Education Bill Introduced by Sterling Reed
The Education Bill or Towner Sterling Bill is introduced in the Senate by Senator Thomas Sterling of South Dakota and in the House by Congressman Daniel A Reed of New York. It proposes a Department of Education with a cabinet secretary and up to 100 million dollars for literacy, teacher training, Americanization, physical education, and rural educational equalization while safeguarding state control. Supported by NEA, Freemasonry groups, AFL, Daughters of the American Revolution, Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teachers, and other organizations.
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Towner-Sterling
Senate
Thomas Sterling
South Dakota
House of Representatives
Daniel A Reed
New York
Department of Education
Secretary of Education
National Education Association
Site Council
the Scottish Rite ’ Freemasonry
Southern Jurisdiction
Order of Eastern Star
The
American Federation of Labor
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teachers’ Associations
Grand Encampment Knights Templar
Dancer Claims Husband of Six Months Is Rough
In Detroit on December 1 Ruth Maude Devoy Scripps faces cross examination in a separate maintenance suit. Attorney Leo M Butzel quotes Ruth Devoe as luring 18 year old James Scripps into a marriage beneath him. She testifies of cruelty including scalding baths and fights that drove her from the home after six months of marriage. She says the husband blamed his father William E Scripps for troubles after learning she was to become a mother.
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Detroit
Mich
Ruth Maude Devoy Scripps
Leo M. Butzel
Counterfeit Bills Found Circulating Across Regions
Federal sleuths report counterfeit ten dollar notes with face values ranging from 500 to 1000 dollars circulating between the Atlantic and Rockies. An underground cache yielded 900 bogus bills. Five suspects including a woman have been arrested in St Louis Chicago and St Paul.
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Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank
Atlantic
Rockies
St. Louis
St. Paul
Mexico Buys US War Material for Obregon Government
Washington reports the government agreed to sell surplus war material to Mexico's Obregon government after a Mexico City request cited an armed uprising. The Navy Department opposed sales but interpreted the policy broader, noting Harding would have acted similarly.
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Washington
Obregon
Mexico
Mexico City
Navy Department
Ezra Meeker Celebrates Ninety-Third Birthday
Ezra Meeker, pioneer of the Oregon Trail, hosts more than 70 guests at his Seattle home to mark his ninety third birthday with attendees from Portland and Northwest cities. Notables include Chaplain Robert Stubbs of Tacoma, 105, and Oregon State Historical Society President Holman.
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Seattle
Portland
Northwest
Ezra Meeker
Pionger
Oregon Trail
Robert Stubbs
Tacoma
Holman
The
Oregon State Historical Society
Stubbs
Unidentified man robs bank cashier at California National Bank
In Los Angeles an unknown man presented a bottle of colorless liquid to a cashier and demanded $500 last Saturday afternoon. The cashier feared the bottle contained explosives and complied with the demand.
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Los Angeles
California National Bank
Exile Ordered for Russian Gamblers and Speculators
Moscow reports a sweeping exile order targeting gamblers and speculators as Communist leaders push moral reform. Dozens of men and families will be banished to provinces in the coming days, with some sent to Siberia and distant districts. Gambling houses in Petrograd are closed, while Moscow venues reportedly struggle.
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Moscow
Russia
Petrograd
Narinsky
Siberia
White Sea
Open House at Governor Mansion for New Year
Governor and Mrs. Scott C. Bone announce an informal New Year open house at the Governor's Mansion tomorrow afternoon from 3 to 6 o clock. They extend a welcome to all friends and neighbors to attend and share in New Year traditions.
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Governor’s Mansion
Governor's Mansion
Scott C. Bone
Gov. Bone
Salmon Pack of 1923 Shows Larger Total
Vancouver reports the British Columbia salmon pack for 1923 at 1,341,681 cases, up 50,000 from 1922, due to heavy runs in Northern streams. The Fraser River is being stocked heavily for the fiscal year, per the Dominion Fisheries Department report.
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Vancouver
B. C
British Columbia
Dominion Fisheries Department
Frazier
Express Sympathy Over Loss of French Dirigible
Paris reports naval attaches from the United States Great Britain Spain South America and Belgium conveyed official sympathy to France. The Minister of Marine publicly stated the dirigible Dixmude may be definitively considered lost.
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Paris
United States
Great Britain
Spain
Ministry of Marine
Minister of Marine
President Coolidge Backs Wheat Acreage Reduction
President Coolidge endorses reducing American wheat acreage to prevent overproduction in a letter released by the Wheat Council of the United States. The Chicago note places emphasis on stabilizing supplies and markets during a period of surplus risk.
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President Coolidge
Chicago
Coolidge
Wheat Council of the
United States
Hoover moves to dismiss suit over Alaskan fishing rights
Secretary of Commerce Hoover seeks dismissal in the District of Columbia Supreme Court of a suit by Alaska Delegate Don Sutherland. The suit asked the department to be enjoined from granting fishing rights in Alaska reserves. Hoover said neither Sutherland nor the interests he claimed to represent had property rights to base their action on.
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Washington
Hoover
District of Columbia
Supreme Cort
Alaska
Don Sutherland
Department of Commerce
Sutherland
Acets
Auditor finds 74337 illegally spent on King County roads
State Auditor Clausen reported an examination showed 74337 illegally spent on roads and bridges by Commissioner Dobson Paul of King County. He said many jobs were let without advertising and there was no strict separation of construction repair and maintenance. In Seattle, Dobson Paul admitted most expenditures and claimed he followed prior systems. Prosecutor Douglas said court action could not proceed due to missing penalty.
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Olympia
Wash
Clausen
Dobson Paul
King County
Seattle
Douglas
Jay
Steamer Conejos Sinks in Black Sea Loss of All Hands
Confirmation today that the United States Steamship Conejos sank in the Black Sea last Thursday. The vessel carried six officers and 30 seamen and all were lost.
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Constantinople
United States Shipping Board
Conejos
Black Sea
Riot dispersed as guardsmen take prisoners near Van Buren
In Fort Smith Arkansas on December 31 ten African Americans who barricaded themselves in a house five miles from Van Buren surrendered to National Guardsmen after a Friday night killing of Mrs Latimer. They were jailed for safekeeping.
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Fort Smith
Ark
van Buren
Mra
Robert Latimer
National
Blair Has List Found In Washington Liquor Raids
Commissioner Blair announced a list of 21 names found in liquor raids on Christmas, the trigger for the bootleg scandal in Washington. The document ties to investigations into illicit liquor operations and mentions the Christmas raid incident.
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Blair
Wash
D. C
Washington
Internal Revenue
Revolution in Mexico Does Not Stop Rum Running
The Mexican revolution has not halted rum running. Smugglers continue to load at Ensenada and Topolobampo, unload in the United States, secure clearance papers, and return with cargo, keeping operations in play despite Pacific port closures.
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Mexico
Vancouver
B. C
Pacific Coast
Ensenda
Toplobampo
United States
Wife and chauffeur slain by husband in Raleigh home
In Raleigh, on the preceding Saturday night, Lawrence Gatling, son of a former prostmaster, shot and killed his wife and their chauffeur Owen Stevens at the Gatling residence. The assailant fled in a car after the double killing.
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Raleigh
N. C
Lawrence Gatling
Owen Stevens
Gatling
British envoy to US to be replaced amid health issues
Washington dispatch reports Sir William Howard, current British Ambassador to Spain, expected to succeed Sir Auckland Geddes as British Ambassador to the United States after Geddes announced his resignation due to ill health last Saturday.
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Washington
Sir William Howard
Spain
Auckland Geddes
United States
Iill
Newspaper Truth Praised By Sioux City Pastor
Rev. Earl Hoon, pastor of St. Paul’s M. E. Church in Sioux City, told the Ad Club in Cedar Rapids that newspapers tell the truth when given. He urged church members to warmly engage with reporters, saying newspapers reach more people daily than churches do in a month and that service brings service.
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Cedar Rapids
Earl Hoon
St. Paul's M. E
Sioux City
Iowa
Theatre Fire Kills Man in Medford Blaze
Fire of undetermined origin gutted the Page Theatre in Medford Oregon causing about 100000 in damage. Amos Willett prominent businessman died in the blaze and Roy W Elliott fire chief suffered serious injuries from falling debris.
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Medford
Ore
Page Theatre
Amos Willett
Roy W. Elliott
U S Cruiser Rochester Ordered South American Waters
The flagship Rochester of the United States special service squadron in Central and South American waters is ordered to Ampala Honduras to stay nearby until disturbances in Honduras and Southern Mexico are quieted.
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Washington
Deco
Rochester
United States Special Service Squadron
South American
Ampala
Honduras
Mexico
Mellon Tax Plan Attacked by New Yorker
Washington reports show Representative O'Connor of New York denouncing the Mellon plan as propaganda costing millions. Representative Garner of Texas charges a conspiracy to pressure Congress to back the Mellon tax bill before members can study its provisions.
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Mellon
New
Washington
O'Connor
New York
Garner
Texas
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Wage levels rise since 1923 in new survey
New Year's outlook shows wages higher than in 1923 as cost of living climbs. The National Industrial Conference survey indicates earnings now offset higher prices, with wages at a higher level than last year.
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National Industrial Conference
Horse Won’t Work Unless Given Doughnuts
Chicago police claim a legal action against the Salvation Army and its campaign drive committee over a doughnut incident. Officer M J Lee says his horse was fed nine doughnuts at Adams and State Streets by a person near a blue bonnet, worsening the horse’s condition and forcing him to buy sinkers to keep the animal ready for work while the campaign seeks 341000 for next year’s effort.
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Chicago
M. J. Lee
Salvation Army
Adams
State
Army
State Streets
Fire ruins Portland temple synagogue largest church
In Portland Oregon a fire Saturday night virtually destroyed The Temple Beth-Israel, the city’s largest synagogue. Incendiarism is suspected as the cause, with investigators focusing on the downtown landmark.
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Portland
Ore
Temple Beth-Isreal
New Discovery Near Mayo Reported
Daw son Y T reports from Mayo to the Dewcon News claim a Beaver district discovery 50 miles west of Keno Hill yields incredible silver and gold values. A stampede has begun from Keno Hill and Mayo City as assays are said to show over 1,200 units per ton.
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Dawson
Y. T
Dee
Mayo
Dewcon
Beaver District
Keno Hill
Keno Hil
Mayo City
Hiram Johnson to Open Ohio G O P Campaign in January
Senator Hiram Johnson will open his drive for Ohio’s fifty one delegates to the Republican convention with a January 3 speech at the Masonic Temple. Frank H Hitchcock, Johnson’s national manager, said statewide organization for the April Presidential primaries will be deferred and the campaign will concentrate on the West and Northwest states for a cross section of party sentiment.
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Cleveland
Hiram Johnson
Ohio
Masonic Temple
Frank H. Hitchcock
Johnson
Hitchcock
Te Nanas West
West
Pinchot Backs Johnson for Republican Nomination
New York dispatch reports Gov. Gifford Pinchot will back Sen. Hiram Johnson for the Republican presidential nomination and join Johnson forces to control Pennsylvania’s delegation. If Johnson fails, Pinchot aims for the presidency and seeks to win delegates in New York districts and seven delegates at large. The arrangement arises from talks with Johnson aides and Wadsworth representatives offering an uninstructed delegation.
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New York
Gifford Pinchot
Hiram Johnson
Johnson
Pennsylvania
New York Post
Pinchot
Johnson-Pinchot
James W. Wadsworth Jr
Switzerland Loses One Billion From War Economy
Berne reports Switzerland has lost about 1.0 billion dollars since World War I began due to depreciation of Swiss investments abroad. Loss largely stems from write downs on investments in Germany Austria Russia and Hungary, wiping out over nine tenths of the total.
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Berne
Switzerland
Germany
Austria
Russia
Hungary
Poet Sailor Defies Blindness to Return with Bride
Donald P. Sentner, wounded in World War I and threatened with blindness from mustard gas, sailed last October on his honeymoon to battlefields. He and his wife Mary Steele, of North Carolina, have returned with sight nearly restored after a Paris cure. Six months earlier he feared losing sight but she refused to end their engagement.
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New York
Donald P. Sentner
Columbia University
Mary Steele
North Carolina
Paris
Miss Steele
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Sterling-Reed
Department of Education For America
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Stillman
James A. Stillman
National City Bank
America
Guy
Fred Beauvais
Flo Leeds
Sturdy
Nolan
South Amer
Hiram
Ohio G.O. P
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