20 Oct 1925
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1925
Page
1
Secretary Mellon urged Congress to reduce the top surtax to 20 percent, repeal the estate and gift taxes, and trim automobile levies while preserving theatre admissions tax. He argued the shifts would not cripple the treasury and cited projected surpluses and past revenue trends to justify reform.
Weather outlook for Denver and New Mexico region shows fair conditions through Tuesday with warmer east portions and similar trends in Arizona. Twenty four hour figures report a high of 62 and a low around 38 with clear skies and southwest winds. Sunrise on October 21 is 6 40 a.m. and sunset 5 21 p.m. local time.
London Oct 19 Former prime minister David Lloyd George praised the U S prohibition law during a sermon at the City Temple He warned against condemning America and urged investigation of prohibition noting Americans support for dry policy and citing its economic and social advantages He compared the fight against drink to Lincoln’s abolition of slavery and hailed the dry trend as a path forward.
The Locarno conference yielded seven treaties led by a security pact guaranteeing inviolability of Germany's frontiers with France and Belgium. Germany signs with France Belgium Poland and Czechoslovakia to create peaceful dispute mechanisms under the Hague conventions or the permanent court of international justice. A conciliation commission may be used before arbitration or league council review, with arms restraint tied to Versailles pledges and collective defense if any party breaches.
Three United States army aviators died when their Martin bombing plane crashed near Cape May Court House New Jersey. Pilot Lieutenant Abbott C Martin from Reading Massachusetts Captain Robert A Kinloch of Charlestown South Carolina and Staff Sergeant Joseph Coulston of Norristown Pennsylvania were killed as the craft plummeted into woods after an engine failure. The crew had parachutes but the drop was too short to deploy them and the aircraft carried household effects for Langley Field as they traveled from Mitchell Field New York to Virginia.
Ely Nevada October 19 Deputy Sheriff Simpson arrested Charles Sherman near Williams Arizona and brought him to Nevada chained to the officer s automobile Sherman third Bergman murder suspect to face a preliminary hearing in Ruth Nevada store owner Benjamin Bergman was killed November 10 1924 Deere Simpson undertook the trip after learning of Sherman s location in Arizona and earlier had returned another suspect named Page from Prescott Arizona
Don Juan de la Cierva's autogyro flew 70 mph in a third successful test at Farnborough England on Oct 19, then hovered and landed gently after a nearly vertical descent. He said it needs only 20 yards for takeoff and could land on ship decks or in city centers on elevated platforms.
Walter Christenson star outfielder of the St Paul American Association team has been sold to the Cincinnati Nationals.
M W Stirling announces a year long air exploration of Dutch New Guinea to study Pygmie tribes. The plane will operate on land and water with radio, carry five men, supplies, and may face tribal hostility. A military guard is available and reassembly will occur in Batavia after Crissy Field shipment.
Frank Manville head of Johns Manville died of heart disease at 63 in his Plaza Hotel apartment in New York. He had returned to the hotel hours before death and appeared in normal health. He was divorced from his Boise wife in 1909 on desertion charges and is survived by his wife and two children and his father A T Manville of Pleasantville NY. He served as president of the Arizona Asbestos association and the Asbestos and Danville railroad of Canada and as treasurer of the Asbestos Shingle company and the Prakhin Savings Bank of New York.
A band of thieves robbed the Bank of North Lewisburg in Ohio early today, blowing the safe and escaping with about 3500 dollars. Sabotaged phone lines and 12 explosions between 2 and 3 30 a.m. deterred residents and bank staff, with guards denying entry to the building.
Intruders pried open a desk drawer at C. H. Stearns New Mexico federal prohibition administrator and a vault containing confiscated alcohol was found with few bottles missing. A smaller office vault also opened. Stearns notes no case evidence was harmed and steps are taken to prevent repeats. He departs for Fort Bayard conference on enforcing liquor laws.
Albany news confirms Gov. Smith will leave public life at term end. He stated a man cannot continue in the job indefinitely and plans retirement from the New York governorship.
Washington Oct 19 AP Recommendations for a multi dam system to utilize Colorado River waters for irrigation of 6,000,000 acres and 3,420,000 horsepower were presented by E C Larne of the Geological Survey. The plan would add 13 dams, 8,383 feet of head, 42,000,000 acre feet storage, and supply urban water for 10 to 15 million people while addressing flood and silt issues.
Governor Friend W. Richardson telegraphed the federal power commission to oppose the Diamond Creek or any Colorado River power permits. A hearing on the Diamond Creek project is set in Washington tomorrow. The protest representation cites California against issuance of a permit to James B. Girard and other parties on the Colorado River.
Burglars blew open the safe at Jacob Sakow’s jewelry store on upper Lexington Avenue last night and stole Liberty bonds cash and jewelry totaling $50 000 authorities reported today The crime occurred in New York city and investigations are ongoing.
London reports the Locarno agreement detailing mutual guarantees among Germany Belgium France the United Kingdom and Italy. The pact confirms territorial frontiers protection and demilitarization with peaceful settlement mechanisms and league of nations involvement.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.