Legislation and Health At Illinois Teachers Meet
An appropriation to build a school of education at the University of Illinois and a state system for public school anchors are among proposed laws to be discussed at the annual meeting of the Illinois State Teachers Association. Ella Mage Young spoke, with Andrew F. L. West addressing on The Assault on Our Cakhes. Health topics follow with speakers including W. A. Evans, Dr. William H. Allen, Mrs Jane Addams, and Dr. W. O. Thompson.
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Universty
Illinois
Timois “Lite Teachers’ Association
Ron
Oly Board of Education
Busse
Gates Adds $50,000 Gift to Port Arthur Institute
John W. Gates founder of the Port Arthur Collegiate Institute announced an additional gift of 50000 dollars to the institution. The donation reinforces Gates support for the school based in Port Arthur Texas with further funding expected in coming months.
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Institute
Gates
Port Arthur
Tex
John W. Gates
Explosion and panic hit East Fourteenth Street apartment
Six hundred residents fled a bomb blast at 002 East Fourteenth Street wrecking the entrance and trapping tenants. Police say blackmail threats to a tenant may have caused it. Firefighters rescued families from upper floors and one person was killed with many injured. Separate reports note a church roof collapse in Barberton during revival preparations, killing J. H. Myers and injuring others including two preachers.
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New York
East Fourteenth Street
Fiveden
Barberton
J. H. Myers
Engine Inventor Dies in Troy First to Make Factory Engines
William Coutie, claimed as the pioneer of compound engines for factories, died in Troy. He was born in Scotland. Rain welcomed in Oklahoma as Christmas gift. Tulsa reports overdue showers reviving oil, saving wheat, and boosting business after months of drought.
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Troy
William Coutie
Scotland
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Indicted Manchester Citizens Face Sentences in Adams County Probe
In West Union Ohio 35 prominent Manchester residents were arraigned on indictments after a wholesale vote selling inquiry led by Julee A Slair. Defendants pled guilty and received disfranchisement fines. Governor Harmon urged a state legislature inquiry prompting regional stir among lawmakers.
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Adams County
West Union
Slair
Manchester
Manuchester
Blair
Warum
Whch
Mair
Frank Salisbury
Franklin Township
Peebles
Roosevelt shrew named after expedition in Africa
The Roosevelt shrew, a tiny nocturnal insectivore with a long snout, was noted in Smithsonian findings from the explorers’ Africa jaunt. The Roosevelt expedition reportedly also uncovered eight new bird species.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Africa
Smithsonian Institution
Packers Explore Sale of Alaska Salmon Canneries
Seattle Dec 28 A newspaper says negotiations are in progress for Libby McNeill Libby of Chicago to buy ten Alaska salmon canneries and Northwestern Fisheries ships and property from Guggenheim corporation for about 1 million dollars.
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Salmon Industries
Seattle
Wash
Libby, McNeill & Libby of
Chicago
Alaska
Northwestern Fisheries Company
Guggenheim Corporation
Man Opens Fire in Cleveland Estate Incident
A gunman fired at Bert Knapp and Marshal Stamberner on the John D. Rockefeller Forest Hill estate in Cleveland. Knapp and Stamberner pursued the intruder after he fled the grounds before police could stop him as darkness hampered the chase.
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Cleveland
Bert Knapp
John D. Rockefeller
Forest
Marshal Stamberner
East Cleveland
Five Die in Mercurs Bottom Freight Wreck
Five workmen are reported killed in a freight wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad’s Ohio river division at Mercurs Bottom West Virginia. The accident occurred near Parkersburg on December 28.
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Parkersburg
W. Via
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Mercurs Bottom
W. Va
Japanese Suspects Prompt Manila Police Sweep
Secret information led Major General Duvall to order police help in searching one store and several Japanese homes for explosives. The futile searches sparked resentment in the Japanese colony as residents of Mireul Syaaan Co Limited are named in the reports.
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Manila
Duvall
United States Army
Department of the Phillippines
Mireul “Syaaan Co
Rural Schools Debate At Columbus Conference
A historical session in Columbus discusses rural schools and modernization. President B A Doertirtek of Montana presided as speakers examined improving education efficiency. The conference convened today and continues through tomorrow.
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Columbus
Mey
B.A. Doertirtek
Montana
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