Commencement Night at Lucy Cobb Ends in Classic Oration
The 1902 Lucy Cobb commencement at Seney Stovall Chapel featured a vivid display of chivalry and beauty as graduates in ribbons and flowers listened to an annual literary address by Hon. Thos. W. Hardwick. Hardwick delivered a graceful, uplifting talk weaving Longfellow’s Miles Standish with Puritan ideals, praising Priscilla and the love story between Standish and Alden as a moral beacon.
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Seney-Stovall
Branty
Athens
Georgia
Marie Spain
Quitman
Hoo
Thos. W. Hardwick
Sandersville
Hardwick
Mr. Hardwick
Lucy Cobb
America
Longfellow
Miles Standish
New England
Plymouth
John Alden
Jonsthan
David
St. John
Priscilla
Sara
Ganilla
Standish
Alden
Andera
Dream 00
Coul
John Alan
Bingley
Luther
John
Women’s Citizenship Sermon Attracts Georgia Institute Audience
A patriotism themed lecture at the Georgia Institute celebrated women’s public influence while urging caution on voting. Speakers praised heroic female figures, urged women to “Speak for Yourself,” and warned against marriage for social leverage. Prizes and diplomas were then awarded to graduates in music, art, and languages.
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Thas
Lacy Cobb
Rasortat
Rome
M. A. Lipscomb
Georgia
Piaco
Margaret Chariton
Savannah
Lyra Garrett
Columbus
Volvo
Mary Atkinson
Waverly
Margiret Thomas
May Allen
Milledgeville
Naomi Neill
Maroon
Margiret Vonderan
Vooderan
W P. Vonderan
A L. Hull
Mixa Etith Fannin Hodgson
Atheur
Mira Fannie Blount Rutherford
Callodun
Caroline Stockton Walden
Athens
Dipkuma
Mira Rosena Elizabeth Thomas
Dayle Pope
Albany
Eulaine Smith
DeBiant
Rian Delony Hall
Athour
Mig A. Laura Steele
Euths Tribble
Nina F. Jones
Maystore
May MacDonald
Vienna
Mattie Hays Owsley
Mary Cleveland Atkinson
Hattie van Boren
Griswoldville
Sadie Haat
Colambas
Macon
Joasto Ganter
Elizabeth Reolah Landram
Elizabeth French Atkinson
May Temperance Allen
Stella
MeGes
Myrtla Mobley
Monroe
Francis Dunlap
Gaines
Pennypacker Likely Nominee for Governor at State Convention
Word from Harrisburg indicates Judge Samuel W Pennypacker of Philadelphia will be the Republican nominee for governor at the state convention opening tomorrow. Brown of Newcastle for lieutenant governor and Isaac S. Brown of Erie for internal affairs secretary are less opposed. Att Gen John P Elkin of Indiana is pushing for governor. The convention will have 358 delegates with Pennypacker factions aiming at 225 votes and Elkin at 202. Pennypacker and Watres allies may control the convention’s organization and leadership choices.
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Pennypacker
Harrisburg
Gamuel W. Pennypacker
Philadelphia
William M. Brown
Newcastle
Saacus, Trown
Erie
John P. Elkin
Indiana
Bonster Quay
Elkin
Priands
Louis A. Watren
Beranton
Watres
Shipbuilding Combine Plans Near Final Form
New York June 10 All but formalities completed to fuse major shipyards into one management. A meeting of interested parties will occur today, then a formal public announcement. The plan aims to produce vessels from small tramp steamers to battleships, with iron and steel works negotiating and several large plants already purchased.
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New York
Herald
Fire Destroys 24 Homes in One Town
A hurricane force blaze yesterday leveled 24 houses in a coastal town section, leaving about 60 families homeless as residents faced heavy rain and frantic evacuations. The fire began with strong winds and rapid spread, with many inmates losing furniture and narrowly escaping harm.
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Michael
B. C
Fate of Archduke John Now Proven Disappeared
New York June 10 The Herald reports C P Wychgel of Washington holds a letter suggesting Archduke John nephew of the Austrian emperor died at sea after a quarrel over his royal status and a marriage to an actress He sailed under the name Johan Orth with his wife who remained ashore near Buenos Aires while new evidence points to a fatal voyage in South American waters.
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C. P. Wychgel
Washington
Drefiging Company
Herald
Archduke John
Austria
Hia Nepapt
Hungary
Tuscany
Vienna
Europe
The
Bowery
Lefton
Frienza
Johan Orth
Wensel
Rugland
South America
Itmenada
Buenos Ayres
Johan
Ittegald
Wychgel
Ensenatn
Valparaiso
Tharchduke
Valparasso
Wythgel
Buenos Ayrea
Noord
Thach Named President of Alabama Polytechnic Institute
The Alabama Polytechnic Institution trustees elected Professor Charles Coleman Thach to succeed the late Wiliam Leroy Broun. Thach, a college alumnus and longtime English professor since 1882, is 43 and a native of Alabama.
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Broun
Auburn
Ala
Alabama Polytechnic Institution
Charles Coleman Thach
Wiliam Leroy Broun
Thach Io
He Got On Umpire Incident Leads to Suspension
A fragmentary report notes an incident where an individual attacked an umpire with a bat during a game. The assailant was restrained, jailed, and authorities were involved. The text is unclear on names, dates, or outcomes beyond the assault action.
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Treager
Visher
Florida Appointments June 10 Civil Posts
Governor Jennings announces civil appointments as of June 10, naming Fallahaseye to a state post and detailing the new official responsibilities and department. The move follows prior administrative changes and signals staffing adjustments in the governor’s office.
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Florida
Fallahaseye
Jennings
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Cited for Headache Relief
Fragmentary ad copy presents a claim that headaches and related pains are cured by Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It references women’s relief, a testimonial from Mrs. Midis in Plymouth Mass, and mentions a discovery and vial-based remedy. The text is garbled but centers on a patent medicine claim.
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Pierce
Pierer
Coal Strike Unchanged As Mitchells Visit Yields Little News
In Wilkes Barre on June 10 the strike shows little change with no Mitchel presence at strike headquarters. Officials say Mitchell likely traveled to New York to brief the labor commissioner for Roosevelt. Water accumulation grows in many mines and overall mine conditions are not as strong as during prior engineer and pump crew strikes. About 25 miners at Jersey mine deserted their posts, flagged as a serious issue for Western company already short of workers.
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Creseiey
8. S
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta
Mitchell
New York
Wilkesbarre
Mitchel
Commissioner Wright
Roosevelt
Jersey
Tha Western Company
Palma Signs Amnesty Act Pardons Seen For Several Individuals
New York dispatch reports President Palma will grant amnesty to about a dozen persons including two or three Cubans naturalized as Americans. Estes G. Rathbone and G. Neely, convicted of post office frauds amounting to thousands, are among those to be pardoned. Neely has served two years of an eight year sentence. Rathbone faces bail at 100000 awaiting Supreme Court decision.
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Estes G. Rathbone
C. F. Nedly
New York
Palma
Havana
Tribune
Estes GO. Rathbone
W. Neely
Neely
Trathbone
Nominations Sent To Senate for Army Promotions
The president has sent to the Senate nominations for Army promotions. Brigadier Generals John Bates and George W. Davis are named to be major generals. Colonels Theodore F. Wint Frank D. Baldwin Jesse M. Low William Hi Carter and Tusker H. Silias are slated as brigadier generals. Major to brigadier general William H. Forwood is named surgeon general for four years. Mrs Mayne and her daughter of Bishop visit the Sorts.
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Senate
Washington
Army
John ©. Bates
George W. Davis
Theodore F. Wint
Sixth Cavalry
Frank D. Baldwin
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Jesse M. Low
Thirtieth Infantry
William Hi. Carter
Tusker H. Silias
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