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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1905
Page
22
President Williams visits Williams College in June, delivering a long wartime speech to students, faculty, and guests. He outlines national unity, duty, and the war effort, praising college leadership and urging practical support for defense while noting public ceremonies and addresses.
The President moved along the church aisle before a large Williametown crowd and praised the hospitality shown across the nation. He expressed appreciation for the cordial reception in the South and North, and noted the continued friendly gesture during the visit.
President Roosevelt rode a rain drenched trek from Williams town to Jersey City amid enthusiastic crowds despite storms. He skipped brief public appearances at several stops while dictating to a stenographer and greeting crowds at North Adams, Adams, and nearby towns before heading toward Washington.
Washington reports say Secretary Taft stirred anti Catholic groups in the West after word reached the capital that Father O Conner may be received as a pulpal delegate. Treasury and War Dept officials confirmed the port courtesy was granted by order of Secretary Billan and later explained by War Sec Shaw.
Moody's Manual of Railroads and Corporation Securities for 1908 appears, a 200 page volume with ten sections. Specialists compiled every part to cover the entire field of investments. Increases over the 1907 edition include 0.7 percent for steam railroads, 2.0 percent for electric light companies, 4.0 percent for water supply, 32 percent for telephone and telegraph firms, 21 percent for industrials, 3 percent for mines, and 20 percent for land and financial institutions. The book circulates worldwide and is read by banks and investors as far as South Africa, Australia and Japan, with growing European interest.
Horace C. Du Val sails on the Kroonland to Europe for the International golf tournament at Baden Baden from August 1 to 9. He serves on the organizing committee with W. Q. Roosevelt and others. The event features eighteen holes per round and a main trophy contested by top players, including Corbett the English golfer.
The Detroit Citizens Street Railway Company announces payment of 4,588,000 of the consolidated mortgage five percent bonds maturing July 1, with offer to pay at Guaranty Trust Co on specified date. Details incomplete due to damaged text.
The Richard Peck steamer of the New Haven line will run this Sunday morning from the Enat River to New Haven and back. It sails at 10 am and plans a landing at East time, with an expected arrival in New Haven at 23 og. After a brief stay in New York, it will depart and return to the pier by two hours later.
Washington reports new cases of fever in the partial region as authorities state ongoing efforts to curb the outbreak. Police, emergency services, and medical teams coordinate responses amid rising concerns and public health advisories issued for nearby districts.
In Brattichoro VI on June 22 Governor Charles J Bell granted a reprieve for Mary M Rogers, the condemned murderess, delaying execution to December. Rogers had sought habeas corpus and appeal to the Supreme Court on questions raised before Judge Hoyt H Wheeler. The judge criticized the state’s rotation of cases but found no legal basis for delaying the death sentence. an appeal may follow as the governor acts to stay the execution. The governor later notified Rogers’ attorneys that the reprieve stands.
Frequent conferences between Stayer Wealer and his counsel today yielded no new developments. An announcement named H. De B. Pursons of New York as engineer in charge of twenty six investigations of the filtration system. Director Potter condemned police neglect and defended reshuffling of officials amid a police retirement and discharge in the wake of a refusal to back the department’s wartime duties.
A man jumped from the Goat Island bridge at Niagara Falls around 5 pm, leaving a note to James A. Gibson of Buffalo. He cried of mind strain and spoke of not recovering, then plunged into the river despite attempts to grasp the abutment. The current carried him away as he disappeared over the brink.
Madison reports the Wisconsin Legislature adjourned with expectations Governor and Senator-elect La Follette to resign and Lieutenant Governor Davidson to be sworn in. The debate centers on whether the lieutenant governor should perform duties at a salary during the adjournment and the feasibility of resignation plans amid political pressure.
A chaotic scene at Luna Park features a sequence every fifteen minutes showing chicks hatch as a prelude to a display. The report mixes misformatted notes about hatch timing and several investor offers from Morgan & Co and Clark, Dodge & Co tied to a Chicago railroad company, with unclear dates and figures.
Nearly a hundred guests at the wedding of Miss Julia Belt Warner of Nicholson and F R Benjamin of Scranton were stricken by ptomaines last evening. Doctors worked into the night to save lives as several relatives from Scranton and Nicholson were treated, with some recovering and others continuing under care.
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