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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1907
Page
4
A long discussion on school savings and discipline contrasts with a call for better teacher training. The piece urges requiring two to three years normal school experience or supervised practice for all Geneseo teachers and cites pay and standards as keys to improving local education.
A Freeport dispatch reports the Steppenson county grand jury, after over two weeks of witness examinations, convened to hear the bridge trust case. Four individuals face charges as the investigation moves toward a formal public action.
A Springfield correspondent reports a deadlock over local option legislation as the Browne bill stalls in the house. Opposition from Anti-Saloon League members blocks recall and amendments, risking the bill dying and shifting action to the senate.
The Springfield Journal notes General Booth welcomes funds from American donors regardless of taint. He says he will wash gifts from Carnegie or Rockefeller in tears for widows and orphans and says money, tainted or not, can be used to feed and clothe the needy.
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