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...Forgan was widely and affectionately known as "J.B." and "The Old War Horse." His humor was kindly, his sense of justice, honesty and discipline that of a stern Scot. Testimonials from his friends reflected the gratitude Chicago owed him for his services during 30 years of prosperity and panic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Forgan | 11/10/1924 | See Source »

...four. He took the qualifying round with a 76 (3 strokes over a most difficult par), but bowed to T. A. ("Tony") Torrance, of Sandy Lodge, Eng., in his second match. Torrance simply refused to be impressed by Tofley's enormous tee shots. Thereafter, W. L. Hope, from Turnberry, Scot, disposed of Torrance as Torrance ad mitted he has always been able to. And Hope, in turn, was scotched in the final by Willie Murray, of the West Hill Club, London...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Other Golf | 9/15/1924 | See Source »

While it is a very human impulse to join the ranks of the victors, there is a charm about lost causes which kept the canny Scot swearing for a century by Prince Charlie. And if it was revealed in the Middle Ages by the continued existence of a king of the Romans it is no less apparent now in the prolonged life of the French Royalist party. But the latest reports, that the fiery Camelots du Roi are in fact petit bourgeouis whose families have arisen since the Revolution is slightly disconcerting to one who has pictured them secretly trailing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VIVE LE ROI | 6/6/1924 | See Source »

...life" has largely passed away; and the point has been reached where this type of literature forms a convenient and popular vehicle for the conveying of science, history, and religion to the masses. The habit of disapproval is too deeply ingrained, however, to allow the novel to escape scot-free; and it is this very subservience to science that arouses modern criticism. Speaking at St. Mark's-in-the-Bouerie Dr. Brian Brown unconsciously voiced this disapproval by saying that "Psychology is the hero and heroine of every piece of fiction." It is apparently with the psychological and psycho-analytical...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DOWN THE SAWDUST TRAIL | 5/9/1924 | See Source »

Sunday, Mar. 16, John F. Kelman, Scot divine, will preach his farewell sermon to the congregation of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, Manhattan. No evangelical church in the U. S. has a wider reputation. The question of a successor to Dr. Kelman assumes international interest. Three of the last five pastors have been British.* George B. Agnew, committeeman, stated that an American was now desired. Two were mentioned : Charles F. Wishart, of Wooster, O., present moderator of the Presbyterian Church, theologically moderate; Maitland Alexander, of Pittsburgh, dominant fundamentalist. The tradition of the church is said to be fundamentalist. Dr. Kelman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Fifthe Avenue | 3/10/1924 | See Source »

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