Columbia Degrees Graduate 1140 At 154th Commencement
Columbia University conferred eleven hundred forty degrees and diplomas at the 154th annual commencement in the university gymnasium. Honorary Doctors of Laws were given to Hermann Schumacher, George Brown Post, Henry Clay White, and Frederic William Stevens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia University
Hermann Schumacher
University of Bonn
George Brown Post
Henry Clay White
Georgia State Agricultural and Mechanical College
Frederic William Stevens
New Jersey
Francis M. Burdick
Stevens
Georgia
Chandler and
Hamlin
Dean von Amringe
Lea Luquer
St. Matthew's Church
Bedford
XN. Y
Jerome Hearing Ends Pierce Consumes Day
Elizabethtown New Jersey May 27 The King committee hearing against District Attorney Jerome ends after Frank lin Pierce sums up the case. Jerome defends his conduct briefly to close. Commissioner Hand to report by June 11. Pierce warns of new charges if Jerome remains in office.
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the Tribune
Elizabethtown
N. J
King Committee
Jerome
Franklin Pierce
Hand
Pierce
New York
Mr. Jerome
Gardiner
Francis P. Garvan
Hotel Windsor
Mr. Frank
William B. van Ingen
Ice Trust
Affai
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Mr. Pierce
Commissioner Hand
Mr. Montgomery
Hahn's
Supreme Court
E. R. Thomas
City Club
Dreary Graduation Scene at Columbia Honors Several Figures
The article describes a graduation ceremony with faculty in varied gowns and a Cambridge Oxonian, plus multiple honorary degrees conferred by Columbia. Key speakers and dignitaries include Dr Butler and Professor A V W Jackson, while awards go to Osgood, Hughes, and several alumni and faculty. The proceedings feature parliamentary attack on District Attorney Jerome and intense courtroom rhetoric from Mr Pierce, with Jerome defending himself amid accusations of grand jury manipulation.
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Dartmouth
Amherst
C. F. Chandler
Oxford
Brander Matthews
Cohn
Legion of Honor
Nicholas M. Putter
Cambridge
University
C. Rubner
Tannhouser
Mayhew Wainwright
New York Assembly
Westchester County
A. V. W. Jackson
Charlies Freeman Willam MacClure
Princeton University
Genera
Buenz
Hermann Schumacher
University of Bonn
Dr. Schumacher
Kaiser Wilhelm
Columbia
Loubat
North America
Herbert N. 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. W. Cronyn
J. H. Colton
Flig
L. W. Jones
H. A. Thomas
E. ©. Jones
George E. Crawley
McKim
W. L. Bottomley
Bergen Davis
Adams
Barnards College
Mabel Louise Peterson
Edward McC. Sait
Harold Korn
Coward Goop Sense Shot Shoe Promises Arch Support
The text urges choosing the Coward Goop Sense Shot for children, highlighting its fit to a child’s foot shape and the added support to the arch and ankle. It emphasizes the shoe’s natural shape last as a key benefit and features a distinctive advantage for young wearers.
EBIDE-A-WEE PRESIDENT EXPLAINS
Quiet day at the Bide-a-Wee Home for Friendless Animals on Lexington Avenue as no dogs were present locally. Dogs were moved to Harrington Park New Jersey where a country home for canine boarders has just opened. Mrs Harry U Kibbe president replied to complaints about noise and odor explaining the unusual number of dogs housed pending relocation. Health Department will keep the home in its current quarters until further complaints arrive.
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Lexington Avenue
Harrington Park
N. J
Harry Ulysses Kibbe
Bide the
Dea-Wee
Son of
Jersey
Kibbe
Health Department
Fist Blow on Neck Kills Café Metropole Waiter
Charles Kohl a waiter at Café Metropole No 139 Second avenue died after a man known as John struck him on the neck with a fist. John Burkhardt a waiter at No 120 Second avenue identified the assailant and Burkhardt was arrested as a material witness.
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Charles Kohl
Café Metropole
Second Avenue
John
John Burkhardt
Koh
Kohl
Burkhardt
Staten Island Tottenville trains get revised schedule
Staten Islanders will soon enjoy improved service on the Tottenville Division of the Staten Island Railway. A May 20 company schedule is adjusted after a Public Service Commission conference. Trains to and from Manhattan now link with the 4 20 P M ferry and the 6 15 P M boat. The Tottenville 7 29 A M and St George 5 53 P M runs will stop at Great Kills. One late night service will run to Tottenville instead of two.
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Staten Islanders
Tottenville
Staten Island Railway Company
Staten Island Rapid Transit Company
Public Service Commission
McCarroll
Campell
Manhattan
St. George
Great Kills
Want Cars for a Good Cause for Orphans Day
The orphans' automobile day committee appeals for cars for the third annual outing on June 9 to Coney Island. Hosts request loaners to submit seating capacity cover status pickup location and any preferred institution to receive the car. Send details to R. G. Howell, chairman, at 100 Broadway.
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Orphans’ Automobile Day Committee
Coney Island
R. G. Howell
Broadway
Defense Speech Meets Emotive Senate Hearing Touching Public Funds
The speaker tearfully recounts defending himself before the Roman Senate with vouchers to prove he did not misuse public funds. He emphasizes that the office belonged to voters who placed him there and laments the personal toll of the charges. Jerome’s testimony draws tears and a restrained response from Justice Goff, who declines to comment while noting the emotion surrounding the hearings.
Army and Navy News Orders and Movements
Washington May 27 reports Navy orders listing captains and lieutenants reassigned among ships and shore commands including New Hampshire Buffalo and New Jersey stations. Movements of warships note arrivals at Guantanamo San Francisco Mare Island Port-au-Prince Norfolk and Chesapeake Bay with several vessels shifting routes and stations.
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NAVY
M R. Winslow
Navy Department
New Hampshire
FLM
10Th Lighthouse District
Buffalo
N. R. Usher
Bureau of Navigation
F. L. Sawyer
South Dakota
New Jersey
F. RB. Upham
W. K. Wortman
Cincinnati
W. S. Houston
Charleston
B. Munger
Maine
E. H. H. Old
Naval Hospital
Canadao
Washington
H. R. M'Murdo
San Francisco
St Holeman
H. A. Dent
Connecticut
West Virginia
B.D. Ryan
Wai Ders
S. M'Rowan
J Ao
L. P. RE Olds
Franklin
E. W. Banker
R. Sanderson
Marine Corps
Urgeon
Paducah
Guantanamo
Port-au-Prince
Justin
Missouri
Mare Island
North Carolina
Norfolk
New York
Morris
Chesapeake Bay
Preble
Perry
Davis
Fox
Farragut
Sausalito
Eureka
Dolphin
Philadelphia
Marietta
Port-au- Prince
Yorktown
Astoria
Birmingham
Key West
Sinking Fund Commission Rebuffs Public Service Funds
The Sinking Fund Commission, meeting yesterday, rejected turning subway sale funds to the Public Service Commission. They urged funds reside in sinking funds to lower taxes, while noting potential millions from future property sales. The panel also backed the Old Slip station house plans despite cost criticisms and discussed using the Delancey Street incinerator as an asphalt plant after $100,000 in repairs.
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Sinking Fund Commission
Public Service Commission
Metz
Withington
Finance Department
Sip
Ahearn
Delancey Street
Indicted in Hayti War Supply Case
Hartford May 27 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. Henney for the company pled guilty as Judge Platt fined $2000 and costs. Giordani to be brought into the jurisdiction to answer the indictment.
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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
New Indictments in Grand Larceny Case Involving Shippey and Gundlach
Grand Jury filed extra indictments for grand larceny against Regulus Shippey and James Gundlach. Both are held at the Tombs under heavy bail. Complainant Alfred Vischer, novelty manufacturer of 621 Broadway, alleges Gundlach obtained three notes for 600 dollars on August 19.
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Regulus Shippey
James Gundlach
Alfred Vischer
No. 621
Broadway
Gundlach
Memorial Day Delights at New Jersey Coast Resorts
Pennsylvania Railroad marks Memorial Day on May 30 opening the summer season at forty seaside resorts along the New Jersey coast. Asbury Park, Long Branch, Wildwood, Sea Isle City and Atlantic City host festive events, concerts, parades, races, and floral tributes. Special direct trains from New York with added summer service to Long Branch and Asbury Park. Time tables available from ticket agents.
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Asbury Park
Long Branch
Atlantic City
Cape May
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Mrs Evelyn Thaw Responds To Colonel Bartlett Statement
Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw issues a lengthy response denying family blame for the annulment suit and disputing statements by Colonel Bartlett and A Russell Peabody. She says threats and insults from Thaw relatives board her and asserts possession of handwriting proof. Thaw counsel Daniel OReilly confirms the annulment action began at Bartlett and Peabody's urging.
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Franklin Bartlett
William Thaw
Thaw
Colonel Bartlett
Wiliam C. Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Mr. Thaw
Daniel O'Reilly
A. Russell Peabody
Bartlett
Evelyn Thaw
Daniel O’reily
Plan Uncertain as Summer Looms for Speaker
The speaker described summer plans as not yet made and expressed uncertainty about travel to Europe. She cautioned she cannot foresee what might happen and would not commit to any firm arrangements this early.
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Europe
Kidnapping Suspect Detained After City Crowd Fallout
Louis Girard, a cigar maker who claimed to be Faratis Bucois, was arrested in connection with the reported kidnapping of five year old Marie Foscalo of Bleecker Street. Police say a crowd in Herald Square resisted the arrest, and Officer Hampshire drew his club to protect the suspect amidst threats and jeers.
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Louis Girard
Faratis Bucois
Joseph Foscalo
Marie Foscalo
Bleecker Street
Louis
Edward Girard
Hampshire
Tenderiomm
Buildtig Board
Herald Square
Girard
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Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton Hall
J. Mayhew Wainwright
Butler
Taft
John Stuart Kennedy
Barnard
Day
Case
DR. Butler
George Ashton Orahem
Sir Thomas Browne
Osborne
Shearn
Alandine
James S. Coward
Greenwich St
N.Y
Seas Warker Street
Ebide-A-Wee President
S. I
N. Y
34Th Street
Malba
Justice Goff
King
Ippose
Army and Navy News
Tribune Bureau
P.S. C
City
Cartridge Company
Bulletin
New Jersey Coast
Ocean Beach
Deal Lake
Manasquan
Wildwood
Sea Isle City
Ocean City
Grand Rapids Furniture Company
Fifth Avenue
H. K. Thaw
Jardinieres
Reed & Barton CO
Jewelers & Silversmiths
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