Minnesota Educators Back Phonetic Spelling Reform
The Minnesota Educational Association approved a twelve word phonetic spelling list at a central church session, aligning with National and state groups. The plan seeks broader English language spelling reform and faces limited debate with some calls for more radical changes.
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Minnesota Educational Association
St. Paul
Central Presbyterian Church
Harbour
National Educational Association
Michnois
Wisconsin Teachers Association Elects Officers
The Wisconsin Teachers association elected E. W. Walker as president and filled three vice presidential posts with J. A. Hezelwood A. H. Sanford and Julius H. Pratt Jr. The group also named F. A. Lowell treasurer William F. Sell railroad manager and T. W. Boyce secretary with a two year holds over for three years. A committee to pursue higher wages was authorized. Speakers included J. W. Stearns C. P. Cary and D. R. Augusberg.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin Teachers’ Association
E. W. Walker
Delavan
J. A. Hezelwood
A. H. Sanford
Stevens Point
Julius H. Pratt, Jr
F. A. Lowell
Rhinelander
William F. Sell
T. W. Boyce
J. W. Stearns
C. P. Cary
D. R. Augusberg
W. G. Bruce
Wisconsin
Train derailment near Tusca Siding injures none
Northern Pacific Express No. 4 en route from Seattle to St. Paul derailed after striking a broken rail near Tusca Siding 135 miles west of Butte. Seven cars left the track. two Pullmans overturned. Passengers were shaken but escaped serious injury.
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Northern Pacific Express
Seattle
St. Paul
Tusca Siding
Trafic
Iroquois Theater Disaster Tragedy in Chicago Blazes
A catastrophic fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago on a Wednesday afternoon causes hundreds of deaths and many injuries. Reports vary with police listing 636 dead and 92 injured, plus 55 missing, as panicked crowds jammed exits. The building’s curtain failure and a strong draft spread flames, trapping dozens in doorways and balconies. Rescue efforts involve police, firemen, and aid from local merchants. the disaster becomes the city’s worst since the Great Fire, with extensive debris, identification chaos, and widespread mourning.
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Paris
State
Dearborn Streets
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Deartown
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Thompson's Ad
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Thompson's
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Little
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Conway
Brooklyn
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