The Centennial Fountain
...rge of the fountain began to accept proposals for the statues in October of 1874. They choose Herman Kirn, a German sculptor, to create the five statues by April 1876 agreeing to pay $10,275 for the work.[4] Since there was only two years to complete the project, the committee also
Patrick Coad, patentee of the galvanic battery, and interesting miscellaneous items
...xception. The following are two items that I felt warranted some attention: 1. A document listing the number of those in the city who died during the Yellow Fever epidemic in (possibly?) August and September 1798. The deaths are broken down by religion, church, and section of the city. (These
Newman Centers
...American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, vol LXXIV, no 2, June 1963, 116. [11] Newman Club Manual: A Handbook for Newman Club Chaplains and Leaders, (Newman Club Federation: Washington, 1951) P015.296 [12] Catholic Campus Ministry, West Chester State College, P018.966, Krol Collection, Letter to Paul Hallinan form John Krol, 03-06-1962,
Nuclear War
...stic missiles held by the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. Wolf, “Which Way?” December 15, 1953 Wolf questions whether mankind will chose the path that leads to peace or the one that leads to nuclear war. McGovern, “Just Think, Dear!” March 5, 1970 McGovern satirizes the United States’ priorities that spends