Rail link to Boulder Dam unlikely says UP official
U P official denies plans for a private Las Vegas to Boulder Dam railway. Trainmaster A Tompkins says no immediate work or private road is planned due to high costs and limited post construction value. He notes engineers favor a government subsidy to extend rail facilities from Las Vegas to Black Canyon as the practical approach.
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Union Pacific
Boulder Dam
A. ©.Tompkins
Las Vegas
Tompkins
Mills Hearing Is Put Over In DUI Case
The hearing of Charles Mills, a local beauty parlor operator, charged with driving under the influence, was continued by Justice of the Peace Springer to December 31. The December 21 crash during the victory celebration injured Norman Ullom, 11, as Mills allegedly was drunk. He is to be prosecuted by Harley Harmon. defense by A A Hinman. Mills posted $2000 bond. an amended complaint adds reckless driving. M E Ward was replaced as bondsman by Richard Roschl due to Ward's absence.
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Charles Mills
Justice of the Peace
Springer
M. E. Ward
Richard Roschl
Ward
Hoover Changes Florida Plans Amid Washington Talks
President-elect Hoover, en route from the South American tour, will spend a week in Washington conferring with officials before heading to Florida. He is expected to dock in Washington New Year’s Day and go to the State Department to discuss the trip with Secretary Kellogg before traveling by rail to Miami for his first post election address. County Commissioner James Cashman left for Los Angeles on business.
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U. S
Utah
Hoover
Washington
Florida
Navy Yard
State Department
Kellogg
Miami
Mexican Army Captain Slays Officers in Arrest Attempt
El Paso dispatch reports Captain Antonio Reyna of the Mexican Army killed four policemen and seriously wounded twenty others during a house siege in Mexico City last night. Reyna, thought mentally deranged, was subdued after the standoff.
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EL Paso
Mexico City
Antonio Reyna
Pickwick stage crash injures many near Matea
A Pickwick stage named Oxford traveling from Los Angeles to San Francisco left the highway at Matea Calif snapping off trees and telephone poles and turning over. Many were hurt with two seriously injured according to early reports.
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Mateo
Calif
Pickwick
Oxford
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Las Vegas Holiday Peak Shows Record Sales
Las Vegas merchants report the busiest Christmas season in the city's history with postal receipts the largest ever at the local office. Freight and express shipments also compare favorably signaling strong economic momentum for the coming year.
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Las Vegas
Griffith
Rotary Club Meets Today in Las Vegas
The Las Vegas Rotary Club held its regular weekly meeting with Bill Pike presiding in place of President Ferguson who was absent. Guests included Leonard Foyle, formerly of Goodsprings and Las Vegas now in Bakersfield, California, and Emery Marty of Tonopah. Charlie Squires wished the club a Happy New Year and spoke briefly on Boulder Dam legislation and related developments in Washington.
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Las Vegas
Two Firemen Die In Pittsburgh Refinery Crash
Two volunteer firemen were killed and seven injured when their fire department apparatus swerved and plunged down an embankment while rushing to a fire at the Carnegie Refining Co. refinery in Pittsburgh. Explosions rocked the district as a blaze of spreading flames threatened eight blocks.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie Refining Co
Million Flu Cases Reported in U S
Washington dispatch reports U S Public Health officers say over one million influenza cases exist nationwide. Epidemic rising in the East while the West shows decline. peak not yet reached according to bureau reports.
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Washington
U. S
United States
Bureau
East
Funeral Plans Await Arrival of Tailor's Wife
Charles Peterson a local Las Vegas tailor was found dead in his bed yesterday after a Christmas dinner. A physician declared him dead and his wife is expected to arrive from San Francisco tomorrow. Peterson was a longtime Las Vegas resident and his death surprised many friends.
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Charles Peterson
Arizona solons take up Boulder Dam bill analysis
Arizona lawmakers reconvene to consider the Boulder Dam bill with the Cone River commissioners. The analysis will detail Arizona's objections and possible action by solons when they reconvene.
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Dam Bill
ARIZ
Solons
Phoenix
Arizona
Cone River
Boulder Dam
Vanderbilt heir halts in Reno on $3 million voyage
Cornelius Vanderbilt, heir to the Vanderbilt fortune, stops in Reno en route to Salt Lake City with more than three million dollars to cover losses from his tabloid venture. He denies receiving the funds as a gift and says the money will repay backers for past mistakes.
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Salt Lake City
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Reno, Ney
Young Vanderbilt
Train Hits Auto Near Chicago Kills Seven
Six people died when a Soo Line northbound train struck an automobile at Oak Park near Chicago. The car, carrying seven persons, stopped for a prior train and then moved into the path of the second train, resulting in the mangled, decapitated deaths of several occupants.
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Chicago
Soo Line
Oak Park
Here
Owen Talks on City Planning at Chamber
Former resident Fred V. Owen spoke on City and Regional Planning urging a cautious growth path to avoid boom bust cycles. He warned Las Vegas could reach 25 000 with Boulder Dam, urged sound engineering, school grounds and parks, and extending planning authority beyond city lines. Clint Boggs returned from Los Angeles after Christmas.
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Chamber of Commerce
Fred V. Owen
Boulder Dam
Owen
Los Angeles City Club
Las Vegas
Florida
City Planning Commission
Local Interest Notices and Society News Requested
The Las Vegas Age invites readers to submit personals society items and news of friends' arrivals for prompt editor attention. For best results, call The Editor at the newspaper’s listed telephone number.
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Las Vegas
President Coolidge arrives at Sapelo Island rest site
President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge arrive by yacht Zapala at Sapelo Island Georgia for a midwinter vacation. They are greeted by hundreds of locals as they reach the Coffin estate, described as one of the country’s most imposing island homes.
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Sapelo Island
Coolidge
Zapala
Howard E. Coffin
Coffin Estate
Brunswick
Kiwanis Club Meet Tonight in Las Vegas
Las Vegas Kiwanis Club holds a postponed meeting tonight with Parker serving as pro chairman. Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church will serve supper at six o clock.
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Te Parker
Las Vegas
Kiwanis Club
Ladies Aid Society
The
Methodist Church
Gas Blast at Key West Kills One Injures Two
A gas explosion at the U S Naval dock near Key West Florida killed one man and seriously injured two others. Seaman W F Atkinson leaped into the blazing oil to rescue two companions from the Poinsettia lighthouse tender.
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Key West
Fla
U. S. Naval Dock
Here
Poinsettia
W. F. Atkinson
Arizona man found in daze after four day search
Dell Trebil, 57, a Glendale Arizona contractor, wandered away in a daze likely from hallucinatory effects. He had been the target of a wide search by auto, air and Indians for four days before returning home last night incoherently muttering. B M Prescott, Union Pacific traveling service agent, was in Las Vegas on business.
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Phoenix
Dell Trebil
Glendale
Arizona
B. M. Prescott
Union Pacific
Las Vegas
Prince of Wales Appeal Raises Over One Million Dollars
London reports the Prince of Wales Christmas radio appeal for England mining districts drew massive donations. Relief workers tally funds with estimates exceeding one and a half million American dollars subscribed, reflecting strong public support for the royal effort.
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Prince OF Wales
London
England
Chagre
Pickford sister's home scene of bloody brawl
Los Angeles dispatch reports Lottie Pickford, sister of Mary Pickford, was involved in a violent fight at her home following a party repeatedly broken up by police. A man named Daniel Jaeger suffered a severely damaged hand and claimed to have been attacked by Jack Dougherty, former husband of Barbara LaMarr who died last year.
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Los Angeles
Lottie Pickford
Mary
Daniel Jaeger
Jaeger
Jack Daugherty
Barbara LaMarr
Las Vegas Trip Draws National Editorial Praise
Citizens’ pilgrimage to the mouth of Black Canyon on December 21 receives nationwide editorial acclaim. The Associated Press dispatch and local photographer L. J. Oakes’s photographs receive front page publicity in large papers. readers can view some articles and pictures in the Age office window.
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Las Vegas
Black Canyon
Sated Press
Associated Press Dispatch
L. J. Oakes
Age
West Side Mission in Yale Program
The West Side Mission hosted a Christmas night program with over 100 Las Vegas residents attending. The crowded hall featured children's vocal and instrumental performances, Rev. Moreno spoke on Christmas meaning, and dozens of candy boxes were distributed. Plans to enlarge the mission building were announced due to rising membership.
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West Side Mission
Las Vegas
Mission
Moreno
Man Held for 12 Year Murder in Ventura Case
Los Angeles police report Joseph Marego, 42, is held on suspicion of a murder in Ventura County from 12 years ago. He is also wanted in Santa Paula for a 1916 slaying linked to a fight, police say.
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Los Angeles
Joseph Marego
Ventura County
Marego
Santa Paula
Influenza Reports Show Slight Gain Across Cities
Fifty eight cities reported to a census bureau 710 deaths from influenza for the week ending December 22, compared with 475 deaths previously from 62 cities, indicating a modest rise in fatalities.
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Nashington
Census Bureau
Cracked track plot derails Missionary Limited wreck
An insidious plan to wreck the Missionary Limited of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railway succeeded early today when five cars derailed after a single rail was removed and a grounded signal wire remained. The crash near the San Bernardino mountains injured two others as detectives probe for plotters.
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San Bernardino
Cali
W. H. Burbage
Winsloo
Arizona
Will Ee
Missionary Limited
Los Angeles
Atcheson, Topeka and Santa Fe
Limited
San Bernardino Mountains
Wacx
Tlal
Martin Says Will Not Run For Chamber Presidency
Dr Roy W Martin longtime Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce president announced at a recent meeting that he will not seek another term as president Citing changed conditions after Boulder Dam legislation and his need to devote time to personal interests He stressed he will remain active in Chamber leadership and duties will be assumed by another nominee next month by the nominating committee
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Roy W. Martin
Las Vegas
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Martin
Well Known Barber Opens New Shop in Las Vegas
Las Vegas will have one of the best equipped barber shops in the state when Art Harris opens his new tensorial parlor in the Arcade building on Fremont Street. Harris, a leading local barber for years, remodels his premises and installs the latest equipment for both ladies and gentlemen.
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Las Vegas
Art Harris
Arcade
Fremont Street
Harris
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