Thousands in Gifts to Girls Colleges
At Vassar College commencement 243 seniors graduated as gifts totaling over 200000 were announced. Mrs. Russell Sage gave 75000 to finish Olivia Josselyn Hall dormitory. an unknown donor, likely Miss Helen Gould, provided 100000 for a students hall. alumnae pledged 1200 yearly for five years to improve grounds and build a secretary’s house. The class of 1887 funded a large gate for Pine Walk. Dr. Taylor urged a 1,000,000 educational endowment. The class of 1912 hosted a dinner and roll call with playful engagements.
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New York Times
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Vassar College
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Olivia Josselyn
Helen Gould
North Hall
Ella McCaleb
A. B
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Irene Lawrence
Louise Farnam
Dorothy Baldwin
Gabrielle Elliot
Helen Ferris
Archbold gifts $25,000 to Syracuse University deficit
John D. Archbold, president of Syracuse University Board of Trustees, donates 25000 dollars to reduce a 60000 dollar current expense deficit during commencement week. Class Day featured a stadium pageant with 100 coeds. 480 graduates, 14 master’s degrees. Commencement address by Dr. James W. Bassford. Honorary degrees awarded to multiple clergymen and scholars including Luther Barton Wilson, William Shankland Andrews, and Adolf Frey.
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N. Y
John D. Archbold
Syracuse University
Archbold
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China
Luther Barton Wilson
Philadelphia
William Shankland Andrews
Franklin Wallace Colins
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Yale
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Edward Huntington Coley
Utica
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London
D. C
Walter Rockwood
Ferris
Frederick L. Decker
Gloversville
Frank David Torrey
Brooklyn
Herbert F. Randolph
Montclair
N. J
Samuel J. Greenfield
Alfred O. Tagialatela
Rome
Italy
M. A
Adolf Frey
William Bernald
Flurry Over Roosevelt Exhibit Funding In House
Washington June 12 In the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill the House debated a 250000 item to mount and exhibit trophies from government expeditions. Ex Speaker Cannon sought 325000 for African specimens but the amendment failed as Democrats cut 75000 from Smithsonian funds.
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New York Times
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House
Cannon
Roosevelt
Mann
House Appropriations Committee
Walcott
Smithsonian Institution
Sherley
Oregon Girls Visit New York Then Move Toward Washington
Nine Oregon girls, daughters of farmers, travel in a Portland–started party chaperoned by Mrs. H. A. Hartshorn. Their trip includes Detroit Buffalo and Niagara Falls before reaching East Aurora to be hosted by Elbert Hubbard. They aim to meet the President in Washington next.
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Washington
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Detroit
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Niagara Falls
East Aurora
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Phill
Bates
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Sea Rock
Two Guilty of One Murder In Bronx Case
Frank W. Muehfeldt 2 275 Bassford Ave Bronx and cousin William Lingley were found guilty of murder in the first degree for killing Patrick Burns former chief of police in Landsay Ohio. Burns and a bartender were shot during a robbery at the Burns saloon on February 10. Lingley faces death at Sing Sing during the week of July 15. Muehfeldt to be sentenced Friday.
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Muehlfeldt
William Lingley
Sing Sing
Patrick Burns
Landsay
Ohio
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Burns
Lingley
East Ninety-second Street
Vineland
N. J
Hotel Belleclaire Waiters Strike Shuts Dining
Nearly all twenty five waiters and cooks at the Hotel Belleclaire walked out at dinner time. Guests continued service with voluntary help while a lone patrolman kept order. The manager arranged replacements for breakfast. Strikes at the Hotel Astor and at the Waiters Union office foreshadow tonight protest at Amsterdam Opera House with Mayor Gaynor’s letter read and debated. Speakers include Mrs Ludwig Love Algernon Lee and Prof W B Du Bois.
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Waiters’ Union
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Ludwig Love
Algernon Lee
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Reciproc ity Deadlock Rocks Senate Tariff Action
The Senate voted 33 to 27 to reject ceding from its Canadian reciprocity repeal amendment to a world wide print paper tax, sending the steel bill to conference and stalling tariff legislation. Regulars and insurgents align against House opposition as lawmakers brace for further tariff battles, with July 1 the next expected halt in Senate activity.
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la Follette
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North Carolina
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Congress Faces Long Session As Bills Lag Behind
The Lorimer case may end by July 6 but delays loom as lawmakers press on with remaining appropriation bills. The Panama Canal measure awaits action and Senator Bourne of Oregon pushes a Parcels Post bill, though they doubt a vote can be held before adjournment.
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Bourne
Oregon
Sherley Bill Seeks to Block Federal Removal of State Suits
Representative Sherley of Kentucky introduced a bill to bar removal of suits against corporations or joint stock firms from state courts to federal courts based on diverse citizenship. The move echoes a battle in the judiciary code during the Sixty-first Congress, with Senator Root opposing a diverse citizenship clause in conference. The issue centers on keeping such removals out of federal courts in cases involving corporations like the Southern Pacific Railway.
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New York Times
Washington
Swager Sherley
Kentucky
Senator Root
New York
Sherley
House
Senate
Root
Sutherland
Democratic House
Polce
Southern Pacific Railway
Sherley Bill Aims to Block Federal Case Transfers
Organized under Kentucky law and in Missouri or Texas proceedings, one may seek transfer of a case to a federal court in Kentucky on diverse citizenship grounds. The Sherley bill seeks to prevent this transfer.
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Missouri
Texas
Sherley
Honor to Gen Herkimer tablet unveiling at Fort Herkimer
On June 12 in Herkimer New York a tablet to Gen. Herkimer will be unveiled at Fort Herkimer. Ann F Marcy and Nicholas Herkimer Beach will lead the ceremony with Col John W Vrooman the descendant of the Oriskany hero delivering the main address. Franklin W Cristman will wear Herkimer’s sword from Oriskany and Alfred Dudley Dennison will bring the cloak linked to the first American flag. Masons will be well represented.
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New York Times
Herkimer
N. Y
Gen. Herkimer
Fort Herkimer
Ann F. Marcy
Nicholas Herkimer Beach
John W. Vrooman
Oriskany
Franklin W. Cristman
Augustine Hess
Alfred Dudley Dennison
Abraham Swartout
Masonic
VETO May Save Wood and Commerce Court
The article reports on a Senate action affecting a proposed Wood and Commerce Court and notes divisions among Republicans and Democrats. It details arguments against life tenure for judges, identifies five Progressive Republicans who voted to oust judges, and recalls President Taft's long-standing support for the court and its related salaries and amendments.
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Bourne
Oregon
Bristow
Kansas
Clapp
Minnesota
Grenna
North Dakota
Poindexter
Washington
Senate
Taft
Friends Today
Taft weighs veto over Commerce Court funding crisis
Washington lawyers foresee a possible deadlock if the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Appropriation bill abolishes the Commerce Court by defunding it. President Taft says the court is needed to enforce the interstate commerce act, while advisers warn of a clash with Congress and potential curtailment of salaries for five judges once their terms end.
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Taft
Supreme Court
Washington
Senate
Congress
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