War Thins Ranks At Columbia's Commencement
War time changes marked the 161st Columbia University commencement as Khaki-clad students attended in place of many graduates. Nearly half of the 2425 degree recipients are in the army or training. President Butler warned no place for treason while Mayor Mitchel and President Butler praised patriotism and the university spirit in a wartime address.
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Low Memorial Library
Ite Vations
Colombia
Ita Pasriotiste
Mitchel
Nicholas Murray Rotler
Coabla University
United States
Orrites Trengon
Columbia
Shot
Mies Eleanor Wilton Parker
Iaynard
Futler
Fermont
Russia
Europe
America
Columbia honors wartime figures and educators
The article notes Columbia University awarding honorary degrees to leaders such as V. K. Wellington Koo and Guglielmo Marconi, alongside university deans and faculty mobilizing for wartime service. It highlights alumni attendance, patriotic addresses, and broad student involvement in military and relief efforts during the era of global conflict.
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Red Cross
Haslan F. Stone
Samuel W. Lambert
College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York
Faculty of Applied Science
George H. Pegram
Naval Force
School of Architecture
William A. Bering
School of Journalism
Teachers College
Guglielmo Marconi
V. K. Wellington Koo
Unite States
Frank Hareia Hiscock
Court of Appeals of
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Rent
George Ellery Hole
Mount Wilton
Wes
Columbia
Butler
James W. Gerard
Obferlin
Fire drill panic at Public School 24 in Flushing
News in Brief records a chaotic drill as 183 pupils from Public School 24 in Flushing evacuated in one minute during a fire scare causing the building to appear wrecked. Salvation Army HQ learns France offers port facilities for U.S. troops and Orphans' Day memorials note thirty two homes to benefit.
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Lense Seland
Flushing
Salvation Army
Aceretgne
New York
Westchester
College
Bernhard and Gerard clash over peace mediation claim
Berlin reports Bernhard accuses former U S ambassador Gerard of urging peace mediation with Wilson. Gerard denies issuing such statements, denouncing the alleged interviews as German trick and insisting he made no such claims about German eastern annexations or U S tolerance.
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Atute
Merlin
Pernhard
Goyard
United States
Exiles Seek U.S. Help for Luxembourg in Paris
Refugees from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg now in exile in Paris petition President Wilson for American aid. The State Department released the statement noting Luxembourg’s invasion by Germany despite treaty guarantees. the petition was delivered to Ambassador Sharp in March.
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Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Paris
Wilson
State Department
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Germany
Belgium
Sharp
Marte
Tornado Hits Missouri Apple Belt Overnight
Seven people were killed in Weight County as a tornado tore through the area between Mountain Grove and Norwood causing extensive damage. Communications are down and reports from the stricken district are limited.
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Mountain Grove
Norwood
New York University Awards Diplomas to 900 Absentees
New York University held its eighty fifth commencement with 960 graduates absent. Only four officials in academic dress attended as chancellor Wrows led the ceremony. War demands altered norms. funds from gowns financed an ambulance unit for relief services. Notable first time degrees included Doctor of Public Health and a woman graduate, Celia Altespach, among others.
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George Alesun
Der
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Wurst
Milton & Loomis
Eandidate
Honomery Doure
City Club Unit
American Annulance Corps
William T. Etgen
Altories
Dore N. Vuail
Pres Dent
At Telephone and Telegraph Compe
S. Josephine Baker
Bureau of Hygiene
Celia Altespach
Upstate Counties Register 93,590 for Conscription Age
Albany reports twenty five of fifty seven counties outside New York City registered 93,590 men of conscription age. Upstate cities with populations over 20,000 counted high registration rates, with some above 10 percent of their populations and others below 8 percent. Governor Whitman noted strong state patriotism as returns continue to arrive.
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Westchester County
Albany County
Albany
Grater
Adjutant General's Office
Whitman
New York State
Eliies
Colby Nine Triumphs Over Bates In Waterville
Colby College baseball wins 9 to 5 against Bates in Waterville. Colby players led by strong pitching and timely hitting. Bates mounted late rally but fell short as Colby secured the victory.
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Colby College
Bates
Join the Home Garden Defence League
A wartime style appeal urges readers to join the Home Garden Defence League and defend their plots with daily, disciplined work. It warns that neglect invites pest and weed trouble, stressing constant effort, vigilance, and personal responsibility in gardening.
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Home Garden Defence League
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Daily Food Prices At Market Reported By Department Of Wealth
The Department of Wealths Bureau of Food and Ben as reported offer a plentiful supply and varied cheap foods yesterday morning. A large shipment of mackerel tothe twenty five tootheads arrived, totaling about 2 506 barrels. Prices listed include potatoes tomatoes cabbages onions cucumbers peppers and strawberries with noted declines in cabbage and tomatoes due to receipts and light demand. Changes in wholesale to retail timing may take twenty four to forty eight hours.
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Benga
Momine
Fenragivnlia
Etring Jeans
Pataines
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