Harvard Yale Boat Race Eve Sets Quarters Ablaze
Harvard selects the west side for the varsity race while Yale prepares on the opposite side. Yale's four wins the Cambridge freshman race after Yale crews test starts, with Vivian Nickalls observing. Both crews show strong fitness as Yale leaders Cameron and Blagden pace the squad for the four mile clash.
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New London
Yale
Harvard
Meikleham
Columbia
Vivian Nickalls
Nickalls
Genevieve
Gales Ferry
Red Top
Blagden
Cameron
Kunzig
Cambridge
Shoebruck
Hugh Bancroft
Bullard
Harding
New Haven
Cook
E. ©. Storrow
Phi Central High
Paul L. Mitchell
Cincinnati
Henry S. Hooker
Washington, D. C
Groton School
Thomas R. Johnson
Worcester
Mass
Medical
Worcester High School
Wachusett Boat Club
Samuel R. Bogue
Brooklyn
N. Y
Brooklyn Polytechnic School
Cameron B. Waterman
Detroit
George. P. Chittenden
New York City
Hill School
Cambridge Latin School
Weld
Weld Boat Club
James Bourne Ayer, Jr
Roxbury
Harold Bullard
Dedham
Noble and Greenough
Newell
Higginson
C. M. Sheafe
James Lawrence, Jr
Groton
Boston
Robert Fulton Blake
Dallas
D. L. McGrew
Cleveland
Ohio
University School
Roscoe Harris Goodell
Worcester Academy
E. W.C. Jackson
Dorchester
Boston Latin School
Thames
Mittie
Munford
Crimson
Rudee Ie
England
Allen
Greenleaf
Woodruff
Williams
Sheare
Wood
Wedleigh
Index to Departments and Page References
A fragmented newspaper index lists departments and page numbers for financial affairs, insurance notes, losses by fire, marine intelligence, weather, and new corporations with scattered notes on amusements markets and society. It also includes a Poland Poland chant and a spring water claim with malt extract mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arena Creayuery
al Notes
Marine Intelligence
Reads
Pal Estate
Ciety
Independence Proves Sail Power in Race Trial
The Independence met the Burgess schooner Constellation in a wind test at Boston, half a mile to windward in fifteen minutes with full sails, while Constellation used cruising rig. The yacht will depart for New London early Saturday, hauled out for cleaning after arrival. Arnold Lawson and Secretary Charles C. Clapp led a short commissioning ceremony as crew cheered for owner Thomas M. Lawton.
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Boston
Independence
Constellation
Lee
New London
Newport
Arnold Lawson
Thomas M. Lawton
Charles C. Clapp
Heat Stops Speculation in Chicago
The hot weather dulls activity on Chicago exchanges as brokers retreat to homes and resorts. Stock and grain speculation declines, with Board of Trade districts and La Salle Dearborn Streets nearly deserted as traders escape the heat.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
la Salle
Dearborn
Long Branch Release New PRR Schedule
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces a new schedule effective 12 01 PM Saturday June 29 extending service to Long Branch and Asbury Park via the main line. The ad promotes Poland spring water and lists routes through Seee ta tae aw xo PoNs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Branch
Asbur Park
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Long Brenn
Newsor Railroad
rAdv
Pee. Storm Ravages Pittsburg Area Killing One Woman
A violent storm hit Pittsburg and Homestead with 30 mph winds and heavy rain. Lightning killed Mrs. Alice Lester in Homestead while others were burned or injured. widespread damage included washed bridges, flooded streets, and fires. A 1,200 person picnic panic occurred at South Avenue Park but no major injuries reported.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Homestead
Alice Lester
Grace Jackson
Richard Rucker
Hazlewood
South Avenue Park
Cass Suburban Traction Company
St. Joseph’s Parochial School
Mount Olivet
Phillips Glass House
Nineteenth and Mary Streets
South Side Presbyterian Church
Sarah Street
Twenty-ninth
Thirtieth
Arlington Avenue
Amanda Avenue
Knoxville
Castle Shannon
Twenty-second Street
South Side
Virginia and Charleston
Lightning Strike Destroys Oil Tank at Preble
A Standard Oil tank in Preble Indiana containing 50 000 barrels of oil was struck by lightning. The tank exploded and burning oil spread in all directions destroying property. Many residents fled their homes and several sustained severe burns. No loss estimate given.
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Preble
Ind
Street cleaning funds run dry in Washington
Washington notes street sweeping halted at noon and not to resume until Saturday for a half day and Sunday clean-ups. The superintendent warned layoffs if winter weather did not save funds. An annual $155000 appropriation assumed frozen days, but open winter forced daily cleaning and exhausted the budget.
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Washington
Kansas Opposes New York Alderman’s Harvest Helpers
Kansas officials dismiss Alderman Goodman of New York’s plan to recruit 5000 urban helpers for harvest work. They say the time would lapse before arrival and distrust the source, noting slum backgrounds and questionable motives. Director Gerow warned Kansas farmers would reject such aid from the city’s poorer districts.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Goodman
New York
Gerow
New York City
A Precocious Russian Child at Wells Grammar School
In Boston on June 26 at Wells Grammar School graduation a Russian girl named Tyna Helman astonished staff by entering last Fall with no English spoken. She learned French and Spanish, rose from the lowest grade to the highest, and completed a four year course in one with honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Wells Grammar School
Tyna Helman
Wells School
Long Branch and Atlantic City Saturday Specials
New Jersey Central to run Atlantic City and Long Branch specials on June 20. Atlantic City train departs Liberty Street at 1 00 PM and South Ferry at 12 55 PM. Long Branch train departs Liberty Street at 4 10 PM and South Ferry at 12 55 PM.
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Long Branch
Atlantic City
New Jersey Central
Liberty St
South Ferry
Pastor Works in Tailor Shop in St Paul
Rev. George Shaw of Olivet Methodist Church in St Paul has begun tailoring at William F Maehl's shop after declining funds from church amusements and suppers. He earns about three dollars daily, plans to continue pastoring, and seeks a straightforward salary while observers await the outcome of his stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
Olivet Methodist Church
George Shaw
Shaw
William F. Maehl
Hamline University
Ted Rock
Mr. Shaw
Reading Strike Rumors of Settlement Ahead
Reading Pennsylvania rumors point to a possible settlement by week’s end as public pressure grows on President Baer. The Reading Iron Company signals wage increases at mills, with July 1 as the start date for Scott foundry Danville Montour rolling mills and other plants to revise schedules and raise pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Penn
Reading Railway
Baer
Reading Road
Fran C. Smink
Reading Iron Compary
Scott Foundry
Montour
Danville
Tube Works
Court Grants Injunction Against Striking Workers
Coxe Brothers of Drifton sought a court injunction to stop strikers from intimidating non union workers in the Drifton shops. Judge Lucie Bass issued a preliminary injunction served on the strikers who are expected to comply. Hearings on the injunction are set for July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Coxe Brothers
Drifton
Iucne Bass
Monterey Fire at Sea Aboard British Mule Transport
New Orleans June 26 British mule transport Monterey from Cape Town arrived after a fire at sea twelve days out from St. Vincent. First Officer Reid and Fourth Officer Harrison lowered themselves in belts to fight flames inside the burning hold with hoses, saving the vessel though it was badly damaged.
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New Orleans
Monterey
Cape Town
St. Vincent
Hope
Reid
Harrison
Hydrophobia patient escapes guards in Chicago rail ride
Peter Cassazza, being transported for hydrophobia treatment, broke from guards aboard a Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway train. He bit two men, lashed out like a dog, injured a conductor, and caused a panic before attendants subdued him. He was taken to Cook County Hospital and later confined at the detention hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
Peter Cassazza
Chicago and Eastern Illinois
Bailey
Cassazza
Cook County Hospital
Polk Street
Chicago Heights
Harvard receives over 1 million from J Pierpont Morgan for medical school
Harvard President Eliot announced at the Alumni dinner that J Pierpont Morgan donated more than 1,000,000 to fund three new buildings for the Harvard Medical School on Huntington Avenue Boston. The plan includes five buildings with a total estimated cost of 2,000,000 and a memorial for Junius Spencer Morgan.
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Cambridge
Mass
Eliot
Harvard
J. Pierpont Morgan
Harvard Medical School
University
Huntington Avenue
Boston
Applied Biological Research
Messrs
Henry
Frank Higginson
Henry P. Bowditch
J. Collins Warren
Massachusetts
Mr. Morgan
Dr. Warren
Harvards
Biological Department
Boylston Street
Boston Public Library
Morgan
Nelson Robinson
New York
Morgan Sails for Home Amid Crowded Deutschland
London dispatch notes the Hamburg American liner Deutschland sails from Hamburg to morrow via Southampton and Cherbourg. The ship will be full with many notable passengers including J Pierpont Morgan Pierre Lorillard Lieut Gov Woodruff of New York J A Burden C A Griscom W L Elkins and P A B Widener of Philadelphia.
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Mr. Morgan
London
Hamburg
Southampton
Cherbourg
J. Piersont Morgan
Pierre Lorillard
Yale ends bid for bi centennial endowment fund
Yale University forges toward a 2 million goal with a final money total of 1,185,000 in hand and pledges from notable donors. President Hadley announced conditional gifts totaling 300,000 from James J. Hill M C D Borden and Frederick Vanderbilt, plus land and buildings bringing the overall value near 2 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Hadley
James J. Hill
M. C. D. Borden
Wenight
Frederick Vanderbilt
Phelps Stokes
Luxurious Overland Limited Leaves Chicago at 6 30 P M
The Overland Limited departs Chicago at 6 30 P M for California. Service runs via Chicago and Northwestern, Union Pacific and Southern Pacific along the Northwestern Line. Boarding and schedules are advertised by the rail line for travelers seeking a premium daily train experience.
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California
Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Northwestern Line
Harkness Gifts and New York Donations Reported
President Hadley announced remaining gifts and estate yields in New York donors and families. Charles and Edward Harkness each gave 50 000 while a third brother added 25 000. The Jennings family increased their 60 000 gift, and 10 000 was contributed to cover deficiencies. George Bliss paid 50 000 from the estate after death.
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Charles
Edward Harkness
New York
Jennings
New York City
George Bliss
Hadley
William Lampson
Leroy
N. Y
A. M. Byers
Allegheny
Penn
Hanna gives Kenyon College $50,000 for dormitory
Senator Hanna and Governor Nash attended Kenyon College commencement in Gambier Ohio. Hanna announced a $50,000 gift to build a dormitory, named the Politicians Bar racks at his request. Kenyon had awarded him an LL D degree the previous year.
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Gambier
Ohio
Hanna
Gov
Nash
Kenyon College
Dorae
Public Buildings Commission Ends After Thirty Years at City Hall
Philadelphia records show the Public Buildings Commission held its last meeting as control passes to city administration. Total spending reached 24.31 million dollars on the hall with 41.15 million in council requisitions. Major items include 5.47 million for marble and 2.02 million for dressed stone.
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Philadelphia
Public Buildings Commission
Perkins
John S. Stevens
Thomas E. Gaskill
William H. Wright
Richard Peltz
Charles Seger
Franklin M. Harris
William S. Stokley
James F. Miles
Tariff Democrat Predicts Little Action in Fifty-seventh Congress
Representative Davey of Louisiana, who backed the Dingley bill, said in Washington that the next Congress will likely do nothing on tariff legislation beyond possibly introducing personal tariff bills aimed at district interests. He dismissed speculation on Southern presidential nominees for 1904 as premature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Davey
Louisiana
Republicas
Ways and Means
Kissed by kissing bug causes Ansonia man’s death
Burton Griffin thirty died after a kissing bug bite two weeks earlier. The arm swelled to double size and gangrene set in. Doctors cannot explain the infection and Dr M D Russell of New Haven is studying the case. Griffin was a healthy amateur athlete prior to the bite.
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Ansonia
Conn
Burton Griffin
Griffin
M. D. Russell
New Haven
Yerkes Blocks Metropolitan Elevated Extension to Fifty-Second Street
Charles T. Yerkes and his Suburban Railway Company thwart the Metropolitan Elevated Company’s plan to extend to Fifty-second Street. The line controls right of way and adjacent properties from South Forty-eighth to South Fiftieth Avenues, except one lot and a rear thirty-foot strip on fifteen properties, forcing condemnation of the obstructing parcel. The Metropolitan Company sues before Judge Tuthill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Ill
Charles_ T. Yerkes
Suburban Railway Company
Metropolitan Elevated Company
Fifty-second Street
Forty-eighth Avenue
Fiftieth Avenue
Harrison Street
Charles T. Yerkes
Suburban Railroad Company
Yerkes
Metropolitan Corporation
Tuthill
Americans Pack Hotels for Royal Tour Stop
Montreal reports Americans fill Quebec hotels for the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York. Windsor Hotel managers delay Canadian Manufacturers' Association meeting to accommodate the influx, with rooms nearly fully booked. Burnett's Extract of Vanilla advertised locally.
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Montreal
Quebec
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
York
Windsor
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Asphalt Trust Wins in Venezuelan Court
The Supreme Court of Venezuela reportedly ruled in favor of the New York and Bermudez Company in a disputed asphalt case amid claims President Castro aimed to influence the decision. Judge Fontaines and his secretary were imprisoned on charges tied to prison visits and prisoner releases, a move seen as politically motivated to deter rulings against the regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Supreme Court of Venezuela
Castro
State Department
New York and Bermudez
Supreme Court
Lopez Fontaines
Caracas
Venezuela
Fontaines
Fottainer
United States
Gaiierd
Asphalt Trust
Hiscock
Warner-Quinlan
Sixteen Die In Wabash Wreck Near Peru
Sixteen Italian immigrants died and about fifty were seriously hurt when Train 3 of the Wabash limited fell through a undermined trestle nine miles west of Peru Indiana after leaving the city late. The locomotive plunged, cars telescoped, and rescue teams moved in by daylight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Ind
Colorado
Detroit
Toledo
St. Louis
William Cotter
Iron Mountain Railway
City Railway to raise pay for veteran conductors and motormen
The Cleveland City Railway Company led by Senator Hanna announced wage increases for conductors and motormen with two or more years of service. Details are pending but the rise is expected to match or exceed recent raises granted by the Big Consolidated to its workers. Also notes the Richfield Springs parlor car schedule to New York Central from Grand Central at 8 45 A M.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Cleveland City Railway Company
Little Consolidated System
Hanna
Big Consolidated
Richfield Springs
New York Central
Grand Central Station
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Alexander Cameron
St. Paul’s School
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Oc Hir
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Philip H. Kunzig
L. S
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Poland
Lawson
MR. Goodman
Boston Grammar School
St. Paul
Peter
Illinois
J. P. Morgan
Medical School
Yale University
MR. Hanna
Philadelphia’s City Hall
Commission
Ansonia, Conn
Chicago Railroad Company
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Burnett
Republic
Edly
Deat
Indiana
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