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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1917

Page

7

The Marine Corps Story From Its Origins to Today

Washington reports on the Marine Corps as the oldest and most ready service branch with a long record of action from the Revolution to recent years. It notes its versatile role on land and sea, training, and historical battles, affirming Semper Fidelis and the corps’ enduring readiness.

Washington D .C United States Arty Navy Stifl, Cme United States Marine Corps Marine Corps Army Continental Congress Congress Esek Hopkins Naval Samuel Nichols Commodore Hopkins New Providence Bahamas Tripoli Sumatra West Indies Mexico Spain China Pekin Vera Cruz Formosa Fiji Islands Central South America Philippines Honolulu Panama Cuba Haiti San Domingo

William Penn Cited to Court In Rent Dispute

In Philadelphia, William Penn is summoned by Delaware county court to appear in Media on Monday to resolve a 79 silver penny yearly rent tied to a 79 acre Springfield Township tract. Lawyer W J Schaffer seeks title clarity and removal of the ancient agreement. The Cincinnati Chemistry Building dedication marks a separate note of modern education.

William Penn Philadelphia Delaware County Media Springfield Township Bramall Penn W. J. Schaffer Schaffer Acre

When Summer Starts in England

England will move clocks forward on April 8 to save daylight and back on September 23. The government dictates seasonal time changes, not nature, as transportation and fashion evolve in the era.

United Press London England Nature Providence

Fishing’s Good Circular Sparks Rockefeller Class Push

Harvey L. Hooke, campaign manager for a Rockefeller Bible class drive, prepared a circular letter aimed at city youth with a cover showing a man fishing among many, captioned Fishing's Good. He jokes about being the Hooke while a friend questions his role as war looms.

Harvey L. Hooke Rockefeller Bible Class Hooke

The Chandler Middle Name Mystery in Nineteenth Century Figures

A New Yorker observer notes possible power in using Chandler as a middle name among notable figures. He cites Howard Chandler Christy Louisa Chandler Moulton and Joel Chandler Harris and mentions Jean Webster whose middle name was Chandler, suggesting a pattern among others.

New Yorker Chandler Howard Chandler Christy Louisa Chandler Moulton Joel Chandler Harris Jean Webster

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