Oldest Man and Woman Could Grasp Century Milestones
New York reports reveal centenarian cases studied by the Hundred Year Club committee. Izai Rodofsty of Moscow is listed as 136, with Mrs. Nancy Hollifield of Battle Creek Sanatorium 117. Diets and hobbies of long-lived individuals are discussed, with numerous examples and travel of age records across Europe and America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hundred Year Club
Izai Rodofsty
Moscow
Russia
Joseph , Jernossky
Rodofsty
Nancy Hollifield
Battle Creek
Mich
Ismail Hudjo
Ekhuti
Albania
Honred
G E. D. Diamond
San Francisco
Israel
Peter Mestanca
Segura
Appolonius
Ong MacDonald
Highlands
Scotland
Windsor
George Perkins
Norwich
Conn
Mary Wilkingon
Yorkshire
England
London
Mary McDonnell
Maghera Company
Ireland
Sally Morris
Parkersburg
W. Va
Sieur Dason de Veger
Sourday
France
Bartholomew Rymer
Hastings
Henry Jenkins
Lord Bacon
Desmond
Mary How
Derbyshire
Vienna
Susan Edmonds
Francis Secardi Hongo
Smyrna
Thomas Edgar
Edinburgh
Sarah Sherdley
Gray
Northfleet
Ware
Elizabeth Parker
Isle of Man Antiquities and Hall Caine’s Political Rise
A long note surveys Isle of Man history from Druid era to the Stanleys and parliamentary reforms. It highlights Hall Caine winning a sweeping majority on a socialistic platform and notes the island’s unique bishop and Manx language amid centuries of feudal legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall Caine
Isle of Man
British Isles
Irish Channel
England
Ireland
Scotland
Great Britain
Isle
Norway
Earl Salisbury
Sir William le Scrope
William Montacute
Earl of
Salisbury
Earl of Northumberland
John de Stanley
Stanleys
Duke of Athol
House of Keys
Little Island
Sodor and Man
House of Lords
Gregory IV
Sodor
Hebrides
Norder
Durability of Timber in Historical Wood Samples
The article notes durable Australian timbers and compares them to other woods near hand. It cites a life-size wooden image of Rameses II in the British Museum, preserved well after more than 3,000 years, suggesting ancient timber longevity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westaralia
British Museum
Rameses II
Rameses
Nile Valley
Thunderstorm Fear Stirred by Civil War Parallels
A Philadelphia Record piece discusses thunderstorm fright as a widespread fear, noting panic in storms surpassing other dangers. It cites Civil War accounts of death from fright, mentions women as frequent victims, and argues reasoning often fails to calm storm anxiety while offering cautious lightning safety tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Richmond
Philadelphia Record
Why England Lags in Electrical Motor Production
The Electrical World argues England lags due to leaders' ignorance or neglect in the electrical field. American firms first enter by supplying reliable AC machines, then English firms mimic American traction motors but fail, until a dedicated American presence yields trustworthy home-made car motors.
International Schools Expand as Nations Boost Science
The London School of Tropical Medicine at the Albert Docks attracts distinguished foreign scientists and the inspector general of the Japanese navy. Germany has opened a similar school in Hamburg, while France plans new schools in Marseilles and Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
History of the Third Presbyterian Church In Indiana
A detailed history outlines the 1867 organization as a mission by First Presbyterian under Rev. John M. Lowry. It covers early worship in a frame building, land gifted by Mrs. Emerine J. Hamilton, and the 1869 church completion. It notes key ministers Rev. Nathan S. Smith, Rev. David S. Kennedy, and Rev. John M. Boggs, with member rolls, and reports a thriving Sabbath school with about 225 scholars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
John M. Lowry
D. D
Holman Street
Episcopal
Emerine J. Hamilton
Allen Hamilton
Nathan S. Smith
First Church
Christina Dunn
Second Christian Endeavor Society
Indiana
David S. Kennedy
Allerheny
McCormick Seminary
John M. Boggs
Kennedy
Byron
N. Y
J. A. P. McGaw
Covenant Bible School
Holman and
Calhoun Streets
Third Presbyterian Church Pastors and historic milestones
The article traces the church’s history from its early cornerstone in 1869 through a series of pastors including Harlan G. Mendenhall and J. A. P. McGaw. It notes large membership gains, temperance activity, the 1900 relocation to temporary quarters, and the session’s leadership structure with officers, deacons, and trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Yarnelle
Mossman, Yarnelle & Co
South
Calhoun Street
James English
E. G. Schulze
W. A. Diffenderfer
J. D. Chambers
O. B. Fitch
Thomas Sinclair
John C. Polhamus
C. M. Chambers
Samuel J. Pardoe
W. H. Wortman
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I& Man
Lilandrich
Venice
Kent
Huntington
Liverpool
Charles Macklin
William Hotchkiss
St. Louis
The
Egypt
Dongola Bend
Soudan
London Chronicle
C. W. Boshler
A. P. McGaw
Man of the Building Committee
J. A. P. M'Gaw
Third Presbyterian Church of
Fort Wayne
the New Third Presbyterian Church
Isabella A. Diffenderfer
Smith
John Woods
Ludington
Harlan G. Mendenhall
Perth Amboy
N. J
Greenville
John V. Stockton
van Wert
Ohio
Samuel F. Marks
Tidiout
Allegheny Seminary
Third Church
William Crighton
E. R. Donaldson
J. C. M. Baker
S. E. Gordon
Charles J. Fry
F. P. Wilt
H. G. Schulze
Alexander Wilson
William E. Jenkinson
F. E. Riblet
Mary E. Christie
Louis D. Sweeney
J. A. P. M’gaw
James A. P. McGaw
Fairhaven
Preble County
Illinois
Miami University
Oxford
United Presbyterian Seminary
Associate Reformed Presbytery of
South Henderson
Il. U. P
Monmouth College
Ill
Presbyterian Church of
Urbana
Central Presbyterian Church of
Rock Island, Ill
First Presbyterian Church of
Toledo, O
Synod of Ohio
Toledo
D. W. Moffat
J. Budman Fleming
Westminster Presbyterian
J. L. Leeper
Westminster Pres
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