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...uniqueness of Woodstock lies in the amiable tolerance with which the "conservative" lamb and the "radical" lion of the art world lie down together. The constitution of the Woodstock Association provides that the board of directors shall always be equally divided between the radical and conservative groups. Such well-known academicians as Birge Harrison, John F. Carlson, Eugene Speicher preserve a balance against the incursions of modernism. The Woodstock people are seldom extremists, but the majority are clearly under the influence of the newer currents. Of the names which stand out, Henry Lee McFee, with his solid and colorful Portrait...
...baptized in 1832 and soon afterwards ordained elder, made his influence felt by his " indomitable will, persuasive eloquence, executive ability, shrewdness and zeal,'' and was ordained one of the " twelve apostles " who were sent out in 1835 as missionaries to the " gentiles." He was given the title of "The Lion of the Lord...
...California girl was bitten by a mountain lion and apparently recovered. But about seven weeks later she developed hydrophobia and died. It is unusual for mountain lions to attack human beings unprovoked, and this is the first instance on record of rabies in this animal, though it is occasionally found in various domestic animals other than dogs. Anti-rabic treatment should be taken as precaution whenever a human is bitten by an animal...
...with several delightful evenings, even if you understand as little French as most New York theatrical critics do Russian. The Guitrys whatever they are acting in, individually or collectively, are worth observation. The Pitoeff company playing at the Comedie Champs Elysees, in The Lower Depths, Androcles and the Lion and others, are almost always interesting...
Since being bitten by a lion in a Paris café, Battling Siki has faded from the public eye. He takes the opportunity to regain a place in the news columns by refusing publicly an alleged offer from Tex Rickard of $10,000 to fight Kid Norfolk, American Negro, in New York this summer. Siki explains that since his experience with Mike McTigue in a Dublin ring he has become convinced that he can get a square deal "nowhere in the world outside of continental Europe...