28 Dec 1928
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1928
Page
1
A medical update reports King’s condition remains anxious with no sustained improvement. Weakness and deficient recuperative power persist at a serious level despite a lengthy morning consultation among attending physicians.
The Portsmouth Division of the Boston and Maine Transportation Company held its annual banquet at the Rockingham last night with about 65 attendees from Covington, Boston and Manchester. Speakers including H. Feitel, president, urged safer motor coach operation, better service, and cooperation between operators and police as the road conditions and public perspective were discussed.
A distressing report from a county jail area describes the killing of five family members. Authorities say an 0-year-old son was held as a suspect, with rumors that a dispute escalated into violence. Investigators seek exact motives as details remain unclear.
New York stocks opened strong with gains across multiple issues. Call money rose to 17 percent as investors pushed National and General Electric higher, with equipment and chemical firms like Johns Manville and Solvent also advancing.
A new Chevrolet dealership has taken over operations in the area and will open salesrooms at 45 Congress Street on December 29. The move signals expanded local auto sales.
Wiggin and Badger Creameries merge to form a united organization. The plan aims to lower costs and improve products for consumers, with Mr. Wiggin directing distribution to ensure broad, efficient service across the territory. The move seeks to deliver pasteurized milk and cream varieties to Portsmouth and surrounding areas.
Dispatches from Asuncion and Washington describe Bolivian forces advancing into Paraguayan territory and recapturing areas around Fur Vinguardia amid ongoing tensions. The Paraguayan government reports military actions near Boqueron, with no confirmation of a joint ceasefire and continuing hostilities in disputed zones.
Thomas Lon, owner of Oriental Restaurant on Daniels Street, Concord, was arrested after police seized opium and a pipe lamp at the premises. Lon will be arraigned before a U.S. Commissioner on narcotics violations. The opium was found in a bedroom above the restaurant, in plain sight on a table, with officers citing a tip leading to the seizure.
A defendant pleaded not guilty to a charge of possessing opium. The case was continued to the next term of the court. No further details were provided in the readable fragments from the hearing.
A fragmented account describes a dinner party attended by Ruth Hs and others. The text mentions a port, fance, and a colonial setting with an evening gathering, partial names, and an arrangement that suggests a communal meal and social mixing.
In Ruston Dee, a brief item notes a meeting led by President Claud FUMEGUNC OL Lodge with attendees including several names. The text appears garbled with partial phrases about a meat event and a date line. No clear outcome or dates are readable.
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