Catholics Responses to the Spanish Civil War

...notable writer was Father Edward Lodge Curran of New York, who created the International Catholic Truth Society in order to spread his views on important Catholic topics. In one of his pamphlets, he described the war as “a struggle between civilization and communism” and of “social justice and… economic slavery.”[8]

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Robert M. O’Reilly, Surgeon General

...is main duty of tabulating the lists of wounded and killed soldiers into reports. Robert M. O'Reilly to his mother Ellen O'Reilly, June 21, 1864 (Front) Robert M. O'Reilly to his mother Ellen O'Reilly, June 21, 1864 (Back) On March 24, 1901 O'Reilly's son Jack died unexpectedly in early adulthood

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1832 Cholera Outbreak in Philadelphia and Duffy’s Cut

...ses and 71 deaths, and August 7, when there were 136 cases and 73 deaths reported. There was a fairly organized and concerted effort on the part of the medical community in the city during the early months of the outbreak. However, by August medical personnel were overwhelmed and began

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Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute

...t twenty years the Institute continued to move locations as it needed more space. In the 1870s, it bought its first building on Locust Street, had 500 members, and acquired over 1,500 books.[6] Women's Auxiliary luncheon at the Penn Mutual Building with John Cardinal Krol, guest speaker, 11/17/1980, Halvey 189B

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