New College Men Presidents of Three Baptist Institutions
Portraits and sketches feature three young Baptist college presidents recently named to lead major universities. Biographies cover B L Whitman of Columbian University, Austen K de Blois of Shurtleff College, and the rapid rise of Colgate’s new president, with notes on their Nova Scotia origins and early careers in education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Whitman
Justments
Columbian University
Washington, D. C
Whitman
Colgate
Maritime Provinces
Canada
Nova Scotia
Brown
Newton
Free Street Baptist Church
Portland
Colby University
Columbian
Welling
A. K. DE Blois
Shurtleff College
Austen K. de Blois
Wolfville
N. S
Stephen W. de Blois
John Pryor
D. D
Acadia College
Horton Academy
Schurman
Cornell
Corey
Richmond Theological Seminary
Rand
McMaster
Anderson
Kalamazoo
Acadia
Europe
Brown University
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Newton Theological Seminary
Berlin
Leipsic
de Blois
Union Baptist Seminary
St. Martin’s
N. B
St. Martin's Baptist Church
Waterville
Wiscasset
Albany Law School
St. Paul, Minn
Johns Hopkins University
Boston's New Hotel Price Tag Sets City Ablaze
Boston plans a new hotel costing 3.5 million dollars set to rival Chicago and New York hotels in prominence. Separate item notes a Selma Alabama law banning married men on street after 9 pm without wives signed permits.
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Boston
Chicago
New York
Selma
Ala
Writing Desks and Demand in a Curious Exchange
A dealer explains that few customers want writing desks like Mrs De Fad’s exquisite piece. The conversation notes that most buyers want desks suited for actual writing rather than display.
International Visitor Trend at Yellowstone Park
A historical note remarks that among about 3,000 visitors to Yellowstone National Park over the last three years, fewer than 100 were Americans. The statement also suggests more Americans have climbed the Alps than visited Yosemite Valley.
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Yellowstone Park
National Yellowstone Park
Alps
Yosemite Valley
Social power of the British aristocracy in London society
The piece surveys influence in London society during a parliamentary season, focusing on the Duchess of Devonshire and the Marchioness of Salisbury as central social players. It notes Devonshire’s fashion leadership and tact, and Salisbury’s sharp mind and political clout, alongside other titled peers and their roles in political life.
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Ociety
Great Britain
Globe
Spain
London
Brilliancy
Duchess of Devonshire
England
Duke of Manchester
Lord Hartington
Egeria
Duke of Devonshire
Lord Salisbury
Salisbury
Marchioness
Lady Salisbury
Conservative
Primrose League
Arlington Street
Court of St. James
Lalisbury
Privy Council
Commission For National Defense
Army
Navy
Duke of Roxburghe
George Russell
Prince of Wales
Kimbolton Castle
Russell
Prince and Princess of Wales
Arthur Wilson
Tranby Croft
Baccarat
Marchioness of
Lansdowne
Lord Beaconsfield
Ceorgsande
Lord Blandford
Lord Lansdowne
Canada
India
Passing Events Seen by Memorists in Gotham Town
A humorous, reflective verse piece contrasts mountain sea and stream charms with city comforts in Gotham, preferring a familiar bed and simple fare over resort life. The local sentiment favors humor and quiet comfort over flashy amenities as the speaker jokes about life, heat, food, and drink in New York.
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Gothamtown
Gotham
New York
The New Robinson Crusoe on a Pacific Isle
A tale unfolds on a distant Pacific isle where a palm and wild orange intertwine and a man with a shadowed past walks the beach with his dog. A bare footprint in the sand and a specter of past guilt drive a haunting quest as skeletons appear and the story resolves with a grim echo of Trilby’s path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Ocean
Trilby
One Man's Gain
A Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph reader recalls a man who started with nothing and, in time, grew to wealth estimated at a thousandfold. The anecdote emphasizes dramatic financial ascent and public curiosity about fortunes.
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NEW College
Bucknell University
Lewisburg
Penn
Colgate University
Smith
S. K. Smith
G. W. Smith
John Bull
Devonshire
Liszt
Washington Star
St. Louis
Lady Devonshire
Lady Ridley
Funny Writers
Nuy
New York World
Texas Siftings
Rafferty
Iseas
Mister Rafferty
O'Raffert
Texas
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