Naming the Streets and Old-Timers in Washington
A long piece on Greater Washington street naming debates. Officials seek to modernize by renaming alleys and extending avenues after presidents and events while preserving some historic or religious alley names. The piece contrasts old traditions with new planning and cites examples like Blood alley becoming Broad alley and Hell's bottom remembered in local lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater
Washington
Republi
L'En- Tan
L'Bafant
Capitol
Hell's Bottom
Imdiate
Greater Washington
Jatredt
Avenue
Elty
Chicago
North
Republic
New York
Smith D. Fry
Dowie and Chicago’s religious confidence schemes exposed
The Chicago letter reviews impostor prophets Schweinfurth and Dowie, tracing their rise in Rockford and Woodlawn, their wealth and healing claims, and the harm to followers. It condemns Zion wealth extraction and cult control, noting legal battles and tragic outcomes, predicting the downfall of such wealth-focused religious systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Schweinfurth
Babylon
Lake Michigan
Michigan
Teed
Rockford, I
Prs
Rockford
Schweinfarth
John Alexander Dowie
Australia
Antipodes
Woodlawn
Churel of Zion
George W. Riggs
Law and Order
Dowie
Twelfth Street
Michigan Boulevard
Imperial Hotel
Zion
Employig
Varios
Zion Organization
Zion Bank
Instituton
Innocenta
Abe
H. Worthington Judd
Judd
Sign of the Cross Origin Mystery Across Ages
Historians explore the cross as a once ancient symbol found in ruins and regalia from Phoenician and Egyptian contexts to Christian use. The piece traces cross forms from Greek, Latin, and St. Andrew’s styles, its evolving veneration, and Helena’s search for Christ’s crucifixion cross atop Jerusalem’s hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Krishna
Cyprus
Venus
Central and
South America
Moses
Scotland
Mary Syrdom
Ras Dean
Civero
George Gottlieb Riehter
Tertullian
John of Damascus
East
Christ
Justinian
Trullo
Pope Juling
Mary
John
Helena
Constantine
Edward Julia
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Wayhide. Com
Hayor
George Archer Brown
Canoga Marebea
Fayette
Seneca County
Mr. Brown
Montezuma
Ren Jag
Wenach
Alexander Dowie
Mulea
Waukegai
Ill
Editioh Elaires
Dowle
Hamburg
Elijah
Joan Alexander Dowie
Disr
Pope Julius
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