Installation of The Hon. Thaddeus Stevens In the Pennsylvania Hall of Fame An address by John Ward Willson Loose 16 November 1974 at Founders Hall, Girard College, Philadelphia Ladies and gentlemen, officers, judges, and guests of the Penn- sylvania Hall of Fame's Third Annual Banquet: I am pleased

. . . Twenty One Lashes on His Bare Back Well Laid on! By John Ward Willson Loose Every day for the past few decades the Lancaster newspapers have recited routinely the ever-increasing numbers of burglaries and other crimes taking place in our county. Despite the best efforts of intelligent and

Society weighed in on Lancaster's morality, it became apparent the task required more than the sharp eyes of a handful of public-spirited citizens. An agent was employed to keep an eye on what was going on in Lancaster. He checked magazine stands and motion picture houses and dance halls. He kept an

polemics favoring patriotism and freedom. Interesting but not surprising are the works on Deism and natural theology. No late twentieth century censorship from the right wing in late eighteenth century Lancaster! The catalogue of the Juliana Library represented an excellent selection of works covering

the Society. On 14 February 1887, the executive committee again met with a number of additional persons present. Dr. Dubbs then presented his essay on how a historical society might function. His address was published the next day in the Lancaster Intelligencer. Said Dr. Dubbs: The organization of the

, being more inclined to parsimony than to generosity. Street lamps were not to be lighted on moonlight nights. Welfare for paupers and worthy indigents was to be supplied from fines levied upon violators of ordinances. The 1742 charter was granted by the King; on 19 June 1777, the Pennsylvania Assembly

"heaped personal abuse on Hon. C. S. Kauffman and on the editor of the Spy, boisterously holding them up to ridicule before the big audience."" The next day Columbians gave Harrison a 139-vote margin over Cleveland.41 �II. Effect of Business Cycles on Local Anthracite Iron Works The economic setting in