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...First Parish Church in Cambridge from 1874 to 1880. From 1877 to 1882 he was a member of the Board of Overseers. His long academic career began in 1881 with his appointment as Parkman Professor of Theology, a chair he held until 1886 when he succeeded the venerable Andrew Preston Peabody as Plummer Professor of Christian Morals. In that capacity he had charge of the religious services of the University under the general supervision of the Board of Preachers, constituted in 1886. He was Acting Dean of the Divinity School in 1885-86 and in 1893-94, and Dean from...
...Woolworth Co. Mr. Peck died in 1915 and his son, Fremont Carson Peck, took over in 1922. Ten years later, young Publisher Peck bought the Standard Union from Chain-Publisher Paul Block. Same year Chain-Publisher Gannett relinquished control of the Eagle to a corporation headed by Millard Preston Goodfellow, an old Brooklyn...
Because the Redskins, highly popular on the road, have been so thoroughly ignored at home that their owner, Washington Laundryman George Preston Marshall, next season plans to move them home to the capital, professional football's No. 1 game of the year will be played in New York City...
...honest living." The Board of Aldermen at once took the logical step for cities blighted by the car-watching racket, by drafting amendments to the Traffic Code and City Charter forbidding it. Before they were passed, to City Magistrate Anthony F. Burke was brought 18-year-old Negro John Preston who admitted soliciting to watch cars, pleaded that no one had to accept his services. "That's a lot of horsefeathers!'' snapped the Magistrate, giving Negro Preston 15 days in jail...
...Preston greeted the new men and introduced Alex Bright '19, member of last year's Olympic Skiing Squad, who spoke on the Olympic competition. Moving pictures of the team in action last year were exhibited, and the plans for the season were presented...