Uniform Traffic Rules Across Cities Urged
A committee warns that lax law and varied local traffic rules breed contempt for law. It calls for uniform rules with local flexibility, noting the need for nationwide consistency so motorists from St. Louis know Cleveland's requirements. Groups push standardization amid ongoing efforts by traffic and defense councils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Cleveland
Motor Vehicle Conference Committee
Council of National Defense
International Police Conference
Daily Devotional Aphorisms From Scripture and Fielding
A short treasury of wisdom noting that true approval comes from the Lord rather than self praise. It cites 2 Corinthians 10 18 and Fielding on fitting praise for fools and knaves, urging discernment in whom one commends.
Crosses on Seals Spark Confusion in Community
A Christmas Seals sales panel recalls claims that the crosses represent the Ku Klux Klan or Catholicism. The crosses actually symbolize united effort linked to the Red Cross and Anti-Tuberculosis League during a joint tuberculosis fight. The piece urges dispelling distrust and highlights broader energy and power themes from wind tides and sun for future progress.
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Anti-Tuberculosis League
Ku Klux Klan
United Effort
Red Cross
League
German inventor outlines windship world sensation
German engineer Flettner lives in Holland and demonstrates a windship with large rotating cylinders replacing sails. Independent tests impress European science and major steamship firms consider using the device to cut coal use, while Berlin plans to use similar cylinders for electric lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herr Flettner
Flettner
Holland
Europe
Berlin
Indians Gaining Population and Prospects in United States
The Bureau of Indian Affairs reports a 2,619 rise in the Indian population last year, reaching about 347,000. The author notes slow adaptation to white life, growing governmental support, and belief that Indians may again contribute meaningfully to national life.
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United States
Bureau of Indian Affairs
America
Honest self serve hotel owners Texas town sheriff runs lobby system
The Texas hotel is run by the county sheriff and tax collector. Guests use a chalked room number on a wall board and sign a guest book. Payment is placed in sealed envelopes in a lobby lock box. The owner reports two years of operation with many compliments and only two dollars lost to theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Speed Limits for Autos
A National Conference on Street and Highway Safety panel urges basic speed control focusing on reckless driving rather than fixed limits, proposing 15 mph minimum in towns and 35 mph on open highways with zone boundaries clearly marked. The report emphasizes uniform, reasonable laws, education over enforcement, and cautions against overly exacting rules that provoke violations.
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Washington
D. C
Committee On ‘Traffic Control
National Conference On
Answers to Readers Questions on Charities and History
A reader Q and A column covers 1923 figures on European charitable relief totaling about 46 009 000 dollars from the United States. It explains glove making centers in Europe and New York State, marriage name changes for post office employees, Plymouth Rock’s first woman, underground steam power near Healdsburg California, advertising expenditures in 1923, and the discovery of Endless Caverns on October 1 1879.
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Europe
America
A. S. IL
Charitabl
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Grenoble
Niort
Vendome
Paris
France
Brussels
Belgium
Copenhagen
Denmark
Worcester
England
United States
New York State
Postal Laws and Regulations
Postal Service
Department
Bureau of First Assistant
Plymouth Rock
Mary Chilton
P. P
Healdsburg
California
San Francisco
the Blackman Co
New York City
Explaining Earths Motion and Heaven Versus Hell Ideas
A speaker argues science challenges religious certainty about heaven and hell. He notes the earth's rotation defies literal interpretation of biblical geography and discusses how geologists and physicists erode eternal punishment concepts, mentioning Dante and cold ether as alternate images.
No Hellfire Threats Against Ignorance, Founder’s Rule Stands
The founder of Christianity asserts that science will not injure the Sermon on the Mount’s beauty and endure forever. Science, however, challenges those who exploit ignorance for profit by using a burning hell to frighten people into paying, aiming to keep superstition alive.
What is a scientist without religion
A concise reflection on the scientist as a frail creature bound to earth by gravity, peering into space with a telescope, studying matter in laboratories, and using tools and intellect to adapt to his surroundings. The speaker asks what value such a person holds without religion, implying he is “less than nothing.”
Religion as a spiritual telescope beyond science
A reflection on faith, arguing that humans possess a soul beyond materialism and that religion remains a lens to understand powers behind the cosmos despite scientific progress. It posits the soul as more than a random arrangement of atoms and emphasizes belief in a higher power guiding humanity.
The Impatient Philosopher on the Soul Hypothesis
The impatient philosopher rejects the soul hypothesis while the average man badly needs it to bear the weight of infinite time and space on his mind. The passage contrasts intellectual dismissal with existential necessity.
Rockefeller Jr. compares science to child development
He notes science advances faster than religion, likening it to a baby learning to walk before talking or thinking. The analogy emphasizes that talking and thinking matter more than walking and mechanical aids in progress.
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John D. Rockefeller Jr
One Day Science and Religion Always in Tension
A reflection on science becoming common knowledge for all yet leaving religion as a perennial source of hope and respect for what remains beyond scientific reach. The passage underscores enduring tension between العلم and faith as humanity advances.
Scientific progress outpaces spiritual explanation in faith debates
The text argues scientific advances surpass religious understanding and clash with beliefs. It references historical persecutions of questioning minds by religious authorities, citing figures like Giordano Bruno and actions by Calvinist groups. It frames the conflict between science and faith as longstanding and fraught.
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Mr. Rockefeller
Giordano Bruno
Calvin
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