Class Day Festivities At Harvard Draw 25000 Relatives
Harvard Class Day 1921 unfolds from 9 AM to midnight with Appleton Chapel service, speeches by William Sumner Holbrook Jr and Francis Wayne MacVeagh, and an Ivy oration by David T. W. McCord. Senior procession, yard concerts, and an open dance cap the celebration as graduates parade, chant Fair Harvard, and celebrate with confetti flings and bands.
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Harvard
Memorial Tower
Liam James
Josiah Royce
Cambridge
Sanders Theatre
Henry H. Faxon
Quincy
Holworthy Hall
Sanders
William Sumner Holbrook, Jr
Davenport
Francis Wayne MacVeagh
New York City
Leon Auzias de Turenne
Seattle
Wash
Alden French
Boston
Widener Memorial Library
Glee Club
Paris
Holden Chapel
John Cowles
Des Moines
David T. W. McCord
Washington
Penn
Alumi
Memorial Hall
Hemenway Gymnasium
Hermon D. Smith
Crimson
Phi Beta Kappa
Emerson Hall
Ralph Adams Cram
John Wrakine
Columbia University
Norris Asks Senate to Aid Free Ireland
A congressional plea urges U S aid for Irish self governance calling for a Senate resolution condemning British actions in Ireland and defending Ireland's right to govern itself. The speaker denounces British war methods and argues Irish independence reflects universal rights not religious conflict.
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Norris
Senate
Free Ireland
Ireland
Hmit
Great Britain
U. S
America
Europe
England
Killings Continue in Ireland Amid Marching Attack
In Dublin today a military officer driving with three young women was ambushed by armed men. The officer was abducted and later shot dead in the Dublin hills after the assailants forced the women to drive. The two other women were left by the roadside.
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Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Dublin
Associated Press
Comrades Honor Brighton Officer Retired Patrolman White
Patrolman Edward C. White of the Brighton police station received a surprise retirement gesture after 33 years of service. Patrolman Robert Ferris led the presentation as colleagues praised White for his long service and famous horse stopping exploits on the Milldam road.
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Edward C. White
Brighton
Robert Ferris
White
Old Mile
Milldam Road
Boston
Boston Police Department
District Attorney to Seek Criminal Libel Warrant
Essex County DA Donnell says Earnest E. Smith statements are libellous and he will ask DA Pelletier to issue a warrant for criminal libel after reviewing the evidence raised by the Boston broker.
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Donnell
Essex County
Earnest E. Smith
Boston
Pelletier
Essex County DA seeks indictment for criminal libel and larceny
District Attorney Pelle tier urges Suffolk grand jury to indict Smith and partners for alleged larceny of 10 000 from Jeremiah Quirk of Peabody as part of a broader case. He accuses Smith of exploiting college connections and vows equal treatment and public protection through indictments after a full hearing.
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Pelletier
Donnell
Suffolk Grand Jury
Smith
Grand
Essex County
Jeremiah Quirk
Peabody
Quirk
Boston
New York
Indictment Sparks Attack on Broker Funds in Public Row
An outspoken public figure accuses a broker of misusing client funds and vows to stand firm despite gunfire from Earnest E. Smith. The speaker recalls Century Steel stock dealings and notes a dramatic price drop from $12 to 15 cents. Smith has requested an interview after contacting Attorney General Allen.
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Earnest E. Smith
Mr. Smith
Century Steel
Smith
Essex County
Allen
Wellesley Commencement Urges Civility in Politics
Gutzon Borglum urged Wellesley’s 355 graduates to shun party politics and pursue what is right during yesterday’s commencement at Houghton Memorial Chapel. Awards named include the Billings prize in music and Erasmus history, with prizes for prose and verse. Donations announced total 355,500 toward several professorships and endowments in economics mathematics history music and American history.
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Wellesley
Gutzon Borglum
New York
Houghton Memorial Chapel
Eben Fitz Pendleton
Mary V. French
Hutchinson
Billings
Ada H. Haeseler
Phildelphia
Ruth FE. Allen
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ruth Metzger
New York City
John Macsefield
A. Barton Hepburn
Stephen Greene
Louis Atterbury Stimson
Caroline Hazard
Elizabeth Kendall
Ralph Emerson
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Appleton Chapel
George Herbert Palmer
W. W. Fenn
Harvard Theological School
Marshal Faxon
Fletcher
Chas. H. Fletcher
Sweet-Orr
Sweet-Orr & Co., Inc
Union Square, New York
Congress
Lps
China
World
United States
A. W. Jones Co
Mfg
Chauncy ST. Fr
Hovey’s
Chauncy St
Paine
Borglum
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