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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1928
Page
1
A Buckingham Palace spokesman reported no change in the king's condition at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. A Daily Mail medical expert called Tuesday's bulletins non-committal, noting the king is "holding on" without further detail.
Debates on Hawes-Cooper prison labor bill and other measures continue as the Kellogg anti war treaty wins approval from the Senate foreign relations committee 14 to 2 to report favorably without reservations. White House signals both treaty and naval bill will pass despite opposition.
Bolivia accepts the Pan American conference offer to mediate the Bolivian Paraguayan border incidents. The government says it will investigate the origin of the attack on Fort Vanguardia and notes the note of acceptance was issued at 3 40 a m. in Washington and directed to Secretary Kellogg.
Details of charges show 26 arrests of Leadville officials and citizens. Mayor R J McDonald is accused of taking money from another defendant, city marshal Dennis J O Neil is accused of taking money from bootleggers on two occasions, acting night police captain John Yammick and City Councilman William Corbitt also accepted money in protection cases. All defendants face conspiracy to violate federal prohibition laws.
Washington December reports show over 80,000 new influenza cases nationwide for the week ending December 15, with Arizona listed at 2,615. The bureau notes undercounting and cites deaths from influenza and pneumonia, highlighting Denver, Kansas City, and Chicago as high death centers.
Chicago health officials credit a cold snap with reducing influenza cases as dry cool air is expected to curb spread. Fort Wayne schools close until after holidays as influenza grows among students. Milwaukee reports five deaths in 24 hours amid rising cases, with officials hopeful cold weather will help.
The Arizona Board of Health announced 2,615 influenza cases were reported in the seven days ending December 15, with all regions affected. About 300 new cases were recorded in Phoenix on the day of the report.
In Los Angeles on December 18 a jury was selected to try A I Lasker financier on securities act charges once dismissed by ex district attorney Asa Keyes. The case could influence the coming trial of Keyes and six others for bribery to obtain dismissals. Lasker was later arrested on a grand jury indictment for grand theft related to dealings with Nat Cordish, former Mutual Motors president.
Joseph Shemanski of Portland created a 5000 fund to aid rehabilitating convicts discharged or paroled from the Oregon State prison. Administered by the First National Bank of Salem the fund will loan small sums without interest to men recommended by Prison Superintendent Myers. Loans of 19, 30 or more will be offered with repayment when feasible.
Gutzon Borglum completed a sketch for General John A Greenway as a candidate for the Arizona hall of fame in Washington. The work is authorized by a special act of the state legislature.
Testimony from a divorced wife a frail sister and a small attorney could save George B Echols on trial for killing James Mills in Phoenix. The defense witnesses said Mills threatened Echols and that a triangle love affair and alleged double crossing influenced the case.
Dona ciano Camacho surrendered to police in Miami Arizona claiming Margarito Preciado forced entry into his home last night and aimed a knife at him. Camacho says he fired five shots to stop the attack. Preciado died from shots to both arms side chest and abdomen. Camacho held in Gila county jail at Globe.
Governor Dillon approved California's request to extradite Ray Girard who is held in Las Cruces jail on grand theft charges, with authorities arranging his transfer back to California for trial.
A palace bulletin reports the king had a quiet day with continued improvement after a discouraging Monday, though the illness remains grave. Officials say progress is steady though not smooth, as ray treatment is repeated and infection resistance remains crucial.
A meeting of river commissioners from Texas Colorado and New Mexico will convene in Santa Fe to discuss fair division of Rio Grande waters. Interstate river commissioner New Mexico Francis C Wilson reports that Colonel W J Donovan assistant attorney general US will attend.
The Army air transport plane named Question Mark departed Washington for Los Angeles to begin its continuous flight test with in-air refueling on January 1. The test aims to sustain flight for more than a week.
Two army planes launched from March Field to locate Mr and Mrs Glenn R Hyde missing since a trip from Green River Utah They aimed to reach Needles California then cross to the canyon to search rapids where the open boat voyage began The Hydes hoped to reach Needles by December 6 to December 11 with possible loss of life suspected if they capsized or stranded on a sandbar.
Gordon Stewart Northcott’s lawyers seek a writ of habeas corpus to move him from Los Angeles county custody to Riverside county jail. They claim private conferrals and paper-signing were limited by jail staff. A judge will hear the motion Wednesday, with Sheriff Traeger opposing. Northcott will remain in LA until January 2 before transfer to Riverside for the murder trial of the headless Mexican.
Jean Duboin, a Lyon journalist, was rescued from the Casque of Nero after a rescue party found his companion Mademoiselle Renaux frozen to death high on the peak. Duboin had clung to a rope for hours, later becoming stranded when his line snagged on a rock.
Charles S. Taylor aged 52 confessed to murdering his wife and stowing her body in a barber shop trunk. Indicted by Shelby County grand jury he is expected to be arraigned in criminal court tomorrow on first degree murder charges and he said he would plead guilty.
Fragmentary text shows references to an interstate compact and a project. The legible items mention ongoing proceedings and a continued note over page. Specific entities or outcomes are not discernible due to corrupted OCR.
In Phoenix Arizona the final reading of the Boulder dam bill faces protests led by Colter and Johnson. The Senate votes 6 to 4 to approve confiden tional resolutions sending the measure to Congress. Colter denounces the action as unconstitutional and promises further resolutions. President Coolidge veto calls surface.
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