Swarthmore's Old Powder Mill and Patriot Harris
A 1776 report details Dr Harris and a committee advancing powder mill construction near Crum Creek to aid Washington’s army. It describes loan arrangements, site inspections, mill dimensions, and the mill’s role before eventual decay, with a note urging remembrance at Lovers Lane.
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Carris
George Washington
United Colonies
Continental Congress
Harris
Joe Ladd Howell
Owen Biddle
Loughty
United States of America
Thomas Leiper
Crum Creek
Leiper
Nahum Keys
James Riddle
Crum Creek Bridge
C. H. Lungren
Julia C. Yarnall
Taft to Deliver Commencement Address at Swarthmore
The Swarthmore College campus plans include William Howard Taft delivering the Commencement address in the outdoor auditorium. Ivy Exercises, Class Day on June 19, Alumni Day June 15, and a Midsummer Night's Dream play for seniors are scheduled. degrees will be conferred after Taft's remarks.
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Swarthmore
William Howard Tait
Somerville Hall
William Howard Taft
United States
Move for World Peace Conference Seeks League of Nations
A Taft led committee of 100 prominent Americans calls for a June 17 conference at Independence Hall to debate joining a league of nations for permanent peace. Swarthmore College President Swain signs. private Century Club meetings spurred the effort. Rev Jarvis filled in for absent pastor with a sermon on The Dynamic of a Conviction. Children’s Day noted for June 1a.
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United States
William H. Taft
Independence Hall
League of Nations
League of All the Great Nations
League
Century Club
New York
Swain
Swarthmore College
Suffrage Lunches Cheer Thousands on Good Roads Day
Pennsylvania suffragists organized a large lunch program for 80 000 road workers on Good Roads Day. Under Miss Hannah F Patterson guidance local groups coordinated with road officials to supply homemade lunches and drinks. Field kitchens and mobile stations served wieners sandwiches waffles and iced drinks. Lunch totals ranged from 400 in Franklin County to 12000 in Allegheny County feeding crews near Pittsburgh.
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Pennsylvania
Hannah F. Patterson
Woman Suffrage Party
Europe
Franklin County
Allegheny
Pittsburgh
inscription for a library passage
Inscription for a library speaks of leaving behind tumult and fret and entering a stately portal. It honors golden hours and immortal hooks attributed to J. R. Haves.
Free Trees for the Asking In Statewide Reforestation Plan
Over 5,000,000 seeding trees will be distributed free to applicants under a State Forestry Department plan. Governor Brumbaugh signed a bill allowing free trees to be provided to those who agree to care for them as preparations to ship begin, replacing the prior policy of selling at cost.
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State Forestry Department
Brumbaugh
Radar Town warns motorists over horn use and slow passage
Radnord Township officials announce strict enforcement of the motor vehicle law including horn blowing and slow driving at warning signs. Police activity on the pike between Darby and Lansdowne is noted. An Automobile Club official says officers track slow drivers while fast ones avoid listing numbers.
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Radnord
Darby
Lansdowne
The
Automobile Club
National colors adorning borough on Monday
The national colors were prominent throughout the borough on Monday, fluttering from buildings and flagpoles as residents observed a day of civic display.
The Pennsylvania Club Woman gains new issue
A four page monthly newspaper from Media Pennsylvania edited and published by Mrs Elmer E Melick promotes women club interests across the state The second issue appears stronger than the first and solidifies its position as a top source for club news It costs 50 cents per year.
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Media
Elmer E. Melick
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Swarthmore’s Old Powder Mill
Philadelphia
Committee of Safety
WM. H. Taft
Presbyterian Church
Taft
William Woodfin
Robert Jarvis
J. R. Haves
Carroll Thayer
Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Company
Walnut Street
Charles H. Barry
K. Dale Benson
J. Tatnall Lea
Richard M. Cadwalader
Henry J
John L. Thompson
W. Gardner Crowell
Edward T. Stotesbury
Edwin N. Benson, Jr
Brown
Sec
Y. Hampton L. Warner
WM. J. Dawson
Sec’y Agency Department
Walton & Walton, Agents
Pennsylvania Club
Hamilton Storage CO
Lancaster Ave
Preston
Thos, N. Ross
Durnall’s Hardware Store
Swarthmore News
Telephone
Jones Farm
Jones
Mrs. Jones
C. Frank Williamson
Morton, Pa
Strathaven Inn
Frank M. Scheibley
Booth
Victor D. Shirer
J. B. Mack
Mortom Avenue
Morton
Automobile Supplies and Repairs Agency
Republic Tires
Springfield Consolidated Water Company
Fidelity Building
N. Broad Street
Lansdowne, PA
H. Cloud’s Drug Store
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