Abandon Bond Issue and Board Resignations at GWU
The George Washington University board moved to abandon a second six percent bond issue to fund a $106,000 floating debt. It announced the discontinuation of the School of Architecture and the shift of operations across architecture, engineering, and the teachers college, with Rev Dr Richard Harlan resigning effective June 30 1910 and Dean McBane relinquishing his salary and position as educational assistant to the acting president elect.
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School of Architecture
Richard Harlan
Dean McBane
George Washington University
Board of Trustees
Stockton
University
I Street
Division of Architecture
College of Engineering
Teachers’ College
College of Political Sciences
Harlan
Medical School
Law
McBane
College of Arts and Sciences
Rehard D Harlan
Morrill
District of Columbia
Morse sale nets $865000 after New York auction
The Morse properties at 728 Fifth Avenue were sold for about $865,000 with Augustus Clarke selling the collection at 1212 cents per volume. Mrs Morse plans to use the proceeds in efforts to have her husband’s sentence commuted. A Paris ruby ring fetched $2,600 after earlier sales, reflecting cash deposit constraints among buyers.
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Washington Post
New York
Morse
Fifth Avenue
Charles W Morse
Augustus Clarke
Mra Morse
Prison stabbing leaves two convicts wounded in base game
Jackson Michigan June 7 George Badger and Ilfe convicts from Berrien county lie near death at the prison hospital from a knife wound. Jim Shivers a one legged life term inmate in a wheelchair inflicted the wound during a Saturday baseball game without provocation. Shivers has spent seventy years in prison.
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Jackson, Mich
George Badger
Ilfe
Berrien County
Jim Shivers
Pris
Shivers
Badger
The Silver Horde Characters Shelter Tourmaline River
Boyd Emerson and Fraser, with six dogs, drift toward Balvi on an icy river. A wolf-drawn sled team led by a blonde woman rescues them, guiding to a trading post run by Constantine. Inside, the travelers seek shelter and food, clash briefly with Constantine, then are accommodated by a warm, beckoning store run by the native girl and her companion.
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Boyd Emerson
Flagerieas" Fraser
Regua
Balvii
Remuers
Milton Sweds
Cmerma
Emerson
Fraser
Tt's
Boyd
Constantine
Squirrel
Reece
Innterloper
Contantine
The Golden-Waired Girl Recurs On a Cold Yukon Night
Fraser and Emerson trudge through a dark Yukon night seeking shelter and rest after hours of hardship. They spar with wary innkeepers, debate their next move, and press toward a hoped-for haven as the storm closes in. Their search for a safe spot grows more urgent as fatigue and tension rise.
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Fraser
Emerson
Mr. Fraser
Mr. Emerson
Frazer
Kalvik
Frager
Ephebic Oath Sworn By NYC College Seniors
College of the City of New York seniors presented Mayor Gaynor with an aphobic oath pledging never to bring disgrace upon Gotham by their acts. The oath was signed on parchment and displayed as the mayor urged students to engage in public affairs.
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College of City of New York
Gotham
New York
College of the City of New York
Gaynor
Taxes Due to District for Current Fiscal Year
Personal taxes for the current year ending June 80 totaling over $100,000 are due to the District government. Delinquents face a 1 percent penalty for late payment. Starting July 1, taxes become arrears and delinquent property may be sold.
Daily Diet Hints on Ideal Weight and Fasting
A 56 foot inches tall man should weigh about 154 pounds and a woman five pounds less. Twenty pounds above or below normal signals an abnormal condition needing attention. For obesity the safe remedy is fasting with safeguards and avoidance of drugs. After fasting, weight often settles below prior abnormal levels, possibly requiring repeats over months to break the habit of excess flesh.
Sixth Sense in Wasps and Striped Seal Homeward Trips
An 19th century account describes Fabre experiments with wasps showing possible orientation abilities after relocation, plus notes on parasite wasps and a striped seal that builds under the ice and returns home each night without visible cues, suggesting a sixth sense or innate navigation.
Persistent Suitor Shot by Woman in Chicago
Rosa Perrino, 18, shot Antoni Rossi after he terrorized her for a year. Rossi, dying at county hospital from a head wound, had pursued her daily and broken into her home last winter. Perrino fired as Rossi followed her into a feather factory.
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Chicago
Rosa Perrino
Antoni Rossi
Rossi
Rate Injunction Dropped in Freight Rate Fight
St Louis June 7 United States District Attorney Charles H Houta asked for dismissal of the suit against railroads forming the Western trunk line committee to restrain a proposed freight rate increase. Judge Dyer ordered the action dismissed on motion. Railways out of New York are likely to suspend advanced commute rates to July 1 to allow the Interstate Commerce Commission to study jurisdiction. Erie likely to be placed with other New York lines in commutation case review.
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St. Louia
Taft
United States
Charles H. Houta
Clrcuit
Western Trunk Line Committee
Dyer
Hannibal
House
New York City
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Eris
Lkely
Erie
New York
Aphrodite Statue to Be Sold Overseas for Near 500000
New York art circles report the marble Aphrodite, attributed to Praxiteles, once shown at the National Arts Club five years ago, is returning from retirement and headed abroad for sale. Owner's valuation nears half a million, with potential slight reduction. The statue drew connoisseurs and sparked debate over its provenance and attribution.
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Washington Post
New York
Aphrodite
Praxiteles
Old National Arts Club
Ralph Burnham
Pragueses
St. Frederick Linton
Pay for Meat Get Wood in New York Hearing
Witnesses at a New York hearing testified that 225000 pounds of meat spreaders were purchased with 28000 dollars. samples showed significant shrinkage in ham and bacon, with weights far below claims. Retailers blamed wholesalers as authorities plan concerted action to fix short weights.
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N. Y
New York
W. H. Noyes
Swift & Co
City Hall
Ten Years For Aged Forger Lombard From Framingham
Cambridge June 27 prison doors close on John B Lombard former town treasurer of Framingham after he confessed to forging town notes totaling about 300000 over ten years. He stood weakly as sentence was read and jurists weighed mercy, Judge Sherman noting the grave nature of the crime.
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Cambridge
Mass
John
Lombard
Framingham
Lombards
Hfe
Sherman
Chinese fear Mexicans at Cananea threaten Chinese stores
Two Chinese establishments at Cananea Sonora telegraphed the Chinese minister in Washington seeking protection from Mexicans who are said to plan to wreck Chinese stores and drive out their owners. The minister accredited to Mazatlan has had no vegetables for a week as Chinese gardeners fear delivering produce. The Chinese legation referred the merchants’ complaint to the charge d affaires in Mexico City.
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Naco
Ariz
Cananes
Sonora
Washington
Mazich Cananea
Cananea
Mexico
Charge D'Arteires
Tan Tel Shan
Mexico City
Three suitors fight for girl ends in knives
Kingston June 27 1920 three Italian laborers on the Catskill aqueduct at High Falls fought for a pretty Italian girl. Michael Rusinia was wounded and may die. Frank Stakes left badly disfigured. Frank Holuka unhurt and hopes to marry if he escapes prison. he is jailed on assault charges.
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Kingston
N. Y
High Falls
Michael Rusinia
Frank
Frank Holuka
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Joseph B Bowles
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Medical
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Reed
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Mteenth Street
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Fisk Elgin Wipert
Louis & Bons Ae
Burnstine's
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Moto Nats
Tom Moore
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Hace Tsluptums
Detroit
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13Th
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Prom
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Berovsky
Meise
Mmerman & Henk
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City
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Lamont
Pheas Cole
Miltor Norris
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Henry F Kunkss
Mgr
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Slightly Weed
Te. He
Amelee
Roman & Automobile Ca
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Seria A Ee Limited
Taylor Pollock
Coon Ave
Barnes & Hendrick
New York Ave
Regal Automobiles
Emerson & Orme
Apperson
St Nw
Columbia
Wisco Maxwell
Columbia Distributing
Maxwell-Briscoe Washington Co
14Th St. N. WW
Bee Catalogue
Carter Motor Car Corp
Munsey
Hyattsville
Baker Electrics
Aristocrata of Motordom
Cook & Stoddard Co
H Stow
Sevitader Elmore
Rimmer
Chas. E. Myers
Baltimore
MOSA
John J. Fister
wutan_ six
Saga
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Motor Sales CO
Seal Paterson
Babcock, Baker, Columbas Columbus
Chalmers
Zell Motor Car CO
Witherbee Igniter
G. Chester Collison
Fourteenth St
REO Automobiles
Lester D. Moore
J JR
14Th St
Tel
M. Paige
Richmond
Selby CO
14Th
Moline
Wine & Benson
Miller Bros. i Lm
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Wayne
Spaavenger
Stearns
B. P
Carter Motor Car Corporation
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Verland
Overland
Toy Tonneau Overland Sales Co
Arm Pagsekger
Franklin
Cash & Allison
Columbia Victoria
Goqid Agnewa
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