Educator Attacks Vice Commission In White Slavery Debate
Prof Graham Taylor rejects linking wage issues to vice and criticizes the O'Hara Vice Commission as hysterical and superficial. He cites 12 percent of immorality tied to economics after reviewing 2,420 life stories and lists numerous social causes.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
O'Hara Vice Commission
Graham Taylor
Chicago Commons
Taylor
M. D. Harding
Armour & Co
GC. L. Charles
Nelson, Morris & Co
Louis F. Swift
Swift Packing Company
Vice Commission
Prof. Taylor
Commission
State Senate
Bank Robber Uses Umbrella Rib in Toledo Heist
In Toledo on May 26, a man giving the name James Evans of Chicago robbed the Northern National Bank at noon. He took two rolls of bills totaling $1000 from the teller and was captured by a officer as he tried to slip into the crowd, with $213 found on him.
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Toledo
James Evans
Chicago
Northern National Bank
Evans
Strikes Threatened as South High Students Protest Principal Move
About 200 students from South High School marched two miles in heavy rain to the School Board to protest re electing Charles B. Dyke as principal and the discharge of four teachers including Acting Principal B. Chatterton. Superintendent Chaney urged return next day while investigation continues.
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Youngstown, O
South High School
Charles B. Dyke
Assit
B. Chatterton
H .N. Chaney
Chaney
Grasshoppers Sweep Northeast as They Devour Southwest Fields
A five mile by eighteen mile column of grasshoppers moves northeast through Northeastern New Mexico with smaller swarms seen in West Texas. The pests strip land of grass and foliage, starving stock, especially sheep, and prompting government state and rail officials to coordinate poison controls.
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Amarillo
Tex
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Wiida
Textine
Queen of Thieves Now Down and Out
Ellen McCarthy 76 once famed as a top thief pleaded guilty in General Sessions to shoplifting in a department store. The New York criminal veteran, arrested since 1886, asked for sentencing at the Tombs noting she seeks prison for food and a bed, saying crime does not pay.
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New York
Ellen McCarthy
Kern Resolution Reaches Senate For Coal Strike Probe
The Education and Labor Committee favors an investigation into West Virginia coal strike zone conditions. Vice President Marshall says unanimous consent was reached, but it remains unfinished business. The measure is set to come up again after morning business with an automatic end at adjournment.
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Washington
West Virginia
Senate
Education and Labor Committee
Marshall
Hospital Head Humiliated as Political Pressure Grows
The City Hospital chief Dr Summersgill faces humiliation and possible resignation amid Democratic officials and Mayor Cash pressuring reform at Burnet Avenue. He came to Cincinnati amid praise and a vision of modern care but political meddling has made his tenure difficult.
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City Hospital
Christian R. Holmes
The
Summersgill
City of
Cincinnati
Johnn Fehrenbatch
Yars
Silence Keeps Court in Heeter Charges Investigation
Pittsburg May 26 The six member committee probing immorality charges against Superintendent S L Heeter held a closed session and plans to report to the Board of Public Education tomorrow or Thursday A former North Side teacher testified alleging mistreatment when seeking transfer Board president D B Oliver defended the board and asserted no retirements under criticism James I Buchanan was named in the complaint but did not act on it.
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Commercial Tribune
Pittsburg
L. Heeter
Board of Public Education
North Side
Heeter
D. B.oliver
United States
George J. Oliver
Oliver
James I. Buchanan
Alice- Wescells
Daughter of Newett Stands by Wounded Swede in Love
Marquette is told the tale of George A. Newett’s daughter now Mrs George Nelson who remains loyal to her Swede husband injured in an accident. He lost his hands and sight but their bond endures as Nelson attends the trial of Newett in Colonel Roosevelt’s libel suit.
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Marquette
Mich
George A. Newett
Roosevelt
Arizona
Nelson
Thrilling fire under wings ends with crash near Salisbury
British aviator Coloyns Pizey and passenger H Fellows escaped injury after a blazing biplane fire forced a rapid descent from 1200 feet in Salisbury England. The carburetor caught fire sparking flames that engulfed the engine area before a safe emergency landing prompted by Pizey’s steady control. The gas tank exploded after they jumped clear.
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Salisbury
England
Coloyns Pizey
H. Fellows
Fellows
Pizey
Wooden leg fight ends in double fatal injuries in jail
In Brekley West Virginia May a fight in the county jail left Henry Moore and his son Enoch dead from fractured skulls after Matthew Jarrell used a wooden peg leg as a weapon. Several others were seriously injured as guards attempted to intervene and restore order.
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Brekley
W. Va
Matthew Jarrell
Henry Moore
Enoch
Jarrell
Coal River
Moore
Moore, Sr
Serious fighting near Saloniki between Bulgars and Greeks
Greek official casualty figures show 3 officers and 56 men killed and 3 officers and 1% min wounded in the clashes near Saloniki. Fighting has ceased. the Armistice line and a neutral zone plan are discussed, with Bulgaria promising strict orders to avoid further conflicts.
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Athens
Saloniki
Constantine
Greece
Governor guards Florence penitentiary during inmate vaudeville
Governor George W P Hunt stood on the Florence penitentiary walls for two hours with rifle and revolver as convicts and guards attended a prison vaudeville concert in the mess hall. He perspired in the heat and reportedly lost two pounds.
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Phoenix
Ariz
George W.P. Hunt
Florence
Train Strikes Laborers At Doe Gully Killing Nine
A group of Magnolia improvement workers for the Baltimore Ohio Railroad were struck by an eastbound passenger train at Doe Gully West Virginia today. Nine laborers were killed and four injured. two men were hospitalized. The fleeing Italians dodged a westbound freight as the passenger train rounded the curve.
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Martinsburg
W.va
Magnolia
Baltimore Ohio Railroad
Doe Gully
W. Va
First Woman Appointed Justice of the Peace in England
Miss Duncan, chairman of the Westham Board of Guardians, was named Justice of the Peace in London on May 2. It marks the first time a woman has held the post in England.
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Commercial Tribune
London
Miss Duncan
Westham Board of ‘Guardians
England
Denison President resigns after long tenure at Denison
Dr Emery W Hunt resigns the Presidency at Denison University Granville after serving since 1902 the longest tenure of any President. Rumor says Prof Clark Chamberlain of Vassar and Dr Francis W Shepardson of Chicago are being groomed for the post. It is reported Hunt has been offered the Presidency of Rochester Seminary the secretaryship of Baptist Foreign Missionary Society and a Brooklyn church pastorate.
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Newark
Emery W. Hunt
Denison University
Granville
Clark Chamberlain
Vassar
Francis W. Shepardson
Chicago
Hunt
Rochester
N. Y
Baptist Foreign Missionary Society
Brooklyn
Roosevelt libel case jury seated in Marquette trial
The Roosevelt Newett libel suit panel includes four miners three teamsters two farmers a blacksmith a locomotive fireman and a woodsman. Judge silence and long sessions mark proceedings as Roosevelt attends overnight. Lawyers from Detroit New York and Marquette discuss juror familiarity with the principals and with H O Young whose influence is alleged to have inspired the article.
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Bureau of Municipal Research Rec
Burnet Avenue
Ercise
Hands
Charlies S. Rockhill
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Hunt Administration
Hospital For Consumptives
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Boston
Fehrenbatch
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Moores
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Denison
Young’s Role
Marquette, Mich
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Ishpeming
Thomas Pryor
Thomas Howard
Chocolay Township
Robert Bruce
Powell Township
William H. Matthews
William Fassbender
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John Frederickson
Negaunee
William Garrow
Ely Township
Andrew P. Johnson
Humboldt Township
Denmark
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Skandie
William Sharp
Gus Polten
Welly
Theodore Roosevelt
James H Pound
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