Pan Am plan for nine judge panel on Bolivia Paraguay dispute
Washington reports Pan American arbitration conference committee proposes a nine judge conciliation panel to determine causes and responsibilities for the Bolivia Paraguay clash. Each nation would appoint two judges and the conference would name five. The panel meets in Washington, with a six month limit and potential extension, to study events around Fort Vargas and issue a factual report.
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Washington
Pan- American Arbitration Conference
Arbitration Conference
Fort Vanguardia
Bolivia
Paraguay
Chaco
Driver Flees After Mishap In National Highway Crash
Authorities seek the driver of a near new Chevrolet after it collided with C C James of Indian Springs on the National Highway near Wilgon's. James was en route to his office when the Pennsylvania registered car struck his vehicle. No injuries were reported. The Pennsylvania driver fled on a bus, leaving the car at Mancock. trace lost in Hancock. Police hold the other car believed from Berlin, Pennsylvania.
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C. C. James
Indian Springs
Wilgon
Hancock
Berlin
Banker Suffers Sudden Death in Baltimore Visit
T Suffern, a banker and sportsman, dies of a heart attack while visiting his father in law in Baltimore. The report notes his prominence in banking circles and athletic activities.
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Baltimore
T. Suffern
Bandits Shot In Alley Ambush During Hold-Up
Peter Cardone a New York drug manufacturer with a permit to carry a gun was drawn into a hold-up game. Bandits kicked him as shots rang out leaving two bandits dead and Cardone wounded along with two friends killed in the exchange.
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Peter Cardone
Cardone
New York
Aspirin Overdose Fatal to Local Housekeeper
Glendora Henson, 35, was found dead in bed at 413 West Antietam Street after suffering a severe headache and taking several aspirin tablets. The box with six tablets remained beside the body. Magistrate John H Bitner deemed an inquest unnecessary. Daughter of Thomas Henson of Williamsport, she had worked for the local family for some time.
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Glendora Henson
West Antietam Street
John H. Bitner
Thomas Henson
Wil Hamsport
Faction Plans Radio Sets to Fight Drinking Habit
Moscow reports the anti alcohol league will supply 300000 peasant homes with radio receivers as part of a drive against vodka. The initiative aims to spread prohibition messages via broadcasts and curb alcohol consumption among rural communities.
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Moscow
Anti-Alcoholic League
Coolidge Enroute To Tropical Islands Off Georgia For A Rest
President and Mrs. Coolidge moved from Brunswick to Sapelo Island on a 18 hour rail and boat journey to a semi tropical winter home. Howard E Coffin hosts the presidential party as they seek seclusion away from public duties. Tiny Tim the chow dog accompanied them, receiving tidbits at the presidential table.
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Coolidge
Georgia
Brunswick
Sanelo Island
Press of Publi Business
America
Sapelo Island
Howard E. Coffin
Washington
Iim
Mr. Coolidge
Tim
Ill Physician Performs Successful Turkey Bone Removal
At Washington County Hospital Dr Paul N Fleming operated under difficult conditions to remove a sharp turkey bone lodged in Mrs Nina Stouffer's esophagus after she swallowed it during Christmas dinner. Ice packs aided care overnight before the surgeon, despite illness, performed the life saving procedure and the patient is expected to recover. The doctor returned to bed after the operation.
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Washington County Hospital
Nina Stouffer
West Franklin St
Paul N. Fleming
Jefferson Hospital
Philadelphia
County Board Enjoying Rest During Holiday Break
The Board of County Commissioners will not meet until the second Tuesday in January, taking a two week recess over the dull period and cutting expenses. No meeting yesterday due to Christmas and no session next Tuesday for New Year’s Day holiday.
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Board of County Commissioners
Beautiful Cup Presented to Oldest Commander at Christmas Exercise
Albert Heard, oldest Past Eminent Commander of St Bernard Commandery No 9 Knights Templar, received a loving cup at the annual Christmas exercise in the Masonic Temple. Henry Holzapfel Jr. presented it. 110 members toasted, read by Edward Oswald, with Rev Clarence E Wolfe delivering the address. Charitable offering was generous.
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Albert Heard
St. Bernard Commandery No. 9
Knights Templar
Yesterdy
Masonic Temple
Henry Holzapfel
Heard
Edward Oswald
Clarence E. Wolfe
Smithsburg
Sweetheart Of Twain Dies In Hannibal At 91
Laura Frazier, 91, known as Mark Twain's boyhood sweetheart and the "Becky Thatcher" of Tom Sawyer, died last night at her son's home in Hannibal. She was among the last locals who attended school with the humorist as a barefoot boy roaming the hills.
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Hannibal
Laura Frazier
Mark Twain
Becky Thatcher
Tom Sawyer
L. EB. Frazer
Court House Scare Hits Following Flulike Outbreak
The flu scare at the court house claimed three victims today while Register of Wills Charles A Weagley of Beaver Creek failed to report due to sickness. In the Clerk of the Court Edward Oswald’s office deputies Guy Weagley and Edward Helmer also checked in. State Officer Claude B Cubbage, injured in a motorcycle accident on the Middlebury pike, has recovered from a badly twisted left leg and is transferred back to regular duty in Hagerstown.
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Court House
Register of Wills
Charles A. Weagley
Beaver Creek
Edward Oswald
Guy Weagley
Edward Helmer
Claude B. Cubbage
Middlebury Pike
Braddock
Hagerstown
Spends Tenth Xmas In Cell In Jail Raid
CHICAGO December 26 Any one having business with Walter Ferris 29 of Chicago may find him Christmas Day in jail Ferris arrested for burglary says he spends each Christmas in a cell for ten years though never locked up from out December 25 to the next Each arrest was on a different charge
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Chicago
Walter Ferris
Ferris
No Deaths From Flu Indicate Mild Local Disease
No deaths from influenza or grippe are reported in Hagerstown and nearby areas, with public health officials noting the spread remains mild. Dr. Perry F. Prather urges public caution during holidays, while Waynesboro reports the first local death, a 14 year old. Maryland records 628 cases in the last week amid a nationwide surge of over a million cases.
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Hagerstown
Perry F. Prather
Prather
Waynesboro
Washington
United States
Maryland
Inmate Testimony Ties To Maryland Road Fund Shortage
In Baltimore on December 26 Pj A Butler and Charles KL Hood were taken from the penitentiary to the grand jury room to testify in the inquiry into the state road fund shortage. Butler and Robins, already serving sentences over road fund thefts, date the shortage at about $40,000. The eight year discrepancy totals more than $376,000. Also summoned were John N Mackall former chief engineer and former chairman of the State Road Commission.
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Baltimore
Pj. A. Butler
Charles KL. Hood
Grand Jury
Butler
Robins
Commission
John N. Mackall
State Road Commission
Schwab's Sister To Be Carmelite
Greensburg Pennsylvania reports Sister Cecelia Mary Schwab sister of Charles M. Schwab will join the Carmelite order she has long been a Moray at Seton Hill teaching music
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Greensburg
Cecelia Mary Schwab
Charles M. Schwab
Moray
Seton Hill
Martin works on plans for free bridges
U S Martin delegate elect from Jefferson County West Virginia plans to free the Potomac bridges at Harpers Ferry Shepherdstown and Williamsport from tolls. He coordinates with Maryland officials and Congress and favors joint purchase by Maryland and West Virginia with tolls continued to fund the new bridges.
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U. S. Martin
Jefferson County
W. Va
Potomac River
Harpers Ferry
Shepherdstown
Williamsport
Tell
Martin
Baltimore
Annapolis
Washington
Ritchie
Maryland
Archer
Frank L. Bowman
West Virginia
Commission to study Ha gerstown radio troubles
A special radio commission will be named by the Mayor and City Council to study Ha gerstown's reception problems. The panel will assess local conditions and recommend improvements and broadcasting of its conclusions to the public. The council aims to gain cooperation from local radio dealers to solve the issues.
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Hagerstown
Foy
Reuben Musey
Muusey
Musey
King George Hopes for Slow Recovery in London
London reports a slight improvement in King George's condition with doctors noting very slow progress. Confidence grows that his recovery is assured, though the journey to health may be long and difficult. Washington notes E. I. Lewis elected ICC chairman for 1929, succeeding J. B. Campbell under the nine member rotation.
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London
King George
King, George
Lewis
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. B. Campbell
Deaf Alderman Pushes Quiet Anti Noise Bill
Havana columnist notes the city dubbed the noisiest in the world as deaf alderman Juan Borrell pushes an anti-noise measure. He criticizes street racket and calls it the eternal noise marathon while council debates. The irony emerges since Borrell cannot hear the 9 o’clock cannon fire at Cabanas Fortress.
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Havana
Juan Borret
Borrell
Old Cabanas Fortress
Two Firemen Die in Apparatus Crash at Carnegie Refining Plant
In Pittsburgh on December 26 two volunteer firemen were killed and eight others injured as their pumper and hose cart plunged from a curve into a gully while rushing to a blaze at the Carnegie Refining Company plant in Heidelberg. The fire, starting yesterday in the filter area and fanned by a heavy fog, threatened 20 acres of plant and nearby homes. Flames spread through the distilling and refining sections, with tanks of wax oil and kerosene at risk. explosions underscored the danger as volunteers labored Christmas to control the blaze. The loss was estimated at 590,000 dollars.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie Refining Company
Heidelberg
Etna Chemical Works
First skating of winter reported in local area
The recent cold snap brought the season's first skating with Conocheague and Antietam creeks yielding ice thick enough for skating. City Park pond is partly frozen but not thick enough for skating while small streams and the Potomac river banks show ice formation.
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Conocheague
Antietam
City Park
Potomac River
Jane Addams Ill After Fortnight of Bronchitis
Chicago reports Jane Addams founder of Hull House has been ill for a fortnight with bronchitis Her physicians say the critical stage has passed and she is now much improved at age 68
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Chicago
Jane Addams
Hull House
Miss Addams
Southern educator and Winthrop president dies at 72
Rock Hill South Carolina Dee 26 reports the death of Dr B Johnson 72 longtime educator and president of Winthrop College for Women after a lengthy illness.
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Rock Hill
S. C
Dee
B. Johnson
Winthrop College For Women
New roadside alibi busts with red reflectorss
Officer Joe Chan of Cambridge Massachusetts is shown with a new red reflector device worn on a white belt. The reflectors are designed to be highly visible to motorists speeding past street corners at night.
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Joe Chan
Cambridge
Mass
Quietest Christmas in memory recalls by local police
Patrolman Jacob Saifes recalls a calmer Christmas era when saloons thrived and police calls rose. Nine intoxicated violators paid fines from 3 to 10 dollars before Magistrate Richard Duffey, while bootleg trade surges due to prohibition and grippe. Hoover shifts plans and will return to Washington from Utah on December 26.
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Jacob Saifes
Saifes
Richard Duffey
Capital
U.S. S
Utah
Hoover
Washington
Fires Ravage Braddock Heights Buildings in Summer Blaze
A morning fire in Braddock Heights Colorado destroyed three buildings in a short time. Four people barely escaped, including Mrs Salve Lar caretaker and three daughters. Firefighters from Braddock Heights and Frederick saved the remaining structures after the blaze spread to a recreation hall and dormitories.
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Braddock Heights
Colo
Heights
Anco
Salve Lar
Braddoe Heights
Frederick
Two Fined For Slot Machines
Police continue their drive against slot machines over Christmas resulting in two local merchants, Jacob Myers and Harry E Earnshaw, appearing before Magistrate John Bitner and being fined 50 dollars each plus costs. A third merchant faced similar charges and was to appear later the same day.
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Easterday
Handbaker
Jacob Myers
Harry E. Earnshaw
John Bitner
Potomac River Water Test Clears Hagerstown Supply
Superintendent Albert Heard announced the Potsiac river water pumped into the Hagerstown system tested by the State Board of Health is good. Potomac and mountain water had mixed for days with the reservoir supply, pumps restarted at midnight, Williamsport residents tying into the local system amid flu alerts. Mexico City telegram notes 500 influenza cases in Guayamas state.
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Albert Heard
The
Water Board
Hagers Town
State’ Board of Health
Potomac
Potomac River
Williamsport
Hagerstown
Mexico
City
Sorona
Guayamas
U S Temperance Shifts As Arrests Rise In Prohibition Era
New York December 26 A Modernation League survey shows police records across 388 cities reveal arrests for intoxication rose from 235,612 in 1920 to 557,569 in 1927. The league says the Prohibition Act failed to promote temperance, noting a long term rise in drinking among minors starting after 1921.
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New York
Modernation League
League
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James
St. Simon Island
Paul Fleming
County Board
Albert
Schwab
King
Jane
Addams
U. S
Moderation League
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