Carnegie Study Critiques University Research and Administration
The Carnegie Foundation dispatched Morris Cooke to inspect physics departments at Harvard Columbia Toronto Wisconsin Princeton Haverford Williams and MIT. He faults life tenure and committee management and calls for a functional system assigning duties to individuals and a general research board to better control and justify research spending.
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Carnegie Foundation
Morris Llewellyn Cooke
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Harvard
Columbia
Toronto
Wisconsin
Princeton
Haverford
Williams Colleges
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cooke
Princeton University
Nhat
Jr. Cooke
Grahame-White Has Narrow Escape In England
Claude Grahame-White, the English aviator who won the International Aviation Cup, wrecked his machine during a trial in strong wind at Grahame-White’s base. He suffered facial cuts but remained conscious and expects to fly again within a week. Sopwith’s Beau Monde flight from Dover to Calais set a Channel crossing record for a British built aeroplane.
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England
Claude Grahame-White
Belmont Park
Aarge
Baron de Forest
Grahame-White
Bristol
Sopwith
Eastchurch
Sheppey Island
Dover
Calais
Beaumont
Belgium
Channel
Youngs
Borglum Attacks Tafts Over Lincoln Statue Bid
Special to The New York Times. Cincinnati based Charles P Taft and Mrs Alms pursued a Lincoln statue by George Grey Barnard at a cost of $100000, while Borglum accuses the Tafts of stealing the idea from Mrs Alms. He says Mrs Alms donated to the project in good faith and warns against desecrating a civic gift. Taft responded that he would not comment on Borglum’s statement.
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New York Times
Cincinnati
Ohio
Charles P. Taft
George Grey Barnard
Abraham Lincoln
Frederick Alms
Utton Borglum
New York
Alms
Lincoln
Greek army official held aboard Greek liner amid deportation dispute
Commander Nikolas Simopoulos, accused in a $4,000,000 defalcation, was arrested on the Greek liner Themistocles reaching New York. The ship’s captain refused to surrender him without a hearing, prompting protests from immigration officials who seek proper deportation procedures at Ellis Island.
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Nikolas Simopoulos
Themistorles
Spiridion Paramythioli
Washington
Greece
Simpoulog
Spirus Souras
Hamilton Avenue
Brooklyn
Themistocles
Roman Dobler
Simopoulos
Tripoli
Kyriakos Bourkas
Milwaukee
Ellis Island
Dobler
Ordnance Department
Piraeus
Ga K
Boy Stops Jail Delivery in Lima Prison Break
In Lima Ohio on Dec 181 four inmates freed themselves after a deadly assault on Sheriff Van Gurten. The sheriff’s 15 year old son restrained the escapees with an empty rifle while backup arrived. Suspects Charles Collins Spencer Stevens William Evans and Herman Bergh escaped. Evans and Bergh were later recaptured.
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Lima
Ohio
Van
Garten
Charles Collins
Spénder Stevens
William Evans
Hierman Bergh
Bergh
Evans
van Gurten
Collins
Walsh Dying Cited in Chicago Banker's Pardon Debate
Leavenworth Kansas dispatch says John F. Walsh ex-banker of Chicago is near death while the Department of Justice weighs a pardon. Warden McClaughrey reports Walsh in failing health and possibly to die soon, with potential clemency delayed until one third of his sentence served or a new month passes.
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New York Times
Leavenworth
John F. Walsh
Chicago
Department of Justice
Maltor
R. W. McClaughrey
Federal Penitentiary
Walsh
Las
Tunnel plan eyed to link York and Chicago
A Chicago report says tomorrow will unveil an engineering plan for a tunnel between York and eastern cities. The project aims to carry telegraph wires and pneumatic tubes, with a route to be used for freight and passenger transmission. Capitalists see the project as a useful, timely development.
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Chicago
York
Iin
New York
Missionary Rev. Charles G. Lewis Dies in Transit
The Rev. Charles G. Lewis, former York resident and York Collegiate Institute graduate, died of heart failure on a return trip from China after fifteen years as a missionary. He planned to come home for Christmas.
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New York Times
York
Penn
China
Charles G. Lewis
Lewis
York Collegiate Institute
The Holidays by the Sea Train Service
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers a three hour trip from Pennsylvania Station to Atlantic City by way of a single service. The text notes a two cent fare in December and January, indicating limited seasonal operation.
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Pennsylvania
Atlantic City
Toby M P to Write On English Peerage for Times
M P Toby will contribute an article to Next Sunday's Times focusing on the English Peerage. The piece appears amid unsettled political times, promising detailed discussion of noble ranks and historical context.
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Times
Six Hurt as Elevated Shuttle Crashes at Grand Central
Six of nine passengers on the Third Avenue elevated shuttle were slightly injured when air brakes failed and the car collided with a dead shuttle at Grand Central. A second crash near the curve sent passengers flying and shattered glass onto Forty second Street. Passengers received facial and bodily contusions and were treated at Forty second Street stations.
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Rue Encpe Street
Third Avenue
Grand Central Station
Edward Wenzel
Forty-second Street
Morris
Bellevue Hospital
Jacob Apple
Viola
Fanny
Dorothy
Jennie Sperling
May Ree
East
160Th Street
Hippodrome
Island Sinks Amid Earthquake Destroys Costa Rica Community
At least 150 to 170 people drowned when an island in Ilopango Lagoon off Salvador sank after earthquake shocks. Survivors reached the mainland as bonfires and gunshots signaled the disaster, while rescuers could not assist due to violent seas and ongoing quakes.
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New York Times
Port Simon
Costa Rica
Ilopango Lagoon
Salvador
Republic
Fire in Twin Vaults Rages Through Park Place Building
Deputy Fire Chief Binns battled a rare blaze in two vertically stacked steel vaults at the Metropolitan Fire Insurance Building 82 and 84 Park Place. Firemen labored to force each lock and then open five compartments per vault, damaging documents and papers. An Interborough official noted losses could not yet be assessed.
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Binns
Metropolitan Fire Insurance
Park Place
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Interborough
Roosevelt urged to stay silent on McLean Senate bid
In New Haven on December 18, Roosevelt was reportedly advised by McLean supporters to refrain from making a public statement endorsing George P. McLean for the U S Senate to succeed Morgan J. Bulkeley. McLean backers favored quiet influence, fearing Roosevelt’s past attacks could hurt their slim margin against Bulkeley.
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New York Times
New Haven
George P. McLean
Col. Roosevelt
McLean
United States Senate
Morgan J G. Bulkeley
Col
Roosevelt
Connecticut
William Sheffield Cowles
Farmington
Judge Baldwin
Bulkeley
Cornell to Hire City Lieutenant as Proctor for Students
The Cornell Trustees in Ithaca indicate a parole officer or proctor is desired to oversee male students. They consult Lieut Twestern of the Philadelphia police, a 25 year veteran, as a likely appointee though a final decision has not yet been made. The move follows a Committee on Student Affairs report finding only 1 percent of students were disorderly but needing supervision.
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New York Times
Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University
Whe Twestem
Philadelphia
W. W. Rowlee
Lieut. Twestern
Philadlphia Polic Force
Committee On
Habeas Corpus For Packers In Chicago Indictments
After new indictments on Friday the indicted Packers lawyers seek writs of habeas corpus amid no bonds posted yesterday. Government says Judge Landis can try the case. Defense insists the case not return to Judge Landis. Arguments on stay of proceedings await Judge Carpenter unless a sudden move alters plans.
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New York Times
Chicago
Landis
Carpenter
Beef Trust
Many Seek New York Farms
Sixteen college graduates are enrolled in Cornell State College of Agriculture for a short Winter course. They hail from Yale Cornell Syracuse Chicago Rochester Hamilton New York University and DePauw. The college reports strong Western farmer interest in New York land due to lower prices, with Illinois Iowa Minnesota and Ohio buyers already moving in and two large farms in the area purchased last week.
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New York Times
Ithaca
N. Y
State College of Agriculture
Cornell
Yale
Syracuse
Chicago
Rochester
Hamilton
New York University
Depauw
Dix Goes to Canada on Private Business Trip
Governor-elect John A. Dix left Albany for Canada to settle private business and expects to return Thursday. He is accompanied by Winfield A. Huppuch John Dix Coffin and two nieces. The group travels by a private car on the Montreal Express and Earl Grey will host a dinner in Montreal.
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Albany
John A. Dix
Canada
Winfield A. Huppuch
John Dix Coffin
Curtis H. Douglas
Montreal Express
Earl Grey
Montreal
Dix
Lake St. John
Quebec
New York
State Street
Novel Creates Sensation in Lewisville Parish
A Christological novel by Rev. J. E. Copus S. J. draws attention in Lewisville, hailed as a sensation by parishioners and Catholic readers. The work, titled Ancros of Ephesus, sparks strong reactions among local churches and literary circles alike.
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Ancros
Ephesus
JE. Copus
S. J
Lewisville
Hi. Wiltzius
Royal birth expected at Buckingham Palace
London reports Queen Mary's accouchement expected in March marking the first birth at Buckingham Palace in fifty four years. The last child born to King George and Queen Mary was Prince John Charles on July 12, 1905, with five sons and one daughter named Princess Mary.
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London
Queen Mary
Buckingham Palace
King George
Queen Mar
John Charles
Hans
Edward Albert Frederick
Henry William
George Edward
Princess Mary
Bride Weds Beside Brother Slain by Electrocution
Miss Leah Updyke married Pearn St McCan in Niagara Falls New York in the room where her brother Roger Updyke lay dead after being electrocuted at a sisal factory. The brother was to be best man and the Rev C H Pye fainted during the ceremony. Funeral held later.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Leah Updyke
Pearn St. McCan
Roger Updyke
C. H. Pye
Roger
Whitla Kidnapper Aids Wife in Pittsburg Case
Jimmy Boyle serving life for Willie Whitla kidnapping is revealed as the husband of Helen Boyle serving 25 years. He sent books fruit flowers and money via a friend who bought luxuries for her. Boyle sold his prison tobacco to fund his wife and will be allowed to meet on Christmas Day.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Dee
Jimmy Boyle
Willie Whitla
Helen
Boyle
Cable merger confirmed between Western Union and Anglo American
London reports in December indicate negotiations concluded for the amalgamation of the Western Union Telegraph Company and the Anglo American Cable Company. Western Union officials denied knowledge of a merger plan while noting talks aim to improve cable night-letter service and lower rates. President Vail was absent from the office during the briefing.
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London
Western Union Telegraph Company
Anglo- American Cable Company
Western Union
Times
Anglo-American Telegraph Company, Ltd
Hall
New York
Vail
Policeman Rescues Child From Oncoming Taxi
Seven year old Rose Seger narrowly escapes being struck on Eighth Avenue at 111th Street as her father and mother cross. Taxi driver James Lannon brakes hard, the cab hits the curb and fender, injuring Officer Neely who saves the child. Rose remains unharmed but shaken. Neely treated for a cut arm at Harlem Hospital.
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Rose Seger
Eighth Avenue
111Th Street
James Lannon
Lannon
Neely
West 125Th Street
Younster
Dr. McCallum
Harlem Hospital
Little Rose
Ex Judge Henry F. Allen Dies After Jump
Henry F. Allen a 73 year old former Judge of the Court of Claims and attorney jumped from a tenth floor window of the Mutual Life Building in Buffalo. He had suffered nervous prostration for weeks and died instantly with his body wedged by a skylight. eyeglasses and a running watch were found at the scene.
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Buffalo
Henry F. Allen
Court of Claims
Mutual Life
Allen
Rochester
Charles W. Goodyear
Allen, Movius & Wilcox
Cleveland
Brest entertains sailors as city hosts American fleet
Brest hosts a grand reception for sailors from American battleships with French delegations of sailors soldiers and dockyard workers invited to mingle across multiple city restaurants. The event aims to showcase hospitality and cultural exchange during December.
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Brest
Patrick Seeks Pardon And New Trial In Rice Murder Case
Albert B Patrick, the Sing Sing inmate jailed for the William Marsh Rice murder, tells The Times he seeks an unconditional pardon and a new trial. He asserts possible conspiracies kept him imprisoned, cites Rice estate worth millions, and recalls testimony by Charles and Fayette Jones about chloroform and Brockman's murder.
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New York Times
Ossining
N. Y
Albert B Patrick
Sing Sing Prison
William Marsh Rice
Times
Patrick
Sing Sing
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