272 Will Be Graduated From High Schools
Two hundred seventy two pupils will receive diplomas at the Technical and Central High Schools commencements tonight and tomorrow. Tech class numbers 78. Central class 194. Addresses by Lafayette and Dickinson College presidents, diplomas by school board president, music by school orchestras, many students enlisted or seeking work.
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Technical and Central
Tech
Orpheum
John H. McCracken
Lafayette College
George
Hal
Martial law proclaimed in Tomsk after pardon abuse
In Tomsk western Siberia martial law is declared after pardoned criminals joined militant anarchists and turned to murders and robberies. Over 1,500 pardoned offenders were arrested and about 800 more seized. Twenty people were killed and several wounded during mass arrests amid a bank and shop plunder plot targeting civic leaders.
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Petrograd
Tomsk
Siberia
Prize and diploma ceremony for class of 1907
The event featured the presentation of the medal for excellence in science and mathematics by Nelson McNaughton, with diplomas awarded. C. B. L. Keen, M. D., vice president of the board of school directors, gave a benediction with the Rev. Lewis S. Mudge, D. D. March music by the Fifteenth U. S. Cavalry Band conducted by Wyman.
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Ellis N. Kremer
D. D
Salem
United States
T. Stewart Blair Jr
Russia
Gilbert Ireland Stewarts
Sidney G Kay
Kenneth Reilly Stark
Lavendeau
Lester Batdorf Zimmerman
Paderewski
John H. McCracken
Li DL
Lafayette College
Linke
William Wilson
Pittsburgh
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Daniel Roberta
Rensselaer
George A. Werner
March
Nelson McNaughton
C. BE. L. Keen
Lewis
Mudge
U. 8. Cavalry
Wyman
British vote ages fixed for women at thirty in Commons
London report on the representation of the people bill notes a Commons vote of 291 to 25. The decision sets the women's voting age at 30 as proposed, marking a key step in extending suffrage.
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London
Commons
Germans Deport Belgian Men Into Slavery Near Front
The Belgian government reports many Belgian civilians from Mons were deported by German authorities to work ten to twelve kilometers from the front in France. They toil twelve hours daily on railways trenches and handling war material with harsh treatment, poor feeding, and rough housing. Several had been deported previously to Germany and repatriated. Italy Praises U S for War Message in Parliament
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France
Germany
Plaster Contractor Francis Zerby Enlists for Army
Francis Zerby a West End plaster contractor enlisted in the army a month ago to aid his country. He is stationed at Camp Wilson San Antonio with Company K Fifty-seventh Infantry and writes he enjoys army life very much.
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Francis Zerby
Sam
Camp Wilson
San Antonio
Fifty-seventh Infantry
Russia War Leader Predicts Fight Against Corruption
A 28 year old colonel recounts winter warfare in 1915 on the western front. He notes food shortages and extreme exposure that killed many, rails against Russian corruption, and urges America to keep Russia in the war. He plans to join U S forces after returning home to Philadelphia.
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Russia
America
Norway
Sweden
United States
Philadelphia
jGolonel
Balkan Veteran Joins U. S. Army as Private
Lieutenant Jean Cassaridis a Greek Balkan War veteran and former Greek and French service joins the U S Army at the local recruiting station. He recounts trench life and notes improved conditions after front duty. The piece covers recruitment needs, expected roles, and a list of local honors and staffing in the Mussersburg area.
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Jean Cassaridis
Cassaridis
Masonic Fraternity
Athens
Greece
Liberty Party
South Bethlehem
Harrisburg Telegraph
Gettysburg
Army
Harrell
Committee of Public Safety
Regular Army
National Guard
Johns. Daugherty
Benjamin F. Hammond
Fletcher Miles
Claude F. Garver
Middletown
James G. Clark
Jersey Shire
Infantry
Joseph A. Brooks
Carlisle
Arkansas Field Artillery
Isaac C. Hubler
Reedsville
Signal Reserve Corps
Calder
Chestnut Street
J. B. Wheeler
George G. Hook
K Company
Fourth Regiment
Herman Early
Red Cross Reaches Halfway Mark in National Drive
Washington report shows about 43.5 million pledged toward a 100 million goal as cities push ahead with drives. Orange New Jersey reports a dramatic tally as officials boast of clockwork progress and toppled expectations.
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Associated Press
Washington
Red Cross
Clarion
Latrobe
Titusville
Warren
Pennsylvania
Orange
N. J
Wilmington
Allentown
Reading
Oil City
Huntingdon
Pittsburgh
Lancaster
New York
Erie
Bethlehem
San Francisco
St. Louis
Boston
Camden
Pottsville
Chicago
Philadelphia
Altoona
Harvard Commencement Transformed Into Patriotic Day
Cambridge June 21 honoraries conferred by Preside Lowell. The ceremony marked a patriotic shift in the traditional commencement with over 1200 degrees awarded to men who aided the country during the national crisis.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvar University
Preside Lowell
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