Harsh Snowstorm Strikes New York and Nationwide
The city faced a severe snow storm costing $20,000 to clear Broadway. A Christmas night fire in Lattsville Warren county Pennsylvania destroyed a barn, twenty horses and sleighs. A spate of fatal accidents marked the year with fires, shipwrecks, and drownings across several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
Lattsville
Warren County
Goose Creek
Corry
Boston
India
Memphis
Prayer Experiment Proposal Faces Opposition
Professor Tyndall proposed testing the power of prayer by praying for some patients in a hospital while others receive no prayer. The plan drew sharp opposition from New York Methodist ministers who denounced it as infidel and wicked. They argue Holy Writ already affirms prayer’s efficacy and question why faith would fear attempting the experiment.
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Tyndall
New York City
Camps
Sir Knighte
Robert Bruce
Scotland
Bannockburn
England
Knights of the Eagles and Pelican
Knights of ‘St. Andrew
Jehovah
Israel
Second Temple
Gallilee
Palestine
Philip
Clement
de Molay
Kadosh
Frederick the Great
Prussia
Nomadia
Teibas
Magona
Gee
California
Platte
Ston
Carolina
Lovejoy
Georgia
Sherman
King Solomon’s Temple
Episcopa
Dixie
Masonic Lodge
Union
Moses R. Thompson
City Election Next Monday Sparks Debate on Powers
Voters face a key choice as the city weighs a new act altering how offices are created and filled. The article warns of centralized appointing power, cites charter sections, and urges turnout next Monday to influence mayoral and council authority, salaries, and local taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Illinois
Board of Trustees
Nto
Toz
United States
Supreme Court
Masonry Banquet Opens With Orations and Feasts
A Masonry ceremony at Masonié ARAN on Friday evening featured installation of officers led by L. Te Muon and L. Li Munn, followed by a lavish banquet at Brewster House. Speakers included Dr. McKim and Geo Thompson with toasts on Spirit of Masonry and Our Brethren, Scottish Rite.
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Mabel
Aran
Bailaff
Bana
Tyler
L. Te Muon
Ded
G.M
L. Li Munn
G. P
Council of Royal Select Masters
Geo. Thompson
BE. C
W. J. McKim
8. C
L. L. Munn
Brewster
Messrs
Brewster House
Cronkrite
McKim
Geo.’ Thompson
D. Atkins
Lil. Munn
Clerkships at Washington and a wary reply
A letter from a gentleman near Lafayette Indiana dated December 9 187 asks for help obtaining a Treasury Department position. The reply notes departments are overrun with applicants from all parts and warns the writer to stay out of Washington as danger rises with executions and jailings mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington City
Indiana
Plato on divine laws guiding human conduct
Plato argues that God has established laws for the benefit of all, and it is advantageous for everyone to observe them. The claim frames morality as ordained by a higher order and emphasizes ordered living under divine rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M'Kim
Freeport
George Washington
Washington
Paris
London
Plato
God
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Futhport Journal
House
Maynard
Tennessee
Wheeler
Cuba
Fio. Tesa Te Ss
Tigwtwell
Cae Preweusy
Gand
Tru
Rose Croix Knights
Freemasonry
Free
Atkins
Lafayette
Ind
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