Irish Land War

...nd War in Ireland over the centuries old landlordism system. By 1879, about 800 families owned half of the country’s land and acted as landlords, renting small plots of land out to the majority of the population (an estimated five million people). The Franco-Prussian war of 1870 and the American

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41st International Eucharistic Congress

...MC 80, 100.611: Report to the Board of Governors: Committee on Spiritual Renewal and Preparation, 8/16/1967, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8122. [11] Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl, https://www.crsricebowl.org/about/ricebowl-faq. [12] MC 80, 100.463: Congress Hymn: Gift of Finest Wheat, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8120. [13] The 41st IEC: A History, 121. Archives Archives Select Month July 2024 May 2024

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Friendly and Adopted Sons

...ccessor and lineal descent of that glorious society.”[10] Indeed, for many years the Hibernian Society used the 1771 date for the reckoning of their annual dinners and in 1898 changed their name to the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland.[11] With

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The Centennial Fountain

...working in Germany, it did not reach Philadelphia until June. There were a number of reasons for the delays including payment debates between the CTAU and Kirn as well as problems with the marble that Kirn received.[11] Due to these delays, when the CTAU had the official dedication and celebration

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