Joffre Continues Valiant Fight Amid Death Culture Polls
Paris dispatch reports Marshall Joffre, critically ill, briefly spoke after coming out of a coma while fighting a grave battle for life. In Washington Senator Brownson Cutting, Republican of New Mexico, urged recognizing the Soviet government to gain cultural and economic advantages, arguing widespread knowledge would dampen support for change. Cutting recently visited the Soviet Union.
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Soviet Union
Paris
United Press
Reneoffre
Fontaine
Joffre
Marshall
Washington
U.P
Brownson Cutting
New Mexico
Congress
United
Soviet Russia
United States
Cutting
Moscow
Three youths executed for murders in New Jersey
In Trenton on December 29 three young men in their early twenties were executed in the electric chair at the state penitentiary. William Gimbel 20 Joseph Callabresse 21 and Arthur Cort 22 were convicted in Newark for murder. Cort and Callabresse killed Morris Grossman a druggist during a holdup last April. Gimbel killed Paul Rohrer manager of a Belleville chain store and Edwin W. Meurer a truck driver who tried to capture him.
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Trenton
U.A
William Gimbel
Joseph Callabresse
Arthur Cort
Newark
Cort
Callabrese
Morris Grossman
Gimbel
Paul Rohrer
Belleville
N. J
Rohrer
Edwin W. Meurer
Lease of Ranch to Ed Carewe Associates
A large portion of the Old Ranch owned by Las Vegas Land and Water company has been leased to Edw Carewe and associates. They plan a garbage disposal plant combined with a chicken feed factory. The lease was made last Saturday and the operating organization is named the Baltimore Conservation corporation.
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Las Vegas Land & Water Company
Edw. Carewe and Associates
The
Biltmore Conservation Corporation
Nevada Biltmore Hotel Co Incorporation Fled in Vegas
The Nevada Biltmore Hotel Company formed with directors T. J. Salter Geo. E. Marshall and D. Thomas acting for Los Angeles investors headed by Mr. Cain. The group filed articles of incorporation in the county clerk's office and declined to reveal the venture's purpose. Opinions varied whether the firm aimed to build a palatial Las Vegas resort or pursue a different venture.
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T. J. Salter
Geo. E. Marshall
D. Thomas
Los ‘Angeles
Mr. Cain
Vegas
O Connell N Y Congressman Dies at 62 in Brooklyn
New York December 29 David J O Connell representative from New York ninth district Brooklyn died suddenly returning home from the Literary Digest office where he served as an executive He was 62 his death lowers the next house tally to 214 Democrats 214 Republicans 218 farmer labor 1 and two vacancies remain
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New York
David J. O'Connell
Congress
Brooklyn
Literary Digest
Farmer-Labor
New Year's Punch Fest features two top Nevada welterweights
Johnny Smith and Warren Farrell, both local welterweights, prepare for a ten round bout at American Legion Stadium on January 1. The match is billed as a fast, hard fought ring battle with neither claiming the state welter title. experts predict Farrell’s power and Smith’s speed will decide the outcome. Other undercard bouts include Bud Thomas vs Peddy Ferguson and George Gall vs Jimmy Condon, plus Ackshmay Rose vs Joe Fernando opening the show.
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Warren Farrell
Nevada
American Legion
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Smith
Warren
Johnny
Bud Thomas
Vegas
Peddy Ferguson
Portland
Ore
Paddy
Thomas
Ferguson
Bud
Hubby
Bat Battalino
Kid Chocolate
Fidel la Barba
George Gall
Jimmy Condon
Ball
Fast Bay
Caliente
Ackshmay Rose
Las Vegas
Joe Fernando
Flames Claim Seven Lives In Hotel Fire
Cochrane Ont December 29 Seven lives were lost when fire destroyed the three story Queens hotel with a 75000 loss The blaze began in the hotel office and swept through the center of the brick and wooden structure More than 200 guests and employees were in the building when the blaze started they made their way to safety before the flames reached the second floor Several were seriously burned.
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Cochrane
Ont
Queens
Explosion Panic in Visalia Gasoline Plant Fire
Visalia Calif December 29 panic gripped the area around a Union Oil plant as a gasoline explosion and a 30 000 dollar fire threatened five 20 000 gallon storage tanks. A 6000 gallon line truck spilled 200 gallons of gasoline from a safety valve and exploded when fumes met a heater. The blaze stopped before reaching tanks 150 feet away. The fire destroyed the truck and trailer three small tanks and much of the plant. High school was dismissed as power service cut. Truck crew Frank Bragg and Emery Ewing suffered third degree burns. R W McKim and D E Wisterson burned slightly.
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Calif
Dev
Ict
Union Oil Comay
Frank Bragg
Tulare
Emery Ewing
R. W. McKim
Ol Company
D. E. Wisterson
Elderly Man Missing Since Sunday A M
H B Weaver, 60, of Los Angeles, guest at 305 Ogden Street, has been missing since 7 o clock Sunday morning. Ill recently, he left the Staggs home and has not returned. He wore a blue serge suit and tan felt hat. City officers fear he may have hitched to Los Angeles and turned back. Staggs checked local hospitals last evening with no sign of him.
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H. B. Weaver
Los Angeles
W. S. Staggs
Ogden Street
Weaver
New Office on Fremont Street
A small office building on Fremont street near Second will house A E Youngquist real estate sales business. It sits on skids so it can be moved easily if the lot owner wants to develop the site.
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A. E. Youngquist
Fremont Street
Second
Cabaret Promises Heap Fun for New Year's Eve
The American Legion post plans a lavish cabaret at Lorenzi Lake pavilion for New Year’s Eve. Decorated venue will be warm and comfortable to ensure a lively, no-shiver celebration. The event promises a world of fun with精彩 activities for early arrival through lights out.
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American Legion Post
Lorenzi Lake
Coaches seek limits on spring practice and recruiting
New York December 29 The American Football Coaches association heard Hugo Bezdek chair a report urging restraint on over emphasis in football The proposal calls for no spring practice start dates after September 1 curtailed scouting coaches as faculty paid equally to other faculty stress education value of football The motion to accept but not publish failed as no second and tabling was moved by Glenn Thistlethwaite of Wisconsin and defeated
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New York
Hugo Bezde
Penn State
American Football Coaches’ Association
Bezdek
Gil Dobie
Cornell
Carl G. Snagely
Bucknell
Glenn Thistlethwaite
Wisconsin
Buick Sedan Stolen In Elko Sought In Las Vegas
A Buick sedan with Nevada plate 7888 was stolen from an Elko owner. Sheriff J C Harris reports the case and directs arrest of anyone found in possession of the car As details arrived from Elko county authorities the search extends toward Las Vegas.
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Las Vegas
Nevada
J. C. Harris
Elko County
Harris
Federal Building Title Accepted for Las Vegas Site
Senator Oddie reports the Department of Justice has accepted title for the Las Vegas federal building site and title papers are en route to Washington. Once received, the supervising architect will expedite building plans and construction.
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Senator Oddie
Washington
Department of Justice
Federal
Las Vegas
Supervising Architect
Three Implicated in Green Lantern HoldUp Case
William B. Potter and Jim Rostagan were arrested yesterday on charges of being principals in the Green Lantern store holdup. Potter as the inside man and Rostagan as the outside guard. A third suspect, Jim Ferguson, linked to Las Vegas red light activities, held as an accessory. Ferguson remained in county jail without an attorney late last night.
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William B. Potter
Jim Rostagan
Green Lantern Btn
Potter
Carpenter
Rostagan
Jim Ferguson
Las Vegas
Ferguson
Farm Bureau Meeting Held at Overton
Clark County Farm Bureau held its annual session at Overton High School from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mountain time. President Clarence A. Lewis extended an invitation to attend as Frank Evans J. M. MacFarlane W. E. Scott and George Hardman led talks on production marketing fruit vegetables dairy poultry alfalfa soil fertilization home building and related farm topics.
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Overton
Farm Bureau
Clarence A. Lewis
Frank Evans
Northwestern Turkey Growers’ Association
Utah Poultry Association
J. M. MacFarlane
Utah-Nevada Fruit & Vegetable Growers
W. E. Scott
University of Nevada
George Hardman
December Leg Golf Tournament Won by Ed Clark
The December leg of the Country Club biennial golf tournament was played Sunday morning with Ed Clark posting the low score. He ties with Raby J. Newton and Judge Wm. E. Orr for first place, each with two firsts in the event. Newton took second, Cyril S. Wengert placed third.
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Ed. Clark
Clark
Raby J. Newton
Wm. E. Orr
Newton
Cyril S. Wengert
Twelve Convicts Fail in Prison Break Attempt
In Michigan City Indiana twelve inmates in the Indiana state prison staged a breakout led by Joseph Burns who unlocked a cell with a spoon fashioned key. Guards firemen and police surrounded the walls and the eleven other escapees were placed in solitary confinement while the disturbance was contained.
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Michigan City
Indiana
Wison
Joseph Burns
Burns
Walle
Culver
Ind
Guy Burklow
Burklow
Walter Deis
Durng
Millikan argues world may not die and cosmic rays origin debate
Cleveland dispatch reports Dr. Robert A. Millikan at the AAAS meeting proposing the world’s heat may be replenished rather than lost. He argues cosmic rays originate in interstellar space, not stars, and presents experimental evidence linking radiations to hydrogen and elemental formation. He notes Caltech’s publications and announces a Navy photo-interpretation school in San Diego.
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Cleveland
Robert A. Millikan
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Dr. Millikan
Millikan
Instellar Space
Earth
Ierstellar Space
Bulls Won't Get Mad Sydney's Act Is Flop
In Mexico City Sidney Franklin fails to achieve recognition as a top bullfighter. He dispatches three bulls with his sword but faces minimal resistance. The bulls show little aggression, halting his advancement in the novice class. The report notes Franklin’s struggling return to the arena.
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Mexico City
Zacatepe
Sidney Franklin
Brooklyn Matador
Franklin
Spain
Brooklyn
Borah Seeks Special Session in Congress
Senator Borah opens a one man campaign for an extra session of the new Congress charging critics claim it would hurt business to avoid work. Leaders plan to advance key bills including anti injunction measures and intrastate motor traffic regulation while pursuing appropriations due by March.
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Wm. E. Borah
Republican
Idaho
Congress
Europe
Sessois
Borah
McNary
Oregon
Senate
Snell
House Rules Committee
Wickersham
Power Commission
Huge Spillway To End Floods At New Orleans
New Orleans nears relief from Mississippi river floods as the Bonnet Carre spillway nears completion. A two mile wide canal diverts flood waters into Lake Pontchartrain, reducing river height to about 20 feet and limiting lake rise to two feet. The project, part of flood control acts since 1923, represents vast government spending and engineering scope.
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UPA
Bonnet Carre
Mississippi
New Jeans
Lake Pontchartrain
Gulf of Mexico
Army
Niagara Falls
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