Endorsed Minimum $1200 Teacher Wage Move Calls for Higher Pay
A county meeting of about 100 school district directors and clerks endorses a $1200 yearly base for trade teachers with 12 month terms, proposes annual increases pegged to six week summer training, and favors a $2000 county superintendent salary. They advocate monthly pay and early March contract timing to attract qualified staff.
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Wantilia
Tmcker
Hie
Sumamer Schol
Ohio
Umatiliw
Agro. Com. Po
Alvernf
W. W. Green
Ile
Weontitle
Baal
Thingureld Jook
United States
Woodcraft Committee Plans Local Site Inspection
An inspection committee of the Neighbors of Woodcraft will visit Hondleton to review Pendleton’s proposal. C. K Cranston, head of the Pendleton Commercial Association, spoke in Portland about the effort. Delays due to a guardian’s interview and a death affected scheduling as the committee aims to determine Pendleton’s share of consideration.
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Woodcraft
Hondleton
C. K Cranston
Pendleton
Portland
Minerva Crowner
Iar
C. Way
Diplomats jockey for lead as Russia talks dominate
In a tense diplomatic week Lloyd George and Millerand spar over influence in the postwar order while Pendleton’s Armenian relief drive advances with a target of 4090 dollars. Local volunteers, including Warren Morr of Portland, organize fundraising as Armenian orphans await aid. The plan includes a statewide effort with precinct leaders named and a push for relief funds reaching toward 250,000.
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Pendleton
Armenia
Warlone
Precine
Vnallite
Precinet
Mdahe
Chatrain
Leen Gothen
Warren Morr
Portland
Near East
Ninnacren
Turkn
Ceere
Whotit Cullen
Bor
Moree
Ana Atherak
Ty Pendleton
Tive Caves
Bono
Death claims 11 year old Neal Cameron in Portland
Edwin Neal Cameron aged 11 died in Portland of pneumonia. The boy’s death prompts a family funeral plan with services described by local sources. Relatives include Mrs Fieneber of Le Grand and Miss Josephine Cameron among five sisters. The obituary notes burial arrangements and church rites to follow, with services officiated by a local minister.
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Edwin Neal Cameron
Portland
H.W. Protehor
Cameron
Hopper
Leno Cameron
Tortland
Alster
Aire
Arti Doon
Cieato
Wil Chore
Bert
Dortland
Josephine Cameron
Railroad union confident president will veto Esch bill
Washington February 54 Railroad unions are confident the president will veto the bill to regulate the Red-Criming rail. The move follows a rally and speeches predicting swift action. The administration faces strong opposition from lawmakers and industry groups as it weighs the proposal.
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Washington
Railrord Daibo Hien
Pire Geert
Denis Willen
Laicos
Friente
Arrest Warrants for Liquor Men Refused in Minhttown
A garbled report indicates arrest warrants issued for liquor law violators were refused. Authorities in the central states pursued enforcement of prohibition as officials encountered obstacles and procedural questions amid unclear details. The piece references various names and places in a scattered account with missing context.
Denikin Fighters Regain Lost City in War Report
Fragmentary dispatches describe Denikin forces retaking a city, with harried reports on front lines near Sill Massa and Wolehowthy. War Office and Bolshevik sources clash over timelines as combat incursions continue and casualties mount.
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Denikin
London
War Office
Bolktevik
Dentin
Sill
Massa
Wolehowthy
Showdown Planned Over Peace Pact By GOP Leaders
Republican leaders push to force a vote on the peace treaty in the Senate and demand no delays until a final showdown. Hitchcock departs the chamber for a conference with fellow Democrats as party figures insist on proceeding with the treaty and related matters before moving to conference reports.
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Hitchcock
Senate
Washington
Boniktor Longe
Thorediay
Mndis
Tevige
cThenry
Lode
Hitchenek
Democrata
Fleet and City Go Bolshevik Across To Overthrow
A chaotic dispatch from London reports Soviet forces gaining ground in Russia with Denikin under pressure as Bolsheviks sweep northern ports. Farther notes claim desertions among anti Bolshevik leaders and a confusing tally of Belgian officers amid a split in Western war reporting.
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London
Murmansk
Vauredo
Norway
Revolutioniste
Defendants Cast Food From Cell In Montesang Jail
Feb 24 Judge Wil announced trial of W W Defendants for murders in Centralia area. Juror list delayed due to illness. Six defendants refused breakfast yesterday and threw food into jail corridor. They were placed in solitary confinement.
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Montesang
Wil- On
Bib
Centralia
Iiternate
Baward Parr
Houser Case Probe Expands to CME 10 Pendleton
States Attorney Himphreys recovers from Spokane as he probes the Houser case involving alleged illicit profits tied to Mix Houter. Investigations span the quad walline cycle and reach Seattle and Pendleton.
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Houser
CME 10
Pendleton
Portisants, Pty
Himphreys
Spokane
Houter
Ftolay
Seattle
Spy convict shot by Sinn Feinters on lonely field
Reports from CORE dated February 24 describe a court martial in which a British agent, implicated in the death of Mary Qotonav here, was executed. The proceedings depicted a ring of Sinn Feiners surrounding a captive before the firing squad.
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SINN
Steere
Local teacher to receive half pay after illness
In Blmorank on February 24 Rom Chapel, a local teacher, will draw only half pay after going to school while visibly ill with smallpox. The school board ruled that teachers who were home with the flu received full pay, making the decision notable for its partial pay policy.
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Blmorank
Montesano Murder Trial Delayed by Flu and Hunger Strike
Four of fourteen jurors at the Centralia murder trial near Montesano are ill with severe colds and influenza, delaying proceedings. Six jailed defendants began a hunger strike protesting conditions, later joined by three more accused men. They demand better meals, while officials promise "mush and macaroni" reduced but deny solitary confinement claims. Judge Wilson says a postponement remains possible depending on the situation.
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Montesano
Tness
Centralia
Fed
Loren Roberta
Finke
Britt Smith
Mike Sheehan
Ray Becker
J. Metherny
Bert Bland
Eugene Barnew
Bland
Elmer Smith
J. H. Lamt
Prohibition Revolt Tales Declared Unfounded
County Attorney McDonagh in Tron River Michigan and officials deny fake tales of a liquor revolt. He states no trouble with liquor traffic and cites a credentialless man posing as a federal prohibition agent. Washington receives a formal inquiry to probe rumors of a revolt in Mecosta County.
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Tron River
Mich
McDonagh
Michigan
Palmer
McDonovan
Lawve
Chicago
Dalrymple
Chao
Prohibition
Jett
County Agents Leader Ber Identified with State Work
County agents chief Ballard, well known to state farmers, arrived in the city to discuss extension work. Ballard, assistant state head of county agents, is in town today to advance agricultural outreach and coordinate local programs.
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Ber
Ballard
Premiers seek commission to view Russia situation
Polish Premier announce plans to send a commission to Russia to study conditions and end Bolshevik horrors before re engaging in diplomatic relations. Entente may aid border states if attacked while urging commerce restoration and peace talks. United States participation discussed to assess famine and trade postwar.
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Lonton
Pol
Notlong
Rustin
Rossa
Poland
Humania
Entente
Rueia
Sland
Fousetn
Red
United States
Foul Shoriagg
Supreme Council
Pearis
Itfe
Lendere
Liquor Smuggler on Trial in Vancouver Case
Land, held on a federal charge of attempting to move intoxicants across state lines, went on trial in Vancouver. He was arrested after an interstate bridge incident near Kalama, as authorities pursued a car that vanished when the bridge link to Portland closed, with Sheriff Johnson of Clark County involved.
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Vancouver
Wanh
Let Land
Kalama
Wash
Portland
Johnson
Chirke County
Pire Fued Lind
Herve
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