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...Massachusetts State Committee. These men do not constitute the whole number of Rhodes applicants from Harvard, however, since under the rules of the Committee students may apply either from here or from their own state. Those who have applied in Massachusetts are: M. V. Anastos '31, Loftus Becker '32, D. D. Boyden '32, J. W. Kelleher '31, and S. D. Pollard '32. Some of those who have filled applications elsewhere are: R. N. Clark'32, from Georgia, M. S. Knowles '34, from Florida, W. M. Southgate '31, from Alabama, and Oscar Sutermeister '32, from Kansas...
Among those who will speak are J. DeQ. Briggs, Jr. '32, president of the CRIMSON; L. E. Becker '32, president of the Lampoon; J. R. Agee '32, president of the Advocate; D. D. Boyden '32, president of the Glee Club; Richard Edwards '31, former president of the Instrumental Clubs; a representative of the Dramatic Club, and Martin, who will speak in behalf of the Brooks House Association. Refreshments will be served following the talks...
First 150's: Stroke, Donough Prince '31; 7, Alexander Lincoln '32; 6, G. F. Lombard '33; 5, John Wiggins '33; 4, J. B. Gilbert '33; 3, Harper Woodward '31; 2, C. C. Campbell '33; Bow, C. C. Perry '31 '31; Cox, L. E. Becker...
...politics he has been amazingly independent, having been nominated for public office at various times by Republicans, Democrats, Progressives, Single Taxers. Populists, Hearstian Independent Democrats. In 1907 he mounted the State Supreme Court Bench, distinguished himself by liberal opinions and by sending Police Lieut. Charles Becker to the electric chair for his part in the famed Herman Rosenthal murder. In 1916 Mr. Seabury received the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Knifed by Tammany, defeated, he retired to private law practice...
...situation, for which there is an interesting parallel in the last great Tammany scandal. In 1912, the year before Boss Murphy had Governor Sulzer impeached, a gambler named Herman Rosenthal was killed on the eve of his giving damaging evidence against venal policemen. Within four months Police Lieutenant Charles Becker, "Lefty Louis" Rosenberg, "Gyp the Blood" Horowitz, "Whitey" Lewis and "Dago Frank" Ciro-fici were sentenced to death for the murder. The reaction to this affair gave the State a Reform Governor (Charles S. Whitman), the city a Reform Mayor (John Purroy Mitchel). Last week there...