Education and Teacher Wages Under Strain in Wartime
A Virginia writer laments low teacher pay as a wartime crisis, noting 18,000 closed schools and 42,000 needed teachers. He cites 1918 salary averages of 606 dollars elementary and 1,031 high, urging higher pay to preserve education and Americanization of aliens.
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Southland
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Johnson Leads in Michigan Primary
Early results from 908 of 2 421 precincts show Senator Hiram Johnson leading General Wood for the Republican endorsement in Michigan. Hoover, Lowden, and Pershing follow with smaller tallies, while on the Democratic side Hoover leads Edwards as Democrats show light turnout.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
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General Wood
Michigan
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Wood
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Ilinois
Herbert Hoover
General Pershing
W. G. Simpson
Miles Poindexter
Hoover
Edwards
New Jersey
W. G. McAdoo
W. J. Bryan
Palmer
West Virginia Labor Launches Broad Election Campaign
C. S. Keeney district president of the United Mine Workers announced plans for a state wide political organization by the West Virginia Federation of Labor. The group aims to operate in all political subdivisions from districts to precincts and will scrutinize every candidate including constables for the coming election.
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Associated Press
Chanleston
W. Va
West Virginia Federation of Labor
C. S. Keeney
United Mine Workers
Attempted Poison Plot Against Bela Kun Reported
An alleged plot to poison Bela Kun and other Hungarian communists housed at Steinhof is linked to a trio of Hungarians. The poison was hidden in Easter sweetmeats and Kun, with others, fell ill but are now recovering. One suspect has been arrested.
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Frank Akwood
University of Art
America
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Associated Press
Vienna
Bela Kun
Hungary
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Haseen
Fruit In County Escapes Injury
Commercial fruit growers reported no damage in the Winchester district orchards after a cold night. A brisk wind prevented frost while thin ice formed briefly in low spots and melted with sunshine. Some growers suspected early fruits like peaches and cherries might have been affected but were unsure.
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Winchester
Tenderloin vice sweep targets police and sermons
Assistant district attorney James E. Smith said more police officers will face grand jury scrutiny next Thursday as charges surface that New York's Tenderloin district is wide open. Deputy Commissioner Porter and two detectives are already under indictment. Inspector Dominick Henry leads the precinct described as the skunk hole of New York. He also supported Rev. John Roach Stratton's sermon alleging rampant vice on the great white way.
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Associated Press
New York
James E. Smith
Police Department
Quiet Marriage at United Brethren Parsonage
Mr Raymond Walter and Miss Jessie Boyce were quietly married at the United Brethren parsonage by Rev George W Stover last Saturday at 9 PM. Walter, a Martinsburg West Virginia businessman, and the Edinburg Virginia native Bride, are visiting Edinburg before settling in Martinsburg. An old item about a Burroughs machine ad follows.
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Raymond Walter
Jessie Boyce
Mpited Brethren Parsonage
George W. Stover
Walter
Martinsburg
W. Va
J. W. Walter
Edinburg
Reds Lose 300 Near Beckum in German Fighting
A Hamm dispatch reports 300 killed as German government troops clash with the Reds near Beckum northeast of Hamm in Westphalia. Reichswehr troops march into Essen from two sides as Paris seeks U.S. stance on French occupation of neutral zone cities beyond the Rhine. The United States says no formal statement has been made and remains an interested spectator.
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U.S
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