Commencement at Columbia University on Morningside Heights
The 146th Columbia University commencement was held in the gymnasium with a large gathering. President Low presided as diplomas were awarded to 118 BA recipients and 172 MDs among others, with honorary degrees conferred on nine individuals and Barnard College graduates joining Columbia.
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Morningside Heights
Columbia University
University Council
Teachers College
Barnard College
Low
Potter
Littlehaachine Low
Columbia
van de Water
Forty-ninth-st
Columbia College
United States
Louisiana
Jefferson
J. Howard van Amringe
Barnard
Wilhelm Conrad von Réntgen
Morris
Jesup
Henry Fairfiel
Osborn
Henry William Maxwe
William Henry Arles
Alfred Post
Lews
Lord Princepote of
Preston
G. CB
John Bassett Moore
Thomas Brackett Reed
Nicholas Murrey Butler
Arth
Harvard Univerity
Escor
Harry Thurston Peck
Ach
Law Library
Edward Mitchell
Dean van Amringe
University
Rotary
Dean van Am- Tinge
James H. Canfield
Canfield
University Hall
Varn Amringe
West Point Cadets Graduate Amid Speeches at Ceremony
West Point New York June 13 Special The commencement exercises closed this morning under the trees at the academy. Colonel Mills superintendent of the Academy presented diplomas to the class of W as dignitaries including Secretary Root and General Miles listened. General Manderson spoke against demagogues and urged a larger standing army. Secretary Root delivered a forceful address urging duty to country and civilization.
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Miles
George B. Pillsbury
Lowell
Mass
Richard M. Thomas
Wilkesbarre
Penn
New York
West Point
Daniel Butterfield
Cold Spring
Otis
Washington
N. Y
Mbrery
Colonel Mills
Military Academy
Mills
Root
Brooke
Board of Visitors
Academy
America
Herbert Shipman
Charlies F. Manderson
The
Philippines
Manderson
West Point Men Attend Casino Performance
Graduating and furlough classes of the West Point Military Academy attended a New York theatre last evening. The annual excursion by both classes saw the furloughs in uniform while graduates appeared out of uniform. The two groups filled all boxes and about two hundred seats in total.
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West Point Military Academy
Casino
New York
Reforming Gambler Quinn Summoned to Court at Jefferson Market
John Phillips Quinn a reformer who denounces gambling in a Broadway and Thirty-first Street store was summoned to Jefferson Market court after a man with an office above the store claimed his sidewalk demonstrations block entry. Quinn denies interference and says he is persecuted. He plans to present papers including a Strong era police aid certificate to prove his case, and both sides adjourned for two weeks.
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John Phillips Quinn
Broadway
Thirty-first-st
Jefferson Market Court
Quinn
Strong
Weather Report Predicts Showers East and Sunshine West
Washington June 13 Showers occurred mainly east of the Mississippi with fair weather west. The Delaware Valley and lake region expect more rain then fair days ahead while the Middle Rocky Mountain area sees continued showers. Friday trends favor generally fair conditions west of the Mississippi with variable winds along the coast and cooler periods in the Northeast.
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Washington
Mississippi
North Atlantic
Rocky Mountain
Mississippi River
Mississippi Valley
Lake
Ohio Valley
Middle
South Atlantic States
East Gulf Coast
Florida
Middle Atlantic
New England
South Atlantic
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Island
Connecticut
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tribune Local Observations Weather Update
The weather yesterday was fair and warm with a 65 to 79 degree range and an average of 72 degrees, 1% below Tuesday and 4 degrees below last year. Today will be showery, per Tribune self recorded barometer and Perry's Pharmacy thermometer chart.
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The
Tribune
Perry
Tribune Office
Suing for wedding gifts from late wife in Surrogate Court
Lebbeus Rogers Jr. sues Swits Conde, his father in law of No 56th St. and Oswego NY, to recover wedding presents listed as part of the late Mrs Marie Dorcas Conde Rogers estate valued at 3500 dollars. Conde contests while Rogers seeks court order to compel surrender of the items.
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Lebbeus Harding Rogers, Jr
Swits Conde
West Fifty-sixth-st
Oswego
N. Y
Rogers
Marie Dorcas Conde
Evan L. Tamblyn
Purdy & Squire
No. 8
Broadway
Conde
Ensign Stone
Navy
Navy Department
Ardent Stone
Osweto
St Louis Strike Appears Near End as Transit resumes
Rioting in St Louis during the street railway strike shows signs of abating as non union workers resume service. Police and sheriff report the critical phase passed, while inquest into Sunday’s deaths continues with Deputy McKnight named as shooter. Labor leaders expect Gompers to visit, boosting the pressure to settle.
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St. Louis
Gardner McKnight
Edward Thomas
Kieley
Fourth District
Thomas
McKnight
G. B. Webster
Lloyd
Maurier
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Ponlman
Campbell
Pohman
Henry G. Brown
City charges against Controller Coler shock politics
Protests and intrigue unfold as charges against Controller Coler draw Tammany support and Gov Roosevelt expectations. Finance officials disclose bond bid issues tied to legality doubts and a bid condition aimed at private counsel review. The Sink ing Fund Commission's bid rejection and Produce Exchange Trust award spark court action and a pivotal defense by Jacob W. Mack's attorney.
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Controller Coler
Tammany
Democratic Club
Coler
Finance Department
Roosevelt
Harvey Fisk & Sons, Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Blake Bros. & Co
Vermilye & Co
Wall Street
Produce Exchange Trust
Produce Exchange Trust Company
Sinking Fund Commission
Mack
Removal of Coler Asked in New York Controversy
The document urges removal of New York City Controller Bird S Coler. Attorney General John C Davies declines to discuss reports of charges and papers submitted to Governor Roosevelt. Davies warns against public accusations against a fellow official while asserting no charges are confirmed.
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City of
New York
John C. Davies
Bird S. Coler
Roosevelt
Mr. Davies
Albany
City bonds scandal shows bid profits and misposted premiums
Officials scrutinize a bond sale where 31 bidders offered premiums totaling over 222 thousand dollars more than the top bid by Vermilye and Co. The Controller awarded the full 12.69 million bond issue at a lower premium, potentially costing the city about a million. Governor refers charges to the Attorney General. related Vermilye & Co. personnel unreachable.
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N. Coler & Co
Gros
Vermilye & C O
Black
Coler rejects charges as spite driven by opposing interests
Champaign Ill June 13 Controller Bird S Coler of New York says attacks against him stem from personal enmities and opposed debt limit stances. He cites a court upheld award and says bidders’ suit led to the case. He has asked Governor Roosevelt for an immediate hearing and dismisses conspiracy charges as rot.
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Champaign
Ill
Bird S. Coler
New York
Roosevelt
Associated Press
Cohen
Cook
Bird Ss. Coler
Coler Calls End to Corporate Bartering in Politics
Coler of New York addressed the State University commencement condemning the sale of political influence for cash or stock. He argued corruption is concentrated in cities, urging less government, less politics, and more honesty and intelligence while warning against overlegislation and the spread of corporate greed in public life.
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Champaign
Ill
Bird S. Coler
New York
State University
Illinois
West
East
Eople
Gang of Boys Run Gambling Den Raided by Mount Vernon Police
Mount Vernon police raided a band of boys alleged to run an amateur gambling den in Frogtown. The youth group reportedly played cards craps and other games, with as much as 0 dollars in daily turnover. They devised a picket system to elude officers, fleeing to woods when patrols approached, and even stole patrol wagons briefly. Police captured a boy known as Skinny W, about twelve, and four others. several escaped.
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Mount Vernon
Frogtown
Atwell
Gordon
Obituary notices from New York area June 1900 events
Several death notices and funeral arrangements dated June 1900 from New York and nearby towns list individuals such as George H. Barre Charles C Butler Horace Jones Fairchild Eliza Black McGey Henry Meyer Wilkes Pierson Tyne & Aden Smith Catherine Young and others with addresses and service details including dates times and locations in Westminster and Madison Square area churches and stations.
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Bridge
Mass
Horace Jones Fairchild
Newpork
Stockbridge
New Haven
Grand Central Station
New-York
Roebuck's Custom Made Screens and Fixtures Ad
Special notices advertise Roebuck's at 172 Fulton St New York and lath St and Hamilton Ave Brooklyn for custom wired window screens doors wires and all fixtures Send for copy Telephones Tribune subscription rates.
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Roebuck's
Fulton St
New York
Lath St
Hamiltonn Ave
Brookly Telephones
Tribune Postal Rates and Transatlantic Mail Schedule 1900
The notice details daily weekly and Sunday rates for The Tribune subscriptions and extras, along with mail and remittance instructions. It lists New York offices, overseas agents in London Paris and Geneva, and foreign mails closing times for transatlantic andTranspacific routes, with specific sail dates and connections.
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Greater
New York
Canada
Mexico
Soo
Tribune Almanac
Europe
British Isles
Universal Postal Union
Germany
Newfoundland
Sydney
Iree
Cuba
Port Tampa
Miami
Fla
Costa Rica
Belize
Puerto Cortez
Guatemala
New Orleans
Belise
Puerto
Transpacific
China
Japan
Philippine Islands
Seattle
Hawaii
Vis
San Francisco
Ms. m
Rina
Hawaiii
Vis San Francisco
Supeach Wera
Australia
West A
Euro
New Zealand
Wall and
Fitz Isher Vie Couver
S. Warrimes, Maus
Isco
Doric
Fortralia
West Australia
Fiji
Sarmean Islands
Eies van Cote
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Chamber of Commerce
American Geographical Society
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
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City Club
Reform Club
Good Government Club
Harmonie Club
Somerset Country Club
St. Mark's Hospital
Columbia Bank
W. N. Coler
Langham Hotel
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Brooklyn
F. W. Coler
W. A. Read
Arthur S. Fairchild
George D. Mackay
George W. Wickersham
Mackay
Mr. Wickersham
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Sea Gate
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Donald Mackay
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William A. Read
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Wits
Charles T. Marvin
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