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1912 31 Oct 191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá arrived in Chicago and gave a talk at the Plaza Hotel. The subject of this talk was The Covenant. [239D:176; PUP381].
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at public places; Rabindranath Tagore; Bengal Renaissance; Chicago, IL; USA; India | |
1912 30 Oct 191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá left Denver for Chicago. [239D:175] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; Denver, CO; Chicago, IL; USA | |
1912 29 Oct 191- |
During a 24-hour stopover in Denver, Àbdu'l-Bahá met Cardinal John Murphy Farley who had come from New York to dedicate the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on behalf of the Pope. [239 Days website; MD356-357]
See a provisional translation of a talk Àbdu'l-Bahá gave in Port Said on the 23rd of Jun 1913 on His meeting with the Cardinal. In the afternoon He gave a public talk at the home of Mrs Sidney Roberts and in the evening He spoke at the Church of the Messiah. [MD357; 239Days175] |
`Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; Denver, CO; USA | |
1912 28 Oct 191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá arrived in Denver at midnight. [239D:175; AB316] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; Denver, CO; USA | |
1912 26 Oct 191- |
Talk at Assembly Hall, Hotel Sacramento,
Sacramento, California. [PUP376]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at public places; Sacramento, CA; California, USA; Denver, CO; USA | |
1912 25 Oct 191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá left San Francisco for Sacramento and arrived at noon the same day. [239D:171]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at public places; San Francisco, CA; Sacramento, CA; USA | |
1912 21 Oct 191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá left Los Angeles for San Francisco. [AB310] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA; USA | |
1912 20 Oct 191- |
Shu'áu'lláh, who had been living in Pasadena at the time, had persuaded a newspaper editor to write two misleading articles in which he tried to show that because of his biological relationship he was bound to inherit the station of the Prophets. At a public meeting a reporter pressed 'Abdu'l-Bahá about him and His reply was to quote Christ when asked about His relationship with His brothers. [MD339-340, 490n325]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; Covenant-breakers; Shuaullah; Los Angeles, CA | |
1912 19 Oct 191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá visited the grave of Thornton Chase in Inglewood. [239D:169; AB309; MD337-339]
"As many times as possible-at least once a year-you should make it a point to visit his tomb, for his spirit will be exhilarated through the loyalty of the friends, and in the world of God will it be happy. The friends of God must be kind to one another, whether it be in life or after death." [SoW Vol 4 No 13 p225] |
`Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; Thornton Chase; Cemeteries and graves; Inglewood, CA; USA | |
1912 18 Oct 191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá left San Francisco for Los Angeles, arriving the same day. [239D:169; AB309]
Having heard that 'Abdu'l-Bahá was in Los Angeles, Mabel Rice-Wray took children Edris and Colston to the hotel where the Master was staying. They spent over an hour with 'Abdu'l-Bahá in His room. Both Edris and Colston sat on 'Abdu'l-Bahá's knee and were given cookies. Some years later, in response to a letter from their mother, 'Abdu'l-Bahá bestowed the name Rawshan ("brilliance") on Edris, and Ruqi on Colston, and revealed in their honour the well-known prayer for children that begins: "O my Lord! O my Lord! I am a child of tender years. Nourish me from the breast of Thy mercy ... " [Find a grave Edris Rawshan Wray] |
`Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, prayers of; Mabel Rice-Wray Ives; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA; USA | |
1912 17 Oct 191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá discovered His signet ring was missing and for the rest of His trip He signed, rather than seal, every Tablet He wrote or dictated. [Historical Dictionary of the Bahá'í Faith pg. xxxvii, AY101-102] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; Rings; Seals; Oakland, CA; USA | |
1912 16 Oct 191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá returned to San Francisco. [AB308; 239 Days] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; San Francisco, CA; USA | |
1912 13 or 14 Oct 191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá visited Phoebe Hearst at her estate, at her invitation. [239D:168; AB307]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; Phoebe Hearst; Hearst estate; Misconduct of believers; California, USA; USA | |
1912 12 Oct 191- |
Talk at the synagogue Temple Emmanu-El, 450 Sutter Street, San Francisco, California. [PUP361, ABF408] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at synagogues; Interfaith dialogue; - Judaism; San Francisco, CA; California, USA; USA | |
1912 10 Oct 191- |
Talk at Open Forum, San Francisco, California [PUP355] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at public places; San Francisco, CA; California, USA; USA | |
1912 8 Oct 191- |
The start of the the First Balkan War when Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro and Serbia constituting the Balkan League and having large parts of their ethnic populations under
Ottoman sovereignty, attacked the Ottoman Empire, terminating its five centuries of rule in the Balkans. The seven-month campaign ended in the Treaty of London (30 May 1913) brokered and mediated by the great powers of Europe, including the United Kingdom, Russia, France, Germany, and Austria-Hungary. They sought to prevent further conflicts in the Balkans and to maintain stability in the region.
The main provisions included the following: In a talk at the Japenese Independ |
Colonialism and imperialism; Ethnic divisions; History (general); Balkans; London, England; United Kingdom | |
1912 8 Oct 191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá spoke at Leland Stanford Junior University in Palo Alto. [239D:166 AB288, PUP348; ]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at universities; Universities; Palo Alto, CA; USA | |
1912 7 Oct 191- |
Talk to Japanese Young Men's Christian Association,
Japanese Independent Church, 576 Sycamore Street, Oakland, California. [PUP343]
He said in part:
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; Oakland, CA; California, USA; USA | |
1912 3 Oct 191- |
After the visitation of many friends in the morning, in the afternoon, at the invitation of Mrs Goodall, the Master and friends went to the Golden Gate Park outside of the city where again He met with visitors and answered questions of reporters.. [MD303-304; SoW Vol 4 No 12 October 16, 1913 p206-207] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; San Francisco, CA; USA | |
1912 1 Oct 191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá arrived in San Francisco about midnight. [239D:165; AB286] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; San Francisco, CA; California, USA; USA | |
1912 Oct 191- |
Shoghi Effendi was enrolled in the preparatory school associated with the Syrian Protestant College in Beirut. The 1912-1913 academic year was a turbulent time in the Middle East region because the Italo-Turkish war had spilled over into the area. Owing to the fact that the Syrian Protestant College flew an American flag it had some degree of protection from the warring factions. [PG8-9] | Syrian Protestant College, Lebanon; * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); * Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Beirut, Lebanon; Lebanon |
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