New York University Holds Seventy Sixth Commencement
New York University graduated 511 men and women at its seventy sixth commencement on University Heights. Honorary degrees were conferred on Justice Bowling of the Supreme Court and Dean Kirchwey, with Masters of Letters awarded to Helen Gray Cone and Edward Hagaman Hall. MacCracken delivered the address on the university’s duties to nation, schools, and business, urging balanced undergraduate training and a model college concept.
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June Exercises At West Point
West Point June exercises begin with reduced visitor numbers due to premature graduation of the first class. An official visiting board, including Lt Gen B M and other notable figures, arrived to inspect though their visit was effectively canceled by Congress adjournment.
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Visitors Entertain at Cavalry Grill During Academy Exercises
Visitors will stay through the close of the exercises next week and receive academy courtesies. Today the second class hosted a Cavalry Grill as part of the program.
Honors for Bishop Johnson at General Theological Seminary
Commencement exercises were held in the chapel at Chelsea Square with Bishop A C A Hall of Vermont presiding. The graduating class numbered 33, and 15 ministers received Bachelor of Divinity degrees. One honorary Doctor of Divinity was awarded to Bishop J H Johnson of Los Angeles, with three more honorary degrees to be conferred later on Dr William Porcher Du Bose, Bishop E J Knight, and Bishop T M Morrison.
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University of the South
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Western Colorado
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Iowa
Strike in Austrian universities and high schools
Vienna reports a general strike of nearly twenty thousand students across Austria's leading universities and high schools. The action follows Dr. Wahrmund's anti clerical lectures and clashes with clerical factions, prompting authorities to close Innsbruck University and a call for unified student action until his academic freedom is upheld.
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WEDDINGS PAST AND TO COME IN WESTCHESTER SOCIETY
About four hundred guests including many from New York Westchester and New Haven attended the wedding yesterday afternoon of Miss Julia Stanton Adee to Dr. Raymond R. Townshend of New Haven in St. Peters Church West Chester. The bride, from a leading Westchester family, was given away by her father George A. Adee. Best man was Henry Townshend of New Haven. bridesmaids included Ellen L. Adee Catherine Fellowes Jessie Letchford and Mrs Joseph P. Dana. Dr Townshend a Yale and medical graduate. couple to reside in New Haven.
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Chauffeur Fined for Speeding in Richmond Road Case
David Durrick, chauffeur for Mrs. Frank J. Gould, was fined $10 in Special Sessions at St. George yesterday for speeding. He was handling Mrs. Gould from Philadelphia to Manhattan when Officer Bearson arrested him for driving 25 miles per hour on Richmond Road, Dongan Hills.
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Tablet for Charles H. Knox to Be Unveiled at Memorial Church
A tablet honoring Charles H. Knox, former president of the city Board of Education and Municipal Civil Service Commission, will be unveiled at Knox Memorial Church next Sunday. Knox led the long running Bible class in Knox Memorial Chapel for 25 years, attending every session until three weeks before his death on June 29, 1906.
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Gunnery Alumni Meet Noted For Library Dedication In Washington
Washington Connecticut June 3 Special The Gunnery School Alumni Association gathering highlighted by the dedication of the Gunn Memorial Library in memory ofMr andMrs Frederick W Gunn The event featured speeches by Rev Dr William R Richards Rev R E Carter and journalist Clarence Deming The library houses tablets for Mr and Mrs Gunn and also honors Senator Orville H Platt and Mrs Mary Brinsmade Brown A 10 to 6 alumni baseball win and a Saturday night dinner attended by 15 members and guests closed the celebration
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Miss Nethersole to Star in American Play Next Season
Miss Olga Nethersole announced she will appear in an American play next winter. She sails to Europe today for three months, then visits capitals before returning to New York in December to produce an American play about life here. She has traveled 36 900 miles in sixteen months, mostly in America, seeking to portray its lights and shadows. The European engagement will be the first of its kind for an English actress, directed by M. Bruyure of Paris, with Berlin, then Paris, as stops, and Norway potential initial roles in Ibsen.
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Berlin
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Fbsen
Hackett Plans Europe Trip for Plays and Theatre
James K. Hackett sails for Europe to organize new plays with English and French writers. In London he will discuss a new McCarthy work for Hackett’s use next season. Paris talks include Wolff manuscript and negotiations with a French actress for Eleanor Glyn’s Three Weeks to be staged in St Louis in August without Hackett appearing. He will open the Hackett Theatre in autumn and revive The Prisoner of Zenda and other titles.
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Paris
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Eleanor Glyn
St. Louis
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Hackett Theatre
Zenda
Rupert of Hentzau
Jernico
Jericho
Thaw Hearing Postponed Before Matteawan Transfer Debate
In Poughkeepsie on June 3, the hearing on moving Harry K Thaw from Matteawan State Hospital was adjourned for one week at the request of District Attorney Jerome with Thaws counsel consent. Thaw remains jailed in a Sheriff Chanler room. Graham seeks commitment to a non criminal state hospital, preferably Middletown, while Jerome pushes for Matteawan return with possible further adjournment.
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Leavitt Seeks Injunction Against Mme Alexia at Roof Garden
An application filed with Justice Bischoff seeks to restrain Mme. Alexia from dancing on Hammerstein's Roof Garden. Melville B. Leavitt, a London vaudeville manager, claims exclusive rights under a May contract to book her in England France and the United States. He says he was to pay her 1200 dollars weekly while Hammerstein pays 1500. The argument was adjourned to next Monday.
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Theatrical News and upcoming performances in New York
Mrs Edna May Spooner returns to Lincoln Square Theatre for A Daughter of the People a new drama by J Searle Dawley Adela Verne to begin first American tour next season Beatrice Mills leaves Marys Lamb company at season end to study vocal music abroad Two hundred motor car loads of orphans to be entertained at Luna Park next Tuesday Special park outings include Royal Arcanum June 23 and Allied Employes Association June 28 Forty thousand Arcanumites and thirty thousand associates expected Over three hundred applications for seats for The Merry Go Round at Circle Theatre matinee today
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Circle Theatre
Weather report from Mount Weather forecasts unsettled état
Official Weather Bureau record notes stagnant conditions from May follow by showers in the central valleys and coastal areas. It reports temperatures from 52 at 2900 feet to 60 at surface with variable winds and a forecast of showers for the Midwest toward Thursday and Friday. Local districts including DC, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania expected partly cloudy conditions with occasional showers and light winds.
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Will of Howard P. Bell Probated in Hudson County
The will of Howard P. Bell of Arlington New Jersey who died May 6 was admitted to probate yesterday by Surrogate Egan of Hudson County. His estate is valued over 1 million dollars with heavy land interests in Minnesota. His widow receives property in New York and New Jersey and income from 150 shares of stock plus residuary legatee status.
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Smith Quits Canal Commission In Roosevelt Resignation
Washington June 3 President Roosevelt accepted the resignation of Jackson Smith a member of the Isthmian Canal Commission and manager of the Department of Labor Water and Subsistence with headquarters at Culebra Canal Zone. Smith served three years and the President complimented his work on acceptance.
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Tower to hand in letters Monday
Ambassador Tower telegraphed from Berlin that he will present his letters of recall to Emperor William on June. It is expected David Jayne Hill, recently promoted to Berlin, will present his credentials to the German government about the middle of the month.
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Obituary of Sir Robert Gillespie Reid Montreal magnate
Sir Robert Gillespie Reid, who died in Montreal, was a wealthy railroad contractor pivotal to Newfoundland development. Born in Scotland in 1842, he built bridges and railways across North America and Newfoundland, created the Hall’s Bay and Western Railway lines, and held major holdings before publicly relinquishing telegraph and rail monopolies amid controversy. He chaired Reid Newfoundland Company and served as director at Canadian Pacific, Bank of Montreal, and Royal Trust. knighted in 190? for Newfoundland philanthropy. survived by two sons, William and Henry.
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Rev Edward Wilson former Canadian bishop dies in Metuchen
The Rev Edward Wilson formerly bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church in Canada died at his Metuchen home aged eighty eight after paralysis. Born in Liverpool July 25 189, he came to the United States in 14 and served as pastor of St James M E Church before joining the Reformed Episcopal and serving with a Ottawa diocese. Survived by wife, son Washington Wilson of Metuchen and three married daughters. Burial planned Friday in Hillside Plainfield.
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Nathan Stein Dies at Rochester in His Eightieth Year
Nathan Stein, president of the Stein-Bloch Company, died at his Rochester home last night in his eighty year. He leaves three sons and four daughters along with his wife. he was widely known in the wholesale clothing world.
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Captain Alfred J Standing Dies at Carlisle
Captain Alfred J Standing co founder of the Carlisle Indian School died of paralysis in Carlisle Pennsylvania at age sixty three. He helped develop the Carlisle school system and was formerly superintendent of grounds and buildings at Dickinson College. Born in Charlwood England he leaves two children and relatives in the Isle of Wight and Birmingham England.
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Thirteen year old girl saves children during building fire
Marguerite Luler of 2 East Wd street carried four babies and two older children to safety as a fire on the second floor trapped sixteen families. She guided women to the fire escape, returned for more, and helped a mother and child through a window. Dr. Abraham Wolfson’s apartment was heavily damaged.
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Governor Fort Addresses Albany Law School on Ethics
Governor J. Franklin Fort of New Jersey spoke to the Albany Law School graduates on Legal Ethics and addressed the Alumni Association in its annual meeting. He was elected president of the association last year during his Europe trip.
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Bill Filed Against Mrs Batonyi In Superior Court
A bill of complaint was filed in the Newport Superior Court by Mr Batonyi seeking a restraint on Mrs Aurel Batonyi from keeping certain horses recently repossessed from Francis Farm. Batonyi's attorneys have answered the suit.
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Davis Read marriage notice from Church of the Incarnation
Davis Read on Tuesday June 2 1905 at the Church of the Incarnation by Rev Dr Grosvenor. eece te daughter of George R Read to F Rutledge vis. La Rowe Scott on Monday June 1 1908 at St Luke's Church New York by Rev J T Patey Emily Florence daughter of and Mrs John Walter Beott to Frederick Lincoln La Rowse.
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Marriages and Notices of June Weddings in Various Churches
Daily bulletin records multiple marriages in June including the Lauther de Pugh union in Philadelphia, the Morris Adams ceremony in Bloomfield New Jersey, the Todd Parker nuptials in Thomas's Church, and the White Wheeler match in Northport Long Island. Each notice notes full names and addresses as required for formal publication.
Death notices from The Tribune printed for June 1908
Death notices list several individuals with brief details across multiple families. Included are William N A Cable aged about two in Northampton Mass from fever, Anne Cooley widow of Elmer E Cooley in Plainfield New Jersey, John King Neal aged about five in Brooklyn, Catherine Shafer in Port Jervis, James W Walsh aged 36 in Lawrence Island, Charlie A Whittier at sea aboard Mauretania, and Watson Wilson aged 89 in Metuchen New Jersey. Funeral arrangements and interment details given for several, with church services and cemetery names noted.
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Woodlawn Cemetery Accessible by Harlem Trains and Carriage
The Woodlawn Cemetery is readily accessible by Harlem trains from Grand Central Station Webster and Jerome Avenue trot and by carriage. Sets 150 up Telephone Gramercy for Book of Views or representative Office at 20 East 23d St New York City.
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Undertakers Frank E Campbell Chelsea Ward Service
Frank E Campbell firm lists address 241-3 West 234 Sgt Chapely with private and public ambulances and telephone number 1326 Chelsea for funeral and mortuary services.
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Desirable help quick at Uptown Tribune office
Special Notices invite consulting the file of applications of selected aspirants for positions of various kinds. The file has just been installed at THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE Uptown Office, 1364 Broadway, between 26th and 37th Streets. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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