Christian temple skyscraper proposed for Chicago district
Dr. George F. Hall seeks to build an eighteen story Christian temple near Lincoln Park costing about 5 million dollars. The complex would house a night university for 12 000 pupils 3 500 rooms a central auditorium for 12 000 and multiple facilities including shops banks and clubs all under one roof aimed at improving life for working youths despite foreclosure actions against Hall's Chicago Texas Land and Lumber venture.
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Chicago-Texas Land and Lumber Company
George F. Hall
Bush Temple
Chicago
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Dor. Hall
Lincoln Park
Hall
New York
Taft Politest Man Alive Gave Up Seat for Women
Yale alumni meeting notes Justice Brewer praise for Taft's politeness. He recalled Taft once rising in a street car to offer his seat to three women. Hadley urged Yale to reduce faculty while boosting pay, sparking mixed reaction. He referenced Professor Lounsbury's retirement and a classroom quip about pearls.
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Justice Brewer
Yale
New Haven
New York Sun
United States Senate
Taft
Hadley
Thomas Lounsbury
Lounsbury
Arcadia Assembly: Missouri Enterprise Promotes Rural Living
The Missouri Farmers' Herald reports Robertus Love as organizer of a new Arcadia assembly to be held Aug 18 81 in the southern summery region, pledging a retreat from city slavery toward the simple life. John Burroughs' creed is adopted as Arcadia's shibboleth and aims to restore individual independence.
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Arcadia Assembly
Missouri
Missouri Farmers’ Herald
Robertus Love
Arcadia
Hoboken
Kalamazoo
John Burroughs
Rutgers Professor Undertakes Adirondack Walking Tour
Rutgers College romance languages professor Edwin Bell Davis and his son Donald began a walking tour to the Adirondacks to rest and regain strength before fall, continuing a five year pattern of extended treks. They travel with guns, fishing rods, and a tent after a bout with typhoid fever.
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Rutgers
Edwin Bell Davis
Rutgers College
New Brunswick
N. J
Donald
Adirondacks
New York Tribune
Davis
Tribute to Stanford White by Augustus Lukeman
Augustus Lukeman, close friend and National Sculpture Society director, pays tribute to Stanford White as the great architect and generous, refined artist who elevated beauty in life and art. He credits White with shaping homes’ environments and inspiring public taste, and notes the art world’s silence amid his loss.
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Stanford White
Augustus Lakeman
White
New York Tribune
Lukeman
National Sculpture Society
Augustus St. Gaudens
Daniel ©. French
Mr. White
Burlington Railways Switch to Positive Block System
The entire Burlington line about 4000 miles now operates under a positive block system. Sections six to eight miles long are blocks with telegraph operators at stations guiding trains. A train may enter a block only after it is reported clear. The upgrade increases safety though it raises costs, adding ten more operators for the 128 miles between Council Bluffs and St Joseph.
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Burlington Railway
Kansas City
Council Bluffs
Missouri River
Cornell Bluffs
St. Joseph
Cats as Scarecrows Protect Middletown Cherry Trees
Mrs. Basse of Middletown New Jersey trains two cats to guard cherry trees from birds. Each morning she uses a broom to summon the cats up the trunks and signals them to stay with the threat of the broom. The method is said to be inexpensive and effective with no birds approaching while the cats guard.
Austrian physician starts Chicago simple life colony
Dr Gluck launches a vegetarian, eight hour day, no wage community in Chicago. Women join, married with children rejected. Plan includes industries, pure food, eating houses, health and bathing resorts. Weekly fast day. members work without pay. Dr Gluck donates $30,000.
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A. Gluck
Chicago
Dr. Gluck
The Kicking Cow and the Parson’s Lesson
Aunt Hetty brings charges against Samuel Johnson for swearing and cow abuse. The pastor visits, milks the difficult cow, finds the animal gentle, and Aunt Hetty loses her anger after a comic reversal. The preacher then urges patience and kindness, dropping the charges amid humorous resolve.
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Homer Sprague
Hetty Strong
Samuel Johnson
Hle
Smithville
Brother Johnson
Delhi
John
Johnson
Parson
Aunt Hetty
Hetty
Farmer Johnson
Sister Strong
Strong
M. Quad
New Life Pills Promote Health and Gut Relief
Dr. King's New Life Pills advertised as the pleasantest and most effective cure for constipation. The copy claims they awaken torpid livers and unblock bowels, prevent appendicitis, and tone the system with a 25 cent price at Stewart's pharmacy.
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Dr. King
Stewart's Pharmacy
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Milanese
Chereh
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Lncare
Vers
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Simple Life Project
August Lombardo
North Side Square
John J. McKeene
City Water Works
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Iowa
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Colonsoi
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Chamberlain
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