Philanthropist Dr. Pearsons to Give $300000 on Birthday
Chicago April 13 Dr Daniel K Pearsons famed donor who has given over 6 million to colleges and benevolent groups will mark his 91st birthday by distributing 300000 more Gifts include 100000 to Berea College 100000 to the American Board of Foreign Missions 25000 to Deane College 10000 to McKendree College and an endowment for Montpelier Seminary students with amount to be decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Daniel K. Pearsons
Deane College
Nebraska
McKendree College
Lebanon
Dil
Iie
Montpelier Seminary
Vermont
No successor named as Princeton trustees defer president pick
Princeton University trustees met without electing Woodrow Wilson's successor as president. They did not publish candidate names or act on Henry Van Dyke's resignation, though a move to have him stay in the English department continued, with the committee reporting the request would be continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Henry van Dyke
van Dyke
University
Prisoner Reintegration Bill Urged by Criminology Group
The American Society for Promoting Criminal Anthropology urges a bill to place sympathetic agents with prison parolees. It would shield ex-prisoners from employment interference and require notice and defense before any action taken. Rev. Fred Henry Gile backs the measure, citing failed current support and real cases of renewed crime from social stigma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Society For Promoting Criminal Anthropology
Fred Henry Gile
American Journal of Criminology
Governor Foss Urges Consolidation of Forestry Work
In a special message to the Legislature Governor Foss criticizes the state forester’s department over gypsy and brown tail moth work. He recommends merging forestry with fisheries and game under one head and vetoes new work appropriations above 150000 dollars, noting poor public return on nearly one million dollars spent. The governor’s expert report is less harsh than his message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foss
State Forester’s Department
Department of Fisheries and Game
General Department of Forestry
Fisheries and Game Department
Forester’s Office
Highway Department
Metropolitan Park Commission
Bomb explodes on Chicago porch injuring residents
A nitro glycerine bomb on 83 Ewing Street in Chicago shredded nearby homes and shattered windows. Hull House nearby felt the blast as police suspect Black Hand involvement and diversionary fire alarms. Augustino Aurigo had recently received threats demanding money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Black Hand
Ewing Street
Hull House
Augustino Aurigo
TRAIN HELD UP BY LONE BANDIT IN KANSAS
An unknown armed man boarded Santa Fe train No 5 at Byracuse and robbed conductor H B Reilly and brakeman O Leary. Reilly fought back and was shot twice in the shoulder. The bandit halted the train and jumped off as a posse hunts him. Reilly taken to La Junta hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Byracuse
Kan
Santa Fe
H. B. Reilly
O’leary
Reilly
la Junta
Governor Urges Reorganization to Fight Gypsy Moths
The report to the Governor warns that despite big yearly spending the gypsy moth infestation grows. It faults the State forester’s office and local groups for inefficiency and calls for a division of labor, expert math leadership, and closer local cooperation to curb spread. The governor backs limiting future work to frontier areas and emphasizes unified state action with federal support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Connecticut Roads Deemed Superior in New Haven Meeting
At the New Haven Automobile Club annual meeting on April 13 the good roads committee affirmed Connecticut roads are excellent and superior to those in other states. The report is seen as vindicating the State Highway Commissioner's building program under James H. MacDonald amid recent controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Connecticut
New Haven Automobile Club
Committee On
James H. MacDonald
Famine Relief Cabled From New York City Mission Funds
The treasurer of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church cabled $8000 for famine relief to the Central China Mission, bringing total forwarded through New York to $29,706, with $11,631 originating in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Board of Foreign Missions
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Central China
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dr. Pearsons
Gov. Wilson
Hamburg
Wallace
Copenhagen
Froi
Post
Gile
PEA
Lone Bandit
United Action of States
New Hampshire
Maine
Rhode Island
United States
YNEW
Little Boys
New England
Russia
Beacon
Heywood
Dodge
Dresden
Rere
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!