30 Nov 1920
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Newspaper
Grand Forks Herald
Location
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1920
Page
1
The chief witness in a Shipping Board case testifies today while an unsigned threat is sent to Bolling. The report outlines money received and loans made by Sands as allegations unfold about contractor assistance.
In New York and St Paul reports, U. S. Commissioner of Education P C Claxton warns that even if all normal school graduates taught, the nation would face a shortage of 110000 teachers. The testimony before a congressional committee highlights funding, pay, and rural district concerns affecting training and staffing in schools.
The article reports Minnesota with 487 teacher vacancies this year and 372 teachers ineligible after exams for elementary classes while North Dakota employed 166. Rural teacher qualifications show 18 to 12 percent educated to four years high school and two years college, Minnesota above average at 62.2 percent and North Dakota at 4.9 percent. Average pay for rural and urban teachers is about 160 annually, with some states under 400, while Western Union messengers earn about 900, stenographers 1200 to 1600. Continued on page.
Winnipeg police widen crackdown on liquor and drug trafficking with arrests of three men tied to an alleged Manitoba crime ring. Warrants issued for twenty more. provincial and city officers target a network said to move liquor to North Dakota and Minnesota. A second drug sweep led to multiple remands as authorities pursue nineteen more suspects.
Police began action to curb liquor traffic in Winnipeg with three arrests reported. The operation targets illicit sale and distribution as authorities seek to restore order and enforce licensing laws.
Keith Collins, arrested in Oklahoma for complicity in the Burlington mail robbery, was arraigned before U S Commissioner W A Byers. He waived extradition and was bound over with a bond set at 450,000. Collins, under heavy guard, was taken to Burlington custody.
Brigadier General Amos A Fries reports to Secretary Baker that the chemical warfare service has grown to deter aggression and ensure equal footing in chemical warfare. The year saw valuable experiments and closer ties with chemists. Formal contracts set at $287,000 trade 6,000,000 saved. salvage disposals reached 7.8 million in value with 27 percent recovered.
Chicago reports 45 suits ready for Brundage to close saloons cabarets and drug stores accused of selling liquor. The drive targets black and tan cafes amid warnings of race trouble if kept open. Brundage frames action as enforcement not prohibition. critics cite lax licensing and unsafe hooch.
Sixteen New York members of the Employing Metal and oae Lathing association were arrested on charges tied to the building trust inquiry. They pleaded not guilty in General Sessions Court and were held on $1,000 bail each. The legislative committee hearing at City Hall adjourned after witness Joseph Penny, head of the Builders' Supply bureau, refused to answer questions.
Victor Parks was instantly killed and Harold Whiteman injured when a heavy auto skidded off the grade near the Joe river. Both men were pinned under the car. Parks neck was broken. A widow and two small children survive.
Harrisburg November reports that the annual governors conference begins tomorrow with fifty four invited executives and governors expected to attend multiple sessions through Friday. Housing concerns in various states are a key topic on the agenda.
In Bismarck and Cogswel l North Dakota officials report that farmers may sell a portion of grain below cost to support banks facing closures. The Harmens and Merchants Bank of Cogswel l announced temporary closure due to depleted reserves, with 20 stockholders pledging over 100000 dollars to sustain the bank, still described as solvent.
London bristles with troops and police patrolling streets and Thames boats. An early morning warehouse blast near London Bridge sparks arrests as authorities widen anti Sinn Fein action. Ireland unrest spreads to Liverpool Ennis Glasgow and Cork with fires and arrests. Police guard Dublin and Belfast while Catholic Italian MPs push for inquiry into Irish situation.
Governor Burnquist names a committee to lobby for the St Lawrence Deep Waterway project at the National Fisher and Harbors congress in Washington. The group will oppose New York efforts and coordinate with Minnesota delegates to push the plan, with Duluth and St Paul representatives among the appointees.
Boston November 30 Charles Ponzi promoter of the quick rich scheme pleaded guilty to using the mafia in a fraud and was sentenced to five years in Plymouth County Jail. Judge Hale based the sentence on the first count of a forty four count indictment charging false claims of 60 percent interest in 45 days from profits in international postal reply coupons. Ponzi asserted no intent to defraud, while his counsel urged a lighter term as Ponzi began serving time with his wife despondent nearby and a large creditors list awaiting decisions in December.
In Montpelier Newfoundland and Labrador on November 20 in a ceremony recognizing A Cartey 38 years serving as Montpelier school district clerk. The Cartey family honored them with a gift as the community notes long service. Meanwhile in Doorn Holland on November 30 Augusta Victoria former German empress remains ill with high fever and semi consciousness as Frederick William Crown Prince travels from Wierimmer to reach her side.
Geneva November 30 delegates to the League of Nations assembly view the coming week as the most critical in its history. Key questions settled in committees must win unanimous approval, while debates over blockades, mandates, and the covenants curve toward decisive votes. The Japanese delegation signals patience on racial equality while pressing for broader League reforms and language issues.
Bwanzes, N. if., Nov. 20. The killing of two deer with no single bull to reported by Marchal Mill. FHL fired at a large buck which belted. When he reached the spot where the buck had stood he found the halt a a doe. Following the tracks of the buck, he came upon the body.
Runners reported to carry rapid fire guns during whiskey runs, described as mounted on weaponry with wartime undertones. Grace, a prominent Superior financier, dies at home in Central Park, reflecting obituaries and local society notes amid brief public notices.
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