Harvard Commencement Echoes Roosevelt’s Presence at 1905 Ceremony
Harvard awarded over a thousand degrees as President Roosevelt attended in a personal capacity. Alumni gathering in Memorial Hall featured a speech noted for graceful style and vivid delivery. The 1905 class closes its academic chapter with notable distinction and public interest.
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Cambridge
United States
Harvard
Roosevelt
Memorial Hall
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Taft on trial by jury and Oriental civilization clash
The article records Taft criticizing benevolent assimilation and trial by jury for Oriental peoples. He argues Filipinos lack the Anglo Saxon sense of justice and warns against imposing Western legal and political systems. He notes Chinese civilization history and cites India as an example of imposed rule, deeming it contrary to nature.
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Taft
Yale Law School
Porto Rico
Philippines
England
India
Farce in Santa Fe Rebates Case and Roosevelts Law
The piece argues the Santa Fe railroad rebate prosecution will fail to deter officials who hide behind corporations. It questions President Roosevelt’s stance, claiming he undermines law enforcement and seeks more regulation while not enforcing existing statutes.
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Purdy
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Harmon and
Jordan
Roosevelt
Somerset Hotel
Moth Parasite Hope From Wakefield Observation
Wakefield reports many dead brown tail caterpillars from a suspected parasitic disease. Scientists aim to identify the parasite and aid its spread to curb next season. Gypsy moths may see imported parasites from Tokio and Yokohama as ships deliver help to subdue the invasive pest.
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Wakefield
Tokio
Yokohama
Europe
Russia
Rockefeller gift to Yale sparks cheers amid tainted money debate
Yale alumni gathered in New Haven applauded President Hadley’s announcement of a million dollar contribution from John D. Rockefeller to the university. The gift, amid criticism of wealth from Standard Oil, is hailed as a strong response to tainted money concerns and moral debates surrounding philanthropy.
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New Haven
Hadley
Yale
University
Standard Oil
Rockefeller
Corporation of Yale
Connecticut
Keenan play sparks musings on society and theater life
Observant Citizen s recall Frank Keenan in At the Threshold and imagine dramatic parallels to recent matrimonial upheavals. The note mentions a Knights Templars pilgrimage to Bangor Maine and Bangor visit, with 100 knights and 80 ladies, plus a July Photo Era feature on Commodore John Paul Jones and reflections on President Roosevelt and democratic leadership.
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Frank Keenan
Realife
Mr. Keenan
Gethsemane Commandery
Knights Templars
Bangor
Moosehead Lake
Mt. Kineo
North Station
St. John’s Commandery
Boston
John Paul Jones
Houdin
Walter F. Lansil
Hotel Pelham
Detective Steve Climbs Pit to Free Escape
The sleuth clings to a girder and plans a night escape from a prison pit. Exhausted after four days without sleep, he deploys a rawhide thong for support and awaits darkness to attempt opening a massive trap door. The scene ends with the door about to swing closed and danger imminent.
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Agatha Porkenlard
Chicago
Constantinople
Itchy Seratchi
Ike
Nick
Agatha
Agnot
Local notes on licenses, receptions, and honors in Revere and surrounding towns
A report covers Oak Island Grove license revocation after police raid, charity reception promised by Councilman Charles Williams for Ward 10, John Kelly receives Massachusetts Humane Society medal for heroism in Salem, Henry A Dame to teach at Everett High School, Mrs Costello Converse hosts Day Nursery children, Professor John Henneally of Waltham hosts a recital in Asbury Temple, and a Bloomfield Hall piano recital by Miss Anna G Minton pupils with guest vocalists.
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Revere
Grove
Grove House
Metropolitan Police
Charles Williams
Rice School
John Kelly
Malden
Salem
Kelly
Massachusetts Humane Society
Costello C. Converse
Elisha Converse
Main Street
John Henneally
Waltham
Asbury Temple
Professor Henneally
Natick
Bloomfield Hall
Dorchester
Anna G. Minton
Boston
Lenox
Blanche Shimmin
Empire
Commonwealth Avenue
Francis Barlow
Ellen Shaw
Miss Shimmin
York Harbor
Isle-au-Haut
Maine
D. Brewer Eddy
Trinity Church
Greenwich
Millar
Corinne Millar
Marguerite
Stewart Blaikie
Harvard
New York
Europe
Edward C. Hammond
Neal Rantoul
Fairfield Street
Josephine Rantoul
Captain McAuley
Republic
North Shore
Miss Rantoul
Salton
George R. Agassiz
Mabel Simpkins
Newport
Professor Agassiz
George F. Parkman
Beacon Street
City By the Sea
Reginald Norman
Bradford Norman
More Shirts Washed Out Than Worn
A concise saying notes that more shirts are cleaned or faded away than actually used, reflecting on wardrobe waste and frugal habits. The line contrasts laundry activity with daily wear, implying overuse of resources or careful washing practices.
Stealthy Steve Information Bureau opens Q and A
Readers flood the Stealthy Steve feature in A Maid or a Million with questions about the Six-Eyed Sleuth. The bureau promises answers on Steve’s habits, weight gain, and ongoing adventures, plus quirky inquiries from readers across Boston and Malden.
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Clarissa
Malden
Mass
Constantinople
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