Bolivia Modifies Conciliation Plan With Paraguay
Washington reports Bolivia has approved with slight modifications the protocol for conciliation with Paraguay. The Bolivian legation said the government had not disclosed the nature of changes. Paraguay also indicated endorsement with slight modifications, and the special committee will seek to reconcile amendments into a single document. Chairman Mauriua is ill with pneumonia delaying action.
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Washington
Legation
Desi
Paraguay
Kellogg
Victor Maureta
Peru
Mauriua
Topeka holdups tied to masked bandits investigated
NOT HUNTER. BANDITS, S J Hunter called to Topeka by police could not identify two men held there over two holdups in Topeka. One suspect William Webb resembled a bandit who entered Hunter Parke on West Campus road during the Kansas Nebraska game. Both suspects denied knowledge of the holdup. authorities cautious about linking Webb and Johnson to the gate receipts burglary from the Kansas Nebraska game.
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S.J. Hunter
Topeka
Hunter Parke
West Campus Road
Hunter
William Webb
Apm
Webb
Johnson
New Year’s cold arrival forecast chills Chicago
Chicago forecasters warned of a biting cold wave expected to drop the thermometer to 10 above zero tonight and near zero by morning as residents ring in the new year. The front is moving from the northwest toward the Midwest, with many celebrants heading home after late-night revelry.
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Chicago
Middle West
Weather Bureau
Hickey joins Wichita Eagle as financial editor
Richard Hickey former KU student and ex Jour nal World staffer has accepted the post of financial editor at the Wichita Daily Eagle He recently joined the Eagle staff two weeks ago and resides in Wichita Also noted Poincare to resign but cabinet urges stay and Cat Creek oil bids set to open next Wednesday in Washington.
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Richard Hickey
University of Kansas
Wichita Daily Eagle
Hickey
The
Journal-World
K. U
Dodge City Globe
Eagle
Wichita
Poincare
Paris
Legg
Cat Creek
Washington
Department of Interior
Montana
Bel
Secretary West
Kansas Forecast Circulates Mixed Clouds and Snow
Partly cloudy and cloudy tonight and Tuesday with colder conditions. Snow potential across Arkansas City Emporia Topeka Wichita Hutchinson Salina Dodge City and others. Roads varying from fair to slippery with snow cover and slick spots reported in several counties and cities. Temperatures recorded include today and yesterday with noted maximum and minimum values to noon.
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Kansas
Arkansas City
Emporia
Topeka
Wichita
Hutchinson
Salina
Dodge City
Ouglas County
Astrology U K For'Once
New York reports that astrology may touch truth in social effects. Dr. Alfred J. Lotka of Metropolitan Life Insurance notes birth and death rates in large groups oscillate with weather and sun variations, linking celestial influence to life cycles.
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New York
Enue
Alfred J. Lotka
Metropolitan Life Insurance. Company
Exhumation in Wichita Tied to $25,000 Insurance Claim
Howard Wright Simpson former hotel manager who died July 25 is being exhumed in Wichita as part of a $25,000 accident policy claim filed by his widow. An autopsy is under way to determine if death was caused by the alleged accident or a cerebral hemorrhage cited by insurers.
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Wichita
Karl
Howard Wright Simpson
Simpson
King GeorgVI Deemed Restful Day Amid Illness
At Buckingham Palace a three o'clock bulletin says King George VI is resting with improving appetite and holding his own despite a troubled night. Five of seven principal doctors signed the report, noting overall improvement yet stressing the seriousness of his illness and the ongoing medical concerns.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Georgel
George
Oil Belt racing circuit to hold annual meeting
Parsons Kan Dec 41 AP the annual meeting of the oil Belt racing circuit will be held here January 11 R Rockhold secretary announced today Members of the circuit are Carthage Mo and Fre donia Girard Chanute Parsons Coffeyville Topeka Uniontown and Mound City Kan Four other cities have been invited to send representatives to the meeting They are Miami and Cherokee Okla and Nevada and Marshall Mo Elliott Irvin of Coffeyville president of the circuit
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Parsons
Kan
R. Rockhold
Carthage
Fredonia
Girard
Chanute
Coffeyville
Topeka
Uniontown
Land Mound City
Miami
Cherokee
Okla
Nevada
Marshall
Elliott Irvin
Snow Falls Across Kansas City Area
Snow driven by a north wind began in Harvey county and spread to Hutchinson and Parsons. By midmorning about an inch covered fields and roads, with temperatures around 34 degrees in Parsons. London scientists study reducing street noise as New Yorkers note city din.
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Newton
Kans
Harvey County
Hutchinson
Parsons
London
New York
Pineapples Costly Fruit in Chicago Bomb Campaign
Chicago reports that bombs planted by gangsters and racketeers cost the city at least 200000 this year, with over 100 blasts across cafes, gambling houses, homes, garages, hotels and even officials targeted. No convictions yet for the bombings despite many arrests.
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Chicago
Night life in New York and Chicago for New Year’s Eve
Elalborate preparations mark New Year festivities in New York clubs hotels and cabarets with steep cover charges reaching 25 for Harlem venues and 10 at some Broadway hotels. In Chicago federal funds dry laws enforcement focus on institutions rather than individuals as E C Yellowley promises inspections of hotels cafes and cabarets.
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New York
Harlem
Father Knickerbocker
Neigé
Broadway
Chicago
E.C. Yellowley
Yellowley
Schultz granted leave to study at Columbia University
Ted Schultz Y M C A university secretary receives a leave of absence for the second semester to pursue a master’s degree at Columbia University. He will enroll at the start of the term and remain through spring and next summer sessions, returning next fall. Sam R. Carter will cover his duties in his absence.
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E. B
Ted Schultz
University
Columbia University
Shultz
Columbia
Sam R. Carter
Miller wife found guilty as habitual liquor felon
Mrs. Etta Mae Miller was found guilty by a jury in Lansing on four liquor felonies and sentenced to life in the Detroit house of correction. The eight men four women jury ruled she qualified as a habitual criminal under Michigan’s new code. State Senator Seymour Person said he would appeal to the state supreme court as the legislature convenes.
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Lansing
Mich
Etta Mae Miller
Charles B. Collingwood
Detroit
CAPTURE ESCAPED BOYS NEAR Kanwaka
Alvin Graves and LeRoy Sevier, both 16, escaped from the Topeka Boys Industrial School and were recaptured about one mile east of Kanwaka on U S Highway 40. Officers Henry Smith and Fred Ogler chased them through fields and past fences, finally catching them after splitting up briefly. Returned to Topeka this morning. Also, a fatal motor car crash near Topeka adds one more death to Shawnee County’s 1928 toll, as T B Cries, 60, farmer, was killed at a private crossing west of Topeka.
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Alvin Graves
LeRoy Sevier
Topeka
Henry Smith
Fred Ogler
Kanwaka
U. S Highway 40
Industrial School
Shawnee’ County
al Want
Ofopeka
Mississippi Mob Captures Slayer
A Drew crowd announced the negro Charley Shepherd had been lynched after a reported capture near Drew. Miss Laura Mae Keller said a mob seized Shepherd near Cleveland en route to Merigold, then carried him off to a wooded area, while Shepherd later surrendered to Miss Keeler at a Parham planter’s cabin.
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Charley Shepherd
Merigold
Memphis
Tenn
Laura Mae Keller
Cleveland
Miss
Wnet
Parcman
Keeler
Shepherd
New Year Elks Charity Ball At F A U Hall
The Elks club hosts a charity ball at F A U hall tonight to welcome the New Year. Johnny Youngberg's ten piece orchestra from Ottawa will play. Proceeds aid Lawrence charity work and the Elks Christmas tree for the children. The event starts at 9 o'clock and runs into next year.
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The
Elks Club
F. A. U. Hall
Johnny Youngberg
Otttawa
Lawrence
Elks
Missourl Barges
Secretary Davis Orders Boats for Missouri River Craft
Secretary of War Dwight W. Davis has issued design orders to the inland waterways corporation for boats and barges to operate between Kansas City and St. Louis. The action follows Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin's report that Missouri River navigation would be ready by December 31, 1930, enabling river traffic from Kansas City to St. Louis. The Missouri River Navigation Association’s J. C. Nichols received the notice from Gen. T. Ashburn.
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Kansas City
Dwight W. Davis
Inland Waterways Corporation
Missouri River
St. Louis
J. C. Nichols
Missouri River Navigation Association
T. Ashburn
Edgar , Jadwin
Army Engineers
Here
Youth Hero Leo Tidd Rescues Man From Train tracks
Leo Tidd a 17 year old of 740 Ash Street rushed to the tracks and pulled George White a 65 year old transient from an oncoming Rock Island train near the Union Pacific depot, averting a serious accident. White was taken to county authorities for an insanity hearing set for Wednesday. County offices will close tomorrow for New Year’s Day while officials prepare to issue automobile license tags starting Wednesday morning.
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Leo Tidd
Ash Street
George White
White
Rock Island
Tidd
Measker
Uncle Sam to tax Christmas bonuses for workers
New York reports Uncle Sam will tax Christmas bonuses distributed to workers. Internal Revenue collector Frank K. Bowers stated that bonuses must be included in employees income tax returns, with exceptions only when the award is a pure gift unrelated to services.
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New York
Uncle Sam
Frank K. Bowers
Internal Revenue
Toftay
Wall Street
Hoover two-stage goodwill trip across Americas
Hoover's U S goodwill mission split into two phases with Central American talks stressing amicable ties and Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras shaping views on Monroe Doctrine and finance needs. In South America, emphasis shifted to American investment, transport links, and funding growth, with leaders in Ecuador Peru Chile and Brazil urging better sea and air routes and broader capital.
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U.S. S
Utah
Hampton Roads
A. P
Herbert Hoover
Central America
South America
United States
Honduras
Nicaragua
Diaz
Moncada
Costa Rica
League of Nations
Central American
Salvador
Hoover
Ecuador
Ayora
Peru
Leguia
Maryland
Argentina
Brazil
I D Viets to Post in Barranquilla Colombia
I D Viets a Southwestern Bell salesman plans to sail from New York City January 24 for Barranquilla Colombia to serve as plant engineer for the Barranquilla Telephone exchange. He will be the second local employee there joining Harry Kepler who became general manager. Viets will be accompanied by his wife and two children who will continue schooling in a Protestant church school in Barranquilla. Clarke Adams a KU student plans to leave January 6 for Maracaibo Venezuela to work for an oil company.
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I. D. Viets
Arkansas Street
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
New York City
Barranquilla
Colombia
South America
Viets
Robert
Dorothy Dean
Pinckney
Clarke Adams
Vermont Street
University of Kansas
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Year in Local Affairs Highlights Lawrence Progress
Mayor Rankin reviews Lawrence city government efforts in the past year and plans for 1929. He cites cost-saving consolidations, new accounting in water, trash-hauling contracts, and cleaner streets. New fire station and hospital plans, park and cemetery upgrades, and a municipal airport lease are noted, with praise for department heads and a push for annexation and a comprehensive city plan.
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R. C. Rankin
Rotary Club
Wiedemann’s. i
Water Department
Rankin
South Lawrence
William Reinisch
Lawrence
L. E. Wyman
United States Attorney General
Will Johns
Kansas
City
Clinton Spark
Lawrence Folk
Southpark
Planning Commission
New Serum Aims to Cut Pneumonia Toll
A New York millionaire L N Littauer funded and spurred the development of a new pneumonia serum after his wife’s death. Dr George W McCoy of the U S Public Health Service says funds aided material progress. The serum, an enhanced version of an earlier type, has medical backing and is expected to significantly reduce deaths.
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Washington
New York
George W. McCoy
United States Public Health Service
L. N. Littauer
Gloversville
Mapping Kansas Geology Faces Funding Gap
The State Geological Survey led by Prof. Raymond C. Moore urges completion of full geologic mapping across Kansas. Only about a third of the state has been scientifically mapped, hindering mineral exploration and industrial growth while neighboring states advance. A pamphlet seeks legislative approval and funds to finish detailed mapping.
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Kansas State Geological Survey
Raymond C. Moore
Department of Geology
The
University
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Missouri
State Geological Survey of
Bamsas
Geologic
State Geological Survey
Robbery of Kansas City electric company messengers
Two female messengers Miss Marie Huettner and Mrs Dorothy Fee and patrolman Andrew Lindstrom were robbed of 500 dollars at noon as they left the company office to deposit money. Three men grabbed the pistol and money bag from Huettner, then fled in a motor car with companions.
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Kansas City
Kans
Canton Man Held for Moral Murder of Wife
Wilbur O Heldman was bound over to the grand jury without bond after a hearing before Justice Donald Smyth on a charge of moral murder. He claims his wife fatally shot herself while en route to Canton in a car he drove after admitting to having killed coal dealer Vernor E Fearn. He said he was taking her to turn her over to authorities.
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Canton
Wilbur O. Heldman
Donald Smyth
Buckley Ohio treasurer indicted in federal case
Columbus Ohio December 31 State Treasurer Bert B Huckley was indicted today by a federal grand jury on two counts for conspiracy to violate the prohibition law and on eight other counts. Cincinnati attorney John L Schrimper and Jackson Brewing Co brewer Joseph Sperber jointly indicted. Adolph Gruber named as co conspirator but not indicted.
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Columbus
Bert B. Huckley
Buckley
John L. Schrimper
Cincinnati
Joseph Sperber
Jackson Brewing Company
Adolph Gruber
Schrimper
Sperber
One Killed One Wounded In Downtown Atlanta Duel
In Atlanta on December 31 B T Wilkinson was shot and killed while C Graham Green, prominent Atlanta businessman and secretary treasurer of United States Bond and Mortgage, was seriously wounded in a gun duel in Green's downtown office building.
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Atlanta
B. T. Wilkinson
C. Graham Green
Atlania
United States Bond and Mortgage, Company
Training Leaders in Religious Work at First Church
The Lawrence Leadershin Training School opens Wednesday at 7 PM at the First Church under the Lawrence board of religious education. Rev Charles A Richard says enrollment looks good and full accreditation with credit for completed work. Classes cover Old and New Testament, Christian religion program, and department administrations with non credit missions and a vacation school elective. No tuition. only textbook costs.
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Lawrence Leddershin Training School
Lawrence ‘Board of Religious Education
Charles A. Richard
Richard
Chi
Ir Missions
Ehupeik
Fires Christian ‘Church
A.D. Grey
Plymouth
Joby F. Watts
S. P. Braden
Chas
A. Richard
C. A. Brock
Albert Williams
Mabel Richardson
People's Department
Administion Church School
Mary A. Liseum
Fire at Salvation Army Home in Louisville Causes Damage
Fire crews and police saved several people from the Salvation Army Susan Sneed Davis home and hospital on West Kentucky street. The blaze caused about $2,000 in property damage. A young woman and sixteen infants were treated for smoke exposure and were reported out of danger hours later.
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Louisville
Isville Salvage Corps
Salvation Army
Susan Sneed Davis
West Kentucky Street
Gunmen on Rampage in Camden Bank area
Police in Camden and Philadelphia hunted a trio of gunmen after a drive by shooting left two dead and five wounded. The attackers fired more than 100 rounds into two cars near the Black Horse and fled in a yellow roadster. Authorities believe Philadelphia gangsters sought revenge for real or imagined wrongs.
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Camden
N. J
APJ
Philadelphia
President Coolidge Leaves Sea Island Oak Dedication
President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge attended the dedication of the Pres ident Coolidge Oak on Sea Island Georgia after a hunt at the mainland game preserve. The small tree was planted on the Cloister hotel lawn with officials and family present as the president shovel earth on its roots.
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Sea Island
Howard Boffin
Coolidge
Plang
Coffin
St. Simons Island
Zanala
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