Midnight roundup nets beer raids in city
Police under Chief Percy Nash conducted a major roundup of joints and speakeasies, arresting seven operators and seizing fifty one cases of beer with one bottle of whiskey found. Five men posted $100 bail. two remained jailed. Dinty Moore and I p Deal among those held. Officers Nash led raids with Ginocchio May and Northern. Locations included Main Street and West Stewart, plus The Rosebud Club at Third and Stewart.
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Entre Bas Veeas Polie
Percy Nash
Opera Ng Pace
Louis Smith
Hooeh-Gow
Nash
West Stewart
Her
Rosebud
Th Third
Stewart
Negro Admits He Shot Girl in Las Vegas Resort
Paul Rio, a Las Vegas resident, confessed to shooting Anna Rose at 2 a.m. in a Block Sixteen resort amid drinking. He plans to plead guilty at a 10 a.m. preliminary hearing, facing a possible one to two year state prison sentence for assault with a deadly weapon. The injured Rose suffered a broken bone but survived. Rio was captured yesterday after fleeing the scene. He had driven from Los Angeles to Las Vegas in about seven hours of travel time.
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Paul Rio
State
Carson City
Anna Rose
Rio
Har A. Harmon
Las Vegas
L. A.N
Los Angeles
Harley A. Hi Yi Feiueaga
California
Harmon
Harley Emmett
Angel City
Las Veas
Indians Arrested for Drunkenness in Utah Lodging
Reported arrests list two Native men from St. George Utah for drunkenness on a street. Each posted a $10 bail while one sat in another person's automobile and the other tried to navigate a stack of papers while intoxicated. Officers noted the origin from St. George Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melure
St. George
Utah
Mead and Wilbur to Start Soon On Dam Survey
Secretary of Interior Wilbur and Reclamation Commissioner Mead plan a Denver visit on June 22 to conduct preliminary surveys for transportation facilities and work camps for the Boulder Dam project. They will arrange rail and highway routes for material, select dam site logistics, and anticipate bidding on electrical works by fall with construction bids likely in early 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mead
Wilbur
Secretary of Interior
Bureau of Reclamation
Washington
Bouler Canyon
Boulder Dam
Fatal Crash at Shrine Meet Darkens Los Angeles Event
Two killed and four injured in a highway collision marred Shrine convention in Los Angeles. Victims include Mrs. Howard Ellsworth of Minnesota and Harry Christian of Fargo. others injured were Jam Johnson and his son Carl Johnson. A second report notes sewer gas explosion blew manhole covers along Slauson Avenue causing traffic delays with no injuries reported.
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Vaiil
U.P
Howard Ellsworth
Aul
Minn
Harry Christian
Fargo
N. D
Ellsworth
Christian
Harry m
Edward Elliott
Glendale
Calif
Jam Johnson
Signal Hit
Johnson
Carl
Los Angeles
Slauson Avenue
Slauson
Western Avenue
Main St
New Postoffice Opens At Sec Ond And Carson
The new post office opened yesterday morning at Sec ond and Carson serving the community with improved mail and post office services. Built and owned by P. J. Sullivan, the structure includes new boxes and equipment from Genres Fom pany of San Francisco and features lumber work by Southern Nevada Lumber Company. Earl P. Smith inspected the facility Saturday as staff moved materials in over Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second
Carson
Tas Vorens
P. J. Sullivan
Sullivan
Genres Fompany
San Francisco
Southern Nevada Lumber Company
Earl P. Smith
California
Arizona
Nevada
Boggs Aids Simon in Plans for Las Vegas Airport
G Ray Boggs president of Nevada Airlines and Gold Ace Mining visited Las Vegas with Capt Roscoe Turner to review a 360 acre site for a future airport. Surveying will start Thursday with drilling equipment en route and A C Derrick contracted for the well. The field lies seven miles from the highway toward Salt Lake City and half a mile east of the road. Simon declined to name other partners or confirm Western Air Express involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Ray Boggs
Nevada Airlines, Inc
Gold Ace Mining Company
Las Vegas
Roscoe Turner
Los Angeles
Nevada Airlies
P. A. Simon and Associates
Boges
Reneo-Las Vegas
Simon
C. D. Baker
Yell
A. C. Derrick
Salt Lake City
Vice President Al G. Ray Dies in Los Angeles
Al G. Ray, vice president of the John P. Mills Organization, died Sunday morning in Los Angeles after a heart condition and a recent stroke. Funeral is planned in Los Angeles on Thursday. He is survived by a wife and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al G. Ray
John P. Mills
Desert Construction Firm Formed In New Incorporation
The Desert Construction Corporation was incorporated yesterday with Patrick Cline Jeff Graham and J S Harris named as directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Desert Construction Corporation, Contractors
Patrick Cline
Jeff Graham
J. S. Harris
Pioneer Title Insurance Trust erects San Francisco firm builds on Fourth
Construction starts on a new 20000 dollar Pioneer Title Insurance Trust building at South Fourth near Fremont. Gantner and Clark execute the contract with completion expected by August first. The reinforced concrete two section structure will house the Pioneer branch and a Stockwell and Binney office, with a Spanish style arcade and fireproof design.
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Pioneer Title Insurance Trust Camps
South Fourth
Fremont
Gantner and Clark
O. W. Yates
Insurance and Trust Company
Fourth
Howard B. Jones
San Bernardino
Third story finished for Gateway Hotel on Main Street
The third story of the Gateway hotel on North Main Street was completed Saturday, adding seventeen large rooms with private baths and toilets. Work began five weeks ago under Walter H. Alkire of the Las Vegas Construction camp, which led the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gateway Hotel
North Main Street
U Place
Walter H. Alkire
Las Vegas
Alkire
Arguments on Suit to Be Held Wednesday
Testimony on the suit of Gerry. One Las Vegas Development company was closed and arguments will be morning, it was now sued for certain amounts, 2 meet with esunter diaries filed by the he company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerry
Las Vegas
He Company
City Clerk Moves Records to New City Office
City records were removed from the county clerk's office into the new city clerk's office across the hall from the courtroom yesterday under the direction of Viole Burns, city clerk, who took office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viole Burns
Lindbergh Gas Allegedly Tracked at Sea by Yacht
At a marina a cruiser named Mouette fueled by Lindbergh and his party. Clark, who serviced the flier, identified Lindbergh from newspaper photos and recalled 140 gallons being pumped aboard before the Mouette sailed.
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Clark
Jiles Dunn
Tlarbor
Ish
Eleo
Supreme Court upholds sanctions in Teapot Dome shadowing case
The Supreme Court rules Sinclair must serve six months for jury shadowing and Burns family penalties are partially upheld. William J. Burns loses an alleged complicity claim while Henry Mason Day receives four months in jail. The decision, unanimous among eight justices, marks Sinclair's fourth straight defeat in Teapot Dome related appeals and emphasizes the government’s action over direct contact.
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Washington
U.P
Harry F. Sinclair
Supreme Court
Sinclair
Senate
William J. Burns
Epicome
W. Sherman Burns
Henry Mason Day
Sinclair Oil
Justice Stone
McReynolds
Day
Teapot Dome
Albert Felt
Albert B
Tenot Dome Navel
Siddens
U. S
Burn
Boggs Fayle wedding set at St George this morning
Clint Boggs of Las Vegas to Jane Frost Fayle of Los Angeles wed at St George on June 4 1929. The couple planned a Las Vegas departure last evening with a ceremony in the morning. They will tour Zion National Park Cedar City Cedar Breaks Leegee Canyon and the Grand Canyon north rim before returning home to Las Vegas.
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Yoenaten Boggs—Fayle
St. George
O. Clint Boggs
Las Vegas
Jane Frost Fayle
Los Angeles
Fayle
Mr. Boggs
Las Ve
Cunle
Zion National Park
Cedar City
Cedar Breaks
Egee Canyon
Grand Cayon
Los Angeles Voters Ready for Municipal Elections
June 3 in Los Angeles voters prepare for a municipal election selecting a mayor nine city council members a city attorney and two school board members plus minor posts. Clerk's office projects about 200000 ballots cast amid campaign wrap up and turnout expectations.
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Tos Angeles
Delegation Critics Boulder Dam Pact Over Rights
Washington reports the tri state Boulder Dam negotiations near closure with Arizona opposing Gila River inclusion claiming loss of constitutional rights. California cites Hoover to support Gila as a Colorado River tributary while Nevada argues otherwise.
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Washington, D. C
Arizona
Gila River
Washington
Tri-State
Boulder Dam
Californ
Hoover
Nevada
Pelite Thief Evades Cans and Pie Loot in Orcas Stash
Charles Johnson of Jack's Tench recounts a cautious pelite thief who slipped through a lunch room screen and collapsed the cash register, stealing thirteen pies and fifty nine cents saved by Charles Junior. The break in occurred after the thief climbed in through the back window, leaving the scene near empty of valuables beyond food and a small cash haul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelite Thelves
Charles Johnson
Jack's Tench
Charles Junior
Johnson
Klamath Falls
Oregon
End of Week Tragedies Reported on the Pacific Coast
San Francisco reports 22 fatalities over the weekend across California and nearby areas. Among the dead are Joe E. Murray the 26 year old cornet player in Los Angeles, John Duff 33 who killed himself after an incident with his estranged wife and friends, and Edward Swokem 5? in Long Beach. Many more victims include drownings automobile crashes and suicides across cities from Visalia to Pasadena and beyond.
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San Francisco
United Ress
California
Joe E. Murray
Los Angeles
George de Borde
Visalia
Stratford
John Duff
Inself
San Miguel
A. Alvarez
Newporseach
Mateur
Angele Mary Dolo
Fel
Eywvard E. Swokem
N. Sh
Long Bedach
Frank Warren
Pasadena
Walter Caford
Basin water pact sparks tension among six states
Francis Wilson of New Mexico proposes deferring a portion of water rights to the next generation while the six states debate a pact tied to Mexican water demands. California counts Gila river water, Arizona accuses artificial accounting, and Nevada presses for inclusion of the Ula river in the allocation, highlighting sharp differences over acre feet and apportionment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Wilson
New Mexico
W. B. Mathews
Cafornia
John Sacun
California
Gila River
John Ross
Arzona
Cuwiduo
Arizona
Nevada
City Council Holds Organization Meet
Roscoe W. Thomas was elected city commissioner and will oversee police. The new councilman will replace W C German as sewer and lights commissioner, with German moving to finance. Changes were approved by the city board in yesterday’s organizational meeting. Mayor Feydesse and Otis J Smith sit on the board with two other commissioners. The Vue Genius owners will hold their first regular meeting. initial meeting today.
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Roscoe W. Thomas
W. C. German
German
Ste Ward O
Feydesse
Otis J. Smith
Vue
Ate
Smaller Currency To Be Out July 1
Secretary Mellon announced the public distribution of the new small-sized paper currency, one-third smaller than the present notes, set to take effect July 1. Hollywood star Coogan is reported in good condition after surgery for acute appendicitis, following a Europe trip and a recent return home.
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Aptain Nickolaus Johnson
Lloyd Line
Europa
Shington
Ceretary
Mellon
Coogan
Hollywood
Kie
Europe
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Tom Ginocchio
Joe May
Fred Northern
Negro
Perpetual
Boggs
Nevada Airlines
John Mill
Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
R. Guggenheim
Colonel
Lindy
Tindbeceh
Obirk
Clint Boggs
St. Geeores
L. A
Martha Crump
Brantner
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