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...Bishop Lawrence celebrated Holy Communion. Incense was not perceptible. Dr. Kirsopp Lake, of Harvard, said: "Bible and Church have frequently been wrong and their complete consent will prove in the end to have less power than truth and facts, for these alone are valid, authentic and infallible." No one threw bricks at him. Miracles, divorce, industry, eugenics, creeds, were all quite thoroughly discussed. All present were Protestants, protesting as they chose against whatever untruth or unrighteousness "is, and of a right ought to be, pro-tested...
...Raymond Pearl, famed Johns Hopkins biologist, threw a tomb into the ranks of the Drys, who had long believed that the science of physiology was on their side. Making public an investigation based on exact records of the drinking habits of more than 150,000 normal persons throughout their lives, he reached the conclusion that "moderate steady drinkers have a better expectation of life at all ages from 30 to the end of the life span than do total abstainers." Heavy drinkers have the poorest expectation of life at all ages after 30, except that heavy-drinking males from...
...John Purroy Mitchel, widow of New York's late Mayor: " It was reported that in Manhattan, at the height of the gaieties of a Russian ball, a toy balloon, playfully 'touched with a lighted cigarette, exploded, set fire to my hair. Major William Kennelly threw a napkin over the blaze, extinguished it. Other guests at my table were Mr. and Mrs. Reginald C. Vanderbilt, Miss Aladeleine Liebert, daughter of Gaston Liebert (French Minister in New York)." Patrick Cardinal Hayes: "My first unecclesiastical speech since returning to my archdiocese was delivered to 4,000 postal employes. To them...
Brown, the star south fair, will have his second taste of Maine batting today. His wildness in the Bates game almost threw away the verdict, but the manner in which he finished up the Cornell game augurs well for this afternoon. Toulmin may be Coach Shattery's last minute choice for mound duty and in any case he will be the first relief pitcher...
Near Paris Andre Tardieu arose to address a meeting. When he was well under way, a Communist interrupted, said he wanted to address the meeting. Andre refused to permit this and continued to speak. Thereupon up jumped the Communist and threw Andre off the platform. After a struggle, in which Andre lost some of his clothing, he was replaced upon the platform by the strong hands of his supporters. Up sprang Andre Marty, notorious Communist. Andre II laid heavy hands upon Andre I, who was kicked, scratched, bitten and "generally beaten up." The meeting then broke up, Andre I retiring...