23 Oct 1926
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1926
Page
1
In a state that delivered a 1924 landslide for Coolidge, Republicans worry that the race for the U.S. Senate may swing against Smith as voters weigh national and local issues. Party strategists warn a loss could alter the balance in Washington and hinder policy goals.
Illinois 1926 senate race narrows to a wet dry clash as Frank L. Smith fights to hold off Democrat Brenan and Independent Hugh Magill amid church opposition and Reed's campaign, with religious groups and Klan tensions shaping the outcome in Chicago and rural Illinois.
Oct 22 forecast for Denver and New Mexico and Arizona calls for Saturday and Sunday generally fair weather with little temperature change and no major storms expected.
Conditions for the twenty four hours ended six p m yesterday recorded by the university. Highest temperature 86. Lowest 47. Humidity at six pm 48 percent. Humidity at six pm 48 percent. Precipitation 0. Wind velocity 24 miles per hour. Wind direction northeast. Character of day partly cloudy.
Adrien Dariac, head of the French chamber of deputies special debt commission, submits a 101 page report to the finance committee. He does not urge ratification of the Berenger Mellon accord but favors unlimited ratification only if an international commission of financiers assesses each nation's ability to pay and handles disputes.
Havana reports thirty two dead on the Isle of Pines with seventeen Americans among the casualties. Cuba faces about 600 deaths 1600 injuries and 6590 homeless as the hurricane and high waters devastate towns across the island. Damages exceed 100 million dollars with widespread destruction and relief efforts ongoing.
Exhaustive briefs filed in the U S district court in the Martin Bode versus Elephant Butte Irrigation District case set for a quick hearing before three federal judges. Bode, owner of a few acres, challenges the district as the government seeks to uphold the irrigation organization. The 79 page briefs include color maps and the Elephant Butte articles and bylaws dating to 1905, with material back to 1659. District Attorney John W Wilson and Otto Hamle represent the government.
Havana October 22 casualty list from the Isle of Pines shows American deaths in Nueva Gerona Santa Fe San Francisco and Santa Barbara. Names include Mary A. James William Davis Dora Davis Albert Davis Delsey Davis Joseph Avis Irene Samuels and others with gravely injured and injured classifications.
Nassau Bahamas reports no fatalities after the latest tropical hurricane. Northern Bahama settlements weathered the storm with only small property damage.
The theft of about 190000 in checks from mail to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta was disclosed Friday. Henry B. Davis, 23, was arrested by a private detective agency and charged with stealing from a post office and larceny on government property. A preliminary hearing is set for tomorrow before U S Commissioner Ledbetter.
At the Sandoval county GOP convention the late arrival of Democratic delegates from Cuba and San Ysidro was welcomed. Led by L Y Lambrano and Roman Garcia the pair endorsed the Republican ticket citing opposition to the Hannett election code and state administration dictums. GOP nominees included Commissioners Earl Howe and Augustin Wagner, Remigio Ortiz, Ed Salazar, Octaviano Lopez, Alfredo Montoya, R F Armijo, Filemino Lucero, Pito M. Sandoval, Mariano Montoya, Ceia Montoya, and R G Balcomb.
Chicago attorney Harold Jackson seeks an investigation into seven deaths at Taliesen Frank Lloyd Wright estate over 17 years. He notes Mrs. Mamah Cheney and two children killed by a crazed assailant who burned Wrights bungalow. Wright allegedly deserted Mrs. Catherine Wright in 1909 after eloping with Cheney.
In New Bedford Massachusetts Miss Anna LeBrun, a former nun, will wed Sergeant Frank Levesque of Company C Thirteenth Engineers Fort Humphreys Virginia. The ceremony is set for Washington on November 8 after her dispensation from vows. They met as teens in New Bedford and renewed contact after his return from service in France.
Los Angeles Superior Court judge testifies about efforts to locate Mf Mpreroon connected with a major case. The proceedings focus on activities of a blind attorney linked to the matter and the search process overseen by the court.
Rev. Robert O Brien of West Pullman Illinois denies telling AL Rais officials that $400000 was available to elect Hugh J Magill independent Republican candidate for senator Reed committee investigates the statement.
The New Mexico Lumber Dealers Association elected its first cabinet at the Alvarado Hotel. Baldridge of Albuquerque was named president with Proebster of Santa Fe as vice president and Doolittle of Albuquerque as treasurer. The secretary position will be appointed to fill a full time role with salary. A luncheon and Field trip followed the elections as members reviewed by laws and ethics reports.
A large Albuquerque rally featured Republican figures condemning Governor Hannett and his "machine" while critic Ed Swope and Francis Wilson accused the administration of extravagance and manipulation. Former Governor Larrazolo spoke in Spanish, and editorials against Sheriff Zamora were cited as part of the political rhetoric.
In Santa Ana California the skull of J J Patterson is shown as a gruesome exhibit in the murder trial of Philip Goodwin a former priest of the American Catholic church. Witnesses identify the body fragments and a watch chain linking Patterson to the crime scene near a canyon. The prosecution reveals a confession fragment attributed to Albert Dewey Gains.
Francis Wilson assails Hannett as misrepresenting the cost and management of state government. He cites tax increases from 1917 to 1926 and challenges claims about school book contracts and the state land office economics. The address highlights alleged overstatement of efficiency and calls for accountable enforcement of contract provisions.
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