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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1931
Page
2
A 1931 reflection honors Old Glory and the flag as symbol of nation and liberty. It recalls Civil War through World War I veterans marching, praises honor and justice, laments cynicism, and pledges to defend the country and government.
The Age notes a 105 degree government thermometer reading in the shade near mid afternoon, with dryness reducing oppressive feel. It contrasts mild local comfort with harsher conditions in Chicago and eastern cities, assuring Las Vegas residents remain healthy and unfazed.
Washington May 29 A Mellon private art purchase stirs talk as he acquires a Hamilton portrait for 15000. The piece, painted for Hamiltons surgeon after the duel with Burr, remains a family treasure among the Hosack line. The story plays against Mellon’s noted art collection and sparking remarks in Congress.
A Worcester report notes bans on gangster plot films from local theatres as authorities deem them immoral. The item references broader censorship signals from Reading and Washington, including a May 29 update on debt settlements and mortgage payoffs extending back to 1823. Other briefs include a Phoenix track star setting a 9.8 second 100 yard record and a Chicago lifeboat exhibit from the 1893 world’s fair.
A New York City feature sketches Central Park's crowds and free attractions with racial and political undercurrents in Harlem's Lenox Avenue district. The piece notes Republican Harlem, limited poverty, growing theaters, and a Tammany Hall contractor cited for parking, while a theater producer faces union pressure over wax dummies replacing actors.
A horse on a Sterling pasture reared as a railroad train passed, then collapsed and died. Herbert L. Kneeland, owner, said the animal, unused to loud noises, may have succumbed to the excitement.
STOCKHOLM May 28 A new royal railway carriage will be built by King Gustaf of Sweden. It will be used both at home and abroad and include a bedroom a salon and a reception room for the king plus three compartments for his entourage and two for valets.
Farmers Jess and John Boettcher near NAPER unearthed a gin petrified tree. The trunk measures three feet four inches in diameter and the trunk stands over eight feet tall.
Carson City May 29 starting of work on one road out job announced by the state highway department. Jack Casson contractor began oiling eight miles of road between Carson and Mound House on the Carson Virginia highway. Oil will take about two weeks at a cost around 20000. A 31/2 mile Elko to Deeth stretch will be oiled after June 1, project to cost about 70000. A B Lee of San Leandro Cal holds the contract. The road was graded and surfaced last fall.
Carson City May 29 A Piute Indian named Bill Joaquin drifts a hollow bark canoe with the Humboldt current to measure flow timing for Lovelock valley irrigation. Engineers aim to determine when water becomes available for distribution. He has drifted from Death to Palisade and on to Lovelock, after fifteen days adrift and thirty three to reach Lovelock. Next year the state plans another descent during higher water.
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