Lamp lore and lamp litany on city bicycle beat
A police recount describes repeated bicycle violations at night and the lamp and license tests. Officers share anecdotes of suspects offering excuses to avoid citations, including a man pleading for a doctor and a woman bluffing about a license. Desk sergeants will deny immunity, enforcing law with losses and replacements of stolen license tags at a small fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trimpe
Griffin
Manning
Special Bicycle Patrol
Old Manuscript Gospels in American Museums
The Living Church notes Egypt Exploration Fund has donated ancient New Testament fragments to U S universities. St John s Gospel fragment, dating around 26, likely part of a fifty page book, lacks only verse 18. Romans chapter 1 seven verses in Oxyrhynchae unical show early script use. Saint Matthew and Saint Mark fragments remain in England, with Sinaitic Codex affinities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Pennsylvania
Egypt Exploration Fund
St. Mary
Jesus
God
Jesus Christ
Oxyrhynchae
The League of White Scare Among Mana Boys
A Philadelphia Record report describes a boys secret society called the League of White. It meets in a cellar with members in white gowns and a grand ruler in red. Initiations involve hours of mock punishment, rag battles, and a war cry, with claimed sick benefits of cents a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
League of Te
Little
Mana
League of White
Confused Congressman's Greeting Sparks McKinley County Mixup
A Cleveland Plain Dealer report captures a tangled encounter where a congressman questions a caller about his name while noting familiarity. The exchange reveals a case of mistaken identity tied to political signage and bill sponsorship, reflecting local political tension and confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bill Perkins
Churches Not Losing Young People's Societies, Though Quiet
The article reports Protestant church growth outpacing population in multiple cities, noting 6.1 percent accessions in ten months. It discusses waning enthusiasm for large youth conventions, yet finds youth organizations healthy, with Christian Endeavor and Baptist Young People's Union shifting to biennial gatherings and local work. It cites clergy views on revival methods, social dynamics, and ongoing church outreach led by Sunday schools and youth groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Willis W. Cooper
Chicago
United States
Cnurec
Pautsburg
Buffalo
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
Detroit
Louisville
Hartford
Boston
Providence
Ce-Recseevess
Christian Endeavor
Baptist Young People's Union
M. L. Haines
First Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Young People's Organization
Tata Genta ‘Nte
Lewis Brown
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Young Women’s Church
Episcopal Church
Mr. Brown
Living Church Almanac
The Dread Casket and the Silent Gates
A poem by Joseph Traxler contemplates graves and utopian memory. It recalls a loved one buried beneath earth and stone, with vivid imagery of sealing the casket lid and a grief that returns in altered aftertime. The speaker envisions kneeling at the headstone again within these gates, reliving present sorrow as past joys and despairs converge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Traxler
Chinese Simplicity and a Gatekeeper’s Bold Plea
London correspondence recalls a day after Peking fell when American troops under General Chaffee pressed toward a gate. A Chinese soldier guarding the outer wall pleads for punishment of his own dereliction, while French artillery sparks a tense, comic misunderstanding with the besieging forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London News
China
Peking
Chaffee
Tartar City Wall
Canal Gate
Riley
Imperial
Tartar
Monsolian
Imperial City
Brightwood Society Notes Show Wide Travel and Weddings
Local society pages document Miss Lida Morton visiting relatives in Muncie and many others traveling to Lafayette Greenfield Dayton St Louis Cuba Cincinnati Oakland and Urbana. It notes graduating exercises at Lowell school No 51 and several upcoming weddings and social events at the college Downey avenue Propylaeum and family homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lida Morton
Muncie
Emma Maywood
Lafayette
Glennie Goble
Greenfield
Eva Lingle
Castleton
A. Zeek
Dayton
Arble E. Wallace
St. Louis
B. A. Brown
Cuba
Myrtle Price
Leota Knight
8. L. Witham
Cincinnati
Edward Freeman
Oakland
Shea
Mattoon
Mollie Mansfield
Misses Hoover
Tillie Kneer
Melissa Apple
Freeman
Mayme Riley
Urbana
Blanche Harris
A. C. Harris
Cecil Devere
Bertha Koesch
Montezuma
John Hodges
Anna
Kent
Gus Adams
William Emons
Terre Haute
Ind
Woodruff
Morristown
John Woodruff
George Sites
Flossie
Shelbyville
Alta Keister
Harrisburg
Jack Riley
Bellefontaine, O
William Riley
Greenlaw
Huntingburg
Arthur Danner
Monteagle
Tenn
Malone
William Lampert
Columbus
Ella Ingram
Owen Harper
King Avenue
Henry Ellwanger
Louisville
Mayme Brock
New Bethel
William Wood
Albany
John Bartel
Dollarhide
Mt. Clair
William Wilkes
Louis Wilkes
Town Hall
Rose Crawford
Lula Ellwanger
Rose Ellwanger
Florence Wacker
Oscar Boesch
Edward Leach
Mrs. Leach
Samuel A. Harker
Parker
Florence Fetter
Peru
Florence Moore
Charles E. Newlin
Frank E. Tibbott
Philadelphia
Tibbott
Anna Grant
Nineveh
Pearl Forsyth
Cordelia Butler
Sylvan Beach
Mich
Clara McIntyre
Irvington
Lexington
Mass
E. P. Wise
Joel Moorman
Somerset
Leni Burner
Anderson
Poolooah Burner
J. P. Watts
Frank E. Tipbott
Winchester
W._S. Moffatt
John L. Campbell
Lenora
Jack Campbell
Fetter
Effie Blount
Whittier
Cal
Sarah Blount
Ritter Avenue
Flora Bridges
Frank EB
T. C. Howe
Miss Howe
Central Avenue
Charlotte Powell
Juliet Brown
Scot Butler
Downey Avenue
Sigma Chi
Country Club
Jennie Jeffries
Maddie
Percy B. Williams
Toronto
Can
University Avenue
College Chapel
Coursn School
Jeannette Weser
Jeannette Lewis
Georgia Galvin
Vincent Clifford
Evelyn Jeffries
Carrie Butler
Biosan Downey Avenue
of Tal
Blanche Turkinko
Concoerie
Charline Ara Mundee Sproull
Butler
de Mortuis
van Wie
E. E
John Mang
Anna Stein
Emma_ Rosberg
Nellie Rosberg
Cora Jones
Jessie Jones
Leah Roberts
G. C. Whallon
Chas. Jones
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Propylaeum
Verna Richey
Elizabeth Poulson
Helen Downing
Edith Longley
Elizabeth Wink
Maury
Ora Wickler
Marieartin
Charles Ball
Sheridan
Richard Darling
Lebanon
Albert Douthit
Seattle
Wash
Thomas Morgan
Hamilton County
D. A. Sommers
Bedford
Ray Davidson
Glenwood
Ross Ludlow
N. H. Shepherd
Southend
Ruth Osborne
G. A. van Arsdel
Charles Smith
Oklahoma
Gus Smith
Margaret Shawhan
Rushville
Hattie Manning
Fairview
Ribol
Newerby
Illiam Patterson
Luia Schaun
Perry County
Ohio
J. Garry
Henry Griffin
Pueblo
Col
Seventh Christian Church Congregation
Zionsville
Flora Kirk
Flora
Eugene Udell
Waite
Barrie, VI
E. F. Jones
J. A. Beatty
Elwood
J. Edward Brown
Kila Dills
M. Wavis
Nome Presbyterian Church
Marion Park
M. E
Carl Gunder
St. Paul
Minn
Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the
Home Presbyterian Church
Edward Sprague
William van Riper
Dowogiac, N
J. W. Norton
Julius Schleuter
S. N. Gunder
Chicago
J. N. Gunder
Thomas Hazelrigg
James Greene
Greencastle
Thacker
Waveland
William Spaulding
de Pauw
Shane
John Akers
C. Brown
McCamnnon
Heard
Butler County
Mahlon Elliott
Madison
John Lingle
Sedalia
Lee Strong
Belleville
J. W. Riley
Ida Prosser
Scottsburg
Knight
Marion Avenue
Mollie Helt
E. Gould
William Alexander
Mitchell
Iowa
Sarah Carmack
Frank Gray
Kentucky
John Gohman
New Albany
Ladies’ Aid Society of
Trinity M. E. Church
Joel Baker
William Ennis
Gibson County
Roe Kirk
William Lingle
McCordsville
Anna Kheen
Magdalen
Katherine Gohman
William Hollingsworth
Edwardsort
C. Collingsworth
Banner Temple
Rathbone
West Morris Street
Ladies’ Aid Society
Morrisstreet Christian Church
Wilson
J. L. Stout
Hiram Miller
Flackville
E. B. Rawls
Miss Yerger
Cumberland
Foltz
J. F. Benham
Benham
Riverside Camp
Order
Wallace Turpin
Twentieth Century Club
Alice Baker
Ellis
Bebauer
Seibert
Worl
James McGrew
Mount Jackson
Fairview Park
Harding Street
Charles Robinson
Charles Edwards
J. W. McGrew
Cornelius Sheridan
Minnie Foltz
Thomas Harmon
Assumption Catholic Church
J. F. Weber
Maywood
Harmony
Buffalo
Maywool
S .E. Jimes
M. E. Church
William Hedges
le Clyde Holstien
My Love
Maude Britton
Earl Veal
Hen Douglas
Ethel Steirwalt
Scott
Essie Ramsey
Allan Bane
Wesley Williams
Ellen Douglas
Claribel Richardson
Nate
Jaane Ivy
Hardigen
George Durie
Wisdom of a Noble Life by James Russell Lowell
A fragmentary reflection urging perpetual growth and benevolent duty. It extols widening the soul, pursuing noble acts each moment, and strengthening humanity over personal or servile aims, envisioning a lasting inner legacy across ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Russell Lowell
Greek and Hebrew Typewriting in New York Tribune
A brief excerpt notes a student earning living through typewriting Greek and Hebrew, describing inventive work by a young man as he works his way through college. The passage hints at novel uses of typing skills in specialized languages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Ual
Student Typewriter Opens Multilingual Manuscript Market
A young man with knowledge of Greek and Hebrew uses typewriter to prepare manuscripts for professors. He can type in Greek, Hebrew, German, and is branching into Sanskrit and Chinese. Orders flow in, boosting his weekly earnings. The device simplifies handling diverse scripts and erases handwriting issues for editors.
How She Won Chicago Post
A brief exchange recounts witty chatter about Adam and Eve and their accessories, noting Eve’s Picture hat and Adam’s cigars. The dialogue hints at societal expectations and preferred origins of modern style, framed as playful banter between two characters.
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Chicago Post
Adam
Eve
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