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Alaskan Clan Says It Will Sue To Recover U. of P. Artifacts
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The University of Pennsylvania is in a tug-of-war with a group of native Alaskans over some tribal artifacts. A village clan wants them back, and final possession of the objects...
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Theatre Review: ‘Wanamaker’s Pursuit,’ At The Arden
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - The Arden Theatre is wrapping up its mainstage season with a new work set in the early years of the John Wanamaker department store. But there’s not much to the play, “Wanamaker’s...
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The Wanamaker Organ, A Philadelphia Icon, Marks 100 Swell Years
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - The Wanamaker pipe organ, nestled in the Grand Court of what is now Macy’s center city Philadelphia department store, is celebrating 100 years of high notes. Peter Richard Conte,...
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Wanamaker Building Marks 100 Years
By Jim Melwert PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – It was 100 years ago today, when President William Howard Taft officially dedicated the Wanamaker Building, in a speech over the now-famous eagle statue in the...
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Philadelphia Plays Unlikely Role In Creation Of Mother’s Day
By Pat Loeb PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Philadelphia woman who started Mother’s Day spent her later years trying to do away with the holiday, including turning on her earliest supporter, John Wanamaker....
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