Peace moves ease Gran Chaco clash amid mediation drive
Paraguay and Bolivia shift from war talk to mediation under a Pan American panel led by Dr Victor Mauriua. They outline steps to withdraw troops and consider a protocol to end fighting while denying any broader arbitration.
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Olivia
Paraguay
Gran Chaco
League of Nations
Washington
Bolivia
Fort Vanguardia
Victor Mauriua
Peru
Eligio Ayala
Diez de Medina
League of Nations Council
Geneva
League
Council
Hoover sails to Florida after Brazil visit
R Hoover traveled from Montevideo to Rio de Janeiro with a welcome in Brazil and said he would depart December 23 for Florida. He plans to skip Havana Santo Domingo and Mexico City to return to the United States and monitor the national situation. It remains unclear where he will land in Florida and he will rest on a Miami Beach estate before his inauguration.
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R. Hoover
U. S
Utah
Montevideo
Rio de Janeiro
Rio
Florida
Havana
Santo Domingo
Mexico City
United States
Key West
Miami
J. ©. Penney
Miami Beach
Mr. Hoover
Texas
Mexico
Wylie Dies in New York at Age Forty-Two
Wylie, renowned poet and novelist and wife of William Severn Benet, died in New York from a paralytic stroke at forty two. She was daughter of Henry M. Hoyt solicitor general under Taft and formerly married to P A Hichborn and Horace Wylie.
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Sees Wylie
William Trgne Benet
New York
Henry M. Hoyt
Taft
P. A Hichborn
Horace Wylie
New Year Reunion Ends Up With Surprise Match
On a cold New Year Eve Dora meets a courteous man who helps recover a runaway dollar bill. At a college party she fears exposure but learns the man, Baxter, is quietly arriving as a guest. Dora hopes he becomes an old friend by next New Year.
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Dora
Baxter
Jolly
Ora
Western Newspaper Union
Ranny Stephens Leads New Year Merchants Party in Sibleyville
In 1928 Sibleyville merchants led by dry goods man Ranny Stephens form a monthly merchants association after a New Year Eve gathering at the town hall. John Meadows the grocer proposed the idea and elected Stephens as first president amid cheers and plans for annual Happy New Year celebrations.
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International Aviation Conference
Kitty Hawk
WN. C
Orville Wright
Wright Brothers
Kill Devil Hill
Wrights
Davis
Angus McLean
North Carolina
Hiram Bingham
National Aeronautical Association
Anny Stephens
Ranny
Bunny
Ranny Stephens
John Meadows
Sibleyville
Unites
Speech Fragment Reflects Roughneck Taunt
An OCR fragment shows a roughneck with a contemptuous look saying you ain’t see in a tense exchange. The line hints at a confrontational moment and dialect but lacks broader context or names.
Untitled Dialogue About Attire And Gift
A couple exchanges a playful line about attending a party. The husband offers fifty dollars while criticizing the wife’s outfit, suggesting she not dress like Lady Godiva.
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Wen
Lady Godiva
Improper kiss on brief acquaintance sparks evening tension
He blurts a kiss with hesitation while she cautiously replies that the time is still early in the evening. The exchange hints at growing romantic tension as they navigate boundaries and social norms.
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