Harvard Roosevelt visit marks notable Harvard commencement
President Roosevelt arrives in Cambridge for the 25th reunion of the class of 1880 and Harvard’s commencement days. Plans include endowment talks, with Bishop Lawrence named Harvard Alumni Association president.
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Boston
Harvard
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Masachusetts
Cambridge
Masaschusetts
William Lawrence
Harvard Alumni Association
Memorial Hall
Roosevelt
Back Bay
Bishop
University
Charles W. Elliot
E. Curtis Guild Jr
Wil
Chief Engineer Wallace Resigns from Panama Canal
New York June 27 John F Wallace chief engineer of the Panama Canal and a commission member has resigned both posts to take a $60 000 office with a New York corporation He cited a delicate situation and referred questions to Secretary Taft for the reason behind his resignation
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New York
John F. Wallace
Panama Canal
Commission
New York Corporation
Walace
Taft
California Fruit Shipments Fall as Pears Fall Short
San Francisco reports California will ship about 5000 cars of green fruit this season, roughly 1000 cars fewer than last year. Bartlett pears are about half expected, peaches are good, plums large and high quality, with East prices likely rising.
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Ivy
San Francisco
California
J. S. Leeds
Santa Fe Refrigerator Dispatch
Bartlett
Mr. Leeds
Extraordinary parasol bargains in white silk lace
A sale offers 3.25 white Jap silk parasols with tucked and ruffled detailing priced at $2.25 each, presented as extraordinary bargains.
Vintage Vests and Pants Under Twenty Cents
Classified note lists fine ribbed gauze vests with low neck and lace trim priced at 12 percent of a dollar, elastic ribbed vests in blue pink and black, plus fine jersey ribbed pants with umbrella shaped bottom offered for teens at a quarter.
Thinking About Ribbons No Width Nor Help From Us
A fragmented note discusses ribbons and width, offering no clear guidance. The brief hints at undecided design choices and seeks assistance, but concrete details, names, or actions areNot provided in the readable fragments.
Jersey Underwear Styles and Sizes Listed
A catalog-style note lists Jersey ribbed union suits and fine gauze Lisle union suits in pure white, plus Jersey ribbed vests with low necks. Available sizes range from 5 to 9.
Mitchell's Case Goes to Jury in Portland Fraud Trial
United States Senator Mitchell will not testify in the land fraud trial as the defense rests its case. The session drew a crowded courtroom with arguments over whether indirect payments through a bank constituted unlawful funds. Attorneys debated knowledge and criminal intent as prosecutors pressed for jury instruction on indirect money receipt.
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Portland
Ore
United States
Mitchell
A. H. Tanner
Harry C. Robertson
J. A. Martin
Heney
Thurston
Fred A. Kribs
Tanner
Burton
Kansas
Bennett
de Haven
Architects Coming to Review New High School Plans
The County Board of Education will welcome Mr. Stone of Smith and Stone, a leading western firm specializing in school buildings, to San Francisco this weekend. He will inspect the current high school site and grounds with the board and draft plans for the new building after consultations.
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County Board of Education
Stone
Smith and Stone
San Francisco
Policy holders meeting in Albany plan action
The executive committee of Equitable policy holders of New York and Brooklyn met in Albany on June 27 and decided to await further developments before addressing Governor Higgins. They planned to urge the governor to submit the Equitable matter to an extraordinary legislative session and, if that session adjourns soon, to request another session focused on insurance matters.
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Albany
N. Y
Organization of Equitable Policy Holders
New York
Brooklyn
Higgins
Governor limits questions to Hooker case at session
The governor stated he would not submit questions beyond the Hooker case for the session, and it was felt unwise to press him to pursue such actions now.
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Hooker
Denver man sues railway over 1904 promissory note
David H. Moffatt of Denver Colorado filed suit in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia against the Chesapeake Beach Railway to recover 1,222,800 allegedly due on a promissory note dated December 1904 and made payable on demand.
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Washington
David H. Moffatt
Denver
Colo
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Cheaspeake Beach
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