Columbia Degrees Graduate 1140 At 154th Commencement
Columbia University conferred eleven hundred forty degrees at the 154th annual commencement held in the university gymnasium. Honorary Doctor of Laws went to Hermann Schumacher of Bonn, George Brown Post, Henry Clay White, and Frederic William Stevens. The day featured processions, regalia, and speeches, with Hamilton Hall funding clarified by trustee John Stuart Kennedy in a fall gift.
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Columbia University
Hermann Schumacher
University of Bonn
George Brown Post
Henry Clay White
Georgia State Agricultural and Mechanical College
Frederic William Stevens
New Jersey
Thebrary
Charles Lincoln Hall
Gpmnasium
Princeton
Harvard
Rudolf Tombo
St. Paul's Chapel
Herbert L. Satterlee
Julien T. Davies
Alumni Association
Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton Hall
Mayhew Wainwright
Butler
Taft
John Stuart Kennedy
J. Mayhew Wainwright
New York Assembly
Westchester County
A . W. Jackson
Francis M. Burdick
Stevens
Georgia
Chandler and Hamlin
Dean von Amringe
Lea Luquer
St. Matthew's Church
Bedford
N. Y
Jerome Hearing Ends as Pierce Consumes Day
Elizabethtown May 27 The King committee's hearing against District Attorney Jerome concluded with Frank Lin Pierce summing up most of the day Jerome spoke briefly defending himself Commissioner Hand likely to file report by June 11 Pierce warned of further charges if Jerome remains in office Jerome accused of numerous alleged crimes of omission and commission
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the Tribune
Elizabethtown
King Committee
Jerome
Franklin Pierce
Hand
Pierce
Graduation Day Honors at Columbia Share Pageantry and Prizes
Faculty in varied gowns among a parade of Amherst Dartmouth and Oxford colors as seven honorary degrees are conferred. Dr Butler addresses graduates warning against crowd applause while urging judgment of the judicious. Prizes and medals awarded to Osgood Hughes Rindge Higgins Levintal Weaver and others across history and engineering and architecture programs.
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Dartmouth
Amherst
C. F Chandler
Oxford
Brander Matthews
John
Nicholas M. Potter
Cambridge
University
C. Rubner
Loubat
North America
Herbert JL. Osgood
Columbia University
Thomas A. Hughes
Columbia College
Frederick Hamilton Rindge, Jr
George William Curtis
Fremont A. Higgins
I. H. Levinthal
Paul W.H. Windels
van Buren
Paul Weaver
R. I. Roeder
G. G. W. Cronyn
J. H. Colton
L. W. Jones
H. A. Thomas
E. C. Jones
George E. ‘Rawley
McKim
W. L. Bottomley
Bergen Davis
Adams
Barnami College
Mabel Louise Peterson
Edward McC. Sail
Harold Korn
H. Co
Shoe Feature Supports Child Arch and Ankle
The article compares a child’s foot to the shoe he wears, praising the Coward Goon Sense Sor for its natural shape and its arch and ankle support, noting this feature as a notable help to the child.
Mail Order Catalog Advertises Limited Offers
A compact notice promotes sending for a catalog and mentions mail order files and catalogs. The terse ad urges readers to request the catalog for available items and pricing, signaling a direct consumer sales appeal from a period catalog business.
Bide-a-Wee President Quietly Explains Noise Rumor
At the Bide-a-Wee Home for Friendless Animals in Lexington Avenue no dogs barked yesterday amid siestas. Most dogs had already moved to the new country home in Harrington Park, New Jersey. President Mrs. Harry Ulysses Kibbe sent a letter to the Health Department explaining the noise and odor complaints. The department allowed the home to remain in its current quarters pending further complaints as Kibbe promised improved conditions.
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Lexington Avenue
Harrington Park
N. J
Biden Wee
Harry Ulysses Kibbe
The
Biden-Wee
Health Department
Jersey
Fist Blow on Neck Kills Café Metropole Waiter
Charles Kohl a waiter at Café Metropole 139 Second avenue died after a man known only as John struck him on the neck punches. John Burkhardt another waiter 120 Second avenue witnessed the assault and was arrested as a material witness.
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Charles Kohl
Café Metropole
Second Avenue
John
John Burkhardt
Koh
Kohl
Burkhardt
Staten Island Rail to restore Tottenville train service
Staten Islanders will gain improved service on the Tottenville Division of the Staten Island Railway. A May 20 timetable reversal followed a Public Service Commission review. The Tottenville 4:20 P.M. ferry train and the 6:15 P.M. boat connection are restored, and Tottenville 7:29 A.M. and St George 5:33 P.M. trains will stop at Great Kills. One midnight boat connection train will run to Tottenville.
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Staten Islanders
Tottenville
Staten Island Railway
Staten Island Rapid Transit Company
Public Service Commission
McCarroll
Campell
Manhattan
St. George
Great Kills
Want Cars for a Good Cause for Orphans Day Parade
Automobile day committee seeks cars for the third annual outing for orphans on June 9 to Coney Island. Owners should report seating capacity, whether vehicles are covered, pickup location, and preferred assignment to R. G. Howell, chairman, 1607 Broadway. The orphans appeal continued.
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Coney Island
R. G. Howell
Broadway
Jerome Defends Record Amid Bitter Hearing Attack
District Attorney Jerome faced a scathing assault from counsel Pierce who labeled him an anarchist and charged him with corrupting the grand jury system and youth morals. Jerome replied with restrained humor, apologizing for any flippancy and recalling forty-nine years in public service as he fought to clear his name.
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Vierce
Pierse
Jerome
New York
Pierce
Mr. Jerome
Gardiner
Francis P. Garvan
Hotel Windsor
Mr. Frank
William B. van Ingen
Ice Trust
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Mr. Pierce
Ryan Boys
Commissioner Hand
Mr. Montgomery
Hahn's
Supreme Court
E. R. Thomas
City Club
Defense of public funds charges moves amid tears and deflection
The speaker recounts tearing vouchers to prove no public funds were misused and admits defending himself while acknowledging the voters who placed him in power. Emotions rise as Jerome explains his conduct at hearings and Justice Goff declines to comment, hoping no quarrel exists despite the strain.
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Justice Goff
West 14Th Street
Jerome
King Investigating Committee
Army and Navy News Movements and Orders
Washington May 27. The Navy Department issued numerous officers' orders including detachments to commands at New Hampshire Buffalo South Dakota and New Jersey with promotions and transfers to Naval War College Mare Island and Guam. Movements of ships include arrivals at Guantanamo Port-au-Prince and San Francisco and tales of ships sailing between Sausalito Norfolk and Mare Island.
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NAVY
M'R. Winslow
Navy Department
New Hampshire
F. M. Bostwick
10Th Lighthouse District
Buffalo
N_ R 1ER
Bureau of Navigation
F. L. Sawyer
South Dakota
New Jersey
F. BR. Upham
W. K. Wortman
Cincinnati
WY. 5. Houston
Charleston
RY. Rhoades
W Smyth
W. L. F. Simonpietrie
L. A. Cotten
Naval War College
G. M Mayers
Naval Hospital
Mare Island
E. Reed
Navy Yard
Maré Island
ID. H. Casto
Maine
Naval Station
Guam
B. Munger
E. H. H. Old
Canadao
Washington
H. BR. M'Murdo
San Francisco
Choleman
H. A. Dent
Connecticut
West Virginia
B.D. Ryan
S. M'Rowan
L Preynolds
Franklin
E. W. Banker
R. Sanderson
Marine Corps
Guantanamo
Port-au-Prince
Justin
Missouri
North Carolina
Norfolk
New York
Morris
Chesapeake Bay
Preble
Perry
Tavis
Fox
Farragut
Sausalito
Eureka
Dolphin
Philadelphia
Marietta
Yorktown
Astoria
Birmingham
Key West
Sinking Fund Seeks Public Service Funds for Subways
City officials unanimously oppose routing funds from building sales on subway routes to the Public Service Commission. The Sinking Fund Commission will retain all revenue, aiming to lower taxes, while approving the Old Slip station house plan despite cost criticisms. The Firaree Department calls for efficiency amid plans for eighty new police stations and a costly incinerator project on Delancey Street.
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Sinking Fund Commission
Public Service Commission
Metz
Sinking Fund
Withington
Firaree
Kao
Sip
Ahearn
Delancey Street
Indicted in Hayti War Supply Case
José M. Giordani and the Union Metallic Cartridge Company of Bridgeport were indicted in federal court for attempting to ship munitions to Hayti labeled cement. William F. Henney pleaded guilty for the company. Judge Platt fined $2000 and costs. Giordani will be brought to face the indictment later.
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Hartford, Conn
José M. Giordani
Union Metallic Cartridge Company of
Bridgeport
United States District Court
Hayti
Giordani
New York
William F. Henney
Union Metallic Cartridge Company
Platt
Swindle Indictments Filed Against Two Men
Grand Jury added indictments for grand larceny against Regulus Shippey and James Gundlach, held under heavy bail at the Tombs. Alfred Vischer, a novelty maker of 621 Broadway, says Gundlach obtained three notes totaling $6,000 on August 18.
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Regulus Shippey
James Gundlach
Alfred Vischer
No. 621
Broadway
Gundlach
Memorial Day Opens New Jersey Coast Resorts Season
Pennsylvania Railroad promotes Memorial Day as the start of summer at Asbury Park Long Branch Wildwood Sea Isle City Ocean City Atlantic City and Cape May with lights parades races launches and concerts. Direct trains from New York 9 55 am 2 55 pm weekdays 1 25 pm Saturdays 7 55 am Sundays. Cape May connections 7 25 am 12 10 am Sundays. Time tables from ticket agents.
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Atlantic City
Cape May
Pennsylvania Railroad
Long Branch
Asbury Park
New York
Mrs Evelyn Thaw answers Bartlett on annulment suit
Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw replies to Colonel Bartlett and A Russell Peabody claiming the Thaw family pressured the annulment suit and denying responsibility for it. She says the statements attack her insincerely and accuses Bartlett of orchestrating the dispute as she defends her position from Dante O'Reilly's office.
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Franklin Bartlett
William Thaw
Thaw
Colonel Bartlett
Wiliam CC. Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Daniel O'Reilly
Bartlett
Russel
Peabody
A. Russell Peabody
Evelyn Thaw
Dante O’reilly
Plans for Summer Hinge on Uncertain Future
A speaker expresses uncertainty about summer plans, noting she will not travel to Europe. She says she cannot make definite plans ahead due to unpredictable personal safety risks and potential violations that could affect her choices.
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Europe
Kidnapping Case Involving Louis Girard Arrests
Louis Girard, a cigar maker who claimed to be Faratis Buccis, a Foscalo brother, was held for suspected kidnapping of five year old Marie Foscalo of 272 Bleecker Street. Police say the girl could be identified by six fingers on each hand. A crowd in Herald Square surged as officers moved to arrest him.
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Louis Girard
Faratis Buccis
Joseph Foscalo
Marie Foscalo
Bleecker Street
Louis
Edward Girard
Hampshire
Tendertorm
Herald Square
Girard
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Shearn
34Th Street
Malba
Army and Navy News
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City
Cartridge Company
Bulletin
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Deal Lake
Manasquan
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