Latin America seeks peace via Pan American conference
Washington notes on conciliation treaty progress stall as responses from Bolivia and Paraguay await. Troops reportedly move from Asuncion toward the Paraguayan Bolivian frontier while observers fear new clashes. Buenos Aires reports troop departures by river, with Paraguayans wary of Bolivian troop presence in Gran Chaco. The conference aims to strengthen the Gondra Pact through an inquiry commission and obligatory conciliation.
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Louis Jay Hurth
United Press
Washington
Paragutty
Goimvia
Inter-American Conference On
Bahia Negra
Buenos Aires
Asuncion
la Preana
Paraguay
Bolivia
Gran Chaco
Bustos Astres
Bank Wins Grand Prize in Annual Christmas Lottery
MADRID December 22 Banco Germanico won the first prize of 2850,000 in the Christmas lottery. The draw was held today. The bank declined to comment on its winnings but the impression suggested the Turkish ticket perhaps belonged to a foreign individual or group. Ticket prices are high and groups often pool funds to buy a ticket or share.
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Madrid
Banco Germanico
Notable American Women Contribute To Desert Themed Book
A Washington Information Bureau release lists over 100 American women including presidents wives among contributors to a desert themed collection. The book offers ideas for deserts and novelties, priced at six cents, with coupons from Proderig J. Neskin and Ethene Measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Information Bureau
Proderig J. Neskin
Drethene Measure Or Information Bureau
Washington, D.C
Brighter Christmas in Mine Region of State As Work Is Increased
Columbus reports a brighter Christmas outlook for Ohio miners and families as per Jerome Watson head of the State Division of Mines. Destitution has fallen, unemployment eases in SE Ohio, many towns revive as workers return and commerce improves for the holiday season amid rising demand for coal with Great Lakes shipping restarting. About 1,039 mines are operating, marking a larger winter workforce and rising employment.
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Garland Hick
United Press
Columbus
Ohio
Jerome Watson
State Division of Mines
Great’ Lakes
Chidf
Ulite
Tounge Orr
Checks for Teachers Aid 22 of 26 Ath ens County Districts
State aid checks arrived for 22 of 26 Ath ens County school districts. Superintendent H R McVay said the aid doubles the dust installment and will enable most teachers to receive back pay. Several districts lack funds, with Alexander, Carthage, and York omitted from aid.
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Athens County
H.R. McVay
McVay
Alexander
Carthage
York
Kansans vow crackdown on liquor parties in Legislature
Governor elect Clyde Reed says liquor parties at the Kansas Capitol threaten the dry state. He claims lobbyists push influence during sessions and promises enforcement of prohibition laws starting January 14, aiming to curb public booze parties by lawmakers.
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Opebla
Kas
Kansas
Clyde M Reed
Reed
Merz Found Guilty by Jury in Nelsonville Shooting
Peter Merz of Nelsonville was found guilty by a jury in the Athens County courtroom late Saturday of shooting with intent to kill Donat McGill owner of the Lick Run mine. The trial, lasting into Saturday morning after a four hour adjournment, featured about 40 witnesses and contested self defense claims. The bullet entered McGill’s leg from his back as he stood near his office. McGill’s leg was later amputated. Sentencing will be determined by the court at a later date.
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Peter Merz
Nelsonvlle
Athens County
Mets
Donat McGull
Nelsonville
Lick Run
Merz
McGill
Cherrington
Logan
Rhoades
Columbus
Coolidge and Wife Plan Christmas Vacation at Brunswalla Estate
Washington dispatch reports President Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge will spend Christmas Day on Sapela Island near Brunswalla, taking holidays at the Howard Coffin estate. The length of the stay is undecided with consideration given to remaining past January.
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Washington
Coolidge
Cate
Sapela Island
Brunswlla
Jay
White House
He Ag
White Christmas Predicted for Midwest as Snow Falls
Chicago dispatch reports a white Christmas forecast as snow covered the Midwest from Minnesota to Ohio. The storm, which began in Chicago, left ten dead across several states and cities, including three college students in Michigan and two in St Louis. An airplane crash near Huron, Ohio, also attributed to the storm. The cold wave has weakened the influenza outbreak in the region.
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Middlewest
Chicago
Pria
Mercury
Towa
Kansas
Minnesota
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ohio
Yt Louis
Monica
Mich
Les McGinn
Huron
Wasm
Ae Pe
Baby named Santa Claus found on porch in Steubenville
Nurses at Ohio Valley Hospital care for a baby boy discovered last night in a holly decorated basket on the porch of Mrs Beulah Hanes. Mrs Hanes, a widow with five children, offers to adopt if the mother cannot be found.
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Steubenville
Ohio Valley Hospital
Beulah Hanes
Santa Claus
Wild Browning gut day spills into Kiddies Party
New York reports chaotic scene at Edward Browning’s annual Christmas gut day. Thousands line up for toys as a plate glass window shatters amid cries and injuries. Police round up dozens of lost children and detain many claimants in a tense street mêlée.
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New York
Mans
Edward
Daddy
Mary ‘Talbot
Collins receives message from Richard Byrd
Cleveland air mail pilot Paul I Collins leaped to safety by parachute after a storm tore wings from his plane over the Pennsylvania mountains and he later reached the South Pacific near the Pacific harrat. Messages of congratulations and condolences were sent by Byrd Antarctic Wap edition and other aviation leaders reporting radio notes of sympathy to Col lins and his families.
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Cleveland
Paul I. Collins
Cleveland Air Mail
Lau
Pennsylania Mountains
South Pacific
Pacaic
Thuis
Antarctic
Collins
Byrd Antarctic
Commdr
Richard E. Byrd
Dean Smith
Puot
Carl F Egge
the Nations Pilots Association
Fee
Congress Women Shift Toward Modernism Amid Reform Rhetoric
In New Jersey Democratic Rep Mary Norton, Congress faces shift as women push for modern fashions and evolving roles. The piece notes Norton and other congresswomen adopting more contemporary styles, signaling broader changes among female lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Mary Norton
New Jersey
Mra Nortonsa
Hoover to Hold Informal Meetings in Brazil Tour
President-Elect Herbert Hoover began a final set of informal talks in Rio de Janeiro with South American officials and business leaders. Thousands cheered the visiting American statesman as a spectacle across the city. The day included conferences at the embassy and a state dinner, with discussions likely touching on coffee trade and Brazil's stance on the Kellogg Anti War Treaty.
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Thomas L. Stokes
United Press
Rio DE Janeiro
Herbert Hoover
Brazil
Latin America
Eleet
Hoover
Congress
Supreme Court
Catcte Palace
Hero of Brick Plant Fire Is Free To Go
Chester F. Welsh of Cuyahoga County will be released January 3 from Stars Penitentiary after helping save others during the October 8 blaze in the convict dormitory at the brick plant.
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Columbus
Gates of the Stars
Junction City
Penitentiary
Chester F. Welsh
Cuyahoga County
Booth May Be Removed From Army Position
New York cable reports Commander Evangeline Booth aboard the liner Olympic en route to Europe to resolve a crisis in the Salvation Army. A controversy over General Bramwell Booth’s autocratic leadership could dethrone him as international head with Evangeline possibly succeeding, though she may not seek the post. Fire in Harbor Conneaut caused $27,000 damage to multiple buildings, threatening the business district.
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New York
U.P
Evangeline Booth
Olympic Today
Europe
Salvation Army
United States
Army
Bramwell Booth
Booth
Bits Harbor Conneaut
Final Vote Tabulation Shows Hoover Lead of More Than Six Million
United Press reports the first official presidential tally from November 6 shows Herbert Hoover leading Alfred E. Smith by 6,470,436 votes with a total national vote of 36,732,818. Hoover 21,458,569. Smith 14,988,133. other candidates total 286,206. Hoover carried 7 states more than Smith. southern gains boosted overall turnout by about 25 percent.
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Hoover
Chicago
United Press
United Press Today
Herbert Hoover
Alfred E. Smith
I Smith
Lonomas
Foster
Workers
Raynolds
Varney
Prohibition
Webb
Farmer-Labor
Smith
Calvin Coolidge
John W Davis
la Follette-Wheeler
Davis
South
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
Death Mystery Deepens as Akron Girl Vanishes
Canton reports the disappearance of Mary Stenger of Akron aimed to illuminate the Fearn murder case. Coroner McQuate seeks the witness by subpoena. Heldman and his wife Margaret are linked to the earlier killings. Akron sleuth Ora Slater aids, with new facts emerging as search continues.
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Canton
U.P
Mary Stenger
Akron
Fearn
T. C. McQuate
Wilbur C. Heldman
Margaret
Vernard Hi. Fearn
Waco
McQuate
Heldman
Ora Slater
Young Woman Not Well In Early News Dispatches
In a San Francisco dateline from December 24 a terse item reports a young woman not well while another brief from Washington on December 22 notes Rep Leavitt and others discussing Miss Campbell known as the westward “whestland king.” The cabinet and Miss Campbell’s relatives are involved in tracing her care.
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San Francisco
New York
Pacific Coast
Olan Meeker
Meeker
Mass
Washington
Dev
UPL
McConnell
Leavitt
Hoover
George Eiven
Mat Linton
Pompeys Piliter
Mont
Tural
Dry agents pledge targeted drive over holidays in Ohio
About twenty five state dry agents met with State Prohibition Commissioner McDonald and returned to their posts with orders to curb alcohol flow during the holidays. They will focus on distributors rather than consumers, aligning with recent department policy. McDonald retires with Governor Donahey in late January.
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McDonald
Colmbus
F. McDonald
Donahey
Boulder Dam Bill Passes After SevenYear Debate
United Press reports Congress closes a short session with a seven year feud ending as the Boulder Dam Bill becomes law. The Senate did not act on the antiwar treaty or the Naval Cruiser Bill but approved the Convict Labor Bill and initiated government supply measures totaling 2.9 billion dollars on the path to enactment.
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Paul R. Mallon
United Press
Washington
RLL
Congress
Senate
Boulder Dam
Vote to decide which measure leads first in Senate
Washington December 12. Senate leaders plan to place the Kellogg Pepes Treaty and the Naval Construction Bill on equal footing after the holidays with a four vote decision to determine which is considered first. Roy O. West nomination to be delayed until after holidays amid opposition. Agricultural leaders favor delaying farm relief until a special session after March 4 and hope Hoover signs a revised bill. A short session is anticipated.
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Washington
Senate
Charlen Curtis
Coolidge
Roy O. West
Secretary ‘of ‘Interior
Curtis
Treasury-Postofice
Interior Department
State, Commerce, Justice and
Labor Department
House
Agricultura Department
Roy O. Weat
Secretary of Agriculture
McNary-Hansen
Hoover
Weather outlook for Ohio valley turns changeable
Weather outlook for December 24 to December 29 in the Ohio valley calls for cloudy skies with rain or snow possible early in the period. Rain or snow is expected midweek followed by milder temperatures then a turn to colder weather toward the end of the week.
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Washington
Dev
Ohio Valley
Mystery parasite linked to widespread appendicitis
Perth Amboy New Jersey December 22 a new theory attributes appendicitis to a tiny parasite called the penworm. Dr Ivank C Henry, a renowned surgeon, says five years of research and practical observations support the claim that this parasite can pass through a needle’s eye and cause the illness.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
America
Ivank C. Henry
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