Standardizing Education in American Colleges
Administrative officers of the Carnegie Foundation and the General Education Board oversee large funds to pension professors and aid needy colleges. They face varied standards and seek a deep test of college purposes, ideals, and professor outcomes to standardize education beyond admissions criteria.
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Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of
General Education Board
America
Carnegie Foundation
Pennsylvania Railroad to Grow its Own Railroad Ties
The Pennsylvania Railroad plans a large scale tie program by planting 2 250 000 trees on Pennsylvania land to supply its 5 000 000 annual ties. This effort aims to address timber scarcity, reduce costs, and show conservation through forestry best practices.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Troy Times
Britain to build two more Dreadnought battleships
A report claims Britain plans two additional Dreadnoughts and has contracted four such vessels via foreign governments, seen as speculative bets. Some speculate Britain may keep them for defense against Germany, suggesting growing armament costs. The piece cautions that high costs may deter future war and hints time may show fighting is unprofitable.
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Great Britain
Troy Times
Germany
Gen John M Wilson Known for Civil War Era Roles and Washington Ties
Gen John M Wilson once led the Engineer Corps and presided over the Washington board of trade. Born and raised in Washington, he has met 14 presidents since beginning his White House era as a 1849 Zachary Taylor era page. He aged 70 and remains active and vibrant.
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John M. Wilson
Engineer Corps of the Army
Washington Board of Trade
Washington
Zachary Taylor
Senate
Webster
Clay
Calhoun
Benton
Wilson
Georgia Day Fair Opens Reaches Roosevelts Visit
Norfolk Va June 11 The James town exposition plans mark Monday as the real opening with President Roosevelt visiting Georgia day at Roswell and the Bulloch hall replica. He urged free universal education and industrial training while condemning child labor and calling for compensation laws for injured workers nationwide.
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Norfolk
Roosevelt
Georgia
Bulloch Hall
Roswell Ga
Georgia State Building
Government Pier
National Editorial Association
Exposition Auditorium
New York
Colony of Georgia
Exposition
Roswell
South
Union
Congress
Saloons Close In Pittsburg First Time in 15 Years
Pittsburg Kansas ends saloon era as all taverns close at midnight on Mayor Fisher order amid Attorney General Jackson's crusade. Saloonkeepers had moved fixtures and stock prior to the crackdown.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Fisher
Jackson
Tucker Denied Freedom in Contempt Case
Washington June 12 Justice Brewer of the U S Supreme Court denied an application for a writ of habeas corpus in the contempt case of H H Tucker Jr former secretary of the Uncle Sam Oil Co Kansas. The ruling states the case should have gone to the court of appeals on a writ of error.
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Tucker
Fredom
Washington
Justice Brewer
Supreme Court of the United States
H. H. Tucker, Jr
Uncle Sam Oil Company
Kansas
Court of Appeals
Storms Leave Towns in Desolation Across Multiple States
A string of storms Friday to Sunday devastated Gradyville Kentucky and nearby areas, leaving 21 dead and crops ruined. Other towns including New Minden Illinois York Illinois and Catlettsburg Kentucky reported deaths injuries and major property losses. Floods and tornado damage struck Pleasant Valley Iowa and Pipestone Minnesota with extensive flooding and widespread property damage.
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Louisville
Gradyville
Nashville
Ill
Henry Weihe
New Minden
York, Ill
Henry Rook
Lucinda Pinkerton
John Bostick
Grayville
Ind
James Layton
Layton
Des Moines
Pleasant Valley
Catlettsburg
Springfield
Mill Run
Ironton
South Point
Pipestone
Minn
Japanese Leader Seeks War If San Francisco Persecution Persists
Viscount Tani of Kumamoto warns that diplomacy may fail over the San Francisco actions and asserts that war would be the only remaining path if America does not yield. In Washington reports say a Tokyo alliance aims to topple the current Japanese ministry and overturn the exclusion clause in the immigration bill.
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Pacific Coast
Progressives
Japan
United States
Tokio
Viscount Aoki
San Francisco
Saionji
Washington
State Department
California
Hayashi
Arbitration Offer After Detroit Railway Meet
Detroit June 12. The Detroit United Railway after receiving the employer ultimatum offered to arbitrate the entire working agreement with workers. The union seeks arbitration only on the demand for a 28 cent per hour increase. President Mahon and union officials will present the proposal to the members.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit United Railway
Mahon
Loss of Minnesota Launch Tears Navy as Six Midshipmen Die
Washington reports the presumed sinking of the Minnesota’s launch near Norfolk with six midshipmen from the Naval Academy, a boatswain, and four enlisted men. Names given include Henry Murfin Jr from Ohio and Philip Field from Colorado. others hailed from Wisconsin North Carolina and Delaware.
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Washington
Annapolis
Minnesota
Navy Department
Department
Norfolk
Newberry
Brownson
Navigation Bureau
Admiral Evans
Atlantic Fleet
Hampton Roads
Washington Navy Yard
Evans
Exposition Pier
Naval Service
Naval Academy
Henry C. Murfin, Jr
Ohio
Philip H. Field
Colorado
Academy
Walter Ulrich
Wisconsin
W. H. Stevenson
North Carolina
F. P. Holcomb
Connecticut
Newcastle
Del
Thomas Holcomb
Comptroller's Office
Treasury Department
Nineteenth Street
Nicaragua War Sparks Central American Clash At Acajutla Port
News from Mexico City reports Nicaraguan forces aided by Salvadorean rebels captured Acajutla port in a dawn strike. Gun boat Momotombo shelled a fort as troops landed, with General Manual Rivas in control. Zelaya reportedly seeks broader action against Guatemala as tensions rise. Washington confirms no official details by late Tuesday night.
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Mexico City
Central America
Acajutla
Salvador
Figueroa
Mexico
Manuel Delgado
Diaz
Momotombo
Manual Rivas
San Jose de Guatemala
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Washington
RULES AGAINST MRS. BIRDSONG
The Mississippi Supreme Court upheld a five year manslaughter sentence for Mrs Angie Birdsong in the 1906 Monticello killing of Dr Thomas Butler. Chief Justice Whitfield wrote the ruling with Justice Mayer, Justice Calhoun dissenting. Governor Vardaman granted a 30 day stay to allow a pardon petition to be filed and published. Mrs Birdsong returned to Mendenhall as petitions circulate.
Aeronaut Drowns In River Near Granite Falls
John Puepura an aeronaut from Utica New York employed by a carnival company operating at Granite Falls ascended at six o'clock and became entangled in parachute ropes as the balloon drifted over the Minnesota river He was drowned when the parachute struck the water and his body was recovered on the shore near the river.
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Granite Falls
Minn
John Puepura
Utica
N. Y
Minnesota
Puepura
Carnival
Julia Magruder Dies at 51 A Virginia Native
Richmond reported novelist Julia Magruder died Sunday after a long illness. A Charlottesville native, she was 51 and had lived in Washington.
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Julia Magruder
Richmond
Charlottesville
Washington
Women Die In Auto Crash In Indianapolis
Two women were killed and three others seriously injured when a Broad Ripple traction car struck the automobile of J. F. Himes in northern Indianapolis late Tuesday. The wreck occurred after the auto collided with the streetcar, authorities said.
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Indianapolis
Ind
J. F. Himes
Death of Maj. Gen. Sir Arthur Ellis at royal gala
King Edward and Queen Alexandra attended a gala opera with Danish royals when Maj. Gen. Sir Arthur E. A. Ellis, the king's extra equerry, died suddenly during the performance in London on Tuesday night.
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London
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Denmark
Arthur E. A. Ellis
Orchard Against Attacks in Haywood Trial Confession Details
Boise dispatch outlines Harry Orchard facing aggressive cross examination in the Haywood murder trial. It covers alleged dynamite plots in Globville, attempts on Gov. Peabody, and defense arguments of a broader conspiracy while Orchard maintains his original testimony.
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Boise
Idaho
Haywood
Harry Orchard
Orchard
Fred Bradley
San Francisco
Denver
Federation
Bradley
Steve Adams
Globville
Pettibone
Adams
Neaver
Max Malich
Joe Mahalich
Peabody
Gov. Peabody
Gabbert
Goddard
William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Mayer
McPartland
Richardson
Frank Steunenberg
Colorado
Gregory
Hughes vetoes two cent mile rate bill in New York
Gov. Hughes on June 1 vetoed the measure creating a flat passenger rate of two cents per mile for railroads over 150 miles long in New York State. The veto blocks a statewide fare reform affecting long lines and statewide rail travel economics.
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Hughes
Albany
N. Y
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Tani
United States Navy
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