Ohio's Oldest Teacher Recalls Early State Education
Columbus June 9. Mrs. recounts the early days of Ohio’s schools when teachers earned a dollar a week and settlers kept fires burning to ward off wolves while Indians begged for corn bread as she reflects on progress since 1840 during a session at Ohio University.
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Columbus
Ohio
Jane Williams
Meigs Country
State Education Department
Effie M. Winn
Rutland
Williams
Martin van Buren
United States
Zaleski
Vinton County
Hocking County
Bumingham
Meigs County
Nathaniel Fish
England
York
Burkingham
Marietta
New York State
Better Schools Bulletin
Sara C. Stump
Beloit
Balloon pilots rescued by Vaterland steamer in Atlantic race incident
Paris dispatch says two American balloonists in the Gordon Bennett cup race from Brussels were rescued at sea by the German liner Vaterland near Brest. Other items recall 19th century Ohio teaching life and early school conditions via Mrs. Effie Winn and Mrs. Sara Stump, noting 1840s certificates, one-room schools, and primitive supplies.
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Paris
Goodyear
Brussels
Vaterland
Brest
France
la Liberte
Tennessee Evolution Law Angers World Yet Holds Lawmakers Firm
Tennessee lawmakers defend the 1925 evolution statute despite ridicule from scientists. Senator Fuqua cites church state separation and rural sentiment, while others justify the law as reflecting public belief in biblical teachings and moral concerns. Some backers point to academic debates as support for the measure.
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New York
Tennessce
Johanyt Scopen
Tennesence
Tennessee
W En. Fuqua
Nashville
Fuqua
Senate
Roy C. Wallace
Olas Murray Butler
Col University
Coolidge Wins First Century Minnesota Welcome
President Coolidge drew about sixty thousand people to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds as he toured St Paul and Minneapolis en route to Washington. The trip marked a personal triumph in the wheat belt, erasing a past reception boos in 1922. He traveled with Mrs Coolidge and a party including Kellogg Sanders Lenroot Chen ey and Coupal aboard the Baltimore and Ohio special train.
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George E. BurSe
Washington
State Fair
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Northwest
Coolidge
Wheat Belt
Twin Cities
Minnesota
Frank RB. Whellogg
Fair Grounds
Fair Ground
Baltimore & Ohio
Kellogg
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Sanders
Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Probes Graft Charges In Franklin County Payroll Padding
Columbus report states County Prosecutor King probes payroll padding in Franklin County offices amid graft allegations. The inquiry targets at least one county office with suspected overpayments and padding patterns.
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Columbus
King
Franklin County
Japanese Drive To Brazil Promotes Emigration
Tokyo reports a Japanese colonization society has begun a campaign urging Nipponese men to emigrate to Brazil where a sizable Japanese colony already exists.
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Brazil
Tokyo
Honor Lu Gim Gong Dies at 70 in Florida
The obituary notes the death of Honor Lu Gim Gong aged seventy in Florida. He developed an orange tree delaying fruit drop, extending picking and shipping seasons, and created other fruits and flowers. He added hundreds of millions to growers’ wealth and received a U S gold medal for his work.
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Honor Lu Gim Gong
Florida
Five Gordon Cup balloons missing in Atlantic drift
Brussels date June 9 anxiety grows for safety of five of eighteen balloons in the Gordon cup international race. American entry Wade T. Vanorman of Akron heads the missing group. Balloons may be carried to sea as Hesperio crew was rescued by an American steamer. Belgian Aero club traces the balloons while west winds forced another down.
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Brussels
Belgium
Wade T. Vanorman
Akron
Ohio
Belgian Aero Club
Hesperio
The
Aero Club
Atlantic Ocean
Chinese mobs fling mud at sailors near embassies
In Shanghai on June 9 crowds of Chinese hurled mud at American blue jackets guarding foreigners during a general strike against aliens. Chinese constabulary intervened. British steamers could not sail due to a walkout by the Chinese Seamen's union, with threats to halt all shipping including trans-Pacific and European liners. Strike leaders target Japanese and British subjects to pressure a nationwide boycott.
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Shanghai
Harriman to Mine in Russia Offer Seen Near Signing
Moscow June 9 The Harriman interests of New York are expected to sign a concession with the Soviet government granting exclusive manganese mining rights in the Caucasus mountains. Reports say Harriman will post 1 million dollars as a guarantee with 4 million for improvements and another 1 million as advance royalties.
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Moscow
Harriman Interests
New York
Harriman
Caucasus
Convicted Man Sentenced to Life for Mother's Slaying
George Soul, 43, was sentenced to life in the Ohio State Penitentiary after being found guilty of killing his mother-in-law in Columbus. The conviction was confirmed during today’s proceedings.
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Columbus
George Soul
Ohio State Penitentiary
Hill elected president of Elks lodge world group
William H. Hill of Cincinnati was elected president at the closing session of the state convention of the Black Elks organization in Columbus.
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HEADS
Negro Elks
Columbus
William H. Hill
Cincinnati
Negro Independent Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World
Russell-Copeland Case Heads to Jury in Prohibition Plot
In Cleveland on June 9 Joshua E. Russell former national prohibition director of Ohio Merle B. Copeland his former chief clerk and Warren B. Barnett Columbus lawyer face a conspiracy charge over alleged release of 22500 gallons of whisky from the Hayner distillery at Troy and diversion to bootleggers. District Attorney Bernateen to close arguments with Judge Westenhaver to charge the jury as both sides expect a swift verdict in a case drawing nationwide attention.
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Cleveland
Joshua E. Russell
National Prohibition
Ohio
Merle B. Copeland
Warren EB. Barnett
Columbus
Hayner
Troy
A. E. Bernateen
Bernateen
D. C
Westenhaver
Akron School Board Chooses Klansman McCord Superintendent
The Akron board of education elected George McCord, a known Klansman, as superintendent by a four to three vote. Three members resigned immediately after the ruling, signifying deep division within the district over Klan influence in schools.
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Akron
Board of Education
George McCord
McCord
Springfield
Ohio
C. W. Garrett
A. Ross Read
H. T. Waller
Joseph B. Hanan
Hanan
Mmit County
Evening radio picks offer concert and varied programs
The page lists tonight’s radio options with WLW and T Concert of classic selections and popular hits on WEAF plus varied shows on multiple stations from 8 to 11 PM including Gold Dust Twins and Ever ready Hour. Other listed signals include WEEI WRG WCAE WFI WEAR WWJ JAR Woc WCCO and WSAI with times noted.
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WLW
EK. T
WEAF
E. T
Gold Dust Twins
Everready Hour
WEEI
WRG
WCAE
WFI
WEAR
WWJ
Eight Miners Die in Kentucky Shaft Explosion
Sturgis Kentucky June 9 With three more bodies found early today the death toll from the Western Kentucky Coal Company mine explosion rises to eight. Five were found last night and two white men were identified as William Thomas and George Richardson. Six negro victims were too badly burned to identify. Nine miners remain entombed and hope is slim. Entrances 8 and 4 were wrecked by the blast burying twenty three miners. Six near surface workers were uninjured. Rescue teams led by Neil McCann search the 600 foot level where a biased inferno trapped others.
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Sturgis
Western Kentucky Coal Company
William Thomas
George Richardson
Neil McCann
West Kentucky Company
Balloon Auto Seat Patent Unveiled in Washington
In Washington a new balloon auto seat uses pneumatic cushions to replace springs and upholstery. The invention represents a new approach to vehicle seating with patented cushions designed to improve comfort and ride.
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Washington
Company Begins Investigation Of Recent Railway Accident
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad officials opened an inquiry in Converse Indiana into yesterday's wreck that killed twelve workers and seriously injured five of a thirty man section gang. Early word blamed excessive speed on newly laid rails though no official comment was released pending the probe. Crews cleared debris and traffic resumed as payroll checks and morgue confirmations adjusted fatality figures.
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Converse
Ind
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company
Peru
Marion
Veterans visit grave of Ohio's first Union enlistee
Civil war veterans at the fifty ninth annual G A R encampment in Mt Vernon paid homage at the grave of Col. Lorain F Andrews the first Ohio man to enlist in the Union army seeking to honor his service and memory.
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MT. Vernon
Lorain F. Andrews
Ohio
Lightning Kills One in Columbus During Storm
A severe storm in Columbus caused one death and left another man in critical condition. Andrew Milter, 65, of Westerville, was struck by a forked flash while seeking shelter under a tree on the Winding Hollow golf course. Charles Barnhart, 33, was unconscious after the bolt and hospitalized at Grant Hospital.
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Columbus
Andrew Milter
Weeterville
Winding Hollow
Charles Barnhart
Grant Hospital
Dilliec
University Honors Fosdick and Collicott with Degrees
Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick and J B Collicott received honorary degrees at Ohio University as Fosdick urged graduates to seek freedom within the laws of life and to balance independence with moral discipline. He warned that freedom without rules yields chaos and stressed the need for education to reshape religion, science, and society.
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University
Dr. Fosdick
J. B. Collicott
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Ohio University
Jesus
Goad
Gladstone
God
Schubert
Board Seeks Successor as Bryan Plans Retirement
The Athens board named T. R. Biddle to chair a committee to review candidates to replace President Elmer Burritt Bryan, who announced his retirement. New trustees include 8. L. McCune, W. H. McKee, and Fred G. Lute. The panel also discussed location options for a new alumni memorial auditorium and approved faculty leaves and appointments.
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Elmer Burritt Bryan
T. R. Biddle
Foster
Athens
Board of Trustees
L. McCune
Cleveland
W. H. McKee
Fred
Lute
Ironton
Bryan
Alumni Memorial Auditorium
F. W. Bush
E. D. Sayre
McGuffey Elms
I. G. Worstell
East Union Street
Howard Hall
Worstell
I. M. Foster
George C. Parks
University
Court of Claims
Washington
Memorial Auditorium
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Jacob Grant Collicott
A. M
Columbus
Victor Whitehouse
Department of Modern Languages
Harvard University
C. E. Cooper
Department of Geography and Geology
Clark University
Mary Noss
Body of War Hero to Be Interred With Honors
The body of General William Chamberlaine will be returned to the United States for burial at Arlington cemetery. Mrs. William Chamberlaine will accompany the remains aboard the first outgoing steamer, likely the Nieuw Amsterdam, from Paris. He commanded the Second Division's artillery in 1918 and earned the Legion of Honor and Croix de Guerre after distinguished service at Belleau Wood, the Meuse, the Argonne, and S J Mihiel.
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Paris
Nieu Amsterdam
William Chamberlaine
United States
Arlington Cemetery
Belleau Wood
Meuse
Argonne
S J. Mihiel
Amundsen party hopes relief by steamer via Spitzbergen
Reports from Oslo say meteorologists and Dornier representatives believe the Amundsen expedition at Spitzbergen aims to reach Cape Columbia. They think relief could be sent by a steamship expedition, citing comments from Amundsen's party at Spitsbergen.
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Copenhagen
Oslo
Dornier Aeroplane Works
Spitzbergen
Amundsen-Elleworth
Kondrat Gwozdenkow To Die In Electric Chair
The Ohio Supreme Court denied appeal and set Kondrat Gwozdenkow to die June 12 in Belmont County for slaying 17 year old Annie Kuskof near Big Run on July 13, 1924. Convicted November 29, 1924 of first degree murder, a prior execution date of May 16 was stayed pending appeal.
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Columbus
Kondrat Gwozdenkow
Annie Kuskof
Big Run
Belmont County
State Supreme Court
Gwozdenkow
Jail Arson Break and Free Bootleggers Riot
A crowd of 160 forced entry into a county jail near Notta way south of Richmond and freed two young men jailed for bootlegging. Authorities received reports of the disturbance and the escape occurred around June 9.
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Richmond
Nottaway
Seecives
Free Booklet on Swimming from Washington Bureau
Learn to swim and gain a healthful life saving skill with the free booklet offered by The Washington Bureau of Swimming. The notice invites readers to request the guide with return postage.
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Washington
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Fosdick
Kane
William Braysfield
Florence Kane
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ione
Tennessee Solon
Scopes
George R. Holmes
LN. S
N. G
Executive
Arthur Brisbanej
Star Company
Russia
Russell-Copeland
Kentucky
Wm. Chamberlaine
Amundsen
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