Bolivians Strike in Chaco Border Clash
Bolivian forces raided Fort Boqueron and threatened a third fort after capturing Mariscal Lopez Fort, raising tensions with Paraguay in the Gran Chaco. League of Nations urged restraint amid accusations over armament purchases. large crowds in La Paz celebrated Bolivian actions.
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Gran Chaco
Bolivia
Paraguay
Fort Vanguardia
Mariscal Lopez
Boqueron
Bahai Negra
Lima
Briand
Council of the
League of Nations
League
Washington
Bolivans
Six Die as Train Hits Kokomo Family Car in Arkansas
A Pennsylvania mail train struck a Kokomo Indiana family traveling in Arkansas, killing six instantly and fatally injuring two others, including the driver Frank Carlisle. The list of dead includes Mrs Mary Hines and Mrs Frank Carlisle along with several Richey family members and two injured adults.
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Ind
Kokomo
Mary Hines
Frank Carlisle
Hines
Lloyd Richey
Truck crash kills three linemen near Brinkley
Three linemen died and four injured when their truck was struck by Rock Island's No. 41 passenger train at the Goodwin crossing ten miles east of Brinkley Arkansas. The train carried the victims from Memphis to Little Rock and delivered the dead and wounded to the town. The deceased were Ed Wyles and his cousin Theo.
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Brinkley
Ark
Rock Island
Goodwin
Here
Memphis
Little Rock
Ed Wyles
Theo
Most Unusual Call In Police History In Butte
Police were called to a west side apartment to help a man place his wife to bed. Officers Morrison and Darlin found the wife on the floor with the husband in bed unable to move. The ill husband said she had fallen during a nightmare and could not get up. The husband thanked the officers and offered to repay the favor.
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Butte
Morrison and
Darlin
West Side
Coolidge Pushes Kellogg Pact and Cruiser Bill in Senate
President Coolidge engages in a Capitol clash over two final priorities. The Kellogg anti war treaty faces Senate Foreign Relations scrutiny with Moses proposed accompanying resolution. The naval cruiser bill moves to Senate reconsideration, fueling a split with treaty supporters. Borah pushes for ratification without reservations while Johnson and McLean press for positions.
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Washington
Congress
Coolidge
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Moses
New Hampshire
Borah
Capitol
Johnson
Cal
McLean
Conn
Foreign Relations Committee
White House
Influenza Cases Exceed 200000 in U S Report
Washington officials of the public service estimate more than 200000 flu cases in the nation for the week ending December 15 though only 41063 cases were officially reported. Illinois accounts for 1142 new cases, Chicago 918, Texas 37, with fuller state reports due tomorrow.
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Washington
Public Service
Chicago
Illinois
Texas
Public Health Service
Christmas Trees Brought To Floral Park For Decoration
More than 100 Christmas trees were cut and brought to Floral Park by the Christmas tree committee led by Tom J. Davis. The trees will be given free to children who decorate them, with deliveries starting after orders from Hawthorne and Whittier schools. The committee, including Carl Jordan and Dr. C. W. Granger, will seek more trees to ensure every child receives one.
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Butte
Floral Park
Tom J. Davis
Carl Jordan
C. W. Granger
Fred Rowe
Jack Lear
William Coughlin
Tom McAndrews
William
Shelley
Montana Power Company
Elk Park
Continental Divide
Hawthorne and Whittier
Davis
Pioneer resident Adele Jacobs dies at 89 in Great Falls
One of Montana's oldest pioneers Adele Jacobs widow of Butte's first mayor Henry Jacobs died at her son in law and daughter's home in Great Falls. Born in France she came to Montana in the early sixties and lived in Diamond City Deer Lodge and Butte before moving to Great Falls where she resided with her daughter for 20 years. Funeral services to be held Tuesday at the Jewish cemetery with Rabbi Stern officiating.
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Montana
Adele Jacobs
Henry Jacobs
Butte
Fred Fligman
Great Falls
France
Jacobs
Confederate Gulch
Diamond City
State
Rabbi Stern
B’nai Israel
Long Balkan Wedding Ends After Nine Days Of Festivities
In Sotine near Mitrovitza a nine day celebration followed the marriage of Theresa Schwarz aged 16 and Anton Seidel, with 550 invited and 2,200 uninvited guests. The feast included extensive meat, poultry and large quantities of beer wine and plum whisky.
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Belgrade
Sotine
Mitrovitza
Theresa Schwarz
Anton Seidel
Former Policeman Herg Heroic Fire Rescues in Bronx Club
In the Bronx a blaze at the McKinley Square Social club left three dead and many injured. Former policeman Henry P. Griffen, 52, credited as hero for saving others before perishing from burns. Fire started by a lighted cigarette, spreading rapidly through curtains and partitions of the second floor.
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New York
McKinley Square
Bronx
Henry P. Griffen
Brophy
One Divorce For Every Ten Marriages In U S
Washington December 16. Census bureau preliminary figures for 1927 show a steady rise in divorces and a decline in marriages. Divorces granted totaled 192,037, up 11,184 from 1926, while marriages numbered 1,200,694, slightly below 1926.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Record Prodigy in Stock Exchange 1927 28 Year Book
New York Stock Exchange 1927 28 year book shows market value above 100 billion dollars, a 15 billion gain since January and many records. Highlights include a single day high of 6 954 020 shares on Nov 23 and a weekly high of 31 060 661 shares for the week ended Nov 17.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Stock Clearing Corporation
Four claim half of $250,000 found in Illinois shack
Mrs. Neulah Keeton of Muskogee says four relatives from Oklahoma City have a right to the gold found hidden in a ramshackle Chicago hut. The $250,000 in gold was discovered by authorities who say two eccentric Chicago recluse uncles left the treasure. The heirs include Mrs Mae L Franks and two Flynn brothers from Arkansas who would divide the estate equally if claims succeed.
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Muskogee
Okla
Chicago
Illinois City
Neulah Keeton
John Flynn
James Flynn
Mae L. Franks
M. G. Flynn
Russellville
Ark
Tom Flynn
Hartman, Ark
King George in Favorable Health Reports Amid Improvement
London dispatch reports two brief bulletins noting continued slight improvement in King George's condition. Evening bulletin says he had a quiet day and improvement was maintained while morning bulletin notes a slight improvement despite a restless night. Royal family restrictions ease as Queen Mary joins luncheon with the Duke and Duchess of York.
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London
George
Lord Dawson of
Penn
Stanley Hewett
Hugh Rigby
Queen Mary
Viscount Lascelles
Princess Mary
Piccadilly
Duke and Duchess of York
Submarine G-4 Sunk To Test Rescue System
The G-4, lost with 40 men a year ago, was sent to Great Salt Pond off Block Island tied to the Falcon. Salvage experts will test lifting hooks designed to refloat the vessel as part of a navy rescue experiment aimed at speeding future undersea rescues.
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New London
Conn
Falcon
Thames River
Great Salt Pond
Block Island
Navy
Briand to Convene League Session if War Declared
Paris reaction awaited after Aristide Briand said the League of Nations would call a special council session in Paris the moment Bolivia or Paraguay declares war. He spoke to reporters in Lugano on December 17, stating action would be immediate if war is formalized.
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League TO Act
Lugano
Aristide Briand
Council of the
League of Nations
Men
Council
Paris
Bolivia
Paraguay
Bolivian Plane Drops Bombs Over Paraguayan Coast
Asuncion reports a Bolivian aircraft flew over Bahia Negra yesterday and dropped four bombs none of which exploded, according to an official bulletin from Paraguay's ministry of war.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Ministry of War
Bahia Nagra
Bolivian Forces Capture Wagons in Chaco Clash
Bolivian troops led by Colonel Carlos Gumucio seize 30 wagons loaded with provisions and munitions and a large tractor in the Chaco district. More than 100 Paraguayan soldiers are reported killed. Bolivian losses are light. Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Alcoreza commands an infantry detachment. Second Lieutenant Jose Miguel Villanueva Chavarria is among the Bolivian dead. Three brothers of the fallen officer ask President Siles for permission to march against Paraguayans, and the president consoles them.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Chaco
Carlos Gumucio
Samuel Alcoreza
Jose Miguel Villanueva Chavarria
Siles
Paraguayan War Communique Details Bolivian Attacks
In Asuncion the war minister released a communique from the Chaco Front commander recounting Bolivian assaults on Forts Mariscal Lopez Valois Rivarola and General Genes without prior war declaration, accusing violations of the rights of men.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Chaco
Mariscal Lopez
Valois
Rivarola
Indians to Testify in Federal Court Theft Cases
Six Blackfeet Indians arrived from Browse Montana to testify in horse stealing cases as part of a large federal calendar opening in Butte. Judge George M. Bourquin will oversee 28 nat cases and motions while 35 subpoenas are issued. The court aims to dispatch bootlegging cases at about one per day, with continued coverage noted on Page 3.
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U. S
George M. Bourquin
Butte
Browse, Mont
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Oie
Auto OF
Fort Boqueron
Biles
Peru
Aquino
Legation
Arkansas
U.S
Louis Thaden
Louise McPherridge Thaden
Oakland
Pioneer
Balkan
Herg
Harry Griffen
William Dahl
Griffen
The
U. 8S
N. Y
Stock Exchange
Oklahoma City
Phillip M
Challenger
Phillip Matthiessen Challenger
F. W. Matthiessen
la Salle
Palace
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