Marathon War Resumes Over Chaco Boundaries
Washington reports South America's Marathon War resumes after a Christmas truce. Paraguay and Bolivia reopen hostilities in the Chaco, a vast lowland frontier rich in grazing lands and wildlife. Explorers note cattle country potential and the region's extreme climate and rivers near Asuncion and Villa Hayes.
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Washington
South America
Paraguay
Bolivia
Chaco
Peru
Harriet Chalmers Adams
National Geographic Society
Andes
Asuncion
Paraguay River
Pacific
United States
Cliaco
Argentina
Chacrero
Coa
Villa Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes
Smell of Onions Worth $3 500 in Delaware County Trial
Philadelphia ex-model Miss Jean Marsh, 27, sued auto driver John M Ruegenberg after a crash near Upper Darby. Multiple nose operations failed to restore her sense of smell and the jury awarded her $3 500 in damages in Media Delaware County Court.
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Philadelphia
Delaware
Jean Marsh
John M.ruegenberg
Upper Darby
Texas Man Goes Fishing and Brings Home a Duck
Shannon Louis of Texas City went fishing and caught a duck near a duck feeding area. He baited with a shrimp then pulled the duck from the water, removed the hook, tied a string around its neck, and led it home.
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Texas City
Texas
Louis
Shannon
Eskimo Suit Saves Explorer In Harsh Washington Snow
J. B. Warmbath of Washington recalled his Arctic expedition days in 1898 with Commodore Peary and produced his preserved Eskimo suit to brave the heavy snows and cold winds then sweeping the capital.
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Washington
J. 8. Warmbath
Commodore Peary
Cowboys Question Popular Dogie Name in Texas
Cowboys in Texas doubt the romantic view of the word dogie and its use as a verb. They describe motherless calves as worthless and troublesome, noting the term arose from a ranch practice of gathering orphan calves and evolving from dough-guts to dogie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort. Worth
Texas
John M
Sweetwater
Sweetwater Board of Development
Hendrix
Clay
Montague
Process for purifying human blood discovered in Giessen
Dr George Haas a German specialist on internal maladies developed a mechanical blood purification method based on osmosis. After animal trials he achieved 100 percent success in the first human test using a tube system with semi permeable membranes and a warm salt bath to filter poisons from the blood before returning the purified blood to the patient.
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Giessen
Germany
George Haas
Doctor Haas
Carpenter Priest Builds Inlaid Altar in Roxbury
Rev John J Stehling of Roxbury completes a three month project shaping a red and white oak altar without walls. The piece features ecclesiastical designs and showcases the craft of the carpenter priest in a vivid example of local artistry.
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Roxbury
Wis
John J. Stehling
Civilization Holds No Charm for Mountaineer
Julian Kucke a seventy five year old recluse was rescued after a tumble down his shack. Fire partially destroyed the shelter and during attempts to beat out the flames he suffered severe burns. He lay unattended for days without help before rescuers arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Julian Kucke
Canyon
Kucke
Unusual Dominican Monastery Opens at Juvisy France
Within sight of Notre Dame towers, a two story concrete mansion homes five Dominican friars who edit three periodicals. The ultra modern building features vast windows that admit sun from every angle.
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Juvisy
France
Notre Dame
Milwaukee artisan completes life work on carved merry go round
Richard Reuter, sixty, finished a merry go round in Milwaukee decorated with 56 angel figures. The work began in Germany years ago with all figures carved from rare woods.
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Milwaukee
Richard Reuter
Reuter
Germany
Funeral homes use tropical fish to calm mourners at parlor tanks
An Omaha funeral home demonstrates a new approach placing aquariums in parlor rooms. The wall of moving fish distracts grieving people and helps them ease their emotional distress during visits.
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Omaha
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Quincy
Mass
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Senate Post Office Committee
Gene Tunney
Palm Beach
Fla
New York
Policemen’s Fund
Thomas Callaghan
Secret Service Division
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G. Frank Cordner
Detroit City Plan Commission
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