Needham Era Ends at Washington University Amid Trustees Crisis
Washington University faces upheaval as President Needham resigns under pressure. Board members threaten action over endowment funds and residence value concerns, with a formal statement promised. Morrill hearings and faculty inquiries intensify the crisis as efforts to appoint a new head proceed.
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Needham
Ust
Board of Trustees
Juam
George Washington
Morrill
George Washington University
Turmoil at University Over Trusteeship and Administration
Profs J Mesride Sterrett Aid James Howard Gore and Dr W F L Phillips faced removal as dean of the medical school over a year ago. The Carnegie foundation board then cut the university from eligible institutions for its funding. Since then the university has endured ongoing turmoil and agitation amid retirement of Dr Needham.
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J. Mesride Sterrett
James Howard Gore
W. FL. Phillips
Carnegie Foundation
Needham
Heavy wrap may save her life in Indiana shooting
Mrs. Herbert Wasson was seriously wounded when a youth fired at her automobile in Muncie Indiana as a buggy followed by three youths refused to yield. The shot came as the car approached and the assailants fled after driving the horse away. Mrs. Wasson traveled with her husband and two children.
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Washington Fos. Muncie
Ind
Herbert Wasson
Watsons
Elephants Rampage Through Danville On Circus Stampede
A herd of nine elephants escaped from a circus in Danville Illinois after unloading from a train injury and rammed through homes and fences. One elephant remained at large north of the city as police and handlers hunted it. damage to more than 100 homes estimated around 30000 dollars with injuries reported among residents and drivers.
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Danville
Chicago
Keaper
William Miller
Krabbe
Weston hurt will go on with continental walk
Edward Payson Weston, the famed pedestrian, was struck by a slow southbound auto near Albany while en route from Troy to Hudson. He suffered a bruised and strained right ankle but remained optimistic, telling Dr. Garrison he planned to resume his journey at 6 o clock. The incident briefly threatened his final transcontinental lap, yet doctors saw no lasting injury and expected a quick return to the road.
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Albany
N.Y
Edward Payson Weston
Albany Post Raad
Troy
Hudson
Weston
T. R. van Hoesen
Garrison
Tong
Folding Bed Tragedy In New York Boarding House
Wellington Smith, a Lee Mass paper magnate and Republican delegate, dies when an antique folding bed collapses in a Twenty third Street boarding house. An elderly woman with him is injured and vanishes. investigators say the accident stemmed from improperly adjusted braces. Smith’s death shocks Lee and Berkshire society as details unfold.
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New York
Smith
Henry Wellington Smith
Lee
Mass
Wear Twenty-third Street
Boading House
Portieres
Local Leader McKinley Dies with Noted Civic Roles
McKinley, a Boston based businessman and civic activist born in Lee on December 16, 1st, led the Home Market Club and the Boston Trade Association. He helped form the Pittsfield Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution and served as its first president, with Masonry and church service marking his public life.
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Lee
Paul Revers
Graud
Lee Constegational
Prudential and Finance
Hig ‘Church
Bank Clerk Takes Own Life in Forsyth Street Vault
New York April 27. In the vault of the Jefferson Bank at Forsyth and Canal streets George W. Rose an assistant receiving teller cut his throat and died. Rose had been with the bank about nine months and his salary had recently been reduced.
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York
Jefferson Bank
Forsyth
Canal Streets
George W. Rose
Banda
An. Irik
Rose
Democrats Split Over Endorsement at Indiana Convention
Indianapolis April 27 officials report that the Democratic State convention will decide tomorrow whether to endorse a United States Senate candidate. Gov. Marshall and John E. Lamb claim a victory over endorsements but opponents led by Thomas Taggart vow the convention will not endorse. Possible entrants include Taggart Lamb Menzies Hoffman Miers and John W. Bern if a deadlock occurs. Marshall says the convention must endorse a candidate or reject the 20 year old popular election pledge. He also predicts Beveridge will align with Democrats in two years and warns the policy against free elections must be guarded.
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Indianapolis
United States Senate
Committee On Rules
Uhe
Friends
Thomas R. Marshall
Joh E.lamb
Terre Haute
Indorgerpent
Thomas ‘Teggart
Gov. Marshall
Committee On
Senate
Thomas Taggart
Democratic National Committee
John E. Lamb
Democratic’ National Committee
Maj. G. V. Menzies
Mount Vernon
Edward G Hoffman
Fort Wayne
Robert W. Miers
Bloomington
John W. Bern
Sards
Las Teen
Indor
United States
Democratic’ Party
Beveridge
Indiana
New Long Smoking Record At Philadelphia
Henry Schmitz of Brooklyn set a new long smoking record in Philadelphia on April 2, lasting 1 hour 30 minutes and 3 seconds. He surpassed Abraham Pugh’s Phoenixville effort by 10 minutes and 3 seconds, prompting caution that if Schmitz’s advice to smokers were followed, production might drop by half.
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Philadelphia
Henry Schmitz
Brooklyn
Abraham Pugh
Phéenixville
Schmitz
Amundsen Plans Seven Year Ice Drift to Pole
San Francisco April 27 details of Captain Amundsen's plan to seal himself in Arctic ice for seven years to drift toward the pole are found in letters to Henry Gund Norwegian consul. The explorer, who first navigated the northwest passage, aims to undertake the voyage for scientific study. The report notes related publicity and theater references.
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San Francisco
Amuundgen
Pole
Henry, Gund
Amundgen
North Passage
Evangelist Known to Have Two Wives in Jersey City
Special to the Washington rest reports an evangelist in New York who admits a second marriage. In Corony Long Tstand a wife overheard talk about the husband's other union. The husband Thomas had secret second wife Miss More than a year ago in Jersey City. Mrs Thomas No 2 in custody as a witness. Mrs Thomas No 1 is 387, Mrs Thomas No 2 is 23.
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Fittsfield
Mass
Wellington Smith
Smith Paper Company
Lee
Housatonic River
Smith
Augustus R. Smith
Mary Shannon Smith
Smith College
Radcliffe College
University of California
Raleigh
N.C
Blzar Yale-Smith
Best Reveral
Washington
New York
Thomas
Corony
Willam
Thoma
Soula
Jersey
Thome
wMore
Agoland
Jersey City
Warmer
Thomas No. 2
Thomas No
Bones recall Penobscot tragedy bones found in scallop drags
Rockland Maine April 2 bones of a human body found in scallop drags near Deer Island recall the Penobscot tragedy of 1908. The remains include skull and leg bones but lack clothing for identification. The seven victims were Miss Alice Pairn and Miss Eleanor Pairn of Rockland, Miss Kellogg and Lotte Kellogg of Baltimore, Miss Lucie Crowley of Philadelphia, Miss Elizabeth Evans of Mount Holyoke College May, and Jason Hutchins of Bangor Maine.
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Rockland
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Mount Hollyoke College
Deer Island
Alice Pairn
Eleanor Pairn
Kellogg
Lotte Kellogg
Lucie 8. Crowley
Elizabeth Evans
Mount Holyoke College
Mays
Jason (. Hutchins
Banger
Mrs Mary Fuller Arrives in Reno from New York
Special to The Washington Post reports Mrs Mary Sheldon Fuller wife of New York lawyer William Fuller and daughter of George R Sheldon treasurer of the Republican national committee arrived in Reno Nev April 27 with several servants. Her father George R Sheldon accompanied Mrs Fuller to Reno then departed.
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Washington’ Post
Reno
Nev
Mary
Sheldon Fuller
Wiliam Fuller
New York
George R. Sheldon
Republican National Committee
Watler
Rerfo
Aged Millionaires Elope in St Louis Marriage
Thomas H. Elliott, 75, Lafayette Ky banker and tobacco grower, and Adeline Ledbetter, 25, Murfreesboro Ky, eloped to St Louis and wed. Before the ceremony they signed an antenuptial agreement waiving estate claims. The bride is said to be worth about 1,000,000 dollars. They had been sweethearts for fifteen years. Elliott is a widower with several children.
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St. ‘Lewis
Thomas H. Elliott
Lafayette
Adeline Ledbetter
Murfreesboro
St. Louis
Eliott
Budget Bill Passes Commons Amid Lords Reading
London April 27 Chancellor Lloyd George’s financial bill, whose Lords rejection cost the nation as Premier Asquith stated in his final speech, 600000 in money, passed the third reading in the Commons by 83 and cheers. It was then sent to the Lords, which were in session to receive it, and the Lords passed the first reading in an uneventful fashion.
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London
Lloyd George
House of Lords
Asquith
House of Commons
Lords
Corset Strain Fells Student on Stage at Berkeley Theater
New York University student W. J. Judd fainted during a dress rehearsal of The Undergraduates after corsets were tied tightly. Six fellow students wrestled to loosen the lacing as Judd collapsed, prompting a stage break and public concern. Doctors expect he can perform tomorrow if he wears proper corsets and avoids tight lacing.
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Washington
New York
Corgeta
W. J. Juda
New York University
Berkeley
New York’ University
Dreas Rehenran
Judd
Pimlico Races Train Schedules From Camden Mount Royal
Riders attending the Pimlico races in Baltimore could catch direct streetcar connections from Camden Station Mount Royal to the track with trains at 12 noon and 1 p.m. from Washington, providing ample time to reach the venue.
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Naitimore & Ohio
General Miles Injured in Park Horseback Accident
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, U.S. Army retired, was thrown from a high spirited horse at Potomac Park Speedway. He suffered a broken rib, scalp wound, and severe sprains, was aided by park policemen Griffin and Bell, then taken to his Rochambeau apartments after insisting on light medical care. Doctors expect recovery with bed rest, noting his age may delay full health.
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Nelson A. Miles
U U. S.A
Potomac Park
Park Baiéenen
T. Griffin
Thomas Bell
Miles
Military Post
Fort Myer
Walter Reed Hospital
Georgia Avenue
Ile
Rochambeau
Connecticut Avenue
J. M. Baker
Cohgreas
Baker
Gen. Miles
J. R. Wellington
William Gerry Morgan
Speedway
Patopark
Gus
West Potomac Park
United States Maine
William Gerry
Morgan
Mike
Twenty-fifth
Dr E B Cowles Fined For Practicing Medicine Illegally
Dr Edward B Cowles pleaded guilty to one count of practicing medicine without proper registration. The Aulds Robnett court martial connected to his treatment was cited as motive. He was fined and issued a statement outlining his education and the extent of his psychotherapy work.
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The
Cowles
Owles
Altough
Battle report fragment on Keenan Pass fight in Albania
Fragmentary OCR notes describe an attempt to storm Keenan Pass against Albanian rebels. The text mentions both sides clash and fire and suggests a struggle to dislodge rebels, though many words are garbled.
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Ake
Keenan
Shaila
Ocra
Poses President Needham Resigns Amid Political Turmoil
Today’s issue reports the resignation of President Needham as part of a broader political shakeup. Other items include Indiana Democratic Convention coverage, Roosevelt guarded in Paris, and a mix of society notes and sports brief items across regional affairs.
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Needham
Indiana
Miles
Roosevelt
Paris
Paulhan
Aly 2
Memorial Fund
Dr. Hyde
Ithinese Prince
Senator Flas
Alaska
Vinstin
the Post
Richmond
j-Society
Sporting Parents
Kinaveral
Hammerstein
Opera
Blade
Surgeon J Martin Nevinger Injured In Auto Collision
Philadelphia April 27 A collision between an automobile and a trolley car today left prominent surgeon Dr J Martin Nevinger with a skull fracture and likely fatal injuries His wife accompanying him was also thrown from the car and painfully hurt.
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Philadelphia
J. ‘Martin Nevinger
Roosevelt Visit in Paris Ends with Gala Embassy Dinner
Paris April 27 reports say Col Roosevelt and family attended a gala dinner at the French foreign affairs ministry with many dignitaries present. Police guarded the entourage amid unconfirmed fears of anarchist followers while the U S embassy received day and night protection.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sham
Paris
Col. Roosevelt
Bacon
Consbl
Mason
Mme. Loubet
Briand
Clemenceau
Leon Bourgeois
M. Ribot
Mme. Delcasse
Baron d'Estourelles
de Con~stent
Jules Cambon
Paulean Wins Big Aero Race From London to Manchester
French aviator Louis Paulhan wins the London to Manchester air race covering about 198 miles. British rival Graham White falters at Lichfield after 115 miles, Paulhan resumes and reaches Manchester as darkness and cold press the field. Weather favorable, start controlled, crowds follow the dramatic pursuit.
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London
Manchester
White
Pauthan
Lichfield
Reade
Louis Paulhan
Lord Northcliffe
Great Britain
Graham White
Paulhan
Panihan
Pauihan
Hendon
Ume
Pk Reyes
O Paulban
Bletchingley
Delgrts
Rugby Penlhan
Ruth Bryan to Wed in Jamaica Royal Engineers Officer
April 27 reports an engagement between Lieut Reynald Altham Owen of the Royal Engineers stationed in Jamaica and Ruth Bryan daughter of William Jennings Bryan. The piece notes Ruth Bryan previously wed to architect W. S. Leavitt, later divorced, and mentions her Nebraska birth and Fairview connection.
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Royal Engineers
Jamaica
Ruth Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Ismeavitt
Brian
Leav
Fairview
Reginald Owen
Leaviit
Ner Flance
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