PRINTER'S NO. 2471
No. 283 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY FORCIER, HUTCHINSON, SEYFERT, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG,
BEBKO-JONES, CALTAGIRONE, L. I. COHEN, COLAFELLA, CORRIGAN,
DeWEESE, FICHTER, FREEMAN, GIGLIOTTI, HARHAI, HERSHEY,
HORSEY, JOSEPHS, KENNEY, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LESCOVITZ, LUCYK,
MAITLAND, McNAUGHTON, MELIO, ORIE, PESCI, PIPPY, PISTELLA,
RAMOS, ROEBUCK, ROHRER, ROSS, SHANER, STABACK, TRAVAGLIO,
WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD, OCTOBER 19, 1999
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 19, 1999
A RESOLUTION
1 Declaring November 6, 1999, as "Ida Tarbell Day" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Ida Minerva Tarbell was born on November 5, 1857, in
4 Hatch Hollow, Pennsylvania and was raised in Titusville during
5 the 1860s; and
6 WHEREAS, Ida Tarbell entered Allegheny College in the fall of
7 1876; and
8 WHEREAS, Ida Tarbell was the author of 23 major books; and
9 WHEREAS, Ida Tarbell pioneered historical research and set
10 standards which professionals today strive to emulate; and
11 WHEREAS, Ida Tarbell died on January 6, 1944, and was buried
12 in Titusville; and
13 WHEREAS, Ida Tarbell's passion for truth and knowledge is an
14 enduring legacy for the citizens of this Commonwealth and
15 deserves special recognition; therefore be it
1 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare November
2 6, 1999, as "Ida Tarbell Day" in Pennsylvania.
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