Public School Spirit and Democracy Debate at State Meeting
Benjamin Whesger, president of the University of California, urged the state teachers association to defend public schooling equity. He warned against caste bias in vocational training and private schooling, insisting democracy equals equal opportunity and that public schools must serve all children with elite resources while avoiding class division.
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Benjamin Whesger
University of California
State Teacher’s Association
Sussert
Industrial Workers of the World
Uass
New England
Europe
Albany
Ile
Tam
Statiatices
Supreme Court
Common School
Jefferson
Swinol
Nude statues spark Purity League attack in New York
National Christian League president Elizabeth B. Grannis calls for Anthony Comstock to inspect nude sculpture at a San Francisco exposition. She denounces Piccirilli groups and Whitney Fountain of El Dorado as harmful, arguing nude art corrupts youth and should be suppressed.
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New York
Anthony Comstock
Purity
San Francisco
Elizabeth B. Grannis
National Christian League For the Promotion of Purity
California
Lady Godiva
Mrs. Grannis
Piccirilli
Harry Payne Whitney
Fountain of el Dorado
Purity Leagues
America
101 Year Old France Forgets Bride Name In Missouri
Joplin Missouri April 24 William Lewis Miller aged 101 sought a marriage license through a clergyman. When asked his bride's name he could only say it was the widow who has kept house for him. His second wife died last month and he has often expressed a wish to wed again. He left promising to return with the name of his intended bride.
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Joplin
William Lewis Miller
Miller
Mr. Miller
Miles Guilty Of Speeding In Bluffton Visit
In Findlay Ohio on April 24 J D Milek claimed Illinois homes and sped through Bluffton precincts. Marshal Murray spotted him and Milek telephoned Findlay officers to arrest him. He pleaded guilty over the phone to exceeding the speed limit, was fined five dollars plus costs, and paid the marshal before leaving for Detroit.
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Findlay
J. D. Milek
Ilinois
Bluffton
Murray
Miles
Detroit
Famous concert Band At the San Diego Fair
The San Diego exposition announces Giuseppe Creatore and his famous concert band for two weeks beginning April 24 at the fair. Two daily concerts will be held in the music pavilion with the large outdoor organ, plus choral festivities. This marks Creatore's only San Diego appearance in 1915 unless plans change.
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Specialito
San Diego
Cal
San Diego Exposition
Giuseppe Creatore
East
Chicago
New York
Boston
South
Dixie
Great Music Pavilion
Exposition Grounds
Creatore
Greatore
Poultry Show Set for Fairmont in December
Fairmont Poultry and Pot Stock Association announces the next poultry show begins Monday December 27 and runs all week A recent Uniontown meeting drew poultry groups from West Virginia and Pennsylvania to plan three circuit shows Fans predict the event will surpass all prior Wattmont exhibitions with high bred birds from northern West Virginia and southern Pennsylvania.
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Fairmont
Fairmont Poultry and Pot. Stock Association
Uniontown
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Watrmont
Dog Feasting On Woman’s Teeth Shocks New York Village
A French poodle owned by Mrs Emma Seaman of Wantagh Long Island swallowed her false teeth placed on a wand stand near the bed. The dog jumped from the stand and begun breakfasting on the denture while the household slept. The incident startled the asleep husband and prompted alarm over the dog’s appetite.
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Wantagh
DL. 1
Emma Seaman
Wave of Hero Worship Sweeps Through England
London portrait dealers report massive demand for portraits of Lord Kitchener Sir John French Joffre and the Prince of Wales with over ten thousand copies sold while pictures of King George show little increase in demand, reflecting a national wave of admiration.
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Associated Press
London
England
Lord Kitchener
Sir John Jellicoe
John French
Albert
Joffre
Prince of Wales
George
German central military telephone office ties many units
Berlin April 24 according to army headquarters in France the German central military telephone office now serves not less than 306 connections. The network links the commanders along the line and various Berlin government departments. The directory lists entries for the emperor and his ante room.
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France
Associated Press
Berlin
Saloon Screen Mystery Among Kansas Journalists
In Lawrence Kansas on April 24 1925 students at the University of Kansas discuss a saloon screen as part of a lesson on anti screen law. Only two of twelve journalism students know what a saloon screen is and one is from Missouri. An additional class shows similar unfamiliarity with the term. Professor Marie Thorpe notes the low familiarity among the student body.
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Lawrence
Kan
Kansas
Missouri
University of Kansas
Marie Thorpe
Department of
Roosevelt to Call Prominent NY Politicians at Libel Trial
Colonel Roosevelt will call many prominent New York politicians to testify for him at the libel trial in progress at Syracuse. One expected witness is Harvey D. Hinman of Binghamton, who has played a significant role in Republican politics.
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Syracuse
William F. Barnes
Roosevelt
Horace S. Wilkinson
Wilkinson
New York
Harvey D. Hinman
Binghampton
Hinman
May Century offers films for children and strong features
The May issue highlights Helen Duey’s Better Films for Children with practical parent guidance and Ida Tarbell’s The Twenty Cent Dinner. It also presents profiles of Anna Steele Richardson and Empress-to-be, a series of household and family essays, fiction from Kerr Underwood and others, plus The Ounce of Prevention on army reform and Poland’s Story.
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Woman's Home Companion
Orving
Helen Duey
Ida M. Tarbell
William Armstrong
Austria
Anna Steele Richardson
Mrs. Larry
Charles E. Jefferson
Broadway Tabernacle
New York City
America
Roser H.dennett
Paul J. Meylan
Sophie Kerr Underwood
Mary Heaton Vorse
Mary Hastings Bradley
Izola Forrester
Elizabeth Newport
Penburn
R. M. Johnson
Judson C.welliver
Poland
Mary Ware
Dennett
Jamck Stephens
New Kiss Means Hope in Court Case Oddity
In Indianapolis on April 24 Henry Hopper a self declared Christian Israelite faced a disorderly conduct charge for kissing Mrs Thornberry on her neck. He said the kiss was to show the right way to life and to reform her to Christian faith. Mrs Thornberry testified she consented. The strange trial included quips about why the marks appeared and references to past events.
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Indianapolis
Henry Hopper
Henry
John Thornsberry
John Thornberry
Mrs. Thornberry
Mr. Thorn
Policewomen Wanted Advert for Southampton Salary
London dispatch reports Southampton police seek policewomen offering seven dollars per week in a 24 hour advertising notice. The misspelled notice highlights recruitment during postwar era policing needs.
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Sassoc
London
Southampton
Divorce Case Amid Sealed Romance In Cleveland
Lawyers hustle over a romance involving Mrs. Carolyn Kurtz Battley and Senor Don Ramon Brantsto Batiley Alvarez, adopted daughter of S. Sh. Kurtz, a missionaire and nobleman. The parties move toward divorce as tensions mount in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Carolyn Kurtz Battley
Alvarez
Daughiter
S. Sh
Taxes JAIL persons owing 1914 taxes text
Local official warns taxpayers about the annual settlement with the county court. The notice cites due dates for taxes, penalties of 10 percent, and collection steps starting December, urging prompt payment and warning of property levies. Names of officials and local offices are referenced.
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Coty
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