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"Jardim São Pedro is a neighbourhood (bairro) in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil. It was created by Law 2022 from December 7, 1959, but had its limits modified by Law 4249 from December 27, 1976. External links * Porto Alegre City Homepage Category:Neighbourhoods in Porto Alegre Category:Populated places established in 1959 "
"Edgar Howard Farrar (June 20, 1849 – January 22, 1922) was an American corporate lawyer and political activist. Biography He was born at a plantation in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, the son of Thomas Prince Farrar (his parents Martha Farrar and Thomas.) After home schooling during which he was tutored in Greek and Latin, he attended college at the Baton Rouge Collegiate Institute, then earned his masters from the University of Virginia. He studied law at the University of Louisiana and was admitted to the bar in 1872. In 1874 he was married to Lucinda Davis Stamps, the grand niece of Jefferson Davis, and they had seven children. He was a member of the Louisiana state militia up until 1884, attaining the rank of Colonel. In 1878-80 he was assistant corporation counsel of the city of New Orleans. He became corporate counsel for the city in 1880. Two years later he was named to the administrative board of the University of Louisiana. In 1882 he became a member of the trustees of the funds that were used to found Tulane University. In 1884 he partnered with Ernest Benjamin Kruttschiit to form a law firm. They were later joined by Senator B. F. Jonas. Farrar became the head of the bar in Louisiana, and had a strong influence throughout the South. He was president of the Louisian Tax Commission, 1906–1908. From 1910 to 1911 he was president of the American Bar Association. A major accomplishment during his career as a corporate lawyer was the consolidation of the street railways of New Orleans. This project required him to reconcile many differing groups and goals which some thought irreconcilable. Political activism His work as corporate counsel for New Orleans demonstrated to him the need for municipal reform in the city. He became active in various political groups. He was for years chairman of the Executive Committee of One Hundred to reform the municipal government of New Orleans. He led the Anti-Lottery League's campaign which defeated the proposition to extend the charter of the Louisiana Lottery. He was chairman of the Committee of Fifty, formed in 1891 to investigate the existence of organized crime in New Orleans. An outspoken white supremacist, Farrar was also one of the organizers of the lynching of eleven Italians which occurred that year. He was a founder and a prime mover of a campaign to modernize the sewer and water systems of New Orleans. The success of this drive resulted in much improved health statistics for the city. Although previously a loyal Democrat, in 1896 he declined to endorse the Democratic Party's nomination of William Jennings Bryan and bimetallist platform. He helped organize a separate “gold” convention of Democrats. In 1907, he wrote a notable letter to President Theodore Roosevelt invoking the “post roads” clause of the Constitution of the United States in support of federal involvement in road improvement. Pamphlets * The Legal Remedy for Plutocracy (1902) * State and Federal Quarantine Powers (1905) * The Post Road Power in the Federal Constitution (1907) ReferencesFurther reading * Category:1849 births Category:1922 deaths Category:American activists Category:Presidents of the American Bar Association Category:Lawyers from New Orleans Category:American white supremacists "
"The Rock Chapel Side view Interior view The St Ignatius Rock Chapel (Skalní kaple) is a chapel in Všemily (Schemmel) in the Czech Republic, which is entirely built into a hollowed-out block of rock. It is one of the most notable holy monuments in Bohemian Switzerland. Description The unique chapel was hollowed entirely out of a free-standing block of sandstone that resembles a loaf of bread. From the outside only a small cross and the two windows are visible. Inside, only the moisture percolating through from above indicates that the chapel was hewn out of solid rock. Together with the surrounding Upper Lusatian half-timbered houses the chaple forms a striking ensemble of the vernacular architecture of North Bohemia. Immediately in front are the old schoolhouse of Schemmel, which is striking on account of its size and the small bell tower on the roof. History The chapel was first mentioned in directory of the crosses and statues of the diocese of Windisch Kamnitz in 1835: A non public chapel, hewn out of the rock, inside a painting of Saint Ignatius. It stands on farming land. Its patron lives in Kaltenbach and no-one from the parish will take on the advowson, because it is made of stone, damp and everything in it is likely to decay soon. Astonishingly, in spite of that, the chapel has survived to the present day. Even following the expulsion of the German folk after the Second World War, there were people amongst the new inhabitants of the village who looked after the chapel and protected it from threatened abandonment and destruction. Today the chapel is under the care of the municipal office of Jetřichovice (Dittersbach), to which the Všemily belongs today. See also * Boží hrob External links * Category:Churches in the Czech Republic Category:Bohemian Switzerland Category:Děčín District Category:Buildings and structures in the Ústí nad Labem Region Category:Tourist attractions in the Ústí nad Labem Region Category:Cave churches "