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New York Tribune

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1903

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Yale Class Day Drives Prizes and Honors Parade

New Haven on June 22 1924 Yale began its annual commencement week with crowded campus scenes. Alumni mingled with seniors as the Sheffield Scientific School held histories and songs at Hillhouse Avenue. Notable events included class day exercises at Battell Chapel and Old South Middle, the opening of Byers Hall dormitory, a Yale News ceremony, and the Law School alumni dinner and prize awards. A Whitelaw Reid address and a 53 class centennial event accompanied the day’s activities.

New Haven Conn Yale Sheffield Scientific School Aerior Sheffield Hillhouse Ave James Hooker Woodward Hartford, Conn David Pearson Thompson Chicago Vas Kirby Brecher New York City George Reker Morris Pittsburg Old South Middle Battell Chapel Howard Albert Plummer Robert Hall Ewall Washington Hadley Harry B. Jepson 2D Regiment Albert Richard Lamb Waterbury Erastus Corning Albany George Stanleigh Arnolds New- Haven Carroll Johnson Waddell Ottawa Kan Harold Terry Clark New-Haven Augustus Kouitz Oliver Penn Byers Sheffield Scientific School Young Men's Christian Association University Glee and Banjo Club Woolsey Hall Stuart Bruen Sutphen Cincinnati Brewer Hewitt George Brewster Chadwick Brooklyn David Ritchie McKee Washington, D. C William Poynbell Johnston Wilmington Del Henry Chandler Holt William Frew Arthur Morris Collins Niagara Fells Paul Ford Mann Buffalo Yale Law School Hendrie Hall Supreme Court Dwight Loomis Connecticut John H. Perry Connecticut Constitut University of Tennessee Kenry Wade Rogers End Charls D. Lockwood Law School Philip Troup Morcen B. Brainerd Hartford Frederick Adams Utica George W. Crawford Birmingham Ala Whitelaw Reid

Pope Growing Weaker and Talks of His Successor

Rome reports from a June 22 consistory that Cardinals saw the pope in diminished strength with concern he may not endure summer heat. Alarm mounts over potential papal death and Cardinals discuss policies for a future conclave.

New-York Tribune The Tribune Association Rome the Tribune

Dock Board inquiry shifts focus to Murphy Cram and Meyer

District Attorney Jerome scales back John Doe in the Tam many Dock Board probe, naming Charles F. Murphy J. Sergeant Cram and Peter F. Meyer as initial targets. The inquiry may compel favored lessees to testify while noting possible Croker ties through Brown & Fleming connections and potential warrants. Jerome says proceedings remain secret until warrants issued, with Egan and Fleming cases advancing as testimonies unfold.

Charles F. Murphy Sergeant Cram Peter F. Meyer Jerome Old Dock Board Tammany Dock Board John Doe Marshall B. Clarke Tribune Murphy Cram Meyer Croker Mayer John Fleming Charles A. Brown Brown & Fleming Rives Richard Croker Dock Board District Attorney’s Office Corporation Counsel's Office Fleming Daniel F. McMahon Michael Egan Richard Cunningham Egan Supreme Court Joseph Egan O'Sullivan Justice Mayer Egans John D. Lindsay Mr. O'Sullivan Jesse Lewisohn Canfield Lewisohn

Cardinals Chosen in Rome Consistory Amid Health Rumors

Rome June 22 The consistory marked by Pope health speculation as cardinals are named. Monsignors Fischer Taliani Cavicchioni Ajuti Nocelia Katschthaler Herrero y Espinosa elevated amid secrecy. Pope noted joy at loyalty and sadness over Church persecutions.

Associated Press Rome Curia Vatican France Sacred College Monsignor Fischer Cologne Monsignor Taliani Vienna Cavicchioni Congregation of the Council Ajuti Lisbon Nocelia Katschthaler Salzburg Austria Herrero Y Espinosa Valencia

WIFE AND CHILD BURNED IN FATAL ALFRED PEATS FIRE

In Greenwich on Electric Hill the Alta Crest mansion of Alfred Peats burned after a kerosene lamp exploded as a child carried a lit lamp to her room. Eight year old Genevieve and her mother were severely burned while trying to escape. Peats was carried out by servants. The house, bought for 100000 pounds six years ago, was destroyed.

Greenwich Conn Alfred Peats Electric Hill Genevieve Peats Alta Crest

Fire engulfs upper house as servants save family

Servants heard cries and smothered flames but failed to telephone Greenwich Fire Department. Upper house burned, three miles from fire station with no hydrants. Mr and Mrs Peats and Genevieve removed to William Johnston’s home. firefighters saved furniture. Former occupant Andrew Carnegie. Alfred Peats & Co wallpaper at 41 West Fourteenth Street.

Mrs. Peats Greenwich Fire Department

Dock Commissioner case on hold for November calendar

The New-York Contracting and Trucking Company seeks to stop the Dock Board from cancelling a long standing lease on the West Seventy ninth street pier claiming improvements violate the city charter. Justice Giegerich denied placing the case on the preferred calendar pending demurrers while Justice Scott issued an injunction restraining action until trial. The matter cannot be scheduled for a ruling until next November.

Hawkes Supreme Court New-York Giegerich Charles F. Murphy Tammany Hall West Seventy-ninth-st Scott Dock Board

Plymouth Rock to Travel by Telegraph Tour Plan

Plymouth Mass June 22 movement started to send Plymouth Rock on a national tour visiting major cities. Guardians enthusiastically back the idea and plans call for a guarded special train with brief stops in New York Philadelphia Buffalo Albany. Also notes intercollegiate boat races at Poughkeepsie Friday the 26th.

TAF Tribune Plymouth Mass Liberty Bell Massachusetts Plymouth Rock Guardians of the Rock New York Philadelphia Buffalo Albany

Lynching at stake of Black man George White near Wilmington

A mob of about four thousand led by a Virginian seized the Black man George White from the Worcester workhouse near Mason and Dixon line and burned him at a stake. The crowd attacked after Miss Helen Bishop, seventeen, was assaulted nearby. Police, guards, and a railing fire hose failed to stop the mob, and the lynching followed a failed earlier attempt. The coroner ruled the girl died from assault by White. Court delays and the lack of a speedy trial sparked broad calls for justice and stricter action in the aftermath.

White Wilmington H. H. Ward Miss Bishop George White

Rand Peculiar Status Spurs Pay Question at Post Office

A Tribune summary details H. H. Rand, confidential clerk to the Postmaster General, under report as an investigation unfolds alongside charges in the Post Office Department. Treasury and Post Office officials discuss legality of Rand's salary while he conducts a confidential inquiry for Mr. Payne, amid broader probes into vouchers, registry book specifications, and potential irregularities in railway mail contracts and paper suppliers.

Washington Post Office Department Perry S. Heath H. H. Rand Payne Rand The Tribune Bristow Treasury Department Division of Salaries and Allowances Fosnes Waters Treasury General Manifolding Company Franklin, Penn Joseph C. Sibley Pennsylvania American Federation of Labor Madden Shallenberger Castle

Maryland murder suspect moved to secure prison

Elmer Heath, who killed his sweetheart Kate Adkins and attempted suicide last Friday near Salisbury, Md, was hurriedly moved from Salisbury jail to Snow Hill’s stronger prison after a hostile crowd gathered. Judge Hall and Mayor Disharon ordered the escape to safety as the removal was carried out swiftly before the crowd acted.

Baltimore Elmer Heath Kate Adkins Salisbury Snow Hill Judge Hall Disharon

Yale-Harvard Boat Race Excursion from Grand Central

Excursion tickets for the Yale Harvard boat race at New London on June 2 allow parlor car seating on a morning train from Grand Central Station and a return special. Tickets valid only on coach MM, with a grand travel rate indicated as 2 percent.

New London Grand Ae

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