Wisconsin teachers’ poor general knowledge sparks debate
A Wisconsin Normal School test of prospective teachers produced absurd wrong answers to well known figures and terms. The piece argues that lack of newspaper reading signals broader educational failings and calls out educators for limited world knowledge hindering leadership.
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Wisconsin Normal School
la Follette
America
Oberammergau
Herrin
Germany
Pinchot
Frances E. Willard
Helen Keller
Mussolini
Eurasia
France
Leonard Wood
Henry Cabot Lodge
Muscle Shoals
Italy
Wisconsin
United States
Normal School
Eskimos Correct Cook North Pole Claim
Eskimos verify that Cook never reached the North Pole, placing him about five hundred miles south of it. A Berlin auto incident ends in the driver’s suicide after the injured man dies days later. A Washington matron leaves society to pursue dancing, omitting further commentary.
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Doctor Cook
North Pole
Cook
Dr. Cook
Berlin
Washington
Red Sea
United States
Yuma
Anzona
Yesterday and Today in Ohio Anniversary Notes
A compilation of dates and events from 1824 to 1940s, mentioning British troop movements, deaths of notable engineers, cholera in St Louis, German emperors visits, a Newark bombing, and other historical mentions. Includes today’s birthdays of William Morris Hughes and others, plus general commentary on ambition, dress, and a scientific school talk.
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Howe
Germantown
Benjamin Raymond
Lake Champlain
St Lawrence
Richmond
Mass
St Louis
William II
Newark
N. J
Jared B Flagg
New York City
New Haven
Conn
France
Senate High Court
Texas
James B Ferguson
Oklahoma
William Morris Hughes
Wales
Joseph Hertz
British Empire
Czech- Slovakia
Charles A. Lory
Colorado Agricultural College
Sardis
Ohio
J. Alfred Taylor
Congress
West Virginia
Lawrence County
Wilbur P. Thirkield
Methodist Episcopal Church
Franklin
William Allen White as Kansas political figure and writer
The article profiles William Allen White a prominent Kansas journalist and author. It notes his 1912 Bull Moose influence, progressive ties, and long political role including friendships with ex governor Henry Allen. White, aged fifty six and married, has held duties such as Rockefellar Foundation trustee and Pulitzer prize editor winner.
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William Allen White
Canard
William Allen Waters
Kansas
White
Henry T. Alien
Alien
Emporia
Eho
Henry
Rockefover Foundation
New Hampshire Democrats hold state platform convention
Today state Democrats in New Hampshire will assemble to outline the party platform. In Minneapolis the National Association of Legal Aid Organizations holds its annual convention. New York Democrats meet in Syracuse to nominate candidates for governor and other state officers for November. Triplets Martha Staley Mary Wiley and Jerry Williams celebrate 6th birthday today. The President Cabinet Supreme Court Justices and others attend a Philadelphia event marking the 150th anniversary of the Continental Congress meeting at Carpenter's Hall.
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New Hampshire
Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Continental Congress
Carpenter’s Hall
The Way of the World by Grove Patterson
Tradition says Noahs ark landed on Mt Ararat and that summit marks the border between Turkey and Persia. The article discusses the region and its history as far as the text allows.
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Grove Patterson
Mt. Ararat
Turkey
Persia
Prince of Wales Turns Thirty Yet Seems Older
A quirky remark notes the prince of Wales appears far older than his thirty years. The comment imagines his youthful vigor faded, joking that even a fashion trend from the past could not suit him.
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Prince O’ Wales
Years Ago in Elyria Civilian Life and Local Events
Parents of school children protested one well on school grounds demanding another to ensure recess water. The Elyria Fire Department aided a major lumber fire on the flats, suspected incendiary origin. The Eighth Ohio Volunteer Regt held a reunion at SABR hall and a roller skating rink, with 28 attendees from the region. The Elyria Telephone Co enlarged its switchboard, serving nearly 100 subscribers. Pickpockets tailed James G Blaine, stealing from Mayor Gates and Rev H Stocking during his presidential bid.
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Elyrua Fire Department
Cleveland
Ohio Volunteer Regt
Elyria Telephone Co
James G. Blaine
Mayor Gates
Rev
H Stocking
Haber Urges Science For Global Welfare And Peace
German chemist Fritz Haber, speaking in the United States, argues that progress in natural science offers the best path to improving social conditions and humanity. He praises Franklin, urges production for the public good, and calls for international scientific cooperation to ensure a happier, healthier world.
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Fritz Haber
Urtlaber
Allid Fareng
Southong
Dr. Haber
Benjamin Franklin
Haber
Army Leader’s Early Training Shapes World War I Role
In an archipelago he proved leadership ability and entered the War College in Washington to perfect his technique and theory. During the Mexican border troubles General Pershing studied General Liggett, becoming among the first chosen to accompany his chief to France.
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Archipelago
War College
Wash‘nsion
Pershing
Liggett
France
Advocates of wine and beer legalization denounced
Dr Scott McBride, national president of the Anti-Saloon League, told the Woman's Christian Temperance Union convention that the beer and wine proposal is a deceit and a ploy to elect wet candidates. The Newark well case notes a 4365 foot test targeting 50 barrels daily, while New York reports liberty bond openings with quoted prices across series.
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Cincinnati
Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League i
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Ins
Let Us Grease Your Car at Hi Speed Gas Station
An old local advert promotes car service at Hi Speed Gas Station located at 137 Cleveland Street offering expert lubrication and maintenance. The notice emphasizes quick, reliable work with a phone contact listed as 2059 for service inquiries.
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Cleveland Street
Chronicle Telegram Want Columns Ad Preview
Classified want ad brief asserts available items and services with concise descriptions. Includes contact details and rates for placement, inviting readers to request more information or submit listings for employment, real estate, goods, and miscellaneous services. Timeframe and regional scope implied by local newspaper context.
Liggett Emerges as Army Leaders Head of Veterans Group
Major General Hunter Liggett retired from U S A becomes president of the Association of the Army of the United States. He first rose to prominence as commander of the first American army corps organized in France. Liggett grew up in Berks County Pennsylvania and attended West Point before serving in the Indian campaigns under General Miles and later in Cuba and the Philippines.
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Hunter Liggett
Association of the Army of the United States
France
Gen. Liggett
Berks County
Pennsylvania
West Point
Infantry Army
Northwest
Miles
Spain
Cuba
Philippines
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Chicago
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Emery Furnace
Gan
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Louise Pareno
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Imperial Furniture Company
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10Th Street
W. J. Farewell
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