Agnosticism is cowardly in religious debate
Reverend Dr. D. C. Garrett argues agnosticism is a cowardly compromise that denies the unknowable while demanding evidence for faith. He cites philosophy, business and science to defend belief and asserts Christianity answers humanity’s religious need with forceful critique of skeptical thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Garrett
Ios
Mansel
Sir Willam Hamilton
Herbert Spencer
Spencer
Columbus
Frederick Harrison
Mr. Harrison
The Blind Man's Bong Poem Excerpt O Love and Faith
A fragmentary verse passage echoes devotional lines about love eternal, light through darkness, and heavenly promise. It features archaic diction and imagery of sun and rain, souls, and an implied prayers for endurance and renewal.
Live Through Friendship and the Sacred Life
A moral essay on knowing God through inner perception and appearances, stressing sacrifice, friendship, and personal character as the path to global betterment. It argues life itself, not laws, heals society, and that giving one’s life to others embodies salvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Jesus Christ
Father
Henry F
Cope
John Xy
Savory Hoast And Miscellaneous Recipes
A collection of historical cooking instructions and recipes including beefsteak loaf with kidney and mushroom additions, pickles with cucumber and onions, currant bread, cheese sauce, hominy drop cake, rice blanc mange, bagglesless Johnny cake, cream scones, celery sauce for fowl, French toast, Roxbury Farm apple custard pie, steamed squash, and methods to freshen overly salty beef or pork.
Fire Racks Portland as City Hall and Jail Burn
A Jan firesweep in Portland Maine destroyed the city hall police buildings and jail, causing about 1 million dollars in damages. The blaze halted alarm boxes and costs included the Green Leaf Inn library loss and extensive record destruction. Fire chief Melville Eldridge led efforts. 700 people escaped unharmed.
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Portland
Western Maine Knights
Pythias
Melville Eldridge
Bein
Eeds
Green Leaf Inn
Ted
James
Mldridge
Wiliam A. Turner
Widridge
Bath
Biddeford
Saco
Lewiston
Nova Scotia
Congress Has Navy Quarrel Over Naval Command Posts
Washington dispatch describes the Gill of Maryland request for correspondence on staff officer designations to naval commands. It highlights Secretary Metcalf's response and an Admiral Converse paper from June 4, 1906 opposing hospital ships under naval surgeons in peacetime and against medical officers in command with civilian crews.
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House
Washington, D. C
Cannon
Representatives
Secretary of the Navy
Metcalf
Gill
Maryland
Admiral Conversa
Navigation Bureau
Joint Board of Medical Officers of
Army and
Navy
Converse
CARE FOR CACTUS PIE Luther Burbank Debates Cactus as Food
In San Francisco on January 24 Luther Burbank disputed a U S Department of Agriculture bulletin titled The Tuna as Food for Man. Government experts dismiss spineless cactus as food for man while Burbank and supporters cite edible fruit and meals grown in the desert.
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Luther Burbank
Epicure
San Francisco
Cal
United States
Department of Agriculture
Desert
Souvenir Lust at Fest Draws Crowds at Army Post
A Kansas City girl visits an army post and fixates on souvenirs from the fighting services. She departs with numerous decorations including bronze insignia from various branches and crossed sabers from cavalry, showing the event’s souvenir focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Fragmentary Naval Rank Rites Captured in OCR Snippet
A garbled OCR passage references military ranks, attire, brass buttons, and ceremonial details. It appears to describe a female figure in naval or military garb and mentions ranks such as captain, with implied ceremonial duties or inspections. The text is partially unintelligible but suggests uniforms and rank insignia.
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Ecu
Scientist Turned Hoboes Leader Arrested in Chicago Parade
Dr. Benjamin L. Reitman, former pathology lecturer, led the unemployed march in Chicago and was jailed on disorderly conduct and inciting riot charges. He requested a jury trial, case adjourned to January 27, and he said he would return to his scientific work after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Benjamin L. Reitman
Harrison Street
Reitman
Brotherhood
Dr. Reitman
Polyclinic Post-Graduate College
Chicago College of Denta Surgery
Chicago Veterinary College
Davis Company Resumes After Two Months Shutdown
John R. Davis Lumber company in Phillips Wisconsin resumes operations after a two month shutdown. The plant and camp employ about 500 workers. In Boston Massachusetts a Socialist led crowd of several hundred unemployed gathered at the statehouse demanding work. they were directed to the state employment bureau by Sergeant-at-Arms Remington.
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Phillips Lumber Industry
Phillips
Wis
John R. Davis Lumber Company
Stae Bureau
Boston
Mass
Morrison L. Swit
Statehouse
Remington
State Employment Bureau
Army of Tramps in Gotham Homeless Men Hit 85000
A Charity Organization Society report released in New York states that at least 85 000 unemployed homeless men, many of them tramps, are in the city. The finding comes from an investigation into local conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charity Organization Society
Baltimore Pad Fire Claims Firemen In 1900s Disaster
A fire in Baltimore on January 24 killed three firefighters and injured sixteen, including Chief George Horton. The blaze started on the third floor of the J Regester Sons building, with heavy winds and freezing temperatures hampering efforts. The dead include Lt Frederick Arman and William B. Unidentified. Mayor Mahool estimated damage at $100,000 as walls collapsed and bricks rained down.
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Baltimore
George Horton
Arman
Lieut Frederick
Ugh
William B
Bowmil Morrin
J. Barry Mahool
Holliday
Saratoga Streets
J. Regester Sons Company
Baltimore Bell and Brass Company
William L. Hollingsworth Company
Regester
Saaratoga Street
Sarastoga Street
Gay Street
H. H. Read Sons Company
Fynn Emrich Company
Saratoga Stret
Leonhardt Viagon Company
Saratoga Street
Old City Pall
Zion School
Five Argentine Warships Escort U S Torpedo Boats
Five Argentine warships passed Montevideo on their way to escort the American torpedo boat flotilla on the high seas off Maldonado. They will accompany the visiting vessels to Beunogirres.
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Amercan
Montevideo
Maldenada
Beunogirres
Dutch North Sea Canal to Ease Port Traffic
The North Sea canal will be widened and deepened to allow large vessels to navigate at all tide stages. Night traffic will be served by electric lighting along the canal.
Harwood Y M C A convention opens with officers named
About 100 delegates attend the opening session of the Y M C A convention in Appleton Wisconsin. Officers elected include President F J Harwood and Vice Presidents H A Moeblenpoen and We Aas Muanitewoe. Secretary Cc. i. Mceully and Assistant Secretary H b t Lake also named.
Body Found in Chicago Park Thought to Be Mary Buckley
Kenosha police believe the headless body found in Jackson Park Chicago may be Mary Buckley a Kenosha nurse girl who left two weeks ago to go to Chicago with plans to visit friends. She is 18, described as a blond, and Kenosha officials plan to travel to Chicago to confirm the identification.
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Chicago Park
Kenosha
Wis
Spevinkj
Jackson Park
Chicago
Mary Buckley
Leve
Chingo
Misa Buckley
Madison Pos'mas celebrates Judge Keyes eightieth birthday
Madison Wis June 24 Judge Keyes marked his eightieth birthday with calls from friends in the post office building and at his home. The Knights Templar attended in the evening to present a diamond ring to Mrs Keyes and a speech by former Mayor John Corscot followed. Telegrams and letters poured in as the postmaster thanked well wishers and hoped to continue in service for years.
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Madison
Keres
Knights Templars
Rudge Reyes
John Corscot
Templars
Keyes
H. B. Clarke
Judge Keyes
Fox River Valley Makers Oppose Water Power Bill
Fox River valley manufacturers protest a proposed bill in Congress to place and keep flashboards on the headwater dam of Lake Winnebago Nee Nah. They say fixed water levels would destroy water power along the Fox River and at Lake Winnebago shores, affecting Neenah and Menasha power operations. They accuse Congressman Weiser of Sheboygan of handling the measure.
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Fox River Valley
Appleton
Wis
Weiser
Sheboygan
Congress
Lake
Winnebago A- Neenah
Fox River
Lake Winnebago
Npebago
Neenah and Menasha Water Power Company
Neenah
Railroad men inspect May build subway at Appleton crossings
North Western officials led by Division Superintendent Reiner and Engineer Gaffin visited Appleton with I D Smith of Wisconsin Traction to study a proposed subway beneath North Western tracks. The plan would extend the local street car line three miles to form a loop servicing most city corners.
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Appleton
Wis
Reiner
Fond du Lac
Gaffin
I. D. Smith
Wisconsin Traction, Light, Heat and Power Company
Traction Company
Cits
Wisconsin cashier deaths linked to Arkansas incident
Manitowoc Wisconsin men report a cashier from the Bank of the Rivers may have died by his own hand in Fort Smith Arkansas. The man, Wreith, is said to have embezzled about twenty thousand dollars from the Wisconsin bank and vanished after a years-long absence, with investigators noting a shortfall estimated between twelve hundred and twelve thousand dollars.
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Fort Smith
W. J. Wreith
Manitowoc
Wis
Ham G
Warthow
Fort Somth
Ark
O. Wreith
Wisconsin
Werith
Bert Smith
Wreith
Tvers
Plans New Music Courses At Wisconsin University
Madison January 2 The state university announces three series of studies to cultivate taste in music. New head Fae Ruswter Cole outlines courses in oboe and aesthetics, plus a yearlong study of the college’s music culture and a two-course sequence.
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Madison
Wis
Fra
Ruswter G Cole
Tev Sthogl
Miste
State Universi
Stort
Ylew
Borel Rouse
Arrive Safe at Naples
Former Gey and Mrs W H Upham arrive at Naples with details of travel and greetings from Mathfield friends. The report notes a well regarded journey and an early departure plan, reflecting organized travel arrangements and social connections among local groups.
Fragmentary note on local dwelling and rent concerns
A damaged OCR fragment references a dwelling in Sprien Cinsen, Valace area, with stray phrases about rents and an illness or condition affecting someone. The text is incomplete and mostly unreadable, yielding few concrete facts or names.
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Sprien
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Roxbury Farm
Maine
Davis Company
Army OF Tramps
Gotham
Yost
Naples
W. H. Upham
Gallve Mathfield
Marsheh
Wil
Uphan
Co ‘Aining
Miias
Namies
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