Boulder Dam Bill A Century of Effort Recalled
A historical sketch details years of advocacy for Boulder Dam from early 1900s surveys and floods to the 1920 League of the Southwest convention in Los Angeles where Boulder Dam was endorsed as the first major river development. It notes Arthur Powell Davis as a key founder figure and ties to Nevada figures and politics.
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Congress
Boulder
Great
Colorado
Imperial Valley
Salton Sea
Gulf of California
United States Vnce
Colorado River
Southwest
Arthur Powell Davis
John Wesley Powell
Grand Canyon
Boulder Canyon
Henry Schmidt
Tonopah
the Age
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Emmett D. Boyle
Nevada
League of the Southwest
Trinity Auditorium
Clark County
Roy W. Martin
Sam Arentz
Arentz
E. W. Griffith
Boyle
D. W. Davis
Idaho
Sloan
Arizona
Letter Club Dance at Las Vegas High School
The Letter Club of Las Vegas High School will host a dance in the gymnasium Friday at eight. Senator Cameron Setson and Fred Hesse had worked to secure a program but the effort faltered, and the project stalled. The public is invited and a pleasant evening is promised.
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Wno
Letter Club
Las Vegas
Cameron
Setson
Fred Hesse
Las Vegas Plans Celebrations After Boulder Dam Bill Signing
At a Chamber of Commerce lunch Las Vegas agreed to celebrate the Boulder Dam bill signing by President Coolidge. Fire sirens shops whistles and bells will mark the event with stores closing and Fremont Street roped off from Main to Third for dancing. Citizens urged to join and celebrate while crowds fill the streets.
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Chamber of Commerce
Las Vegas
Boulder Dam
Coolidge
Fremont Street
What will the Boulder Dam do for you
Bre Las Vegas leaders urge local business and property owners to prepare for a population boom tied to the Boulder Dam era. They insist businessmen must act now to capitalize on increased prosperity, while nonbusiness residents may miss the coming surge.
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Boulder Dam
BRE
Las Vegas
Citiens
Las Vegas Embraces Boulder Dam Promise for Growth
Senator Pittman recalled Goldfield and Tonopah booms, contrasting them with Las Vegas plans. He argued profits fled east while Boulder Dam grants cheap power enabling irrigation, manufacturing, and refining here, with Nevada benefiting from new mineral wealth and infrastructure.
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Key Pittman
Ely
Goldfield
Tonopah
Nevada
King Improves After Flu Reports From London
King shows improvement after night bulletins on his condition. Public officials in the United States estimate 400000 new influenza cases in 20 states and New York City in the past week from 80637 reported cases. Kansas records the highest total with 60843 and Arizona 2615. The Rome governor bans donkey entry into the city, with a tongue in cheek note about disguised donkeys.
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London
Washington
New York City
Kansas
Arizona
Rome
Nations Agree to Mediation for Arbitration Talks
Washington December 18. Both Bolivia and Paraguay accept mediation offering a path for the Pan American conference on arbitration to move ahead with steps to reconcile the two nations.
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Washington
Pan-American Conference On Arbitration
Bolivia
Paraguay
federal building promised for Las Vegas growth
A Las Vegas federal building for a city of twenty thousand is promised with prompt action. Bartlett and other officials report assurance from the Interior Secretary, the Reclamation Service, and post office authorities that the needed federal facility will be provided without delay. Senator Oddie and Congressman Arentz will pursue the matter.
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Washington
Las Vegas
Eee
Bartlett
Age
Secretary of the Interior West
Reclaamtion Service Federal Courts
Senator Oddie
Arentz
Post Office
Las Vegas Declares Municipal Holiday Upon Boulder Dam Signing
Las Vegas dedicates a municipal holiday after the Boulder Dam bill passes Congress and awaits presidential signing. Mayor J F Hesse proclaims the day a time for public celebration, honoring efforts that opened a bright future for Nevada and Clark County.
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Boulder Dam Nation
Congress
United States
Boulder Dam
Las Vegas
Nevada
Clark County
I. J. F. Hesse
A. D
J. F. Hesse
Age Claims First With Authentic Senate Vote on Boulder Dam
The newspaper defends its reporting of the Boulder Dam bill vote, contrasting its accuracy with a competitor’s errors. It notes a December 12 dispatch claiming no record vote and a December 14 passage with a recorded vote, asserting the correct sequence and timing.
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Senate
Boulder Dam
Dodgers
Installment plans extend to airplane purchases
A new option allows buyers to pay for airplanes in installments raising visions of affordable access. The concept prompts imagery of collectors pursuing debt through the skies.
Boulder Dam bill passes House after Senate changes
The House approved Senate amendments to the Boulder Dam bill by 166 votes to 122, sending it to President Coolidge. Arizona’s Douglas opposed the bill, Utah’s Leatherwood criticized it as glorified Muscle Shoals, and Chair Smith and Rep Swing urged presidential approval after meeting with Coolidge. The President was hopeful the bill would be signed after routine reviews.
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Leatherwood
Utah
Douglas
Arzona
Smith
Coolidge
Washington
House
Senate
Boulder Dam
White House
Arizona
Hoch
Kansas
Swing
California
Sven
Interior Department
Budget Bureau
House Irrigation Committee
Congressman Swing
Funeral Held For Charles P Ball In Cold Sunday
A large crowd attended the Christian Science service at Palm Funeral Home for Charles P Ball. Ida Miller read, with two solos by Mrs A J Hanna and Mr J F Corey, and Roy W Martin at the piano. Burial followed at Woodlawn cemetery with many relatives present.
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Palm Funeral Home
Charles P. Ball
Christian Science Church
Ida Miller
Four Square City
A. J. Hanna
Isle of Somewhere
J. F. Corey
Roy W. Martin
Woodlawn
Lon Fiskey
T. F. Ball
Denver
Robert B. Ball
Sterling
Colorado
Desert Holly Lodge Elects Officers for 1929
Desert Holly Lodge No. 538 L A to B R T held its annual election naming Mrs. Mayme Stocker as Past President and Mrs. Elizabeth Downing as President for 1929. Also chosen were Mrs. May Deverell Vice President Mrs. Mamie Croal Secretary Mrs. Veronica Harmon Treasurer and other officers including Conductress Chaplain Warden Inner Guard Outer Guard Legislative Representative Alternate Representative Musician and Medical Examiner Dr Hal L Hewetson.
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Desert Holly Lodge
L. A
Mayme Stocker
Elizabeth Downing
May Deverell
Mamie Croal
Veronica Harmon
Treas
Jennie Lee
Orpha Higbie
Bernice Dixon
Jessie Kay
Mary Gronberg
Emily R. Ball
Mary Hewetson
Hal L. Hewetson
Vegas Set as Base for Hyde Search Planes
Riverside California December 18 two observation planes flew from March Field to search the Colorado River for Mr and Mrs Glenn Hyde missing after a raft attempt through the Grand Canyon. The search will center from Las Vegas.
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Riverside
Cal
March Field
Colorado River
Glenn Hyde
Grand Canyon
Las Vegas
Croals Plan Texas Holiday Trip From California
T. B. Croal and his wife and son Andrew prepare to leave for Los Angeles on Wednesday to meet their son Tom at Santa Clara College California. They will then travel to Del Rio Texas to spend holidays with relatives and friends.
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T. B. Croal
Andrew
Los Angeles
Tom
Santa Clara College
California
del Rio
Texas
Senate Lands Committee Delays Sinclair Salt Creek Hearing
Washington reporters say the Senate Lands Committee postponed resumption of hearings on the renewal and cancellation of the Sinclair Salt Creek royalty oil contract until tomorrow due to several members being unavailable.
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Washington
Senate Lands Committee
Sinclair
Salt Creek
Christmas Advertisers Highlight Holiday Shopping
Two full pages of advertising in this issue showcase the Ettees spirit and a wide range of holiday shopper choices for readers of the Age.
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Ettees
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C. P. Squires
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Vegas
Bill
King
Ball
Br.t. Ladies
Hyde Search Planes
Land Committee
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