Yale Baccalaureate Address Urges Broad Moral Duty
President Arthur Hadley’s Yale baccalaureate sermon in Woolsey Hall urges a broad, inward focus on cleanliness and truthfulness. He compares defensive and aggressive life campaigns and warns that true integrity comes from striving for large ideals, not mere rule keeping.
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New Haven
Arthur Z. Hadley
Woolsey Hall
Yale University
Harry B. Jepson
Horatio W. Parker
Hadley
Cromwell
Marlborough
Napoleon
Bunyan
Mflemen
Mfe
Amherst Commencement Opens at Amherst College
Amherst Mass June 22 President George Harris delivered the baccalaureate sermon in the Amherst College Church. He urged each graduate to pursue one subject for lifelong freshness and warned about government control of business and the importance of the educated man's influence in society.
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Amherst
Mass
George Harris A
Amherst College
Dartmouth baccalaureate speaker urges pursuit of the best
The Rev Gaines Glenn of Atkine Mich delivered the Dartmouth 197 today baccalaureate. Under the theme The Price of the Best he said the only condition on which a life is worth liv ing is seeking the best and paying its price, with values defined by Jesus Christ. The world awaits if you pursue that path.
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Benover
N. H
Gaines Glenn
Tf Atkine
Dartmouth
Glenn
Jesus Christ
Bowdoin College Seniors Hear Address During Commencement Week
Grenevic Me Bowdoin College seniors attended a commencement address by Rev Dr C H Cutler of Langor a Bowdoin graduate. Dr Cutler was assisted by Professor Henry L Chapman dean of the college. The absence of President fie requires other leaders to preside during most exercises of commencement week as he recovers from a troubled health.
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Eeke
Model of Solomon's Temple to be Exhibited Here
A miniature fifteen foot square reproduction of Solomon's Temple at Jerusalem will be shown at 162 Madison Street to aid poor Jews. Architect Joseph Doctorovitz spent two years studying Jerusalem and promises an exact, though incomplete, rendition with ceremonies planned next Sunday afternoon. Rabbi Max Wechselbaum directs the exhibition.
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Jerusalem
Madison Street
Temple
Mount Moriah
Joseph Doctorovitz
e@ Tribune
Temple At
Max Wechselbaum
Yale Alumni Reunions Draw Large Turnout in New Haven
New Haven reports estimates showing about twelve hundred Yale alumni and guests arriving to attend class reunions and the graduating exercises of the class of 1907. Attendance could top fifteen hundred as registration continues, with numerous reunions across many classes from 1842 to 1952.
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New Haven
Yale
Alonzo N. Lewis
Westville
Hadley
Memorial Hall
Robert Brown
Observatory Place
John W. Alling
Mansfield Street
New Haven Country Club
Hendrie Hall
Charles H. Goodspeed
St. Louis
New Haven Lawn Club
Edwards School
Elm Street
Yale-Harvard
York Street
Emi
Anderson Gymnasium
Yale Field
Warner Hall
Young Men's Republican Club
Drass
Harvard
Sheffield Scientific School
Law School
Hendrie Halil
Charles Lerne Munson
Williamsport
Penn
Alumni Association
Henry Holt
New York City
Hammersley
Supreme Court of Connecticut
United States
F. B. Brandegee
Connecticut
Medical School
Shattuck
Harvard Medical School
Alumni Hall
William T. Sedgwick
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sidney L. Laselle
China
John K. Beach
Cyrus Northrop
University of Minnesota
William B. Davenport
New York
Philander C. Knox
Yale Law School
Knox
Columbine Favored Over Maize as National Flower
Frederick Le Roy Sargent mails a defense of the columbine to The Tribune in reply to Mrs. George Cabot Ward. He cites John Fiske and Francis Parkman as supporters and argues the columbine better embodies American humor and liberty than maize, noting maize lacks compelling claims as Columbia’s emblem.
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Frederick le Roy Sargent
The
Columbine Association
George Cabot Ward
the Tribune
Sargent
Tribune
William Young
Miss Twamley
Lincoln
Sewell
Mrs. Ward
John Fiske
Columbine
United States
Colombia
Francis Parkman
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Chestnut Street
Columbia
Red Lobelia as National Flower Suggested
S Millett Thompson of Providence argues red lobelia or Lobelia cardinalis should be the national flower. He cites easy cultivation in gardens and under glass and its status as a native North American bloom, urging selection for intrinsic beauty rather than commercial value.
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the Tribune
North America
S. Millett Thompson
Providence
Bishop Lawrence at Wellesley College commencement
Bishop William Lawrence delivered the annual baccalaureate sermon at Wellesley College in Houghton Memorial Chapel. He contrasted life’s essential elements with popular ones, urged college education to foster social upbuilding and love of home, and praised educated women’s increased confidence. President Caroline Hazard presided over the service as about two hundred seniors attended.
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Wellesley
Mass
Wellesley College
Houghton Memorial Chapel
William Lawrence
Massachusetts
Lawrence
Ufa
Caroline Hazard
College
Berggmarmalled Vg Chele
Ilew Gladys
Hopkins Preaches at Williams Baccalaureate Sermon
Williamstown Mass June 23 Commencement week opens at Williams College with President Henry Hopkins delivering the baccalaureate in Memorial Chapel. He cites Matthew’s sword passage and argues peace comes through inner strength and faith urging students to pursue a peace the world cannot give or take away.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams’ College
Memorial Chapel
Henry Hopkins
Dr Ake d on Congo Slaves at Fifth Avenue sermon
Rev Dr Charles F Aked preached at Fifth Avenue Baptist that true Christianity could end child labor the colored question and starving millions including rubber slaves in the Congo who are mutilated tortured or crucified if the faith were real and accepted.
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Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
Charles F. Aked
St. John
India
Congo
Matchmaker helps Battery Dolphin and Lizzy wed
In a late night Ship News Office scene, Honest Bill Quigley brokers a patchwork romance. The Battery Dolphin and Lizzy confess their love after Bill persuades the Dolphin to quit a French real estate scheme and plans a wedding with Bill funding a rent free start at Bedford Avenue.
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Ship News
West Street
Battery Park
Dolphin
Brooklyn
Lizzy
Harry Brannagan Association
Ridgewood Park
Williamsburg
Iazzy
Ship
Bil” Quigley
Bill
Izzy
Ris
Tizzy
Wood
Ana
Andy
Quigley
Fattery
South Street
Tam
Ttl
Soulet
Long Island
Harlem
Delakates
Bedford Avenue
John Johnson to Die This Morning in Sing Sing
John Johnson faces execution by electric chair this morning at Sing Sing after a two year battle. Influential ally Albert T. Patrick aided Johnson from a nearby cell in the death house as the condemned man recounts the murder of his wife after his prison term. The couple lived in Yonkers.
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John Johnson
Sing Sing
Johnson
Albert T. Patrick
Yon
Corrosion of Steel Structures Prompts Reader Letter
A reader warns about hidden corrosion in steelwork after fabrication. The letter argues rust forms under paint and red lead coatings, urging thorough cleaning and protective barriers. It cites galvanic action from anti fouling paints, electrolytic currents, and cites Chinese pigments as a possible solution. Hutchison Scott, New York, June 2, 1907.
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the Tribune
New York
Brooklyn
Hutchison Scott
Structural steel defects and cement encasement critique
Letter discusses corrosion risks in steel structures with cement encasement. Cites George Simpson and A A Knudson on coating to reveal corrosion and on electrolytic action in cement. References tests showing concrete disintegration under electrical currents and argues cement is not an insulator in large city steelwork.
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the Tribune
George Simpson
Thompson- Starrett Company
A. A. Knudson
Amercan Institute of Electrical Engineers
Electrical Testing Laboratories
New York
Knudson
M. P. Wood
Mr. Simpson
Coward Shoe Ad Offers Wide Range for All Ages
The ad promotes Coward Shoe lines in russet glazed kid calf patent leather and canvas materials. It offers styles for men women and children in sizes suitable for seaside or mountain outings.
Mail Order Catalog Sale Ad at 268 to 274 Greenwich St
James S. Coward advertises mail orders from CNZAR Warren Street location 268 274 Greenwich Street New York. Send for catalogue and place orders.
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James S. Coward
Greenwich St
N.Y
Warren Street
Rusting Cement Cement’s Moisture Prompts Ongoing Corrosion
The document warns that moisture allows continued corrosion of cement, with rust feeding on itself. Dated New York June 21, 1907, signed Fr. H. Cowles.
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New York
Expenditures under the New Jersey House Investigation
A Metuchen letter lambastes New Jersey lawmakers for alleged excesses in incidental expenses and a $20 000 state prison appointment paid to Tobin. The writer urges citizens to press for a thorough House cleaning and accountability, noting the state’s financial strain and urging prompt action.
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the Tribune
Mth
New Jersey House Investigation Committee
New Jersey
Trenton
Tobin
Lawton
Metuchen
Jerseyman
Happiness in making others happy
A public address by banker David Banks Sickels of New York emphasizes altruism as the supreme aim of life. He cites Christ and the divine law of compensation, praising selfless devotion as the path to personal happiness and social good. June 2, New York.
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Str
Tropics
David Banks Sickels
New York
Streetcar Etiquette Critique Sparks Public Outcry
A Waterbury reader laments declining New York City streetcar manners. He describes a frail woman forced to stand for fifty blocks while three men sit together, and a conductor who permits the seat-taking arrangement. The writer calls for better conductors uniforms and personal cleanliness.
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The
Tribune
New York City
New York
Waterbury
Conn
Correction on Church on Wheels chapel car history
J L Kendall of Jeffersonville Indiana corrects a Tribune article. He states Baptists have used chapel cars since 1891 and now have six, and other denominations have used the method as well. He writes June 17 1907.
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the Tribune
J. L. Kendall
Jeffersonville
Ind
Sage Foundation seeks plan for Colorado gifts
Denver June 3 John M. Glenn secretary of the Sage Foundation consults Judge B B Lindsey of the Juvenile Court on methods to distribute the large sum Mrs Russell Sage will donate to Colorado philanthropy, with early decision expected.
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Glenn
Lindsey
Denver
The
Tribune
John M. Glenn
Sage Foundation
B. B. Lindsey
Russell Sage
Colorado
Three Italians Charged in Attempted Robbery
Liberado Blonde of 26 East 1eth street says three Italians assaulted and attempted a robbery on the night of June 15. The alleged assailants are Joseph Skala 22 Frank A Pasquara 21 and Pasquara Flatine 24. Blonde claims Skala dragged him from his wagon on 189th street near Belmont.
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Liberado Blonde
East 1Eth Street
Joseph Skala
Frank A. Pasquara
Pasquara Flatine
Blonde
189Th Street
Belmont
Skala
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