Power Allocation Studied At Boulder Dam Conference
Las Vegas expansion shows 45 percent rise in Union Pacific power plant boiler capacity. A new 250 horsepower boiler and upgrading a 212 hp unit to 250 hp will boost total plant capability from 636 to 924 horsepower. A 125 foot steel stack will be erected beside the powerhouse, built by Consolidated Steel of Los Angeles, with the stack design matching the existing one. The turbine installed two years ago was deemed inadequate for growing power needs.
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Union Pacfic
U P
Ald
Consolidated Steel Corporation
Los Angeles
Hughes to Open New Construction Firm in Las Vegas
Charles E. Hughes, once linked to W. H. Alkire in Las Vegas Construction, plans to return with his three sons to start a new construction firm here after clearing themselves of car theft charges. They left for Los Angeles to finish California work and will come back to Las Vegas upon completion.
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Charles E. Hughes
W. H. Alkire
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
California
Alkire
Hughes
Mt. Charleston
Pair Given 60 Days For Dope Possession
J. E. Davis and R. L. Evans were sentenced to 60 days each in Clark County jail for possession of morphine. Judge Wm. E. Orr decreed the sentence after formal charges by District Attorney H. A. Harmon. They were bound over to the district court by Judge Foley after being found with morphine on August 7.
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J. E. Davis
R. L. Evans
Clark County
Wm. E. Orr
H. A. Harmon
Foley
Berkeley Police Fleet Goes Radio Afloat on Wheels
The Berkeley police department has motorized units equipped with short wave radios and loudspeakers at the driver’s ear. The new system ties vehicles to headquarters for rapid emergency calls and instructions, enhancing speed and coordination in city operations.
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Berkeley
U.P
Berkeley Police Department
Tragic Picnic Crash Kills Mother and 13 in Dallas
Mrs. Sherwood Badgett, 42, loses eight daughters and 13 others when a truckload of picnickers is struck by a Texas and Pacific flyer near a grade crossing east of Dallas. One Badgett child survives in hospital. among the dead are Vera Eva and other Badgett children, plus H B Henry family members.
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Sherwood B. Badgett
Henry
Here
Claude Chapman
Mesquite
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Sherwood
H. B. Badgett
Vera
Eva Badgett
Texas Badgett
Emma Badgett
Birdie Badgett
Jessie Badgett
Mary Joe Badgett
E.S. “Mack” Henry
Bula Henry
Willie Henry
Jap Envoy Seeks Peace as Troops Clash in Asia
Tokyo Aug 12 reports say Chinese and Russian troops clash on the Manchurian frontier while Japan seeks to end the crisis through informal talks. China resists reappointing personnel at the railway administration, and floods disrupt southern Manchurian traffic.
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Tokio
U.R
Manchurian
Japan
Baron Shidehara
Russia
China
Manchuria
Nippon-Zempo
Manchur
Siberian
Eugene Lyons
Moscow
U.P
Far East
Leo Karakhan
United Press
Defense in Snook trial rests case in Columbus
The defense in the Snook Hix murder trial rested its case in Columbus Ohio. No aliens were presented to prove Dr. James Howard Snook insane as part of the defense strategy.
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Snook
Columbus
U.P
James Howard Snook
Murder Thought To Have Brought Officers' Death
Paul Reynolds a Department of Justice operative on a special assignment was found shot in a canal 13 miles northwest of Phoenix. Police and Chief David Montgomery said Reynolds was murdered after renting a car he had borrowed for the trip. Investigators pursue a motive as authorities search for the missing vehicle.
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Canal
Phoenix
Ariz
Paul Reynolds
Here
Reynolds
David Montgomery
Montgomery
Fitts to Prosecute Pantages Case in Los Angeles
Los Angeles August 12 A P AP District Attorney Baron Fitts said he will personally handle the prosecution of multimillionaire theatre magnate Alexander Pantages on charges of criminal assault against 17 year old Eunice Pringle. Fitts will be aided by chief deputy Robert Stewart as his chief investigator is appointed for the case.
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Alexander Pantages
Eunice Pringle
Baron Fitts
Fitts
Asa
Angeles County
Robert Stewart
Pantages
Stewart
Keyes
Board of Supervisors
Earl Pringle
William “Paddy” McGee
Lois Pantages
McGee
William H. Dutton
Dutton
J. Rokomoto
Negro Mammy Bequeaths Daughter $20,000 Estate
In San Francisco on August 12 a letter explains a $20,000 bequest from Ida Porter a Black nurse to Helen Krush who was raised from infancy. Porter notes she gave the estate because Krush treated her as a child.
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San Francisco
Ida Porter
Helen Krush
Forgery Suspect In Bartenders of U Ss County Jail
W. H. Colvin, wanted on multiple checks at Tower Market, is in Clark County jail awaiting district court trial after extradition from Chicago. He arrived with Sheriff Sam Gay. Chicago had refused to waive extradition. The scene included a note about bartenders becoming beverage dispensers as a humorous aside from the Bartenders’ International League.
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Last _Now
W. H. Colvin
Tower Market
Clark County
Chicago
Sam Gay
Zeppelin Graf Zeppelin Set for World Flight Leg
Dirigible Graf Zeppelin poised to depart from Prien am Chiemsee en route to Tokyo in a long test of practical airship service Captain Ernest Lehmann says a Tuesday departure with possible takeoff between midnight and dawn Wednesday will carry passengers for field briefing Weather and route data aim to enable weather independent transport for mail and passengers the next steps envision regular service over targeted areas to prove profitability
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Tokio
Zeppelin Company
Ernest Lehmann
Graf Zeppelin
United Press
Lehman
Eeken~er
Officer'sCover Up Attempt in Woman's Death Investigated
Los Angeles authorities ordered an autopsy on Grace Ennison of Honolulu who reportedly died by overdose. An internal probe targets Detective Lieutenant R L Stillwell amid claims he sought to conceal facts about the death of Mrs Robinson, wife of a wealthy merchant, and a city official involved.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Grace Ennison
Honolulu
R. L. Stillwell
Ray Cato
Robinson
Alexander Robinson
Hoover to Visit Mexico in December Reported
Semi-official word from Mexico City says President Hoover would visit Mexico in December. Details of the proposed trip are incomplete and not confirmed.
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Hoover
Mexico
Mexico City
Sting of bee kills Philadelphia gardener at 59
Philadelphia August 12 UP a gardener James Rauze aged 59 died instantly after a bee sting at a nursery. Doctors could not determine whether the fatal outcome came from a virus related to the sting heart disease or shock.
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Philadelphia
James Rauze
Boulder Dam power contracts discuss at Reclamation office
Committees were appointed to report on Wednesday about distributing contracts for electric power from Boulder Dam. Dr. Elwood Mead and Raymond F. Walter met with company and city representatives in Denver at the Reclamation Service. California, Arizona, Utah and Nevada lead in applications. Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico show slight interest. Mead warned construction awaits congressional appropriations only after power contracts are approved.
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UPI
Boulder Dam
United States Reclamation Service
Elwood Mead
Raymond F. Walter
California
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
Colorado
Wyoming
New Mexico
W. F. Durand
Stanford University
Reclamation Department
W. B. Mathews
E. F. Scattergood
Los Angeles
Mead
Congress
Two Original 20 Mule Team Wagons Sighted in Las Vegas
Two of the famed 20 mule team Borax wagons stand near the Union Pacific yard in Las Vegas. The relics tower above the ground with a water trailer, recalling Death Valley days when drivers cracked whips and called the teams by name. The Union Pacific offers tours to Death Valley on select days, noting the wagons’ historic travel route.
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Las Vegas
Union Pacific
Death Valley
Temblors Shake Gotham Skyscrapers and Northeast
Earthquake shocks centered near New York State rocked Buffalo and spread through New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Connecticut and Ontario at 6 24 E S T Several seismographs from Jon Carroll University Cleveland Georgetown University recorded strong tremors in a few seconds to a minute Skyscrapers in New York City swayed while some residents felt the quake Pictures shook Sayre PA and glassware overturned Two injuries were reported including a farmer near Attica NY who was knocked down by a cow and a Grand Island NY man with minor facial cuts as tremors ended after up to ten minutes Weathered by the tremors windows shattered and sleepers woke from coast to coast"}
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Gus Merle
Attica
N. Y
Merle
Grand Island
New York
Cleveland
Washington
D. C
Cambridge
Mass
Ohio
Massachusetts
Iron
New York City
Ottawa
Patrons Stage Fight and Barkeepers Pay
A free for all in a tavern left two barkeeps with $100 losses each as brawling patrons and visitors clashed early Sunday. Three visitors were jailed for fighting and drunkenness while W. M. Hayes of the Green Lantern and James Callahan of the La Salle posted $100 bail each for liquor possession. Some spent the night in jail and many bore blackened eyes.
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The
Green Lantern
James Callahan
la Salle
Officer Seizes Pair Impromptu Battlers
Ed Mitchell lay jailed after a morning altercation on Fremont near Furst. George Thompson, who knocked him down, was released on bond posted by C. W. Aplin. Officer Fred Northern arrived as the melee unfolded and secured both men, the onset reportedly stemming from remarks attributed to Mitchell.
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Ed Mitchell
George Thompson
C. W. Aplin
Fred Northern
Fremont
Furst
Mitchell
Floated Floaters Return to Jail Under Nash Guidance
Police Chief Percy Nash had previously remove two floaters from town. Over the weekend one returning floater nicknamed Blackie was jailed after officers found 25 cubes of morphine at an old West Side house. Senator Key Pittman is expected in Las Vegas before departing for Washington for congressional session.
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Blackie
Nash
Key Pittman
Las Vegas
Washington, D. C
Sestion of Congress
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