Princeton Honors President Lowell and Dr Wilson at Alumni Luncheon
At Princeton University June 15 the 162nd commencement took place with degrees conferred and honorary Doctor of Laws awarded to Abbott Lawrence Lowell of Harvard and Dr Woodrow Wilson. President Wilson and Lowell led the alumni luncheon noted for cross institutional praise and shared educational aims.
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Dr. Wilson
Princeton
New York Times
N. J
Princeton University
Sela
Nassau
Alexander Hall
Wilson
Isaac Thomas
Old Nassau
Abbott Lawence
Lowell
Harvard
Charles Francis Adams
Boston
Frank Hartley
New York
John White- Alxander
Samuel McC Crothirs
Cambridge
Mass
John Carrington
Siam
Maser
Gutzon Borglum
Andrew H. Joline
Jass
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
Woodrow Wilson
Princeon
United States
Br. Wilson
Lawrenceville Class Day Ends 1909 Exercises at Memorial Hall
Lawrenceville Preparatory School held its 1909 class day on the campus and in Memorial Hall. Mayor McClellan of New York delivered the founders' day address as 69 diplomas were awarded to graduates. He warned against the pursuit of publicity and the invasion of private life by newspapers.
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New York Times
Princeton
N. J
Lawrenceville Preparatory School
Memorial Hall
McClellan
New York
Hoar
Senator Hoar
Manhattan College Commencement at Carnegie Hall Adds 24 Degrees
The fifty sixth annual ceremony at Carnegie Hall awarded twenty four degrees despite a recent student strike. Recipients include Rev M C Gleeson Navy Chaplain class of 1891 and 17 undergraduates plus two honorary degrees. Attendees included Brother Jerome, Rev T J McCluskey, James J Walsh, Paul Fuller, Rev W Penny and Congressman J J Fitzgerald.
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Manhattan College
Carnegie Hall
Castorius
Matthew C. Gleeson
United States Navy
Connecticut
William C. Pommerer
Bureau of Commerce
John W. Keefe
Providence
R. I
Farley
Rome
Mer. M. J. Lavelle
Brother Jerome
Thomas J. McCluskey
St. Francis Xavier College
James J. Walsh
Fordham University
Paul Fuller
Fordham Law School
William Penny
J. F. ¥. Flanigan
F. A. O'Hare
College Honor for Knox at Villa Nova Commencement
Secretary of State Philander C Knox received an honorary Doctor of Laws at the sixty sixth annual commencement exercises of the Roman Catholic College of St. Thomas of Villanova near Philadelphia. Other honorees included Rev William Temple rector of St Elizabeths Church Wilmington Del Leslie J Tompkins secretary of the University of New York Law School John Callance of Washington D C and George Kitney White.
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Philadelphia
Philander C. Knox
Villa Nova
Ere
William Temple
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Wilmington
Del
Leslie J. Tompkins
University of New York Law School
John Callance
Washington, D. C
George Kitney White
New York’s Lewis Nixon Awards Walton Doctoral Honor
Washington D C and Henry F Walton of Philadelphia, former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House, receive remarks from Lewis Nixon of New York who delivers the graduates address and is awarded Doctor of Science.
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Washington, D. C
Henry F. Walton
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Lewis Nixon
New York
Russell Sage Laboratory At RPI Celebrates 85th Year
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy marked eighty five years with the completion of the Russell Sage Laboratory a modern mechanical and electrical engineering facility funded by Mrs Russell Sage and part of her million dollar gift The building and equipment cost over 400000 the opening featured remarks by Robert W De Forest Jesse M Smith and Louis B Stillwell with commencement set for Music Hall tomorrow the eighty student graduating class will compete for the Macdonald prize won by C F Reinicker of Baltimore Md prior gifts from Andrew Carnegie and a 1907 chemical laboratory expansion are noted along with a new student home near the athletic field
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Troy
N. Y
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute At
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Russell Sage
Russell Sage Laboratory
Institute
Music Hall
Macdonald
C. F. Reinicker
Baltimore
Andrew Carnegie
Cornell Class of 1909 Raises $25,000 for Alumni Fund
Cornell University class day exercises in Ithaca feature ivy planting at Goldwin Smith Hall and readings by Dorr Price Roscoe Edlund Walter Evans and Edwin Mayer. The class pledges $25,000 for alumni purposes and directs a memorial to Moakley House with 5 percent interest collected annually.
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New York Times
Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University
Dorr C. Price
Batavia
Roscoe C. Edlund
Brooklyn
Armory
Goldwin Smith Hall
Frederick C. Rice
Lincoln Hall
Walter G. Evans
Rome
Edwin Charles Mayer
Moakley House
John F. Mouakley
Smith College Grants 327 Diplomas In 31st Commencement
The largest Smith College class, 327 graduates, received diplomas from President L Clarke Seelye in an Assembly Hall ceremony. Rev Dr George A Gordon delivered the commencement oration. Alumnae dinner followed in the new gymnasium with Seelye announcing new teachers and a reception for the alumnae association in the afternoon.
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Northampton
Mass
Smith College
L. Clarke Seelye
Assembly Hall
George A. Gordon
Old South Congregational Church
Boston
Seelye
Last of cheap white bread foreseen by university dean
At Rhode Island State College graduation Dean Eugene Davenport of the University of Illinois warned that cheap bread may be a thing of the past. He projected U S population reaching 1,400,000,000 within a century and urged increased production through better farming methods and untapped acres while warning fertile land is increasingly depleted.
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Kingston
R. I
Eugene Davenport
University of Illinois
Urbana
Rhode Island State College
Dean Davenport
Weston Sidelined by Bad Chill and Lumbago
Veteran pedestrian Weston remains laid up with a bad chill and lumbago. He holds out no hope of continuing today.
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Weston
Weston's Transcontinental Walk Day Eighty One
Weston's cross country trek continues from New York toward San Francisco. He walks 4 300 miles between March 15 and 20, then progresses through Utica Chafee Youngstown Toledo Chicago Lincoln Mexico Topeka Wakeen Hugo Nunn Hanna Granger Carter Spring Valley with daily distances listed for each segment. The plan spans 100 days excluding Sundays, aiming for a final total.
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Weston
New York
San Francisco
United States
Utica
Chafee
Youngstown
Hugo
Nunn
Hanna
Wryo
Granger
Carter
Spring Valley
Wyo
Journey Through Wyoming Left Carter Behind and Returned
Report recounts a long travel day from Carter to Bridger then to Spring Valley Wyoming. The author narrates delays, discomfort, and a lingering worry about lacking food and nourishment during the journey.
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New York
Spring Valley
Wyo
Carter
Bridger
Man Forcibly Stops at Spring Valley Beyond Bridger
A man was compelled to stop at Spring Valley beyond Bridger due to illness, interrupting his travel plans and prompting medical attention.
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Spring Valley
Bridger
Weston’s Route Through Wyoming Statement
Edward Payson Weston writes about his deteriorating health after travel, blaming lack of care. He hopes to avoid lumbago and notes uncertainty about continuing to walk tomorrow, warning he may be in for a long stay if unsuccessful.
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Edward Payson Weston
Jeffries Fights Six Rounds in Exhibition at Duquesne Garden
James J. Jeffries retired heavyweight champion received a big ovation in Pittsburg at Duquesne Garden as he boxed a six round exhibition with sparring partner Sam Berger. Rounds averaged about fifty seconds with Jeffries leading and landing most blows. Preliminary bouts saw Charles Goldman of New York edge out Young Kinger of Pittsburg while Harlem Tommy Murphy of New York defeated Jimmy Dunne of Newcastle.
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Pittsburg
Penn
James J. Jeffries
Duquesne Garden
Sam Berger
Jeffries
Berger
Charles Goldman
Yale Denies Carnegie Criticism of Admissions
New Haven June 15 Yale Corporation Secretary Anson P Stokes said the Carnegie Foundation has not accused Yale of lax entrance standards The foundation is studying entrance examination methods and may visit New Haven soon He noted about 18 percent of Yale academic department final candidates were not admitted and about one third of preliminary candidates failed for 441 preliminaries last year 136 failed
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New Haven
Conn
Carnegie Foundation
Anson P. Stokes
Yale Corporation
Yale University
Yale
Vanderbilt Regrets Halma Death and Rise in Fame
William K. Vanderbilt donated the $80,000 Hanoverian stallion Halma to the New York State Breeding Bureau two years ago. Halma later drew praise as a leading French sire, prompting Vanderbilt to plan a France-based reestablishment. The horse died, but Halma’s reputation and its offspring remain noted in Vanderbilt’s racing program.
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William K. Vanderbilt
United States
New York State
Halma
Hanover
America
Mr. Vanderbilt
Haras de Villebon
St. Louis Deroissy
France
New York
Delavin
N. Y
Vanderbilt
Delatan
Sailon
Johnson boxes exhbition rounds in Boston crowd rally
heavyweight champion Jack Johnson appeared at the Armory Athletic Association bouts in Boston and boxed three exhibition rounds with George Byers. He claimed no one had yet covered the $5,000 forfeit posted on his return from Australia. The main event between Bill McKinnon and Jim Flynn ended in a draw officiated by Referee Sheehan.
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Boston
Jack Johnson
Armory Athletic Association
George Byers
Johnson
Australia
Roxbury
Jim Flynn
Referge Sheehan
Savage Beats Mann in Ten Round Bout at Brown's
Jim Savage outweighed by twenty five pounds defeats Charlie Mann in a ten round match at Brown's Athletic Association last night. Savage leads Mann over the month with Mann never leading the bout, though he fought to avoid a knockout.
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Jim Savage
Charlie Mann
Brown’s Athletic Association
Savage
Mann
Véetabs
Cornell Crew Strong in Practice as Hudson Rivalry Grows
Columbia and Cornell crews continued practice on the Hudson with light workouts. Coach Courtney says Cornell’s varsity eight is the lightest yet seen, and Coach Rice notes promising second-team strength. Both squads refine lineups as they approach potential four mile trials this week.
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New York Times
Poughkeeflie
N. Y
Columbia
Cornell
Hudson River
Courtney
Hudson
Harvard
James Rice
Rice
Cerussi
Ryan
Jordan
Keator
Ithaca
Morningside
Light Work for Oarsmen at New London
Yale and Harvard crews faced limited practice with no time rows. Yale freshman eight saw shake ups as Dilworth shifted to stroke and substitutions occurred, while Harvard varsity and freshman crews trained briefly under coaches Wray and Kennedy amidst illness and travel disruptions.
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New York Times
New London
Jim Wray
John Harvard
B. Ladd
Cambridge
Harvard
Boston
C. Frothingham
Lada
Dwyer Reenters Racing With New Stable Purchase
P. J. Dwyer, famed for racing colors unused since last fall, plans a modest comeback as he forms a new stable. He bought the two year old Pretend from Walter B. Jennings on private terms, a winner at Gravesend last week.
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P. J. Dwyer
Walter B. Jennings
Pretend
Gravesend
United service notices overhaul assignments from Mount ed to West Point
Union of Army officers receives multiple duty changes and assignments. Capt J D Long moves from Mounted Service School Fort Riley to West Point New York while Capt J P Ryan takes charge of Boise Barracks Idaho. Other officers shift to inspect seacoast armament, oversee militia inspection, and command mine laying operations with several board and duty changes noted.
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A. S. Brookes
Department of the Colorado
New Mexico
Las Vegas
J. M. Dunn
Coast Artillery Corps
New York City
Army Mine Planter
Edward O. C. Ord
E. J. Wallace
H. A. Greene
Tenth Infantry
M. B. Stewart
Highth Infantry
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
C. L. Ruggles
United States Military Academy
Sandy Fie N. J
J. P. Inguard
Medical Reserve Corps
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
A. W. Morse
Medical Corps
F. Geere
Wichita
Fern
Oklahoma
Movements of Naval Vessels Reported by Lieut Dantfels
Lieut J F Dantfels lists arrivals and sailings of American ships with positions at Annapolis Panama Las Palmas San Francisco Nagasaki and New York from Philadelphia Hampton Roads Yokohama and Guayaquil and includes vessels Standish Albany Salem Olympia Tonopah Saturn Rainbow Bainbridge Chauncey Dale and Barry.
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Standish
Annapolis
Albany
Panama
Salem
Las Palmas
Manly
Philadelphia
New York
Olympia
Chicago
Hartford
Tonopah
Hampton Roads
New London
Saturn
Guayaquil
San Francisco
Charleston
Chattanooga
Cleveland
Denver
Yokohama
Hakodate
Rainbow
Bainbridge
Chauncey
Dale
Barry
Nagasaki
Furnis Bie Room Interior Vignette in Sparse Text
Partial OCR fragment hints at a housing or room furnishing item. Mentions a bed room possibility and a Furnis Bie style note. Limited readable details prevent full identification of a specific event or product.
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Princeton Inn
Robinson Cary
G. Harrod
B. J. Spence
C. B. Mcfullen
S. W. Bradford
C. i Boyer
G. S. Broady
G. M
L. C. Jones
J. J. Louderbough
A. Jackle
L. C. Cummings
Z. Daniel
J. C. Keen
DB. R. Hulbirt
J. R. Rhodes
W. E. Weld
R. Heermance
H. J. Stewart
A. J.ferry
W. G. Henderson
B. Kinkead
H. C. Schweikert
S. M. B.ong
H. A. Walter
D. F. McPherson
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R. Annin, Jr
G. A. Armstrong
D. Ballin
H. W. Benedict
H. A. Boas
L. Booker
J. G. Buchanan
A. Bunting
C . Burnett
Joe B. Burt
W. A. Butler, III
H. Caldwell
W. R. Cameron
N. F. Carroll
W. Carver
N. R. Cass
B. B. Chambers
S. R. Glover
S. Gordon
P. Graff
P. Green
J. A. Groeneveld
J. Harrison
L. Haven, Jr
G. Henderson
T . Henry
B. Hetzel
R. H. Hill
S. Hinton
O) Howrd
J. H. Huddleson, Jr
W. P. Hutchesop
E ¢, Hutchins, Jr
C. P. de L. Bennings
J. C. Jones, Jr
F. A. Keen
H. Maulsby
J. R. Maury, Jr
F. L. Mayer
H. J. Medina
S. O. Meese
R. H. Mulford
B. Turray, Jr
A. C. Myers
F. C. Myers
H. Fort
Laa
Aorthwood
Ober
J. H. Ober
S. Phillips
W. M. Prizer
F B. Rentschler
H. W. Robinson
C. H. Rogers
W. EB. Rupert
E. C. Selby
H. W. Sherrill
H. A. Smith
C. O. M. Sprague
H. G. Turner
H. W.turner
J. P. Vaughan
CG. Vezin, Jr
L. B. Wagman
R. W. Wallace
A. G. Walter
F. M. Whaley
H. A. Barler
H. K. Corbin
T. L. Fluhart
C. W. Luke
J. R. Carson
F. W. Cunningham
C. P. Smith
W. W. Arnett, Jr
J. C. Beam
A. H. Berry
J. D. Este
S. R. Gordon
S. T. Gray
W. G. Hildebrant
W. C. Horton
C. L. House
A. R. Howell
N. F. John
E. G C. Kelley
W. J. Latta, Jr
J. Lippincott
A. A. Little
J. D. MacDonald
H. R. Peckham
F. 8. Perrin
T Lawrenceville
Manhattan
Knox
S&j. Thomas
Rensselaer Institute
Moakley Fund
Young Women’s College
Walker
Wyoming
Lumbago
THE
NEW Yrk Times
Edward Paysonston
pRocem. Carter
Rov
Evanston
Pittsburgers
Cornell Crew
the United Service
the Army
the Navy
Lieut
J. F. Dantfels
Minnesota
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
VIA
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Portland
SAN Ee
Seattle
Salt [Lake Or
Great West
Lehigh Valley Ticket Offices
Julius Kayser & Co., Makers
WM. Knabe & CO
5Th Ave
39Th Street
Cherub Devine
By Sewell Ford
Ing Countess
Springfield Union
Mitchell Kennerley
James McGreery & Co
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Thirty-fourth Street
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