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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Elizabeth Sarah Kite and the Seminaries of France

..., Your note explaining the occasion of the communication for which you ask space in the E.R. cannot, of course, leave me indifferent. I hope to publish it, with a few introductory words in the spirit of your letter. It may not be possible to get the matter into the

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