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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1923
Page
7
Jim Woodruff, a farm hand turned district school teacher, faces opposition from Jennie Woodruff and her father Colonel Woodruff as he pursues experimental teaching methods. A removal threat hangs over him, but the colonel pledges support and hints at backing Jim at the finish.
In a crowded county office, Jennie Woodruff presides over a hearing on Jim Irwin’s competency as Woodruff district schoolmaster. The gathering, led by Colonel Woodruff and Deputy Bill, debates methods, exam procedures, and the fate of Irwin’s contract as papers note a rising public stir and local bets on the outcome.
Jim Irwin faces a hostile school board caucus as Calista Simms and others witness a major exhibit at the Woodruff district farmers institute. Professor Withers invites Jim to Ames for a talk on rural schools, while tensions rise over leadership and lingering jealousy.
Honolulu dispatch says Kelehi Yamasaki, Japanese consul general, urged American born Japanese to expatriate to avoid dual citizenship. He told student teachers to explain to Japanese parentage pupils the citizenship pitfalls, noting US and Japan laws differ. He outlined that Japan restricts male expatriation ages 17 to 37, while US law grants birthright citizenship. The next diet may consider removing those age limits due to military service concerns.
The North German Lloyd steamer Columbus near completion at Danzig will make its first voyage from Bremerhaven to New York on October 11. It is described as Germany's largest and fastest ship since the armistice.
Warren Stone chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers urges workers to unite across party lines to secure world peace and democratic control of industry. He warns that autocracy in industry and political apathy threaten democracy and calls for action to curb court overreach and protect labor reforms.
The article recalls Willie Meehan about San Francisco, one of two men to beat Dempsey by decision. Meehan lived through four meetings besting and drawing with the champion, unlike others who were stopped. Downey became a baseball trainer, while Brennan and Firpo also faced Dempsey in brief or longer bouts.
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