Bolivian Paraguan war crisis spurs U S and Argentina mediation
Government circles in Buenos Aires say the Bolivia Paraguay conflict risks outbreak and urge US and Argentina to intervene. Argentina could arbitrate due to border dispute work and Kellogg anti war treaty efforts. Bolivia’s arms purchases from Europe fuel tensions. La Paz mobilization rumors prompt La Quiaca activity.
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Beynos
Joan
Bolivia
United States
Europe
Argentina
Villazon
el Orden
la Quiaca
la Paz
Bolivia Moves Toward Mediation in Chaco War
United Press dispatch from La Paz Bolivia reports willingness to accept mediation over the Paraguay conflict. News of Bolivian fort captures in the Chaco and the Dec 6 Fort Guardia deaths feed a warlike mood, with hopes a peaceful solution may now be possible.
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Paz
Bolivia
Paraguay
Chaco
Fort Vanguardia
Machine Gun Bandits Loot Evansville Gambling Joint
Nine men armed with automatic pistols and machine guns robbed a gambling establishment in Evansville. They took between 2500 and 3000 dollars from patrons and 160 from a drug store cash register, plus a diamond ring and stud valued at 400 from the proprietor. The proprietor was beaten and injured. The gang is believed to have escaped in a car.
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Evansville
Ind
Divorces Rise. U.S. Marriage Rate Declines
Marital statistics released by the department of commerce show the national divorce rate climbing while marriages fall. In 1927 there were 192,037 divorces, up 6.2 percent from the prior year, and 1,200,604 marriages, down 1,880 from 1926 amid a smaller population base.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
United States
John L Lewis Named as Possible Labor Secretary in Hoover Cabinet
Rumor from Springfield indicates John L. Lewis international president of the United Mine Workers may be offered the secretary of labor post in President elect Hoover's cabinet. State leaders and union officials reportedly back Lewis after his unopposed re election as UMWA president last week.
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Unppro Press
Springfield
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Clect Hoover
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Federal Prohibition Forces in Indiana Reduced by Half
Indianapolis December 17. Personnel of the federal prohibition forces of Indiana were cut in half when eleven agents who failed the first civil service examination surrendered their badges. Thirty three applicants for the posi tion, including three who resigned and another too young to take the first exam, took the second examination. Those who passed the written test may take the oval and character examinations later.
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Indianapolis
Federal Prohibition Forces
Indiana
Indiana Weekend Violence Toll Reports Seventeen Dead
Indianapolis dispatch tallies fourteen fatalities in Indiana over the weekend including six Kokomo family members killed when their car was hit by a Pennsylvania train at Windfall crossing. Survivors and other victims span Greenfield, North Vernon, Fowler, Bloomington and Mitchell with multiple traffic and train collisions.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Kokomo
Mary Innes
Frank Carlisle
Lloyd Richey
Eugene Richey
Frederick Milot
Harvey True
Greenfield
Pennsylvania
John Liming
Harry Senter
Hammond
Walter van Cleve
North Vernon
R. A. Wilhite
Downers Grove
Iti
Fowler
Reigel I. Adkins
Helenwood
Tenn
Bloomington
Monon
Delbert Harris
Mitchell
Young girl abducted found unconscious in Indianapolis
The abducted 21 year old Box was found beneath a railroad bridge after two men forced her into a car on departure from a bus. She regained consciousness at a hospital and told police she suspected robbery as the motive, five dollars missing and a sapphire ring torn from her finger. Hospital staff said she was not assaulted.
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Indianapolis
Robery
Hospital Atendants
Bedford quarry holds record limestone stockpile
Bedford Indiana December 17 More than eight million cubic feet of limestone are stacked at the Indiana Limestone company quarries to meet winter needs. It stands as the greatest single stockpile ever assembled by any company or group in the stone industry.
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Bedford
Ind
Indiana Limestone Company
Mindoro Yacht Missing After 26 Days At Sea
New York reports the auxiliary yacht Mindoro, sailing from New York Nov to Jacksonville Florida with five crew, is 26 days overdue. A two week Coast Guard search failed to locate the 76 foot vessel or any sighting, with Captain Nicholas Shradlin and four others aboard.
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New York
Yacl Mindoro
Jacksonville
Pla
C. T. Stork
Larchmont Yacht Club
Coast Guard
Mindoro
Nicholas Shradlin
Boston
Frank Donohue
Roxbury
Mass
Dan Smit
Samuel King
Hoover Visits Uruguay After Geneva Victory Parade
crowds greeted President Hoover in Montevideo as he arrived with President Campisteguy and Mrs. Hoover. Local officials and Uruguayan leaders joined a series of ceremonies at government house and hotels, while a Argentine cruiser carried Hoover elect to the city with praise for Argentina and its people.
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Sandino
Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Wleet Hoover
Kimberley
US 8
Maryland
Equator
Hoover Heads Northward on Latin Tour After Uruguay Arrival
Herbert Hoover begins the last leg of his Latin American goodwill trip with a Montevideo stop. A crowd near the government palace cheered the Nicaraguan rebel Sandino banners as Uruguayan officials watched. several leaders were led away in handcuffs.
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Herbert Hoover
UNICO
Montevideo
Uruguay
Eleet
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Viva Sandine
Uruguan
King George Allsays For His Absent Sons
The King can talk a little and is said to have shown slight improvement in his illness. A trusted source reports details from his sickroom and confirms official word that his condition is improving after a period of fever and weakness.
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George
London
Dee
United Press Today
Evening News
Union Miners Not Opposed to Machine Miners
Bilis Searles editor of the United Mine Workers Journal released a statement detailing the union's stance on mechanization in coal mines. It says the United Mine Workers of America does not oppose modern methods and supports progress when machine use becomes necessary.
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Searles
Indianapolis
Bilis Searles
United Mine Workers Journal
United Mine Workers of America
Idle Hoosier Acres Turned Productive By Forestry Act
Indiana's forestry division reports idle farmland converted to timber use under the forestry act. State forester Ralph S Wilcox notes southern Indiana gains from reclamation, tax reductions entice hundreds to segregate timber tracts, totaling 26 311 acres across 471 owners.
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Indianapolis
Forestry Division
Indiana Conservation Department
Ralph S’. Wilcox
State Department
Indiana
Dora Brown Murder Trial At Washington
Dora Brown was to stand trial in Washington Indiana for the June 10 murder of his housekeeper Mrs. Laura McMahon. The case moved from Knox county Vincennes on a venue change. Brown would plead self defense as authorities cite a jealous motive tied to an Indianapolis man viewed as the slain woman’s lover.
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Washington
Ind
Brown
Laura McMahon
Knox County
Vincennes
Thug Attacks 14-Year-Old In Anderson Ambush
Police sought a suspect after Paul Odell, 14, was struck on the head while walking home in Anderson Indiana. The youth lay unconscious for several minutes before help arrived.
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Anderson
Ind
Paul Odell
Two Young Girls Found Dead Near Annapolis Road
Two teen girls were discovered dead side by side along the Annapolis road in Anne Arundel County. Their bodies showed signs of a violent attack, with torn dresses and head injuries. One victim is identified as Thelma Viak, age 16, both missing for twelve hours prior to discovery. authorities believe foul play is involved and are investigating the overnight deaths.
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Baltimore
Annapolis Road
Morgtin
Thelma Viak
Anne Arundel County
Indianapolis tax refund case to start in federal court
Trial of the BG Atkins & Company and about 100000 taxpayers begins Tuesday in federal court. The suit seeks to enjoin refund of taxes collected in 1920 and 1923 under a horizontal tax increase ordered by the state tax board and declared illegal by the Indiana Supreme Court. The Atkins company and 600 Indianapolis corporations are defendants in a bid to fund refunds for others.
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United Press Dispatchy
Indianapolis
BG. Atkins & Company
Circuit
Robert C. Baltzell
Salt
State Tax Board
Indiana Supreme Court
Atkins Company
Chicago Crippled Boy Dies From Blow Today
Arthur Mel Cullough nine, crippled, dies in county hospital from injuries after his father James Mel Cullough assaulted his wife and son with a furnace shaker amid financial stress. The mother died earlier this week after the attack. Local case under investigation as authorities review motive and mental state.
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Chicago
United Press Dibtatoo
Arthur Mel Cullough
Toda
Arthur
James Mel Cullougs
Guru
McCullough
Hiere
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