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Newspaper

New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1916

Page

11

New York Law School Holds 24th Commencement at Aeolian Hall

Supreme Court Justice James C. Cropsey gave the address as 105 graduates received degrees. Dean George Pease supervised with Professor Robert P. D. Petty, while Goldston and others led prize awards for scholarship.

New York Law School Aeolian’ Hall Weet Forty-second Street George Pease Robert PD. Petty Claus Supreme Court James C. Cropsey Cropsey

Cathedral College Honors At Thirteenth Annual Commencement

Cathedral College Dunwoodie staged its tenth annual commencement with Cardinal Farley in Aeolian Hall. Sixty graduates, all six year students, will enter St. Joseph's Seminary in September. Cardinal Farley awarded the medal for general excellence to John Charles Dougherty and the gold medal for scholarship to Jeremiah Thomas Toomey. Prize day for undergraduates followed with gifts for top students.

John Grimshaw, Jr Jerome M. Schwartz Cathedral College St. Joseph's Seminary Dunwoodie Cardinal Farley Aeolian Hall West Forty-third Street John Charles Dougherty Jeremiah Thomas Toomey

Nineteen Graduates Honored at St Elizabeths College

Saint Elizabeths College in CONVENT STATION New Jersey conferred degrees this afternoon on nineteen graduates and seven sisters of charity. Bishop John J O Connor of the Newark diocese delivered the Baccalaureate address and awarded senior prizes including the McQuade Memorial gold medal for philosophy to Gertrude Agnes Connelly of Madison Dolan Memorial for ethics to Mary Elizabeth Scalan of Bayonne Sheridan Memorial gold medal for mathematics to Mary Helen Waldron of Little Falls N Y Kearney Memorial gold medal for Latin to Gertrude Mary Hayes of Springfield Massachusetts gold medals for Spanish English and lithal economy to Mary Eileen Williams of Eminence Kentucky and a gold medal for English to Mary Margaret Clare Sheehy of Little Falls N Y.

St. Elizabeth's Convent Station N. J St. Elizabeth's College Sisters of Charity John J. O'Connor the Jocese Newark O'Connor McQuade Gertrude Agnes Connelly Madison Dolan Mary Elizabeth Scalan Bayonne Sheridan Mary Helen Waldron Little Falls N. Y Kearney Gertrude Mary Hayes Springfield Mass Mary Eileen Williams Eminence Mary Margaret Clare Sheehy

Northwestern University Mulls Roosevelt Presidency Rumor

In Chicago on June 15 rumors spread that Northwestern University in Evanston may offer its presidency to Theodore Roosevelt. Abram Harris has resigned as president to become secretary for the Methodist Episcopal Church, and trustees reportedly weigh Roosevelt as a serious candidate despite his withdrawal from politics.

New York Times Chicago Northwestern University Evanston Harris Roosevelt Peacy Roosey Northwesternlie Sf

Broadway Association Hears Subway Boom Lift Real Estate Values

At a Broadway Association luncheon in the Hotel Martinique Edward M Bassett Ira A Place and George McAneny spoke on subway linked improvements and Grand Central plans boosting Broadway and Park Avenue businesses. They cited tax increases from 1906 to 1914 and urged restricting industrial zones above Twenty Third Street to preserve values.

Broadway Association Hotel Martinique Edward M. Bassett Commission On Ira A. Placa New York Central Railroad George McAneny Board of Aldermen Mr. MecAneny Broadway Fourteenth Street Brooklyn Mr. McAneny Fifth Avenue Ira A. Place Jefferson de Mont Thompson Grand Central Terminal Park Avenue Fortieth Street Lexington Avenue Fourth Avenue Grand Union Hotel Place Lowerark Avenue Upper Park Avenue West Side Terminal Grand Central Municipal Fortyfourth Forty-eighth Street Mr. Place Fifth Third Avenue Bassett Thirty-fourth Street Board of Estimate Sixth Avenue Twenty-third Street Twenty-eighth Street City Hall Broadway District Twentythird Street Oscar Oestreicher

Miller Heads Company for Coast

One of the strongest theatrical companies head to California for a ten week engagement at the Columbia Theatre in San Francisco starting July 10. Henry Miller leads with a cast including Ruth Chatterton Hilda Spong Bruce McRae Alice Lindahl Robert Ames Charles Trowbridge Mrs Thomas Whiffen Marguerite St John Gladys Wilson Walter Connolly Mrs Charlies Craig W W H Sams and John Breter. The Mollusc and The Great Divide will be revived and Miss Chatterton appears in a comedy Come Out of the Kitchen.

Campaign for 109 Scenarios by Famous Players Film Co

The Famous Players Film Company announces a campaign for 109 scenarios to be made into feature pictures at its studios. It will buy manuscripts meeting requirements and pay $1,000 for each of the first 100 accepted. It is not a contest. unavailable scenarios are returned, and lurid melodrama or political religious material is avoided.

Ourt Reap Famous Players Film Company

Scotch See How Britain Prepared at Lyceum

The Scotch descended on the Lyceum Theatre to view the film How Britain Prepared. The Highlanders bagpipe band marched from their HQ to the theatre and performed native music, rousing the audience. Prominent Scottish Americans Walter Scott William Broane Peter G Watson Robert Sener Glover Frank Gray and Jagnes Logie attended.

Britain Lyceum Theatre Viages Walter Scott William Broane Peter G. Watson Robert R. Sener Glover Frank Gray Jagnes Logie

Their Marriage a Movie Romance

Jan Rubini and Miss Diane D Aubrey were married yesterday at City Hall. Miss D Aubrey, returning from a vaudeville tour, heard Rubini play the violin at the Strand Theatre and promptly requested an introduction. Rubini arrived in this country six months ago from South Africa and is a Stockholm native.

Jan Rubini Diane D'Aubrey City Hall Pd’ Aubrey Strand Theatre

Drama League Free Information Bureau to Open Saturdays

The American Drama Committee will keep the free bureau of dramatic information at the Drama League offices during the festival. Evelyne Hilliard will oversee the bureau, open Saturday mornings in Fall and Winter. Leo Ditrichstein resumes engagement before a tour, after eye trouble. Blanche Ring signs multi year management with Frederic McKay and rights to Jane O’Day from Broadway. Seats for The Passing Show of 1916 go on sale at the Winter Garden box office.

American Drama Committee The Drama League Free Bureau of Dramatic Information League Evelyne Hilliard Bureau Leo Ditrichstein Wailis Clark Justice the Candler Los Angeles Teat Versal Blanche Ring Frederic McKay New York Winter Garden

Major blaze destroys Matawan piano plant

A four story Was son Piano Company building in Matawan New Jersey burned for about two hours causing losses between 50000 and 60000 dollars. The fire started in the Synthetic Chemical Company section from an explosion and drew in residents from Matawan and Keyport to view the blaze as school exercises nearby were dismissed. Firefighters contained the fire and prevented spread to adjacent properties with rail traffic remaining open.

Matawan N. J Wasson Piano Company New York & Long Branch Keyport Piano Synthetical Chemical Company The Chemical Company Ind

Joe Martins Smile Contest Entry Highlights Endless Rainbow

The Georgetown Gazette features Joe Martin's Smile in its cheerful disposition contest. The Ohio State Journal notes the entry promises a rainbow like bow with no beginning or end and a lasting charm beyond time.

Joe Martin Georgetown Gazette Ohio State Journal

General Wood Praises Plattsburg Rookies During Visit

Special to The New York Times. Plattsburg N Y June 15 General Leonard Wood father of the Plattsburg idea visited the camp to review the rookies and urge compulsory military service. He praised the training and predicted large future enrollment while planning another visit later in the month.

New York Times Plattsburg N. Y Leonard Wood Second Cavalry Band Peter Murray General Wood

Persecution of Jews in Russia Reported by American Hebrew

An European cable reports new Russian anti Jewish measures. General Alexeyev allegedly pressed Stuermer to curb Jewish influence prompting a circular ordering strict surveillance. Jews face detention and potential exile on vague suspicions, with danger reaching trains and homes.

Russia A. I Bibéria Iberia

Newark Strike Sees Over Nine Thousand Join Walkout

In Newark machinists toolmakers and helpers walked off work for a forty eight hour week. Labor leaders expect more than fifteen thousand by today as the Metal Trades Association moves to fill strikers’ jobs. Iroquois Hall at 266 Washington Street hosts warnings against intoxication and disorder as Newark plants nearby feel the impact.

Newark Iroquois Hall Washington Street Metal Trades Association Onry Hunter National Metal Trades Association

Five Boys Plead Guilty to Manslaughter in Refuge Murder

Five youths indicted for complicity in the murder of George Bloeser, assistant engineer at the House of Refuge on Randall's Island, pleaded guilty to first degree manslaughter. They face possible sentences at Sing Sing up to twenty years. Charles Bereda refused to plead, claiming innocence. The defendants, from Brooklyn and Manhattan, allegedly plotted to kill Bloeser and escape by swimming the river. Bloeser died two days after a April 20 attack.

George Bloeser House of Refuge Randall's Island Delehanty Charles Bereda Charles McCarthy Duffield Street Brooklyn William Ratty West Sixty-seventh Street Albert Smith East Eleventh Street William Dwyer West Bloesser Bloeser

Arrest of Donald McLean in Frederick on Larceny Charge

Donald McLean formerly an New York City attorney and husband of the late DAR president was arrested by Frederick Chief Bruchey at the request of a New York detective bureau. He faces larceny charges totaling $8,000 and was released on $2,000 bond pending a hearing.

Frederick, Md Donald McLean New York City The Daughters of the American Revolution Bruchey New York

Will case testimony reveals Eno heirs dispute

Surrogate Cohalan questioned Clarence Parmenter about his Saratoga estate duties for Amos F. Eno and his links to Kilmer a Saratoga attorney. Parmenter testified to letters from Eno and expenses paid, while witnesses described Eno’s irrational acts and peculiar habits before the trial resumes.

Clarence R. Parmenter Amos F. Eno Saratoga Cohalan Eno Parmenter Mr. Eno Stanchfield Senator Brackett Austin G. Fez Fox Clarence B. Kilmer Rector's Kilmer Mr. Parmenter Mr. Kilmer Robert Wylie Alicia Kel Amos_R. Eno Kelly James Murphy Ylie Mr. Stanchfield

Good Jobs for Germans Across Occupied Polish Lands

In the Reichstag debate on May 20 Dr Theodor Sewald admitted German officials in conquered Polish and Belgian territories were paid high salaries, with Socialist critics arguing officials pocket large sums and receive numerous allowances.

Reichstag Russian Poland Theodor Sewald Ministry of the Interior London Times Belgium Herr Stricklen

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