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Lansdowne.

Lansdowne. 1. Uninc. town (1990 pop. 15,509), Baltimore co., NE Md., a suburb of Baltimore. 2. Borough (1990 pop. 11,712), Delaware co., SE Pa., a residential suburb of Philadelphia; inc. 1893. Paper products are manufactured.

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The Lansdowne "Peace Letter" of 1917 and the prospect of peace by negotiation with Germany (1).(Henry Petty Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne) (The Australian Journal of Politics and History)

Lord Lansdowne and British Foreign Policy, 1900 - 1917. (History Review)

Joseph Chamberlain, Lord Lansdowne and British foreign policy 1901-1903: from collaboration to confrontation. (political history of Great Britain) (The Australian Journal of Politics and History)

HELLO Aviva Stadium, bye-bye, Lansdowne Road. Welcome, Aviva Stadium, slan leat, Croke Park. And thanks for the use of the hall. After hosting rugby internationals since 1878, the Lansdowne Road name has been become part of a corporate scrappage scheme. Dump it, recommended the marketing tsars, and its replacement will earn money. (Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland))

Lansdowne capacity limit puts Croker in the spotlight.(SPORT) (Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland))

THE use of Croke Park for rugby and soccer following the re-opening of Lansdowne Road is back on the GAA agenda. (Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland))

FINAL FAREWELL TO LANSDOWNE.(SPORT) (Sunday Life (Belfast, Northern Ireland))

Diomedes and Diskobolus: among the collection of classical sculpture belonging to the 1st Marquess of Lansdowne was a Roman copy of a lost bronze of Diskobolus by the Greek sculptor Myron. Excavated by the dealer Gavin Hamilton in 1774, the marble's fascinating story has much to reveal about late 18th-century collecting.(FEATURE: THE LANSDOWNE DIOMEDES) (Apollo)

Lansdowne in bitter battle to avoid drop. (Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland))

Lansdowne leaves mixed legacy.(SPORT) (Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland))

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