Bryn Mawr College Receives $500000 Rockefeller Gift
Bryn Mawr College announced at its seventeenth commencement that Rockefeller gifts totaling 250000 dollars were secured, bringing the total raised to 500000 dollars. President M Carey Thomas praised donors including Miss Garrett of Baltimore and noted subscriptions from Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, and other cities.
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M. Carey Thomas
Bryn Mawr College
Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Thomas
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
Huston
United States
Garrett
Baltimore
John H. Converse
William P. Henszey
Justus C. Strawbridge
Philadelpia
Alice Carter
Lillian ¥. Sampson
H. C. Travemerger
Norman Beam
William Are Kellen
Boston
William T. Carter
Philadelpis
Silas W. Pettit
Samuel R. Ripley
M. Vauclain
Joseph E. iMingham
Wayne McVeagh
James J. Higginson
Thomas H. Hubbard
Neweos
Isaac H. Clothier
John S. Waterbury
E. W. Clark
Philadelhia
As Li Incott
Jeanes
Thomas Scatteris
Clark & Co
George W. Childsrexel
William F. Dreer
Henry Selap
David W. James W. Paul, Jr
Eugene Delano
New
Clara B. Spence Bleecker van Wagenen
Charly Tiffany’ Mitchell
Albert K. Smiley
Jobone
Princeton
Mire
Ra Arge Ol Cao
William L. Austin
Samuel Horner, Jr
Charles Borwnerms
Henry Tatpall
Marion RK Pheators
N. Ely
Theodore N. Ely
Louise Murphy
Alan Wood
Richard M. Wood
Philip C. Garrett
Clarence H. Clark
Matthew Baird
Enos Barton
Bryawr
Samuel Rea
Bryn Mawr School
Ada Small Moore
Felix W. Warburg
William H. Joyce
Arthur H
James BR. Longacre
Emma Haevernick
H. D. Learned
University of Pennsylvania
Ray
Karin Costelloe
London
England
Joseph W. Warren
Mary E. Garrett
Marie Relmer
East Aurora
N. Y
Harriet Brooks
Montreal
Canada
Bryno Mawr
Helen May Billmeyer
1902
William Penn Charter School holds commencement in Witherspoon Hall
The William Penn Charter School awarded diplomas to fifty four graduates at yesterday morning's ceremony in Witherspoon Hall. The program opened with scripture and featured six orations on topics ranging from irrigation to international peace and poetry. Walter Carton gave the farewell address and Robert Schultz, Jr. won the best essay prize as judged by J Levering Jones and others.
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Richard Watson Gilder
Century Magazine
William Penn Charter School
Witherspoon
John D. W. ‘Snowden
Walter Carson
Arthur M. Chides
Philip T. White
Macaulay
Thomas K. Brown, Jr
Robert Spencer Schultz
Walter Carton
Robert &. Schults, Jr
J. Levering Jones
Todd Edward Th
Wpsefed
Ward B
Commencement Speaker Addresses Philadelphia Collegiate Institute for Girls
The Rev William F McDowell secretary of the Methodist Board of Education spoke at the graduation held yesterday in Arch Street Methodist Church. Bishop Cyrus D Foss awarded diplomas to Annie Mabel Rawden Beatrice Davis Ida Corinne Gaul Mary Agnes Hood Mary Agnes Quimby and Helen Schermerhorn in Philadelphia Pa.
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William F. McDowell
Board of Education
The
Methodist Church
Philadelphia Collegiate Institute For Girls
Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Cyrus D. Foss
Annie Mabel Rawden
Eddystone
Beatrice Davis
Mary Clark Davis
Cam
Ida Corinne Gaul
Mary Agnes Hood
Mary Agnes Quimby
Sedan
Helen Schermerhorn
Phila Aiptia
Dickinson prize winners list from Carlisle commencement
The 119th Dickinson commencement in Carlisle announced prize winners. Names include George L. Reed, E. C. Ammerman, Meyers G. Wright, Robert S. Caecerer, Oliver T. Robinson, Ivan O. Otto, John J. Spavely, Daniel W. La Rue, and many others with prizes ranging from 10 to 100 dollars and multiple gold and silver medals. New trustees for the law school include Justice S. L. Mestrezat, Judge W. F. Ray Stewart, Judge J. P. Kelley, Lewis S. Sadler.
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Philadelphia Times
Carlisle
Dickinson
Allison Pein
Bertrand L. Chapman
East Ae
Misa Rothermel
Moselem Springs
J. Boyer
Robert 8. Caecer
Wasbon
William G. Gordon
Coatesville
Charles C. Aleman
N. J
Mansfield
Cole
Thomas J. Meek
Phila- Dare
Oliver T. Robinson
Milt Gilbert
Ivan O. Otto
Rolling Springs
McDaniel
John J. Spavely
Bucks
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Bollingss
James T. Jarrel
Frica
Daniel la Rue
Bald Mountain
William H. Rogers
Pennagrove
John Patton
Arthur H. Sloope
Danville
Ernest R. Spidden
Baltimore
David D. Leib
Helen E. Scheaffer
Lancaster
Samuel R. Peale
Eugenia M. Bray
Grass Farme
Mich
Daniel W. la Rue
Pele Oe
David D. Leih
Bolling
George &. Roth
Robert ©. Peters
Lewistown
Pierson
David D. Leth
Boiling Springs
Charles H. Nuttle Andersontows
MD. Bralor
Sociology Lane
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Newark
Isasten P
E. L. Williams
Artha Walkiey
William S
J. P. Kelley
Lackawanna
Lewis 8. Sadler
Irving College Grants Fortyseventh Commencement Held
The forty-seventh annual Irving College commencement at Columbia Hall lists graduates including Helen Ramey Sue Barber Griffith Catherine Hauck Keefer Sara Elletuff Fuller Grace Barbara Schwarm and others from Mechanicsburg Altoona Nearer and Carlisle. West Chester Normal School graduates numbered 201 with Dr Schaffer addressing before departure for home. Newton Theological Institution ends with nearly 500000 in endowments and bequests including 200000 matched by John D Rockefeller gifts.
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Carlisle
Irving College
Mechanicsburg
Columbia Hall
Helen Ramey
Altoona
Sue Barber Griffith
Catherine Hauck Keefer
Nearer
Sara Elletuff
Upton
Grace Barbara Schwarm
Whesting
W. Va
Helen Elizabeth Boyer
Ida Pearl Kamerer
Butler
Ethel Vernon Westley
Carrie Louise Ramey
Mary Lee Fishburn
Jessie Mercer
Mechanicsbers
Katherine F Grace Hiardenbergh
Eee
Margaret Elizabeth Miller
Nellie May Grove
Welsh Run
Anna Kathryn Igman
Johnnstown
Jane Parker Deeter
Ree Diebliug
Me Della Cook
Dillsburg
Fitzgabeth Jane Hays
New Kingston
Fleapore Fulkerson Bertie Eva Yost
Middletown
West Chester Normal School
West Chester
West Chester State Normal School
Schaffer
Newton
Mass
Newton Theological Institution
John D. Rockefeller
First Spring Bed Invented By James Liddy in Garret
The New York Journal recounts how James Liddy, as a boy apprentice, devised a spring bed from buggy springs and wooden slats after a noon ball game inspired him. He used rope bedsteads earlier and later improved with spiral wire springs, sleeping on the invention for years despite his master's protests.
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The
New York Journal
James Liddy
Liddy
Wire Trust to Erect a Big Plant in Texas
Beaumont reports the American Steelakoon Wire Company plans a large new plant on up to 100 acres, with construction to start soon and create jobs. The project signals major growth for the area and the wire producer.
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Wire Trust
Beaumont
Texas
American Steelakoon Wire Company
Bell Company Faces Grievances Over Billing and Service
The Trades League telegraph committee has received hundreds of letters from Philadelphia firms accusing the Bell Telephone Company of billing delays illegible statements unsatisfactory replies and unhelpful operators. After talks with Bell officials an improvement is noted with monthly bills now arriving within a month and clearer slips though verification remains a problem. The panel plans to report favorably on the Keystone system after inspecting its plant.
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Bell Telephone Company
Telephone and Telegraph Committee
Trades League
Philadelphia
James E. Mitchell
Bell Company
Thomas Martindale
Martindale
Spencer
Keystone Telephone Company
Extraordinary volcanic disaster narrative by Times special
A promotional note urges readers to secure a Sunday Philadelphia Times supplement delivering an illustrated account of a West Indies volcanic eruption. It touts accuracy, intelligent analysis, and features by a Times special correspondent, framing the piece as a historical contribution for discerning readers.
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West Indies
New York
Philadelphia
London Times
Philadelphia Times
Martinique
St. Vincent
Book Review
Sunday Philadelphia Times
Mother's Heroism in Destructive House Fire
A mother Mrs Charles MecManion suffered burns while trying to save her three children 10 7 and 5 from a North Fourth Street fire. Police aided by carrying the children to safety as flames spread from the kitchen to the stairs. The house sustained heavy damage with the curtains and interior ablaze.
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Charles MecManion
North Fourth Street
Fourth
York Streets
McManiell
Elmer
The Gospel Brings True Liberty in Jerusale m and Antioch
Sunday School World presents Edwin Wilbur Rice D D discussing the council at Jerusalem in Acts 15. The article covers the controversy over Gentile circumcision, the role of Paul and Barnabas, and the decision to grant freedom from Mosaic law for Gentile converts. It contrasts liberty with Judaizer demands and notes the central church authority in Antioch and Jerusalem.
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Edwin Wilbur Rice
D. D
Paul
Barnabas
Jesus Christ
Church At
Antioch
Judea
Jerusalem
Nice
Jerusalem Decree Explains Gentile Welcome to Antioch
The Jerusalem church, with apostles and elders, agrees with James on Gentile inclusion. They appoint two leaders to accompany Barnabas and Paul to Antioch to proclaim the decision and restore harmony. Judas and Silas travel with them, ready to answer questions and support unity among Christians across Judea and Cilicia. Aimed at halting dissension over circumcision and salvation.
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Sbsi
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Barnabas
Paul
Antioch
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Barnvnabas
Saul
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Cilicia
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Church of Jerusalem
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Poy
Stink
Defiant boy burglars arraigned in juvenile court
Three young offenders, two aged 13 and one 12, were brought before Magistrate South after a spree that saw them break into a residence, two stores, and an office. Police say an organized band is at work, with gear like jimmies and chisels found on the youths. Juvenile Court committed Herman Gell Charles Brent and William La Barth to prison.
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Tenth
Thompson Streets
George Edmunds
North Ninth Street
Kansas City Beef Company
Germantown Avenue
J. Albert Neel
Franklin Street
Bors
Herman Gell
Reese Street
Charles Brent
Fairhill Street
William la Barth
North Sixth Street
California Victory in Wheat
California farmers produce twenty five to thirty million bushels of wheat yearly using varieties rooted in Australian seeds. Australia questions the California success as climate and seed origins mirror each other. A New South Wales agricultural agent studies the California secret.
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America
Australia
California
Howerball
May Exports Show Rise in Iron Pipe and Wire Sales Abroad
The National Tube Company and American Steel and Wire Co report May exports of iron pipe and wire and nails rising. Europe and the Far East emerge as major buyers with shipments to Antwerp Rotterdam and the UK and to Australia South Africa China and Japan. Total wires and nails exceed five thousand tons across multiple markets.
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National Tube Company
American Steel and Wire Company
Europe
Antwerp
United Kingdom
Rotterdam
Malta
Stettin
South Africa
Mexico
Australia
Philippines
Chili
Buenos Aires
Rosario
China
Japan
Pernambuco
Rio Grande
Montevideo
Bahia
Antipodes
Great Britain
Christiania
Cuba
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Singapore
Manila
Constantinople
Boston Printing Plant Reports Loss for City Department
The Boston Printing Department annual report for year ending January 31, 1902 shows operating costs of $187,888.76 against receipts of $182,501.08, yielding an apparent loss of $4,747.68. Including 10 percent depreciation, the total loss rises to $9,610.84, per the Transcript.
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Boston
Monahan
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