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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1902
Page
32
New Haven reports Yale marks end of term with campus ceremonies. Law School anniversary events feature speeches by Senator Lodge and Judge Baldwin, plus Townsend prize results and honors for top students. Students parade in caps and gowns as campus activities begin a week of celebrations.
Seniors earning top ranks in philosophy and orations receive Phi Beta Kappa honors at the ceremony. The event highlights distinguished scholastic achievement among graduating seniors and reflects the longstanding college tradition of recognizing academic excellence.
Wellesley Massachusetts June 23 commencement exercises marked the college’s twenty fourth anniversary. The day featured a formal procession in Memorial Chapel a sermon by Bishop Lawrence and a master of arts degree ceremony for five graduates. notable guests included Mr and Mrs Henry M Whitney and Professor Percival Lowell as alumni numbers surged this year.
Letters to the editor discuss the Buffalo world fair and Sunday closing, linking it to religious and moral concerns. The writer cites 2600.00 to cover deficits and references President McKinley and Mrs. McKinley. A second letter praises Mayor Hinchliffe’s handling of anarchistic strikers in Paterson and warns against neglecting Sabbath laws. A third letter offers practical fire management for burning soft coal in New York City.
Oyster Bay, June 2. The Cove School commencement was held with no Roosevelt family attendance. Theodore Roosevelt Jr did not appear, disappointing attendees. Miss Provost expressed regret that none of the President's children were present. Rev. Alexander G Russell led the opening prayer and diplomas were awarded. William J Youngs gave the address.
At Carnegie Music Hall the College of St Francis Mavier held its annual commencement. Twenty nine graduates earned Bachelor of Arts and four post graduate students earned Master of Arts. Bishop Farley presided and awarded degrees. The ceremony featured a symposium on The Soul's Immortality with speakers McAuliffe Whalen Sullivan Harold. Valedictorian Edward J Talley spoke followed by Edward J McGuire.
Charles T Child technical editor of The Electrical Review died at 35 after typhoid fever at his father in law’s Gleasondale Massachusetts home. He wrote on electrical and scientific topics, spoke seven languages, and helped build the first U S electric railway in Richmond in 1887. Also noted is Burr P Noland 60 a consulting engineer for Consolidated Gas who died in Hotel Endicott from a hemorrhage. unmarried, with ties to Richmond business and the church.
George Lambden aged 67, a well known New Rochelle merchant and father of artist Margaret Lambden, died after sudden paralysis while walking in his daughter's garden. His death followed stress from the Park- Avenue tunnel disaster and a pending lawsuit by Miss Lambden against the New York Central. He served as village trustee and assessor and leaves a widow and three daughters. The Lambden family is among New Rochelle’s oldest and most influential, with Huguenot roots.
Norfolk Conn June 3 W Lam Bement Lent author of Halycon Days and other books died at his summer home here today He was sixty years old and had been ill two weeks with extreme nervousness caused by seclusion He was a native of Poughkeepsie New York.
Mrs. Sarah E. Lent’s will filed in White Plains allocates a $200,000 estate to friends and charities. The McNutts receive the largest share, with Elia McNutt getting $440 and William McNutt inheriting the Lent manor house and other property. Other gifts go to Helping Hand Circle, First Presbyterian Peekskill, and several boards and charities nationwide.
A letter from Albany Chamber of Commerce secretary William R. Jones expresses sincere appreciation for The New-York Tribune article about Albany New Albany's progress. The board praises the piece as well written and informative, dated June 19, 192.
Chicago speech on Lee and Union fate argues the indestructible Union was born in the sixties, secession as a past issue, Hamilton’s role, and Hartford Convention treason questions. Ely cites classbook trends. Merivale labeled a fictional hero in Nick Carter style.
James Douglass Wells of 1707 Beverly Road Flatbush found a 2 by 20 foot lawn strip torn up on East Seventeenth Street. The city had condemned the land for a through street and ordered removal after Wells delayed, with Commissioner Redfield enforcing the action. Wells said the loss was acceptable as he planned to remove the fence anyway and the city had paid for the condemned strip.
Nyack New Jersey June 3 ex Assemblyman Frank P Demarest faces trial on fraud charges for alleged false claims in Clarkstown. His lawyers Wyre and Wheeler had demurred, but Judge Fallon overruled. The indictment stands. Trial slated for September in Supreme Court Rockland.
Northwest high pressure moves eastward toward the Orie Valley while the Southwest shows low pressure and a developing disturbance The forecast calls for fair weather and rising temperatures in most districts with showers likely in the lake Ohio and Mississippi valleys A coastal southeast wind will increase along the Texas coast and a light to fresh west wind outlook toward the Grand Banks for ships bound for Europe Yesterday's observations show a 20 5 inch pressure reading and temperature variations with forecasts of warmer conditions today and Wednesday Funeral notices include Brotherson Depew and Haviland with services planned in New York and Denver
Williamstown trustees announce Francis Lynde Stetson of New York donates 350000 in United States Steel preferred stock to fund higher professor salaries. Senior faculty with fourteen years receive increases, seven to thirteen years gain 230, Jennings contributes 150 shares to boost salaries for shorter-tenured professors. A new political science chair is created with Henry Loomis Nelson appointed professor.
A dinner at Union League Club hosted by John A Mooney celebrated Rev Dr Henry A Brann marking forty years of faithful pastorate at St Agnes Church. The room featured forget-me-nots on tables and menus with the same flowers and the inscription Vivat Pastor Bonus. Informal speeches featured Jane Charles WV Sloane Nathaniel Fa ithie Rey Thomas J Duffy Monsignor Joseph Mooney and others.
Chrome Steel Works plans a new plant at Cartaret New Jersey adjoining Canada Manufacturing land. The site covers 25 acres with 429 feet of Staten Island Sound frontage and 200 feet back fromshore. Rail lines of Central Railroad of New Jersey and Pennsylvania run through the property. The facility would include open hearth and crucible furnaces, a selling mill for burglar proof plate and a hydraulic forging machine of 1.9 pressure, plus related equipment.
The body of Pay Director Caspar Schenck U S N died suddenly from heart disease in Philadelphia and was buried in the Naval Academy Cemetery with full military honors. He was sixty seven, survived by a widow and three children. He resided in Annapolis until recently and was a New York native. Americans visiting Europe this year will find The New York Tribune for sale at major hotels and railroad stations across Europe and Britain.
The body of Mrs Ella Cullom Ridgely wife of Treasury Controller William Barrett Ridgely arrived from Washington at the family residence with Ridgely and children Sen ator and Mrs Shelby M Cullom and other relatives. The funeral was held at the First Presbyterian Church this afternoon with attendees from Chicago Monmouth Sullivan and other cities including Sol Bethea George Rankin W G Cochran and former Department of Illinois Grand Army of the Republic commander.
United States Steel faces legal uncertainty over a proposed preferred stock conversion plan while showing strong business volume. Harris, Gates & Co. estimates June earnings at 16.0 million and quarter earnings at 41.0 million, with steel common closing at 37.5 and preferred at 89.
Subscriptions advertised for multiple publications including Weekly Farmer and Weekly Review. Offers six to twelve month terms with mail order options and payment by money order or registered letter.
Post office schedules detail weekly mail closures, with regular and supplementary mail deadlines at Foreign and General Stations. Transatlantic, South and Central America, and Pacific routes are listed with specific cutoffs for Europe, Italy, Ireland, Denmark, Jamaica, Mexico, Cuba, and telegraphic connections, including special directives for certain ships and territories. Postmaster Anelius Van Cott notes the changes effective June 20, 1902, at New York.
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