Irish Catholics and Secret Societies
...of the Peace, for Schuylkill County, Penna., (Pottsville: Miners' Journal Book and Job Rooms, 1878), P001.1567 [9] P001.1567 [10] The great Mollie Maguire trials in Carbon and Schuylkill counties, Pa. : brief reference to such trials and arguments of Gen. Charles Albright and Hon. F.W. Hughes, in the case of
The Other Drexel: Louise Drexel Morrell
...n-American men with secular and religious education. The plight of African-Americans was an area of intense concern for Louise. She was one of the early supporters of the Catholic Interracial Movement. St. Francis' Industrial School, ca. 1897 Although extremely wealthy and socially prominent, Louise Morrell preferred a life of simplicity
Catholics in WWII
...stant chaplains.[6] O’Hara’s letter also included a list breaking down the number of chaplains from each diocese, in which Philadelphia had the second most with 51. As the war continued that number would increase to 68, unfortunately eight of those Philadelphia priests would die in the war, the most of
Archbishop Ryan
...5, respectively.[10] Ryan was also active in labor relations, working on a number of occasions as a mediator before management and labor unions to bring about peace resolutions. The most notable was the city’s trolley car strike in 1885-1886. Ryan, serving as chairman of the negotiating committee, helped broker a