Penns Dream Is Now Jewel City
National Geographic Society notes Philadelphia founder William Penn shaped the city plan and name. The Penn statue at the Federal Reserve bank will be removed for a new facade as urban renewal and park system expand, including Fairmount park, Schuylkill navy clubs, and a modern Pennsylvania boulevard carving through the city.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNY
Illiam Penn
Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank
Philadelphia
Penn
William Penn
Shackamaxon
Society of Friends
Delaware
Delaware River
Schuylkill
First Order
Fairmount Park
Lemon, Hill
Robert Morris
Washington
Jefferson
Adams
Lafayette
Schuylkill Navy
City Hall Square
Broad Street
Pennsylvania
Chestnut Street
Baltimore & Ohio
Reading Terminal
Pennsylvania Station
Pennsylvania Boulevard
Pennsylvania Terminal
Caissons Used in Valley of Nile 3900 Years Ago
The Egyptian expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art reports discovery of caissons used in pyramid shaft sinking at Lisht near Cairo. Ambrose Lansing notes two separate caissons, one stone and brick, one wood, dating thirty nine centuries ago. Findings shed light on ancient pyramid construction and life.
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New York
Lisht
Cairo
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Nile Valley
Ambrose Lansing
Egypt
Archeologists Detail Pyramid Caisson Find at Lisht
The museum expedition near Lisht, forty miles south of Cairo, resumes work after a six year gap. The team describes a method to sink stone caissons in sand and notes inscriptions on inscribed stones revealing how Tura quarried blocks were moved by Nile floods to the pyramid site.
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Se’n-Worset I
Lisht
Cairo
Thebes
Se’n-Worset
Mr. Lansing
Tura
Nile
Students Find Fossils Near Pittsburgh
Within Pittsburgh limits high school students unearthed fossils dating about two million years old during a recent field trip. The finds include corals embedded in crinoidal limestone in a cliff.
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Pittsburgh
Persistence defines Plank’s unlikely success in business
The narrator recalls meeting Plank at the Congress hotel in January after years apart. Despite weak college grades in calculus physics and chemistry Plank showed relentless perseverance, never giving up and returning to problems until solved. He emphasizes returning tomorrow for a second trial after a setback.
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Plank
Congress Hotel
Persisting through hardship leads to success in 1933
A dialogue from 1933 discusses overcoming academic failure through hard work and persistence. One speaker notes they have earned money and carry responsibilities, while the other praises persistence as nearly as genius, acknowledging personal progress despite being a poor student.
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Western Newspaper Union
Wisconsin Repeals Eighty-Four Year Blue Laws
Madison laws end eight decade old blue laws prohibiting Sunday work or play except for necessity or charity. The move removes statewide restrictions on leisure and commerce, aligning Saturday and Sunday activities with other days. Local officials expect easier schedules for shoppers and workers nationwide implications.
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Madison, Wis
Wisconsin
Ten Year World Tour Completed by Antonio Zetto
Antonio Zetto finished a decade long wander around the globe returning to Italy. He walked most of the way and said he spent Christmas Eve 1921 in New York before resuming travel. He visited virtually every large American city and all continents, yet plans further adventures.
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Philadelphia
Tacony
Manayunk
Bridesburg
Passyunk
Kensington
Southwark
Great
Penn
Polar Circle
Earth
Andes
China
Congo
Seven Seas
Borneo
Zululand
Tombouctou
Kamchatka
Nome
Rio
Rome
America
Antonio Zetto
Italy
Zetto
New York
Safe Ways to Send Small Coins by Mail
The article discusses protecting coin shipments in letters, noting the decline of shin plasters and detailing methods like coin cards with circular holes and pasted covers. It explains flatness, tight sealing, and securing coins, then describes homemade coin cards as a widely used secure option.
White Sox Hope Paul Gregory Shows Promise As Rookie Pitcher
White Sox look to Paul Gregory son of a minister and college graduate as a key pitcher this season. Gregory has been in professional baseball since 1990 and the team expects significant contribution from him in 1993.
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Paul Gregory
White Sox
Sox
Puzzle Letter Snafu in Maine Postal Mixup
A letter addressed to Moose, Me. was delivered to a local resident. Postal workers traced the error through Moose River, Moosehead and Moose Island before correcting the destination and readdressing the piece.
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Caribou
Moose
Moose River
Moosehead
Moose Island
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West Fairmount Park
Fairmount Parkway
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By Charles Sughroe
MY Boys
Sumner Welles
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Roosevelt
Harvey Bundy
Welles
Wilson
White Sox Hope
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Bill
Herts
England
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