GADRETS GET DIPLOMAS AT NAVAL ACADEMY GRADUATION
At Annapolis on June 6 Secretary of the Navy Victor H Metcalf awarded diplomas to seventy three midshipmen of the class of 1907. RC Galloway led the brigade as cadet commander and received the first diploma amid remarks by Admiral Sands and Senator Gallinger praising the academy, hazing abolition, and national investment in naval education. The ceremony featured a 17 gun salute and a formal June Week farewell ball attended by foreign naval officers and high officials.
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R. C. Galloway
Secretary of Navy
Naval Academy
Gallinger
Washington Post
Annapolis
Metcalf
Arthur MacArthur
Academy
Hartford
H H Clark
James H Sands
Speke
United States
Jacob H Gallinger
Board of Visitors
Admiral Sands
Senator Gallinger
Annapoli
GaWinger
Mme Thierry
Shayal
Victor Hugo
Ducoroy
Eleber
Carre
Chasseloup
Laubert
Katierald
Thierry Lieut Com de Blanpre
Legation
Fommer
Baron von Asbeck
Netherlands
Mis Sands
Te Naval Academy
Archibald H Douglass
Knoxvie Tenn
Board Urges Changes at Naval Academy Report
Annapolis Md June 6 The board of visitors to the Naval Academy finished its final meeting and drafted a report to the President and Congress recommending changes to laws governing the academy The proposals include longer board tenure and revised visiting timing to align with ongoing work at the academy graduates commissioned as ensigns immediately after their four years and officers assigned to instruction for three year terms with staggered departures A new admissions test would allow entry after physicals with an accredited school certificate and an initial half year exam as the sole scholastic hurdle A separate department of electricity would be created and civilian professors would gain commutation of quarters and fuel purchase rights A naval academy band would be enlisted and three more tugs would be procured for practice The report also praises the academy under Admiral Sands and lists numerous staff and duty changes across the Army and Navy fields including assignments and reassignments of officers and changes in recruiting duties First Lieut Walter G Baker Maj Edmund M Blake and others receive leaves and extended duties. several officers are reassigned to staff positions or new stations during the coming period
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Washington
Annapolis
Amnapolis
Naval Academy
Midshipmen
Iuil
Admiral Sands
Walter G Baker
Coast Artillery Corps
Edmund M Blake
Charles F Kuhn
Charles W Farr
Stef
George S Anderson
Atlantic
Department of the East
Smith S. Leach
Omaha
William Chamberlaine
Manila
Philippines
Elijah B Martindale
Columbus Barracks
Ohio
Indianapolis
Ind
Carroll Power
Power
Louisville
Walter K Wright
Eighth Infantry
Wright
Ddgar S Stayer
Twenty Third Infantry
Delaware College
Newark del
Edward W MecCaskey
Twenty First Infantry
Lyrent Stayer
Newark
Del
Cabell
Department of the Columbia
St Paul
Minn
Department of Dakota
Samuel Reber
Signal Corps
Willem W
Gtbeon Ordnance Department
Charles H Muir
Second Infantry
Robert E . Michie
Twelfth Cavalry
Sydney A. Cleman
Twenty-third Infantry
Frank R McCoy
Third Cavalry
Harry C. Benson
Fourteenth Cavalry
Yosemite National Park
Cal
John M Hewitt
P. I
San Franecisco
Macon M. Maxon
Cincinnati
Dayton
Chiio
West Milton
Fort Sheridan
Walter M .Wilhelm
Quartermaster General of
Army
Fort Rodman
Mass
Henry S. Kilbourne, Jr
Field Artille
Philip Powers
Twenty-first Infantry
Milwaukee
Wis
Green Bay
Marinette and Antige
Wit
Cienfuégos
Cuba
Lloyd McCormick
Nebi
Department of the Missouri
Jacob G Gilbreith
Ftrat Tdeut
Mack Richardzon
Facob G Galbraith
Charles F Kieffer
Wington Barracks
District of Columbia
Public Control Urged by National Electric League
A National Electric Light Association committee urges automatic public regulation and control of utilities, arguing it safeguards private rights while protecting public interests. The report links municipal ownership to regulation and notes supervisory measures will be needed, with New York’s recent utility bill as a cautionary example.
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Electric Light Association
Committee On Public Policy
National Electric Lignt Association
New York
Gould Suit: Mrs Gould Denied Food and Castle Gould Access
The account details Mrs Gould's confinement at Castle Gould with her maid, the removal of her personal effects, and efforts to prevent her from packing or leaving. It presents her claim of ownership over furnishings, horses, and cows bought with her funds, plus a counterstatement from Howard Gould denying persecution and detailing bills paid on her behalf since separation.
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Port Washington
Malloy
Mrs Gould
Castle Gould
the St Regis
Castile
Gould
Lynchburgh
Maloy
Mr Gould
de Lancey Nicoll
Howard Gould
Lfe
Aist
St Regis
St. Regis Ammount
Tiffany’s
Falconio Awards Diplomas to Holy Cross Graduates
Eight Holy Cross Academy pupils received diplomas and medals from Most Rev Diomede Falconio at the New National Theater yesterday afternoon. The ceremony featured musical performances and tributes to the academy, with Dr Edward Pace delivering the graduation address and the papal delegate honored by a rose bouquet.
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Diomede Falconio
Holy Cross Academy
New National Theater
Fealeamio
Harty
Edward A. Pace
Sheehan
Pace
Catholic University
Lohengrin
Marguerite
Rooie
Elizabeth Leech
Marguerite Titus
Marie Parks
Ethel Brown
Imogen Karns
Irene Schaefer
Rose Clarke
Gertrude Murphy
Agnes Hamilton
Winifred Watts
Marguerite Bernhardt
Cello
Gertrude Hickhar
Karps
Suzanne Yerby
Geline MacDonald
Artemesia Newman
Mildred Cain
Marguerite Curtis
Hilizabeth Leech
Marguerite O'Toole
Ida Hayes
Agnes Murphy
Katharine Schmidt
Donizetti
Lucia
Agnes Downey
Wthel Matthews
Violet Hickman
Gertrude Reed
Liszt
Gabrielle Fama
Wave Delavigne
Jean D'Arc
Marguerite Titua
Light
Beauty
Louise Brinker
Taft Heads to Philadelphia for Education Trustees Meeting
Secretary Taft leaves Washington at Booker Washingtons invitation to attend a meeting of the trustees funding a one million dollar gift for negro education in the South. He will return tonight or tomorrow, then depart Saturday for a Western trip to Fort Meade. Taft is recovering from a severe cold and aims to be in good voice for a Minneapolis address.
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Taft
Washington
Philadelphia
Booker Washington
South
Fort Meade
Dak
St. Louia
Minneapolis
Consul Jenkins Returns to Washington Inquiry Open
John Jerking American consul general at San Salvador arrives in Washington awaiting State Department disposition on a complaint accusing him of involvement in Salvadoran and Nicaraguan politics to the detriment of the country. State Department agents are conducting an investigation into the matter.
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John Jerking
San Salvador
Washington
State Department
Salvador
Nicaragua
Seek Aid for Armenians at Hague Peace Conference
Lynn Massachusetts citizens urged President Roosevelt to press the Hague peace conference to address Armenian treatment by the Turks. Representative Roberts visited the White House seeking an interview for Mayor Charles N. Barney and a Lynn committee. Roosevelt recommended handling the matter with the State Department managing the conference program.
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Iynn
Roberts
Massachusetts
White House
Charlies N. Barney
Lynn
Mass
Hague
President backs militia in labor strike defense
President Roosevelt voiced strong support for the National Guard during the Lorain Ohio strike. He authorized Gen James A Crain to state that the government will uphold the Guard and grant leave of absence for workers who join militia duties. The move followed protests against carriers serving as guards and a postmaster suspension.
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National Guard
Roosevelt
James A. Crain
National Rifle Assation
Lorain
Ohio
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Abilene
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Charles McK. Lynch
Greensboro
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Willam T Mailigan
Forney M Knor
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Wales
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Seymour EL ‘Holdey Austin
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Meere
Leonard
Boise Idaho
Chauncey Pugh
Utica
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Mors
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Washington Fest
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Central Station
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Hydrographic Office
Navy Department
Chicago
J H White
United States Marine Corps
Thermos
America
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Elbert Hubbard
E. Howard-Waycw Company
Hammer AM South Sts
Waltham, Mass
U.S. A
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Reed
Falconio
Mary Mildred Cain
Marguerite Louise Curtis
Gabrielle Ashton Griffin
Ida Marie Hayes
Elizabeth Oda Leech
Agnes Martha Murphy
Katharine Marie Schmidt
Marguerite Ellen Titus
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Pure Food Law
Guaranteston
Petes
Arbuckles
Consul Jenkins
Milifia
W. L. Douglas
Elas
L. Douglas
Brockton, Mass
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Cosboowaty
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