Passaic Board Debates Banning Fairy Tales From Schools
Passaic New Jersey educators clash over a proposal to drop fairy tales and myths from the textbook list. Trustees Hettema and Adams oppose fairy tales, citing imagination concerns, while Superintendent Woodley and others defend modern teaching methods amid parent complaints and Dutch objections in Paterson.
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Passaic
Bond of Education
Harry A. Hettema
Ainslee
Second Ward
Sant
Etn
John Adams
Wild Ward
Anderson
Lansing
Adams
COAS
Woodley
Trusteeseger
Hettema
Paterson
Mrs Ryans Generous Fortune Shapes Georgetown Gifting
Washington August 20 Mrs Thomas F Ryan prominent Wall Street figure pours millions into Catholic causes and Georgetown University. She already funded Ryan Hall and plans a park enclosure at the campus entrance, plus a traveling chapel in her private car and lavish altar vessels from her late daughter's belongings.
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Washington
Thomas F. Ryan
Wall Street
Catholic Church
Georgetown University
Florence
Mrs. Ryan
America
Spain
Ryan
Georgetown
Officers Rally Behind Captain Hains In Divorce Probe
In New York on August 20 wildly praised by officers nationwide, Captain Hains is defended after a Courtenay charge by Mrs Hains in divorce proceedings alleged Army circle scandals. The disclosure spurred widespread reaction and scrutiny of military life.
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New York
United States Army
Hains
William E. Annis
Donts For Fat Folks And The Detroit Adea Promise
A rural era admonition lists drastic weight loss tips for summer. It ridicules strict dieting while offering the so called Detroit Adea as a harmless fast to shed fat. It promotes Marmola Cascara Simplex syrup as the key mix and claims a pound a day loss with no health risk.
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Detroit
Michigan City
Indiana Senator proposes county dry option bill for four year terms
Senator Evra Mattingly of Washington unveils a county local option plan claiming 86 of 92 Indiana counties would go dry on the first election. The measure would require simultaneous statewide local option votes within ten days, set a 20 to 30 day window, and exclude other issues from ballots while preserving core and Nicholson laws.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Evra Mattingly
Washington
General Assembly
Mattingly
Vanderburg
Dubois
Marion
Vigo
Allen and
Lake
Republican Party
Senate
Board of County Commissioners
Indiana
Mattinely
Farmer Detects Thief In Thirty-Cent League Scam
William Bower a stockman and his son Roy thwart a man calling himself A S Burrows who tried to sell a horse outfit for 200 dollars in Pierceton Indiana. After bargaining Bower paid 156 with a check then halted payment and notified the sheriff. Burrows was detained until deputies arrived and the horse recovered. Hartford City reports Dale of the Thirty-Cent League receiving national letters and donations after a New York Tribune jab. Dale plans to expand in Salem and organize the Eleventh district based on the Thirty Cent League concept.
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Roy
A. S. Burrows
Bower
Burrows
Bow
George R. Dale
New York Tribune
Bryan
C. E. Haskell
Oklahoma
T. J. Ing
Austin
Texas
Robert Baker
Wooklyn
N. Y
New York Leather Beltings Company
Taft
Sherman
Baker
New York State
Dale
Salem
Army officers feud and funeral of Annis headline Astoria case
Indignant officers demand a government inquiry despite denials as coroner’s probe looms. Annis buried at St Michael’s cemetery in Astoria with Bayside Yacht Club mourners. Family funds expected for defense while relatives boast wealth. In Paris, bridge barred in casinos as state bans tied to profits.
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Army
Annis
St. Michael's Episcopal Cemetery
Astoria
Bayside Yacht Club
General Hains
John Fowell Hains
Chicago
R. P. Hains
Boston
Harms
T. Jenkins
Durham Sold to Giants from Indianapolis Team
Pitcher Louis Durham of the Indianapolis club will join the New York Giants next season, pairing with Rube Marquard in Gotham. His four doubleheader wins this season drew attention from Brush and McGraw, and he was noted for a July collision that left him briefly unconscious. The sale, cost undisclosed, ends his strong run with Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Louis Durham
New York
Durham
Rube Marquard
Gotham
Indians
Brush
McGraw
Giants
Minneapolis
Washington Park
Livingston
Burke
Louisville
YMCA Shop Meetings To Resume At Panhandle Site
Preparations are underway to resume YMCA shop meetings. They will begin soon at the Panhandle end Western Motor Works.
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Panhandle ‘End
Bar Changes Hands In Local Trade
Proprietor Henson of the Johnson hotel has purchased the bar from Robert Gibson, the former proprietor, in a local business transfer.
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Henson
Johnson Hotel
Robert Gibson
First Picture Of Mrs Hallam Sparks Springfield Riot
Mrs Mabel Hallam wife of a street car conductor sparked two days of rioting in Springfield Illinois after an alleged assault on her by a Black man. A lynching attempt followed the arrest of George Richardson as officers hid him away. A mob wrecked Major Harry T Loper s restaurant and lynching attempts continued leaving five dead and vast property damage as Governor Deenen sent 4000 troops.
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Mabel Hallam
Springfield
Illinois
George Richardson
Peria
Har
Ry T. Loper
National
Held in an asylum case of Dr John M Moore in Paris
Dr John Miller Moore, once a US Navy surgeon, is confined at Villevrard asylum in Paris amid violent delusions. Consul General Mason reports experts deem him insane and dangerous to release. French officials require a bond from a relative to export him, which Mason cannot authorize, so he appeals to Moore's South Carolina relatives.
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Paris
John Miller Moore
Mason
Moore
United States Navy
Villevrad
J. W. Babcock
Columbia
Dr. Moore
France
Mr. Moore
South Carolina
Pearls Help Pay Bills In River Find
In Lake City Iowa residents along the Raccoon River finding near perfect pearls. Dr T W Johnson opened a clam shell revealing a white pearl valued around 100 dollars. Campers along the river offer pearls to eastern jewelers, aiding families in need.
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Lake City
Raccoon River
T. W. Johnson
Coon
Licenses Issued To Cass County Hunters This Year
The Cass county list shows licenses granted to Roy C Beckley Vace Zimmerman E P Miller Benjamin Satterwaith Dennis North Thomas Ferguson James Davisson Otto Davisson Joseph Grimes Charles Chase Jank Reed James Shoup Gottlieb Schaefer Pasqualle Gindoari Leonard Bowen Francesco Scarciello James Chase William Bechke Hubert Bauer J W Biddle Alva Staggs and Clyde Lowry as of this year in the hunting license program.
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Cass County
Roy C. Beckley
Vace Zimmerman
E. P. Miller
Benjamin Satterwaith
Dennis North
Thomas Ferguson
James Davisson
Otto Davisson
Joseph Grimes
Charles Chase
Jank Reed
James Shoup
Gottlieb Schaefer
Pasqualle Gindoari
Leonard Bowen
Francesco Scarciello
James Chase
William Bechke
Hubert Bauer
J. W. Biddle
Alva Staggs
Clyde Lowry
After Egg Throwers Probed by Police on Broadway Cars
Police hunt ongoing for individuals who threw overripe eggs at passengers on Broadway streetcars Tuesday evening. Authorities believe a clue has been found in the ongoing investigation.
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Ecarte
Petits de Vaux
Vichy
Aix-les-Bains
Contreseville
Ministry of the Interior
Aix-les- Bains
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Dal
C.O.D
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W. L. Morris
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