Wanamaker
Americannoun
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At Aronimink Golf Club outside of Philadelphia, Rai surged ahead of a crowded leaderboard in the final round to take home the Wanamaker Trophy at 9-under par.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Early motion pictures were obsessed with movement, Wanamaker says.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025
The closest thing to Black Friday was the January White Sales, invented by the Philadelphia retailer John Wanamaker in 1878.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
And the statistics suggest that if you finish above McIlroy on Sunday evening, you will likely be heading home with the Wanamaker Trophy.
From BBC • May 13, 2025
Wanamaker, John, and his mother, 310; career of, 149.
From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 by Various
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