The Church and Labor

...alls of Rerum Novarum, such as Pope Pius XI's Quadragesimo Anno (Latin for Forty Years). Quadragesimo Anno further expended on the idea that the God given right to private property should be directed to the common good and that "Capital cannot do without Labor, nor Labor Capital."[3] Both of these

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The Centennial Fountain

...the granite work.[5] Work began on the fountain on July 5th 1875 with the groundbreaking, giving the workers only a year to finish the construction. In order to pay for the project, the Philadelphia chapter of the CTAU began to have public rallies to raise donations. While they were able

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Patrick Coad, patentee of the galvanic battery, and interesting miscellaneous items

...two items that I felt warranted some attention: 1. A document listing the number of those in the city who died during the Yellow Fever epidemic in (possibly?) August and September 1798. The deaths are broken down by religion, church, and section of the city. (These obviously are in need

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Newman Centers

...to the Newman Club Federation and by the 1950s would have 600 local clubs around the world.[11] One of the main problems that faced Newman centers and similar Catholic college organizations was the nature of its identity. Were these organizations places of worship, social clubs, or educational/evangelical centers? The answer

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