Harvard Gifts Total $1.2 Million. Alumni Donate $100,000
Gifts totaling 1.2 million to Harvard University were announced by President Lowell, with a 100000 gift from the Class of 1886. Gov. Foss outlined a scholarship plan for Massachusetts, while George von Lengerke Meyer received an honorary LL D and joined five new overseers.
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Mass
Harvard University
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William C. Boyden
Chicago
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Harvard
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New York
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College Yard
Cambridge
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Ever Hall
Sanders Theatre
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Baltimore
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Ibridge
Frank Stern
Boston
Arthur E. Wood
Dorchester
Takashi Komatsu
Monmouth
John S. Fitch
Albany
John Andrew Sullivan
William Voorheeg Judson
Milwaukee
Wis
Daniel Butler Fearins
Newport
R. I
Henry Solon Graves
Washington, D. C
William Bradley Coley
Okakura Kakuso
George Edward Woodberry
Beverly
Solomon Schechter
Henry James
Rye
Isle of Wight
John Torrey Morse
Josiah Royce
Horace Davis
San Francisco
California
John Wilkes Hammond
Massachusetts Supreme Court
George von Lengerke Meyer
Hamilton
Navy
Root Elected President of Hamilton College Alumni
Elihu Root, class of 1864, was elected President of the Society of the Alumni of Hamilton College. Trustees approved changing the college year to two semesters and moving Commencement to the last Monday but one in June with the preceding Sunday bac calaureate and Saturday alumni day. An alumni council of 24 members was created to advise the trustees with three year terms, elections to be held in June.
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DTICA
N. Y
Elihu Root
Society of the Alumni
Hamilton College
Sentenced to die laughs in Rockland murder trial
Salvatore Candido was found guilty of first degree murder in the Ball killing at Rockland Lake quarries. Judge A S Tompkins sentenced him to death in the electric chair at Sing Sing. Candido waved and laughed as he was taken to the jail. A murderer escaped earlier but was captured by Philadelphia police.
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Nyack
N. Y
Rockland Supreme Court
A. S. Tompkins
Salvatore Candido
Reginald F. Ball
Rockland Lake
Justice Tompkins
Candido
Sing Ane
Sins Sing
Sheriff Gross
Candigo
Ball
Philadelphia
Watch stolen during trial in Kansas City hearing
Frank Jackson charged with passing counterfeit money allegedly stole Commissioner Cooksey's watch from his coat during the hearing in Kansas City Kansas. The watch was hidden and later found in the prisoner's cell after guards reported the loss.
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Kansas City
Frank Jackson
United States
Cooksey
Kan
Jackough
Fatal blast accident halts work at Bytown quarry
Peter of Brooklyn, foreman for a construction company, died from injuries after a premature blast at the Bytown quarry in New York. Riordan, another worker, was reportedly injured with severe facial injuries. The York Central company is conducting rock blasting as part of ongoing work.
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Bytown
N. Y
Peter
Brooklyn
An Construction Company
Rock Ferry
York Central
Riordan
Ora
Accuser John Rogers Sentenced in Perjury Case
John Rogers, key accuser in the Col. Robert J. Haire and Harold M. Trippett matter, was sentenced by Judge Otto Rosalsky to eleven months and twenty nine days in the penitentiary and fined $500. He must be rearrested as a second offender after serving the term, and the judge rejected any plea for a lighter fine.
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John Rogers
Col
Robert J. Haire
Harold M. Trippett
Otto Rosalsky
Rogers
Rosalsky
Col. Haire
Edward H. Brunnell
John Street
Bernard Tonsing
Third Avenue
Times Square
Trippett
Johnson Warns Firemen On Transfers
Fire Commissioner Johnson issued a special order declaring transfers for uniformed members must be requested in writing by the applicant. He warned that any member soliciting outside influence will be punished by fine or dismissal. Verbal intercessions by friends have increased, and no transfers will be granted on such applications.
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Johnson
Uniformed Force
Department
Parents Fight Habeas Corpus Over Child Custody
High court hearing before Supreme Court Justice Erlanger deals with four year old Ealine Esthér in a custody dispute filed by her mother, Mrs. Schafran, who is also seeking divorce and alimony of 40 dollars weekly. The suit, tied to a planned stage career by the mother, cites alleged improper ties with Dr. Julius Tannenbaum, who denies the accusations. Hotel Cecil staff and an elevator boy testified to interactions between Dr. Tannenbaum and Mrs. Schafran, including rides and visits.
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Supreme Court
Erlanger
Ttle
Ealine Esthér
Schafran
Cecil
St. Nicholas
Seventh Avenues
Dr. Tannenbaum
Mustang Gets Loose Runs to Sea Then Captured
Dolly a mustang belonging to John McGrath bolted from his Avenue U home in Sheepshead Bay and galloped along Coney Island Avenue to the Ocean Boulevard. She leapt a four foot wall and headed knee deep into sand toward the water before diving into the sea. Policeman Creamer and mounted officers pursued across the beach, with Creamer swimming out and using a rope bridle to haul Dolly back to shore and return her to McGrath.
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John McGrath
Avenue U
Coney Island Avenue
Sheepshead Bay
McGrath
Ocean Boulevard
Concourse
Europe
Creamer
Milwaukee Socialists face uphill fight as press gap noted
The Milwaukee Socialist City Government, elected with 27 000 votes, faces a likely loss next spring to Republicans and Democrats who have united against Mayor Emil Seidel. They argue the absence of a daily city paper hurts their campaign against capitalists, while Seidel touts limited reforms and cites state checks on city control. A fund drive aims for 100 000 to launch a daily paper, with 42 000 already pledged and 25 cent admission at a Cooper Union meeting.
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Milwaukee
Emil Seidel
Seidel
Cooper Union
Socialist Party of
New York
McNamara Defence Conference
Socialist Organization
McNamara
Los Angeles Times
Haymarket
Rockefeller
Enenty
Abraham Cahan
Forward
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Henry George
Cahan
Alexander Jonas
Sagamore
Mass
Privateer Floated After Grounding at Palisades
The steam yacht Privateer owned by R A C Smith of 12 West Seventy-second Street ran aground at the Palisades opposite Hastings after jettisoning 150 tons of coal. Three wrecking tugs freed her at night, passengers were removed, a dense Hudson fog hindered efforts, and a crowd watched from shore as tugs and volunteer boats worked to refloat the vessel. On board were Mr Smith and wife with daughters Margaret and Madeline, Mildred Holmes, Mr and Mrs Sanford G Etherington, Irvine G Mercer Williams, and Allen Ettit.
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R. A. C. Smith
West Seventy-second Street
Palisades
Hastings
Mr. Smith
Poughkeepsie
Hudson
Yonkers
Smith
Margaret
Madeline
Mildred Holmes
Sanford G. Etherington
Irvine G. Mercer Williams
Allen Ettit
Girl Dares Death to Save Fellow Worker
Miss May McGrath 23 of 140 East Sixteenth Street risked injury by crawling under a folding printing machine at 26 Van dewater Street to rescue Catherine Connors 16 of 81 Fifth Street Brooklyn. Connors suffered severe scalp trauma and crushing. Dr Savage at Volunteer Hospital listed her condition as critical. McGrath escaped unhurt.
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Miss May McGrath
East Sixteenth Street
Vandewater Street
Catherine Connors
Fifth Street
Brooklyn
Savage
Volunteer Hospital
Miss Connors
Miss McGrath
Widowed Mothers Fund appeals for help for widow with four children
The Widowed Mothers Fund Associations appeal for contributions to aid a young widow and her four children. The eldest is 10 years old. They came to this country three years ago after the father died of heart disease. The mother, a seamstress, needs immediate help to avoid breakdown. Plan to provide $10 monthly for rent. Send contributions to Mrs. William Einstein, 121 East Fifty-seventh Street.
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William Einstein
East Fifty-seventh Street
Student Drowned While Long River Swim
William D. Clark 22, a Hamilton College student from Caldwell New Jersey, drowned while attempting to swim the Connecticut River two miles below Northfield conference grounds. His classmate George Porter swam ahead saw him sink but could not rescue him. Clark likely suffered cramps.
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East Northfield
Mass
Connecticut River
Northfield
William D. Clark
Caldwell
N. J
Hamilton College
George Porter
Clark
Reichmann Convicted of Banking Fraud in Court
Joseph B. Reichmann former Carnegie Trust Company president was found guilty of a misdemeanor for filing a fraudulent report to the State Banking Department. The trial lasted a little over an hour with a single ballot. Bail was set at 10,000 and Reichmann may appeal. sentencing to be pronounced after further proceedings.
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Joseph B. Reichmann
Carnegie Trust Company
Supreme Court
State Banking Department
Baldwin
Reichmann
Whitman
Davis
Justice Davis
Stanchfield
Must Pay for Carnegie Trust Shares
The State Banking Department won a verdict for $15,570 from a Supreme Court jury against James E. R. Carpenter. He issued a note as partial payment for 100 Carnegie Trust Company stock later found in the company’s possession after its collapse. Carpenter claimed he was misled by William J. Cummins who he knew in the South, alleging Andrew Carnegie backed the trust company.
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Carnegie Trust
State Banking Department
Supreme Court
James E. R. Carpenter
Carnegie Trust Company
Carpenter
William J. Cummins
Andrew Carnegie
Two Wives Acknowledged In Bigamy Case In England
In Birmingham, William H. Thompson admitted to bigamy, enabling Eleanor Thompson of Newark to pursue a divorce before Special Master Herbert W. Knight in Newark Chancery Court. Thompson owned multiple marriages including Eleanor Raybould and Annie Arnold, with evidence dated August 5, 1910.
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William H. Thompson
Birmingham
England
Eleanor Thompson
Newark
Herbert W. Knight
Chancery Court
D . Harry Campton
Bordesley Green
Eleanor Raybould
South Africa
Annie Arnold
Vaux Hall
Harry Campton
Eleanor
Fight American Cities Sale Sparks Court Action
Vice Chancellor Howell granted a rule to show cause in New York yesterday to halt directors of the American Cities Railway and Light Company from selling the company assets to the American Cities Company. The injunction request by John Day Jackson of New Haven seeks to prevent a proposed sale. the stock vote stood at 85 percent in a Jersey City meeting with proxies.
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Howell
Newark
American Cities Railway and Light Company
American Cities Company
John Day Jackson
New Haven
Conn
Jersey City
Jackson
Isdor Newman & Son
New Orleans
Tammany Club to House Fourth District Municipal Court
The Sinking Fund Commission voted to take over the club building at 207 East Thirty second Street for five years at four thousand dollars annually. The property’s assessed valuation is given but not stated.
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Tammany Central Club
East Thirty-second Street
Fourth District Municipal Court
Sinking Fund Commission
No Bribe Paid Him Says Ohio Senator
In Columbus on June 28 the court overruled a defense motion to acquit in the bribery trial of Senate Sergeant at Arms Rodney Diegle. Senator L R Andrews testified, recounting a meeting at the Chittenden Hotel and a later dictagraph exchange. He said no one paid him for votes and could not recall incriminating details.
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New York Times
Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Rodney Diegle
L. R. Andrews
Andrews
Whitmore Insurance
Harrison
Smiley
F. S. Harrison
I. S. Harrison
Cetone
Col. Diegle
Chittenden Hotel
Neil House
Neil
Senator Crawford
Whitmore
Turner
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