Pershing Calls Illiteracy A Shame Among U S Soldiers
General Pershing told Walter Reed patients that about one third of men drafted into the U S Army could not read or write. He urged education efforts and urged compulsory schooling and night classes to combat illiteracy among the nation s youth. The figures, drawn from draft records, surprise and prompt calls for action by schools and communities nationwide.
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Pershing
Walter Reed Hospital
United States
Army
Selective Service Law
Gen. Pershing
Erie Outlaw Move Triggers Arbitration Clash With Labor Board
The Erie Railroad defies the Transportation Act of 1920 by cutting wages and withdrawing from arbitration provisions. The Labor Board calls the act highly provocative and warns it could provoke a strike, likening the move to an outlaw action comparable to the major railroad strike two years earlier.
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Erie Railroad
Railroad Labor Board
Erie
Labor Board
Senator Names Laramie Boy as Naval Cadet
Laramie Wyoming March May George D Hunt elder son of Mr and Mrs C G A Hunt has been appointed by Senator Warren as a naval academy cadet at Annapolis Md He graduated from University of Wyoming high school last year and now attends the universities academic department His university credits will be accepted in lieu of examination and a physical at Fort Logan Colorado is due in July before reporting for duty
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Laramie
Wyo
George D. Hunt
CG. A. Hunt
Warren
Naval Academy
Annapolis
University of Wyoming High School
Bureau of Navigation
University School
Fort Logan
Colo
Pacific Coast Linked With Fiji Isle in Navy Wireless
Radio service now connects the Pacific coast with the Fiji Islands. Commander Charles R. Clark announced commercial wireless between San Francisco and Suva, extending to nearby islands. Rates: Honolulu to Suva 50 cents per word, San Francisco to Suva 76 cents per word, with extra charges to Levuka Nausori Labasa Savusou and Taveuni.
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Fiji Islands
Pacific Coast
Chas. R. Clark
Navy
San Francisco
Suva
Fiji
Neihboring Islands
Clark
Honolulu
Levuka
Nausori
Labasa
Savusou
Taveuni
Automobile expands scope of rural and urban schooling
The Kemmerer Garage manager argues autos extend school reach from the old red schoolhouse to modern rural and city institutions. He cites auto buses reducing truancy, Seattle attendance policing by car, and Detroit kindergartens teaching traffic laws to foster safe, later car operation.
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Frank Hlachun
Kemmerer Garage
Seattle
Detroit
Suit over Wilson town title hinges on deed validity
A district court suit contests a 1908 deed to Abraham Ward for the 160 acre Wilson town site. The deed lacked wife E N Wilson's signature while she was in an insane hospital, a factor plaintiffs say voids the transfer. The case involves heirs and guardians, with Wilson’s life among Shoshones noted and the widowed author’s book rights.
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Wilson
Jackson Hole
R. R. Rose
E. N. Wilson
Abraham Ward
Nick
University of Utah
N. Ward
K. ©. Lundy
Kemmerer
le Eard
Vary Strange Message About Carrying Merge Items
Fragmentary note references someone named Bo and mentions carrying four merge items or holes. Text quality is poor and lacks clear events or entities. No verifiable persons, places, dates, or organizations are identifiable from the readable fragments.
American Labor Severed From International
Washington March 15. The American Federation of Labor sent formal notice of severance to the AFL international headquarters in Amsterdam. The action followed the international body’s resolutions supporting the Soviet regime in Russia.
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Washington, D. C
American Federation of Trades Unions
International
Amsterdam
Mondell Kendrick Sponsor Homestead Law Bill Passed
Washington D C March 15 A bill allowing bona fide settlers who intermarry after one year under homestead laws to acquire title to their land became law in the recent Congress session. The bill was advocated in the Senate by Senator Kendrick and sponsored in the House by Congressman Mondell.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Kendrick
House
Mondell
Too Much Wheat on Farms as 1920 Crop Held
Washington announces farm held stocks for March 1 show wheat at about 207.6 million bushels, 26.4 percent of the 1920 crop, up from 164.6 million or 17.6 percent of 1919. Corn stocks total 1.572 billion bushels, 48.6 percent of 1920 crop, vs 1.071 billion or 37.5 percent of 1919. Oats, barley figures also reported with 1920 crop retention near 45.2 and 94.6 percent respectively.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Kendrick Urges Unity in Sheridan War to Reconstruction
Senator John B. Kendrick told Sheridan Commercial Club that America faces crucial postwar reconstruction tasks. He urged unalloyed patriotism, sober nonpartisan judgment, and cooperative effort to aid President Harding, while noting differences should rest on principle rather than politics.
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Sheridan, Wyo
America
John B. Kendrick
Sheridan Commercial Club
Harding
Senator Kendrick
Political stance against partisan obstruction programs
A reader asserts they will not support or subscribe to any program tied to partisan obstruction for political aims, emphasizing opposition beyond policy disagreements. The remark frames a broader reelection or governance critique and signals distrust in party driven tactics.
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Robert R. Rose
Kenimerer
Outlaws
Kemerer Savings Bank
Towathlys
Mondell and
Homestead Law
Sheridan
the Kemmerer Hotel Cafe
Hotel Kemmerer
Tom Ming
Wyoming
Dale Crane
Prop
Bank Wyoming
Ireland
St. Patrick
Good All Ireland
THE
First National Bank
Kemmerer, Wyoming
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