Santa Claus and faith in modern times in the Journal-World
The Journal-World debates faith boundaries amid modernists and fundamentalists in churches, noting Santa Claus as a test of belief. It cites authors including George Bernard Shaw, Haldeman-Julius writers, and socialists who doubt religion yet acknowledge human need, while imagining earthly hell for the rich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Marble
Bryan
Journal-World
Santa Claus
Sid
Haldeman-Julius
Million Out
Girard
George Bernard Shaw
The Hell of Russia and the Universal Love Doctrine
A reflective, period voice argues that while hellish zeal in Russia consumed the wealthy and even the proletariat, true religion centers on universal love. It contends critics misunderstand Christianity and that the core ideal remains inclusive love for all, rich or poor, enduring after two millennia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hell
Russia
Theourgeoisie
Editorial Comment Amrine Replies to Davis in Kansas City Star
Governor Davis says he will study Amrine editorials for prison trouble and possible psychological discovery The piece suggests editorials were not written or published before delivery to the state prison and speculates on their influence Warden Amrine is mentioned in Council Grove in a tone of satirical praise
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Amline
Davis
Kansas City Star
Amrine
State
Testimonial Dinner for Dean Harlan Stone at Columbia Ends Long Era
Harlan Fiske Stone, retiring after thirteen years as dean of Columbia Law School, will be toasted tonight by New York's bench and bar. A New Hampshire native educated at Amherst, Stone joined Columbia as lecturer in 1899 and became professor in 1902. He also served in World War I era duties on a board of inquiry for conscientious objectors and remained active in civic life in New York and the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan ‘Fiske Stone
New York
School of Law
Columbia University
Dean Stone
New Hampshire
Amherst College
Columbia Law Faculty
United States
Board of Inquiry
New York City
Charles Fitzpatrick
Supreme Court of Canada
Quebec
Kansas City
Harland Fiske Stone
Columbia University Law School
James M. Beck
Thomas G. Winter
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Philadelphia
New England Society of Pennsylvania
Fragmented headlines mix random gossip and odd facts
A disjointed set of notes mentions political figures, monetary changes, oddities in Congress, a Seattle jail with many wives, a German football match, a living arrangement in Springfield, phonograph jail, and various sensational mini items including an Atlanta father of 28 children.
Public life worries and grand men find solace in art
London essay recalls how British statesmen such as Gladstone and Lloyd George sought relief in music dancing gardening and games. It notes Churchill paints, Asquith bridg es, and Bonar Law quells nerves with chess while Foch and Joffre are teased in a Paris academy tale. A judge quips women’s powders are not necessities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tagliani
Chatham
Burke
Charles Fox
Carteret
Walpole
Palmerston
Derby
Chamberlain
Disraeli
Birmingham Statesman
Notable Figures Host and Attend Holiday Events Across Cities
Sir Charles Fitzpatrick marks his 70th birthday as dignitaries gather in New York and Philadelphia for memorials and dinners. Kansas City hosts a horticulture conference with state representatives while Manhattans Frank West pays a $40 speeding fine. Local licenses, a Wichita Lawton marriage, a Christmas masquerade at IOC Hall, and advertisements from Brinkman’s Bakery highlight a busy mid December scene.
Force Talbot Out Over Missouri Charities Policy Rift
Policy disputes split the Missouri state board of charities and corrections leading to calls for resignation of Homer Talbot, secretary since leaving Lawrence, and director Harriet Robinson of the Children's Bureau. Robinson accuses political influence in their removal and criticizes Carrollton as an unsuitable, distant site with no local industry for child placement. A waiting list for placements suggests most children could be placed in homes, undermining Carrollton’s institutional need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children’s Wircau
Missouri State Board of Charities and Corrections
Homer Talbot
Lawrence
Harriett M. Robinson
St. Joseph
Children’s Bureau
Children's Bureau
Carrollton
Jefferson City
Talbot
Robinson
Christmas Nativity Program At High School
The high school presents The Story of the Nativity Told in Song on Thursday at 8 00 pm in the auditorium with parts at the morning assembly and a program featuring Vena Bolin and Chorus Robe Lynn Paul Saunders and Chorus We Three Kings and other carols performed by Boys and Girls Glee Clubs Chorus and quartets involving multiple named groups and singers in a traditional holiday pageant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vena Bolin
Rebikof
Hopkins
Robert Lynn
Charles Paul
Clifford Saunders
Bethlehem
Ubs
Shepherds
Praetorius
Bas Query
Mattheus
Cornelius
Guila
Prhite
Haydran
Danosch
Verl Bratton
Nazareth
Noble
Russia
Andy Carol
Christmas Mystery Play The Nativity at Episcopal Church
Christmas Eve eight o clock program presents The Nativity arranged by Miss Esther Swenson and directed by Mrs F B Davis at the Episcopal church. Cast includes Expositor Prof W J Johnson Moses D E Hollands David Norman Moore Isaiah Arch OlIver Daniel Jack Dixon John Baptist Prof E M Hopkins shepherds led by A J Mix and Laurence Woodruff kings Gaspar Franklin Barrow Melchior Tusten Ackerman Balthasar Prof S B Skilton De Mary Miss Helen Wagstaff Angel Miss Marcia Baty Joseph Prof C M Young choir directed by Helen Pendleton costumes by Nellie Barnes invites all good Christian people there will be no offering admission time only. DEATHS AND FUNERALS C N Fairly funeral service Friday at 2 30 from Rumsey funeral home Rev Alvin Smith to officiate. The
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Esther Swenson
F. B.davis
Episcopal Church
Johnson
Moses
E. N. Manchester
Shepherd
Prof A. J
Mix
Laurence Woodruff
Gaspar
A King
Franklin Barrow
Melchior
Tusten Ackerman
Balthasar
Skilton
de Mary
Helen Wagstaff
Angel
Marcia Baty
Joseph
C. M. Young
Helen Pendleton
iThe
C. Y
Fairly
Rumsey Funeral Home
Alvin Smith
East Side Presbyterian Church
Kansas City
Tery
Mitchell 94th Birthday in Lawrence Recalled
A reminiscence marks Captain Milton Mitchells ninety four year milestone in Lawrence. Born 1829 in Painesville Ohio he homesteaded in Anderson county and first visited Lawrence in 1852 traveling on foot from nearby areas. He served as a second lieutenant in Marshall s battery during the Civil War and recalls early Kansas history with a mix of memories and faith. He has traveled the country and hopes to live to a hundred while noting no church affiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pi Turing
Tennessee Street
Katy
Mount
Lawrence
Milton Mitchell
Captain Mitchell
Tennessee
Aitton Mitchell
Anderson County
Mr. Mitchell
Painesville
Ohio
Colorado
West
Mitchell
First
Ohioight Artillery
Marshall’s Battery
New Orleans
Battle of
Franklin
Kansas
Union
Henry Clay
Cleveland
Had Stocks Uncovered In Pure Food Act Fines
Local businessmen fined under the Pure Food Act for selling confections without dust protection. A C G Winsor Lloyd Webster J O Dowers J S St Clair John Koutrakon George Allendorf Pete Koutrakon Norval Smith faced hearings or pleas. several bond for $100 and preliminary hearings set for Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Court
Thomas’ Alien
R. C. Manley
A. C G. Winsor
Lloyd Webster
Pigely-Wiggly
J. O. Dowers
Farmers’ Union
St. Clair
S. & S. Grocery
John Koutrakon
Lawrence Candy Shop
George Allendorf
Crown Bottling Works
Court House
Pete Koatrakon
Boston Candy Kitchen
Norval Smith
The
Smith Chocolate Shop
Gas escape kills Dienst Gymnast club members
In Aachen a Belgian game led to a fatal gas exposure for Dienst Gymnast members. One dead and seventeen escaped, with fifteen unconscious and two near collapse as the car was to be released. The game involves locking players in a motor truck and releasing them to race to a set point.
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Aachen
Associated Press
Belgium
Dienst Gymnast Club
Dienst Club
Varsity Annex
Christmas social roundups at Mrs Weaver and clubs
Miss Elizabeth Mackie’s honors included a 1 o'clock luncheon at Mrs A B Weaver’s with twenty two guests. Agnes Engel won the bridge prize. Miss Mackie received a guest prize. Out of town guests included Mrs Mason and Mrs Banker. Additional items cover Portia and Helianthus club gatherings, the Portia club guest list, and a Lake View church Christmas program with the domestic science students displaying gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Mackie
A. B. Weaver
Miss Mackie
Agnes Engel
George Dolbee
Robert, Mason
Kingman, Ariz
Rothwell Banker
Muskogee, Okla
Leah Pettibone
Blanche Stevenson
K. E. Butler
C. E. Pettibone
Marie Stone
Gertie K. Johnston
Selma Gottlieb
Elizabeth Elsey
Portia Club
John Edmonds
Howard Ingram
la Monte
Okla
Naomi Light
Philadelphia
Cora Utz
Lawrence
Edmonds
Pearl Matthaei
Irene Koeneke
Annie J. Prentiss
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Masanchugetta Street
Lawreate
Kanana
C. Ee
Chicago
Audit Bureau OF Cir
Ranaan Ug
SSS
Proletariat
Tom Sims
Coolidge
Congress
House of Representatives
Mellon
Seattle
Germany
Springfield
Wisconsin
Europe
Los Angeles
Harvard
Atlanta
Hughenden
Lord Curzon
Chessy
Bonar Law
Asquith
Winston Churchill
Viscount Grey
Great Britain
Farry
Paris
Foch
Joffre
France
Francois Porche
Frank West
Manhatttan
Fort-To-Fort
R. C Manley
Manhattan
Manley
Benjamin H. Graham
Minnie F. Resinger
Topeka
Menger
Chester Ware
Wichita
Loren
Wilson
1. C. O. F. Hall
Brinkman’s Bakery
Carter Tire Sale
Burgner- Bowman- Matthews ‘Lumber Co
Shimmons Bros
Missouri Board of Corrections
Episcopal ‘Church
England
Wales
Berlin
Niagara
Buffalo
N. Y
Associated “Press
Niagara Frontier
War Department
Fort Niagara
William '‘Johnson
Dienst Gymnast Organization
Shimmons
Bowersock
Theatre Bldg
Him
Mos
Silé
Woot
13Th & Conn
Chappall
Mer
OCIET
Virgil Norris
Flora Haughn
Miss Haughn
Hilda Koehler
Nannie Howard
Mary Norris
Margaret Norris
Laura Haughn
John Bowman
Henry Bowmen
Henry Shearer
Darriel Kentz
Carl Arnold
Chester Mitchell
Ed McClintock
Roy _ Johnson
Elmer_ Cooper
George Leese
Phil Cogan
Schroeder
Helianthus Club
Lauren A.hunter
J. E. Mercer
Bred Walker
Gilbert Smith
M. C.carmon
Pit
Lake View Methodist Church
Holloway and
Jones Hall
Eva Guffin
Smlik
Gotham
Gotham Invisibles
Nia
Bullene
Fisk
Newman’s
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