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Constance
Constance (Konstanz) City-port on Lake Constance, Baden-Württemberg,
sw Germany. Founded as a Roman fort in the 4th century
ad, it became a free imperial city in 1183, and was the site of the Council of
Constance (1414–18) which ended the
Great Schism. Constance passed to Austria in 1548 and to Baden in 1805. Notable sites include an 11th-century cathedral and the Kaufhaus (1388). Industries: tourism, textiles, chemicals. Pop. (2002 est.) 78,000.
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Sister Constance at 100 - a real role model
Newspaper article from: Baltimore Afro-American; 2/13/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...100th birthday of Canon Sister Constance Murphy, S.S.J.D., in Toronto...Canada. You would think that Sister Constance, after 71 years of religious service...day event together without Sister Constance reminding them of what had to be...
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Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act Introduced
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/6/2006; 700+ words
; ...introduced the Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2006 (S. 2225...posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Constance Baker Motley." The bill, introduced...legislation follows:Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2006 S. 2235To posthumously...
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Sen. Schumer Introduces Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/30/2007; 700+ words
; ...introduced the Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2007 (S. 1317...posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Constance Baker Motley." The bill, introduced...legislation follows:Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2007S. 1317To posthumously...
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 "Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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30,000 children just like Constance lose their lives to poverty.. EVERY day; SCOTLAND SAYS.. MAKE POVERTY HISTORY.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland); 5/29/2005; 700+ words
; Byline: By LINDSAY McGARVIE TINY Constance Mambo is living proof that a little bit...transform lives... but save them. Constance watched her parents die then she faced...her family of 12 by becoming a farmer. Constance could so easily have become just another...
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 "The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY)")
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THE TOWN THE FERRY BUILT QUAINT CONSTANCE MMAINTAINS ITS TIES TO THE 19TH CENTURY.(EDITORIAL)
Newspaper article from: The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY); 11/17/1997; 700+ words
; Byline: Jim Reis Ask where Constance is located and one may get blank...the Anderson Ferry is located in Constance and things become a little clearer...northeast corner of Boone County, Constance is a community that has existed...
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Constitution Cow unveiled; Local artist designed life-sized Constance
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Tribune, The; 8/6/2004; ; 551 words
; ...celebrated Wawa's recent purchase of Constance the Constitution Cow. The event was...an ice cream party for its visitors. Constance's life-size cow frame will reside...commemorate the event, and as a tribute to Constance, Wawa donated 1,000 pints of Wawa...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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HUMILIATION OF A LOYAL WIFE; Constance entered the hotel room and saw her husband Oscar Wilde in his dressing gown. In an equal state of undress was his golden-haired lover Bosie . . .
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 10/18/1997; 700+ words
; ...ushered up to her husband's room, Constance would not have seen the exchange of looks...visit his wife and children in Chelsea. Constance's desperate attempt to persuade her...new insight into his relationship with Constance - the woman who loved him and, despite...
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Justice for the 'ugly' one; Constance Briscoe, author of Ugly (Hodder & Stoughton, pounds 12.99) talks to Hannah Stephenson about her memoir.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 1/21/2006; 700+ words
; ...Hannah Stephenson A decade ago, barrister Constance Briscoe became one of the UK's first...think about. In her new book, Ugly, Constance reveals the horrendous abuse she suffered...continued. One day things got so bad that Constance attempted suicide by downing a bottle...
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MERVYNS TAPS ACTRESS CONSTANCE MARIE FOR SPORTSWEAR LINE.
Magazine article from: WWD; 5/30/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...now Mervyns is launching an exclusive Constance Marie sportswear collection for fall...Ironically, the TV sitcom that catapulted Constance Marie to national recognition, "George...syndication, and that the cancellation freed Constance Marie to publicize the collection with...
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POST OFFICE GOSSIP SILENCED IN CONSTANCE.(NEWS)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY); 11/14/1997; 700+ words
; ...code 41009, and taken away a part of Constance with it. The U.S. Postal Service...postal headquarters in Maryland, the Constance Post Office closed on Oct. 31. Mail...a dozen walk-in customers used the Constance Post Office. Still, the place was a...
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Constance Markievicz
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Constance Markievicz Constance Markievicz (1868-1927) was an Irish nationalist, labor activist...unlikely candidate for the role of Irish freedom-fighter than Constance Markievicz, a rich, privileged Protestant woman, who had once...
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Clayton, Constance 1937(?)—
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
Constance Clayton 1937(?) — Superintendent...Provided Challenges The tasks confronting Constance Clayton are enormous. As superintendent...poorest of the poor. School Superintendent Constance E. Clayton has done a highly respectable...
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Council of Constance
Book article from: The Renaissance
Council of Constance A church council that took place from 1414 until 1418 in Constance (present-day Baden, Germany), called by...and princes of Europe. When the Council of Constance began, an “ antipope, ”...
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Constance
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Constance 1154-98, Holy Roman empress, wife...prevent German rule in Sicily, chose Constance's nephew Tancred of Lecce as William...1191) against Tancred during which Constance was captured but soon released. After...
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Constance McLaughlin Green
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Constance McLaughlin Green An expert in urban history, Constance McLaughlin Green (1897-1975) won the 1963 Pulitzer...time when there were few published women historians. Constance McLaughlin Green was born into an academic family August...
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