Bolivians seize Ft Vanguardia advance into Paraguayan frontier
Dr Ayala, Paraguayan delegate, says Bolivian forces occupy Ft Vanguardia and hold Boqueron, advancing twelve miles into the interior while Paraguay halted hostilities. Both sides report casualties as tension rises over Chaco frontier fortifications and recent fighting.
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United Press
Washington
Dr. Ayala
Ft. Vanguardia
Boqueron
Paraguay
Bolivia
Fr. Vanguardia
Chaco
Mills Wins Durant Prize for Prohibition Plan
Maj. Chester P. Mills of New York, once federal prohibition administrator for the New York district, wins W. C. Durant's $25 000 prize for the most practicable plan to make the eighteenth amendment effective. A tighter guard at the source of supplies is a key recommendation.
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Chester P. Mills
New York
W. C. Durant
Mills
Radio interference reducing device patent sought
Liberty Center Indiana December 28 Mount Garrett and Robert Edington have applied for a patent on a device designed to lessen radio interference.
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Liberty Center
Ind
Mount Garrett
Robert Edington
Gift of Stock May Lead to Rail Merger
Wall Street watches the Van Sweringen Christmas gift to Chesapeake & Ohio minority stockholders as a possible key to clearing litigation and paving a railroad merger. The several hundred thousand dollar donation is expected to cover costs of opposition before the Interstate Commerce Commission and may remove the final obstacle to the merger plan.
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Cross Bilgw
York
Wall Street
van Sweringen
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
O. P
M. J. van Sweringen
Cleveland
Chesapeake & Ohio
Stock Exchange
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rail merger may involve Chesapeake & Ohio and others
The potential consolidation could involve Chesapeake & Ohio Erie Hocking Valley and Pere Marquette. The gift announcement came too late to move stocks Thursday with only 2490 C&O shares traded and the issue closing down three quarters of a point. The minority committee against the Van Swearingen merger traces to 1925 when they opposed the Nickel Plate unification rejected by the ICC. In Kokomo Indiana two births occurred within two hours as Mrs Ben Heinemann and Mrs Ervin Cass each welcomed a daughter.
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Sweringen
Chesapeake & Ohio
Erie
Hocking Valley
Pere Marquette
van Swearingen
Interstate Commerce Commission
Stork Kokomo
Ind
Ben Heinemann
Secretary of State promotes Bradley after blood offer
James L. Bradley, assistant director of the automobile license division, offered to donate blood to Doris Caster, a secretary in his department, sparking Otto Fifield to promote him to director with a higher salary. The act led to his advancement and raise.
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James L. Bradley
Secretary of State
Doris Caster
University Avenue
Otto Fifield
Bradley
Derby Man Walks Away After Auto Crash
Philadelphia report says Clayton Craig's car struck Edward Morgan, 28, Thursday night. Morgan was knocked off his shoes but his derby hat stayed on. He was uninjured, put on his shoes, and walked away.
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United Press Philadelphia
Clayton Craig
Edward Morgan
Morgan
Appointments Move Forward as Securities Chief Named
The text notes a transition from Mark Rhoads to a new state securities commissioner effective January 1, with the successor described as succeeding in the role. It also mentions a Miss Casler being reported improved today.
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Mark Rhoads
Casler
Hike to Honor Dead Explorer Plans Amundsen Memorial
Colorado mountaineers will begin the ascent of Pikes Peak to honor Roald Amundsen, who died while aiding General Umberto Nobile. The event also initiates a new member into the Adaman Club as they depart before dawn in windproof gear and fur masks.
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Pikes Peak
Roald Amundsen
Umberto Nobile
Adaman Club
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