the Colorado Springs Denver road. High winds and drifting snow close routes from Palmer Lake to Greenland while snow extends east to Burlington and along the Rampart range.
Old Jacques Prenchie reports the death of Eirtelots a longtime white settler in the Hondo area. He served under Crook and Miles in the Indian wars and died at age 75 at his mountainside home after a fall last November that injured his hip.
A Martineztown Santa Barbara Hall gathering drew 115 as the nonpartisan ticket launched its city commission bid with a principles pledge. Speakers highlighted taxation reform and audited city finances while urging broad voter turnout and support for four candidates: McSpadden Burg Gilbert Lamb.
Washington March 28 Japanese colonization of a land tract in Lower California granted to a Japanese syndicate by the Mexican government for vegetable dyes and rubber may be brought before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Senator Borah said he had no details but implied inquiry if the plan aims to populate the area with Japanese. the State Department had little information beyond newspaper reports and officials did not discuss the matter.
Roswell New Mexico reports only slight damage to early fruit and vegetables after a series of cold nights and a heavy recent snowstorm. March moisture measured at 1.25 inches with heavier precipitation on the plains east of Roswell and in the White and Capitan mountains to the west. Crops heads are heavy and travel will be slow for several days.
John M. Goins of Stockton California a real estate man killed six people in a frenzy he believed the courts persecuted him. He then killed himself when cornered by a posse.
Chilean Foreign Minister’s memorandum to Ambassador Collier rejects suspending the Tacna Arica plebiscite during any Washington conference. It says suspension risks instability and insists the plebiscite continue while good offices proceed, aligning with Peru’s approval of the U S offer for friendly settlement.
James Davis of Jefferson County presses investigation into the 1924 death of James W. Knox, a Ravenswood youth jailed at Flat Top mine camp. He cites sealed lips from inmates and guards, likening punishments to ancient devices and noting refusals hinder inquiries.
The American Metals Co of New Mexico files suit in Santa Fe to recover an air compressor, 1000 feet rails, 1000 feet pipe, 360 feet hose and other material from Sheriff J. M. Montoya of Bandoval County, seeking $1000 damages, alleging illegal seizure in a pending case.
The Horton brothers of Tucumcari American have been in Las Cruces this week seeking to buy a local plant. They plan to return soon to set up a Republican newspaper and printing plant in Las Cruces New Mexico.
Nashville March 28 Continued search for traces of ancient American civilization in Tennessee is under way led by state archaeologist P. E. B. Cox. Excavations in Mound Valley Cheatham County aim to show people living in this area during the Neolithic and Paleolithic eras.
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