Georgetown University law graduates commend lifelong study
112 students received law degrees at Georgetown University Law School’s 36th commencement in Gaston Hall. Rev David Hillhouse Buell urged diligence, former Attorney General Carson advised courtroom work, and Chief Justice Seth Shepard announced prize recipients as delegates from across the nation and overseas celebrated the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown University Law School
Gayton Hall
Werealgo
Mexico
Philippine Islands
David Hillhouse Buell
Hampton L Cargon
Pennsylvania
Gaston Hall
Buell
Clabaugh
Supreme Court of the
Dstrict of Columbia
Buel
Carson
United States Supreme Court
Seth Shepard
Court of Appeals of
District
Debating society seeks view on third term programme
George Washington University law department debates tonight in University Hall on whether a proposed third term plan serves the nation. Judges include Dr Howard L Hodgkins, Dr Edward S Thurston, and Rabbi Abram Simon amid a ceremony noting one third of the senior class failed to earn degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law Department
George Washington University
University Hall
Howard L. Hodgkins
Washington College of Engieering
Edward 8. Thurston
Abram Simon
Robert D Acton
Tilinots
Albert @ Agnew
Inydien Territory
Edward Hopkins Andrews
Michigan
Wiliam R. Bedard
Indiana
John F Barth
Kentucky
Johi H Bowlby
Nebraska
Ernest B Braddock
Maryland
William E Buffington
Pennsylvania
John M Burtis
Kansas
Samuel C. Carnes
Ohio
Charles F Christian
Guy M Cowgill
Iowa
Kenneth C Crain
Luster HK. Deller
Daniel A. Dunning
Utah
S W Fitsgerald
District of Columbia
Nathan Gammon
Henceford N. Garner
Virginia
Mahlon H Goisaier
Connecticut
Charley F Gerry
Walter Gilchrist
Louis E Giles
Larouet V Guseek
Joseph D Guyton
Mississippi
Robert G Hand
Les R Harding
Ralph M Hattersley
Myron F Henkel
Ulngis
William L Hogg
Dickerson N Hoover, Jr
Charts J Hairman Jitnola
Harry Trion
Colorado
John T Nennedy
Robert G Langmade
New York
Wilmer R. Leech
Fred Lees
William J Lewis
New Hampshire
Himer Johnston Lundy
Arkansas
Lawrercn
W Manning
Thomas LA Mead
Charles B Melby
Wisconsin
Robert, J Moore
Tennesase Hubbard
Needham, Hentucky
William ¥ Prettyman
Montague S Ross
Tennessee
John B Schommer
Wiscersin
Jonn A Smith Fennsylvania Corry
Montague Bladden
Benjamin G
William H Woolverton
Missisetort
Wasington
Frank Stetson
Edwin A Swingle
Charles S Brothers
Allen G Flowers
South Carolina
Philip M. Garnett
Phillips C. McDuffie
Francis J Phillips
Franklin O
F C. Mitchell
Richmond College
Charles W Needham
Rauscher's
Trinity College graduates bid informal farewell in beauty
Twenty one Trinity College graduates, wearing white frocks and American Beauty roses, sang a class song by Margaret Cummings and received praise from a large audience. Miss Alice M. Ryan, class president, spoke, with Miss Helen Schofield as class orator. The Alumnae Association met, and Walter George Smith and Very Rev Howard Pace were scheduled to speak at morning exercises about women’s responsibilities in modern life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Colleges
Margaret Cummings
Diomege Falconio
Alice M. Ryan
Helen Schofield
Helen G Linehan
Mary E. McKenna
Mabel Higgins
Green
Schofield
Elizabeth R Kennedy
Walter George Smith
Philadelphia
Howard Pace
Catholic University
Mer. Falconio
Talks to Colored Teachers at Education Club
Dr William E Chancellor, superintendent of public instruction, spoke on The Philosophy of Education before the Education Club at the Washington Conservatory of Music last night. He urged study of the relation of education to the Negro race and was greeted with an ovation from about fifty educators led by Prof Kelly Miller who presented him with a formal token.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chancellor
Education Club
William E Chancellor
Wellman's Supplies Shipped for Arctic Expedition
Troms Morway June 3 The Arctic steamer Frithjof left with the air ship and all gear for the Wellman expedition aboard. Siberian sledge dogs are missing and will travel on a later steamer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Troms
Morway
Frithjof
Spitzbergen
Weather Man Says Cold Spell Defies Explanation
A skeptical Weather Bureau chief laments the limits of meteorology and admits they cannot forecast the summer. He cites abnormal barometer pressure distribution as a cause and rejects moon and solar theories, noting that the public unfairly blames the bureau for the cold, with signs of renewed cold into May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau
Solar
Old Sol
Globe
Martinique
Dows
Uncle Sam
Weather Bureau
ALF
Vesala
Sitiwoc
Weather Bureau Records On Frosts And Winds Across Years
The Weather Bureau records recount frost events from 1890s through spring and summer across Atlantic states Missouri Valley and mountain regions. The forecaster notes hopeful yet cautious outlooks and dismisses lunar or planetary influence, citing solar radiation as a potential clue to meteorology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
New Jersey
South Carolina
Missouri Valley
Atlantic Coast
Kentucky
Hantera
Tennessee
Virginia
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Nework
Dakotas
Lake
Middle Atlantic States
Rocky Mountain
Plateau
New Mexico
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Medical Class of 1907 Banquet at George Washington University
The George Washington University Medical Department Class of 1907 held a banquet at Rauscher's with toastmaster John Kerfoot Haywood. Principal speakers included Harvey W Wiley on The Ladies, W F Carr on Exploratory operations, D K Shute on The Evolution of the Medical Student, and Thomas A Claytor on The First Year in Practice. The event honored guests and featured an executive committee led by Paul Irving Carter, Harry J Warner, and William A Boyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rauscher's
Medical Department
George Washington University
John Kerfoot Haywood
Harvey W Wiley
W FP Carr
D K Shute
Thomas A Clayter
Joseph R. Biggs
William_F. R Phillipa
J Ford Thompson
Obert
Law School Class Day Exercises at Continental Hall
The law class day exercises were held at Continental Memorial Hall with military colors and musical program by Nordica Club Orchestra. Elmer J Lundy of Arkansas spoke after the program, Charles Christian of Indiana delivered the class oration, and John Murray Burris of Kansas played piano solos. The event featured readings from Dickerson Hoover Jr and a response by William Weast of Ken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law Department
George Washington University
Nordica Club Orch Ope
Elmer J Lundy
Akansas
Charles
Christian
Indiana
Walter C. Glephane
John Murray Burris
Kansas
Dickerson N Hoover, Jr
William Weast
Kentucky
Mason claims Fairbanks plot targets Taft and Senate bid
Former Illinois senator Billy Mason alleges a Fairbanks backed plot to block Taft and his own campaign to succeed Albert Hopkins in the U S Senate. He jokes about tailors allying with Fairbanks to deny him the nomination and says he seeks two thirds of counties in the primaries with assurances from the president governor and Chicago mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Billy” Mason
Iinois
White House
Fairbanks
Taft
Billy
Mason
Senate
Illinois
Albert J Hopkins
Fairbarks
Chicago
Mr. Mason
Theae Tailora
Galilaes
Hughes and Presidency in 1908 GOP Fight
Former Assistant Secretary F B Loomis says Governor Hughes of New York is a factor in the 1908 Republican convention fight. Loomis, just back from New York, reports a hard clash over a Hughes delegation versus one controlled by the President, with possible ticket ideas including Cannon and Hughes and limited Taft chatter in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loomis
Gov Hughes
New York
F B. Loomis
Hughes
Ohio
Cannon
Gannon
Taft
Likely to Indorse Knox at Republican State Convention
Harrisburg June 3 The Republican State convention to nominate a State treasurer is expected to formally indorse United States Senator Knox and pledge Pennsylvania delegates to his national convention ticket. Several aspirants for the treasuer nomination remain, but it is anticipated the convention will support the chosen candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrisburg
Pxe
United States
Knox
Pennsylvania
Tate
Perty- Iemierm
Republicans in Louisiana Split as Lily White Strength Grows
A New Orleans Republican letter argues the Lily White faction dominates Louisiana politics, reducing the party’s strength to near extinction under the current regime. It cites 1900 McKinley votes and 1904-06 trends, predicts a contested state primary and warns the Roosevelt era may realign power before the next national convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Wight
New Orleans
Internal Revenue
Louisiana
Cortelyou
Republian
Roosevelt
Bryan
Grant
McKinley
St Bernard
Plaquemine
Jefferson
St. James
St. Charles
St John
Chicago
United Action
Advii Ee
Ttsg
Ily
Eost Feliciana
Point Coupee
Williams
Lily White’ Committee
South
Boothby letter questions McKinley and Roosevelt politics
A Confederate era style letter discusses disfranchisement, voting, and political harmony. It contrasts McKinley’s 14 333 votes with Roosevelt’s 5 204 four years later and criticizes the dominant regime for seeking offices and contracts. The writer predicts January primary results will show weakness of the “Sly-white” regime and hints at national convention implications. C W Boothby signs the note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Roosevelt
Friends of
Cc. W. Boothby
Croker's horse long shot in great Derby
Special cable from The Washington Post reports rising confidence Capt Greersa Stieve Gailion will win the Derby on Wednesday. Betting shows him favorite at 4 to 6, with Orby fading and Bezonian also backed. Odds against Bezonian, Orby, and Woolwinder vary, with place betting even on Bezonian and strong against Woolwinder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
London
Greersa Stieve Gailion
Richard Croker
Orby
Bezonian
Givani
Woolwinder
Earlston
Trilby at the Columbia Theater Revives a Classic
Largely a Svengali dominated Trilby performance led by Wilton Lackaye at the Columbia Theater. Miss Spong as Trilby and Walter Howe as Sandy receive strong notices alongside supporting turns. The piece sits beside Edwin Arden’s Prince Karl at Bethlea Theater, praised for charm and humor, with Arden’s company delivering a lively summer stock showing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Stock Company
Columbia Theater
Trilby
Paul Potter
du Maurier
Wilton*Lackaye
Lackayes Svengali
Triby
Miss Spongs Trilby
Svengall
Walter Howe
Sandy
George Gaston
Edwin Arden
Prince Karl
Bethsea Theater
Mr Arden
J Cool Dragon
Chicago
Charles Arthur
Spartan
Charles Hammond
Markey Davis
Sen Raelen
Edwin
Prince Earl
Forest OF Garden
Columbia
Wilton Lackaye
Hilda Spong
Charlotte Walker
Mias Spong
Miss Walker
Mr Lackaye
Tae Mats
Ristocracy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Georgetown
Frank J. Jenal
Kinney Barton, Jr
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ray Baumgardner
Muncie
Indie Burnet
Edinburg
Clarence
Burton Lewes
del Bartholomew W Butler
Gr .Worcester Mass
Camillus Carrol Monroe
Mich
Nervell
Hendrix Cobb
Washington Dam
Edward Jo Cohnan
Denver
Coiu
Georges
Colhete AB
Washington D
Willgm
Olumbus
Washington DC
Edward Connolly
Syracuse
Charles & Corgan Nanticoke
William A Crawford
Washington
Jose Cuenco
Cebu
Port
William Cummina
Wheeling
Ignatius
Fall River
Frederick Hy Daiker
Washington D CC
Patrick Henry Delaplaine
Delaplaine
Vea
Hugh M
Devlin Berkley
Charles C Dunn
New York City
Martin Jo
Darlin Parkersburg
Watts
Estabrook
Great Bend, Pa
Richard R Farr Fair
Edward Hood Ceca
Elvin Horn
Arthur J Hudson Cleveland Ohie
Arthur J Hughes
Milwaukee
Wis
Harry H Humrihhouse
Baltimore
Thornton N
Hinson
Delfin
Jaranilla
Latla
Frank P
Jenal
A M
Hartington
Nebr
Jobn
Kennedy
Kansas City
Monia
Kent Waco Tex
Joseph A
Lennon
Boston
McGovern
Denver Cote
Daniel
McKenna Valley Falls
Richard
Lynchburg
Francis & Montgomery
Omaha Nebr
Joseph F
Morton
Spokane
Wash
Charles Yo Mullen
Denver Cole
Thomas W
O Brien
Ralph T orConnell
Milford
le Roy M Paddock
Winfield
Frank
Clarence le Roy Parke
Indianapolis
Ind
Termer H Perskin
Brooklyn
William F Condon AM
Fort Dodge
Robert B Crowley
Haverhill Mass
Charles A Mctlarthy
A. B. LE
Washington, DC
John Molioy
San Jun
Porto Rico
Joby A Murphy
Newport Ros
Fred EK Neilson
la B
Ewanse
Prises
Pe Prise
Frank F. Jenal
Nebrake Pris
Frederic
B. Nebraski
Frederick EK
Neilson
Poyerd
Thomas Prise
Joesph McManus
American Law Emporary
Rudolph H. Yeatmsan
Columbe
Firat
George O. Pitch
A. iCharles Sherman Hillyer
Floride
Elmer
LAW
Trinity
Weather Man
Embryo Medicos Banquet
George Washington
Rauscher’s
George Washington Law
Balprigeadt
aBe
Burt's
Arthur Bust
Hopkins
Presidency
Indorse
C. W. Boothby
Lily White
Democratic Party
Reed-McKinley
Reed
Croker
Long Shot
Derby
Lackaye IN “Trilby
National
Aborn Opera Company
National Theater
Robin Hoad
Estelle Wentworth
Yvonne
Maconda
Melba
Miss Wentworth
Albert Pary
Lopez
Huntington May
Romero Karl] Stali
Alverado
Woithbradforn
Dolores
Charles P Swickard
Duke of Santa
Lyceum
Philippines
Grocere and Druggists
Scrubb & Co., Ltd
Greenwich St
Eet Aral Eeeng
First Co-operative Building Association
Wisconsin Avenue
Ackson
Barton Mee
Walker's
MAX Needle & CO
7Th St
S and Stati
E. Morrison Paper Co
PA Ave
Elsmer
HK St. N. W
Khomas F. Keely
Shoomaker CO
Manahan
E Morrison Paper Co
Eleventh ST
ARON
Lyman A. Howe
Ence! & Lyceum
Licelm Stock Burlesque Co
Luna Park
Charles J Goodfellow
So—Royal Berlim Military Band
Paul Ziebold
Penna, Ave
18Th St
Hevy Hase Lake
U. S. Marine Bard
Great Falls
Gorgeous
Niagara
Falls
GFP & D Depot
Fab
Glen Echo Hippodrome
Symonds
Unique Theater
American League Park
Florida Ave
ST. Louis Gates
Summer Garden
W. Musig
Seng Ori Desir
Fulton
Ninth Street N. W
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!