National Education Association Meeting Opens in Cleveland
About 200 New York City teachers head to Cleveland for the National Education Association sessions spanning five days. Key figures include James Byrnes, Andrew W. Edson, Julia Richman, and Grace Strachan. Highlights feature London educator Brereton, Draper on industrial education, and a women’s panel with Arnold Addams Young. A gold spelling bee for eighth graders draws widespread attention.
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United States
Cleveland
National Education Association
New York
James &. Byrnes
Association
Department of Education
Andrew W. Edson
Julia Richman
Grace C. Strachan
Draper
Albany
Maxwell Wis
Board of Education
Hippodrome
Samuel Mather
Citizens’ Committee
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
William O. ‘Thompson
Ohio State University
Joseph Swain
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore
Penn
Charles F. Thwing
Western Reserve University
Edwin G. Cooley
Comere
London
Cloudesley S. H. Brereton
London County Council
England
Andrew S. Draper
New York State
J.C. Willis
Louisville University
Louisville
Rein
Booker T.washington
Tuskegee Institute
Artin G. Brumbaugh
Philadelphia Public Schools
Box
Sarah Louise Arnold
Simmons College
Boston
Jane Addams
Hull House
Chicago
Ella Flagg Young
Chicago Normal School
Andrew F. West
Graduate School
Princeton University
Supt
Maxwell
Department of ‘Indian ’Education
Pittsburg
Julia Hichman
New York University Hosts National Teachers Gathering
NYU prepares a national symposium for July 1 with 43 recruited teachers from Cornell Brown Virginia Stevens NY state normals and others. The fourteenth annual program offers 62 courses in languages science history and literature plus 43 pedagogical courses, plus new trainings in cooking home sanitation public school music and folk dance.
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New York University
United States
Cornell
Brown
University of Virginia
Stevens Institute
New York
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
University
Thomas Tapper
City Board Faces Call to End Teacher Coaching
A special Board of Education committee calls coaching of teachers for examinations an evil and harmful to teachers physically and mentally. It urges examiners to minimize coaching possibilities and notes teachers overusing after hours study harms schoolwork and wellbeing.
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Board of Education
Barrett, Freifeld
Higgins
Teaccher
New York
Board of Exxaminers
Thaw seeks jury trial in renewed insanity case
The New York Times reports from Poughkeepsie that a writ of habeas corpus was filed to challenge Harry K. Thaw’s commitment to Matteawan Asylum. Justice Morschauser signed a recommitment order. a jury trial for his mental condition is sought, with hearings set before Supreme Court Justice Mills. Thaw hopes a jury will find him sane and grant liberty.
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New York Times
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
Morschauser
Supreme Court
Mills
White Plains
Mack
Morscheuser
Matteawan
Townsend
Justice Mills
Troy
Charles Morschauser
Thaw
Poughkeensie
Mgr
A. Russell Peabody
Dowling
Dutchess County
Jerome
New York
Thane
Tnaw
Mat
Thaw Seeks Jury Trial On Mental Condition
District Attorney Jerome said he had no definite information on Thaw’s habeas corpus writ. If law entitles a jury trial on Thaw’s mental condition, he would not oppose. otherwise he would object to prolonging the litigation. Thaw fears Matteawan and prefers Sing Sing to insane asylum life under officials.
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Lakeville
Conn
Jerome
Harry Thaw
Thaw
Traffic Squad Man Locked Up After Alley Revolver Incident
Police officer John Dugan of the Traffic Squad was jailed at Church Street after firing his revolver among Italian workers on the mezzanine of the Hudson Terminal Building. A worker received eleven stitches after ducking a bullet. Dugan, 40, claimed no involvement and said he is widowed, residing in Brooklyn. He posted $1,000 bail in Night Court.
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John Dugan
Dugan
Church Street
Hudson Terminal
Cortlandt
Greenwich
Cortlandt Street
Supt. Pierce
Frank C. Berry
Berry
Gallagher
Mahar
Serst
Florsheim
Donlin
Halsey Street
Brooklyn
Moss
Imports Fall Off Sharply at Port of Entry
Official estimates show total imports for the fiscal year ending June 30 near 714 million dollars, down from 552 million last year. February saw the lowest value at 48.2 million, with gems and automobiles heavily down due to hard times. gem imports may drop to about 15 million and auto cars to under one thousand units this year.
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George W. Wanmaker
Dogs howl atop Kearny fire tower misread as alarm
A dozen dogs gathered on the Kearny New Jersey fire tower yesterday, seen by many as a novel fire alarm. The top, actually the new dog pound, housed the animals awaiting disposition of their cases.
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Kearny,n. J
Kearny
Governor’s Child Marries Coaghman Amid Scandal Across Borders
Miss Mamie Tweedie daughter of Lemuel J. Tweedie governor of New Brunswick married Ovid McEwan her ex coachman in a St Stephen Calais ceremony after crossing the St Croix River. They sailed for Scotland from Montreal in steerage due to crowded conditions. The Governor and Mrs Tweedie learn of the marriage by telephone and express great concern.
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New York Times
Fredericton
N. B
Capital Society
Mamie Tweedie
Lemuel J. Tweedie
New Pharaedl
Ovid McEwan
Montreal
Scotland
McEwans
Tweedie
Justice Barker
St. John
McEwan
Chatham
Gov. Tweedie
Miss Tweedie
St. Stephen
James G. Stevens
St. Croix
Charles E. McCully
Calais
McEwson
DROP ELECTRIC CONTRACTS ENDING FORCED TERM
Consumers in the city may discontinue electricity with three days notice and need not pay monthly charges if unused. Electric light companies voluntaryy adopted changes after a Public Service Commission investigation and accepted the Commissioner’s ideas without an official order.
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Electric Light
Public Service Commission
Rail chief urges city not to fund grade crossings plan
Long Island Railroad President Ralph Peters protests Chief Engineer Nelson P. Lewis's recommendation that the city bear no share of Woodside-Winfield grade crossing elimination costs in Queens. He warns the project could be dropped if city funds are refused, arguing legal duty to contribute and urging city cooperation to reduce overall expense.
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Nelson P. Lewis
Board of Estimate
Long Island Railroad
Woodside
Winfield
Queens
Ralph Peters
McClellan
Lestimate
Lewis
Peters
Long Island City
Jamaica
Petts
Long Island
Philadelphia
Brighton Beach
Atlantic Avenuee
Bay Ridge
Queens Boulevard
Mount Olivet pastor and two others arrested in church dispute
Mount Olivet Baptist Church leaders Pastor Matheow G Gilbert and James E Taylor 2nd Joshua B Woods were arrested on an order by City Court Justice Olver in a dispute over a $2 claim by Gen Grant Stevens. They posted $25 bail and were released. The case stems from a church split last fall and a February 1 resignation that prompted police action during a service.
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Matheow G. Gilbert
James E. Taylor
Joshua B. Woods
Mount Olivet Coldred
West Fifty-third Street
Olver
Grant Stevens
B.l
Stevens
Gilbert
Sys
Tavilor
Woods
Mgistrate
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Maine
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