Education Week Observed With National Program
John Dickinson reports Education Week to be observed November 16 to 22 under the US Bureau of Education Interi or Department the National Education Society and the American Legion. The seven day program covers Constitution Day Patriotism Day Thrift Day Know Your Schools Day Community and Health Saturday and God and Country Day with slogans and lessons for teachers students and communities nationwide.
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John J. Tigert
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Federal Council of Citizenship Training
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Congress
Department of Education
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Yosemite
National Parks
Natural History Museum
Natural History School
School and Teacher Day Observance Notes
A condensed statement reflects the call to honor schools and teachers on Wednesday November 18. It cites Calvin Coolidge on teachers as nation builders and the school as democracy’s foundation, urging support for local educational needs.
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Calvin Coolidge
Fragments of Auld Lang Syne Reveals Victorian Society
The piece highlights Franklin Russell and Afra Frank Russell as figures in 19th century court life and social circles. It recalls anecdotes about the duchess of Kent and Queen Victoria, a remark by a duchess, and a tale of carriage etiquette amid condolence visits. It also notes the first electric lamp around 1889 and discusses social bias in “Ugly Man’s Handicap,” contrasting social approval and neglect based on appearance.
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Berlin
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Kent
France to Send Leaders to U S for Debt Talks
Paris reports Finance Minister M. Caillaux will lead a French delegation to Washington to negotiate with the U S debt funding commission. He aims to depart New York aboard the steamer France on October 3, taking influential senators and deputies and technical advisers to ensure Paris’s position is understood during the Versailles treaty context.
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America
Washington
M. Caillaux
United States
Babe Ruth Fined and Suspended by Huggins
Babe Ruth arrived in Chicago from St Louis as Man Auger Huggins of the New York Yankees suspended him indefinitely for alleged misconduct and fined him 5000. Ruth denied the charges and planned to appeal to Commissioner Landis while Miller of the Yankees argued Ruth had deserted the club. The report notes Ruth, who hit 63 homers in 1922, faced a 3500 fine and indefinite suspension announced by Huggins at Sportsman's Park.
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Landis Chicago
Li Miller
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K.M. Lamilis
Sportsman’s Park
Miller Huggins
The
Yanks
Three Judges Among 32 Involved In Trinidad Wreck
Thirty two were injured and critically hurt when a Colorado and Southern passenger train side swiped another on a siding near Mayne, Colorado. Judge Wiley Belt of Dallas sustain severe spinal injury and is near death. Judge Kenneth Force of Dallas also hurt. Miss Mary White, eighteen, of Fredericksburg Texas, alive despite a broken neck, doctors fight to save her. A third jurist, Judge Kenneth Toorein of Alexandria Louisiana, suffered three broken ribs.
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Mayne
Wiley Belt
Dellas
Kenneth Force
Dalas
Mary White
Fredoria
Texas
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Kenneth Toorein
Alexandria
Dentist Accused of Slaying Wife Commits Suicide in Court
In Los Angeles Dr Thomas W Young a 47 year old dentist ended his murder trial by hanging himself with a radio antenna wire in his cell. He was accused of killing wife Grace Grogan Young with lethal gas and burying her in a Beverly Glen summer cottage cistern.
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Grace Grogan Young
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French Garrison Surrenders to Syrians at Suedia Citadel
Paris dispatches report the surrender of the French garrison of 700 at Suedia citadel, 60 miles south of Damascus, to Druse rebels under Sultan El Atrash after 40 days of resistance. Relief by General Michaud’s 3,500 men was cut to pieces on August 3.
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Suedia
Damascus
Sultan el Atrash
Michaud
Veterans Meet at Grand Rapids for 59th G A R Encampment
Grand Rapids hosted the 59th encampment of the G A R with 43 states represented. About 10 008 veterans attended the gathering called by their commander in chief, marking a large reunion of Union veterans from across the country.
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Train Kills Five at Crossings Near Greensboro
Five people died at a grade crossing near Greensboro North Carolina when their automobile collided with a Southern passenger train at Reidsville. The crash occurred as the car approached the crossing, killing all occupants. Local authorities investigated the scene and identified the victims.
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British Gunboats to China Increase to Fifteen Vessels
London reports Britain will send two river gunboats the Mantis and the Woodlark to China via Canada, raising the total number of British river gunboats in Chinese rivers to fifteen.
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London
Ching
Canada
Brice Chosen by Democrats for La Follette Senate Seat
William Brice president of the Milwaukee harbor commission wins selection by the Democratic State committee as candidate for the late Senator Robert M. La Follette seat. He enters the contest amid party backing and regional influence from Milwaukee.
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William Brice
Milwaukee Harbor Commission
Democratic State Committee
Robert ML la Follette
Germany to annex Austria says Loebe in Vienna
Loebe warns that after a German League of Nations entry France cannot block a union with Austria. He argues a fait accompli will trigger sanctions limits, while Paris signals resistance to a pact unless it retains leverage against a potential Austrian union. Journal Des Debats fumes at a 60 million threat.
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Germany
League of Nations
France
Austria
Loebe
Reichstag
London
Europe
Herr Loebe
Czechoslovakia
Journal Des Debats
French Nineteenth Army Advances Against Brunes Tribe
Fierce fighting marked a French Nineteenth army corps attack north of Taz against the Brunes tribe. Rebels, aided by Riffiem regulars, held entrenched positions despite week long bombardment. Tanks aided the infantry as aviation was hampered by the Sirocco, and three miles were gained on a 13 mile front.
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Paris
Nineteenth Army Corps
Brunes
Taz
Sirocco
Newton D. Baker to Aid in Campaign on Crime
Newton D. Baker, former secretary of war, is the first member named on the executive committee of the National Crime Commission. Mark Prentiss announced Baker accepted after a long distance call from Cleveland. Five more to be named to form a committee to restrict firearm sales.
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Newton D. Baker
National Crime Commission
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Cleveland
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Mrs Morgan Estate Bequeaths All To Four Children
The will of Jane Nortos Alorgan widow of J P Morgan filed for probate in Mineola New York bequeaths the bulk of the estate to her four children and the remainder to her husband All personal property and 150000 to each child no value given Mrs Morgan died August 14 of sleeping sickness
Actress Cleo La Valle Dies In Auto Crash At Bridge
San Diego Cal Miss Margaret Hus ker age seventeen of Los Angeles in motion picture circles known as Cleo La Valle was killed when the automobile she rode in struck a bridge.
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San Diego
Cal
Margaret Husker
Los Angeles
Cleo la Valle
Lincoln's Secretary Dies in Madison New Jersey
W O Stoddard former private secretary to Abraham Lincoln dies in Madison New Jersey. He later edited a paper and published the first press article on Lincoln s presidential candidacy.
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Lincoln
Madison, N. J
W. O. Stoddard
Abraham Lincoln
Plausible Excuses For Turco Conduct Linked To Irish Poaching Defense
A commentator argues Lord Allenby’s remarks about the unspeakable Turk reveal excuses that seem reasonable at first. He compares them to an Irish poaching defense, noting that explanations collapse under close scrutiny.
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