Public Utilities Consolidated links Las Vegas to Needles dam site by toll line
The Public Utilities Consolidated corporation begun construction on a 1300 mile toll line linking Las Vegas to the Boulder Dam site via Needles and Searchlight, with a Los Angeles connection and a Bell long distance link at Kingman. First poles overdue, halting shipments as Albert S. Hall explains. The firm, a $20 million utility outfit with holdings across many states, plans Nevada and other franchise applications and continues rapid acquisitions. It owns the Oatman system and Mojave county lines and operates diverse utilities.
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Needles
Public Utilities Consolidated Corporation
Bell Company
Kingman
Vegas-Needles
Albert S. Hall
A. A. Connell
Hall
Boulder Dam
Nevada
Nevada Public Service Commission
Arizona
Idaho
Montana
Washington
Utah
Colorado
Ontario
Vermont
Georgia
California
Kansas
Honduras
Nicaragua
Mexico
W. B. Foshay Holdings
Phoenix
Foshay
Minenapolis
Oatman Arizona
Kingeman
Mojave County
Mother of Eight and Her Lover Hanged for Murder
Hull Quebec August 23. Marie Viau mother of eight and her lover Philibert Lefebvre were hanged after admitting they killed her husband to pursue their affair. Delays stretched hours before execution on the provincial scaffold from Montreal. Lefebvre died at 8.00 am and Viau at 8:16 am after she claimed to have given poison in soup and medicine.
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Hull
Que
U.P
Marie Viau
Philibert Lefebvre
Montreal
Quebec
Lefebvre
Las Vegas School Board Adopts 1929 30 Schedule
The Las Vegas school board approved a complete 1929 30 calendar at last Wednesday's meeting. The plan includes term start and end dates, report card points, and vacation breaks, with promotions slated after 180 days of school.
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Las Vegas
Belgrade flood drowns fifty in Veskueb incident
Advices from Belgrade report fifty people drowned in the Serbian town of Veskueb as the Vardar overflowed. Two tributaries pass through the town, waters rose suddenly, submerging about 800 houses and huts. Darkness hindered rescue efforts. most homes were inhabited by gypsies and Mohammedans in the low-lying area.
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Vienna
U.P
Belgrade
Veskueb
Vardar
City offers site for new federal building Las Vegas
Las Vegas officials and federal inspectors after two public meetings confirm a park site on Stewart Street for a federal building. Mayor Hesse and City officials secure assurances for park improvements and street work. Officials say the government may take all or part of 3.10 acres and will pave Stewart Street and build sidewalks to meet city standards. The project aims to round out the business district and move ahead promptly once site transfer occurs.
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Wm. Arthur Newman
U. S. Treasury Department
E. P. Smith
Post Office
San Francisco
Federal Building
Stewart Street
Hesse
Stevens
Roscoe Thomas
Secondreet
Third
Fourth Streets
Smith
Second
Stewart Streets
Clark
Las Vegas
Secretary of the Treasury
Office of the Supervising Architect
Washington, D. c
U. S
Newman
Architect of the Treasury
Nevada
Russ Move Westward Says Scribe
London reports from Mukden say four thousand Soviet troops north of Vladivostok have crossed Chinese territory and moved west toward Mishan and other towns northeast of Lake Hindkal in Manchuria, indicating a steady westward push by Russian forces.
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London
Mukden
Vladivostok
Poshrom
Misham
Lake Hintkal
Maaenuei
Young Cudahy Found Guilty of Drunk Driving
Michael Cudahy, 21, scion of the meat packing family, was found guilty by an 11 women and 1 man jury of driving a car while intoxicated. The jury recommended a $5,000 fine. he could face from one to five years in prison. The verdict came after five hours deliberation.
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Los Angeles
U.R
Michael Cudahy
Great Cleveland Air Exposition Set to Open
The Great Cleveland Air Exposition in Cleveland Ohio opens at 10 am tomorrow rain or shine drawing national attention. Clifford Henderson says races extended to finish amid rain delays. Over 100000 spectators expected for Sunday’s opening with forty four events on the program and 169 entrants in closed events. The Navy dirigible Los Angeles will arrive next Wednesday with a Lakehurst ground crew to assist landings.
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U.P
Cleveland
Clifford Henderson
United States Navy
Los Angeles
Lakehurst
Colored People To See Boulder Dam Site
Ralph Criswell former Los Angeles City Councilman and now Colorado River Agent of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power expects to be in Las Vegas next Tuesday evening. He will be accompanied by about 15 prominent colored people of Los Angeles who wish to inspect the Boulder Dam site and visit Las Vegas.
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Ralph Criswell
Los Angeles
Colorado River
Los Angeles Department of Water and Pow
Vegas
Boulder Dam
Las Vegas
Woman Demands Payment From Pantages Amid Threats
Los Angeles reports a mysterious unnamed woman sought money from Alexander Pantages and threatened to expose an old score. Pantages faces trial September 23 on charges related to Eunice Pringle. Ford called the threats a factor as Pantages pleads not guilty. Additional cases include Mrs. Pantages charged with second degree murder and C C Safford facing assault charges.
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Alexander Pantages
Leonard Wilson
Los Angeles
Eunice Pringle
Pantages
Alexander Pantags
Supertoy
W. J. Ford
Ford
Baron Fitts
Fitts
Imperia
Alexander Pantages Wil
C. C. Safford
el Monte Grain Merchan
Iasault
Rae Senade
Happy House owner jailed for liquor charges in Los Angeles
Mrs. Teresa Ochina ran the Happy House resort in Los Angeles and argued the tavern lay in Culver City, outside city jurisdiction. A jury found her guilty of liquor violations and maintaining a nuisance, and she was sentenced to 15 months in jail.
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Los Angeles
Teresa Ochina
Happy House
Hopi Snake Dance Draws White Visitors Last Night
A large crowd of tourists scientists and writers traveled by car to Waspi thirty miles north to witness the Hopi Snake Dance. The event marks five days of rainmaking ceremonies culminating in the release of rattlesnakes atop the second mesa. Antelope and snake priests lead the rites as whites have long watched this sacred ritual amid Waspi’s remoteness and fading white civilization lines.
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Waspi
Wasp
Graf Zeppelin Eyes Los Angeles Ahead of Monday Landing
Reports from Reading Railway Station and via Tokyo place the Graf Zeppelin en route to Los Angeles with an anticipated landing near Mines Field by Monday night. Traffic plans in LA brace for crowds of fans, vendors, and campers as officials prepare for potential weather delays and refueling operations.
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California
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
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Graf
Pacific
Wether
Japan
Eckner
Pasengers
Mines Field
Fredrick W. von Meister
Graf Zeppelin Corporation
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