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Franklin Eli BROOKS, Congress, CO (1860-1916)
BROOKS Franklin Eli , A Representative from Colorado; born in Sturbridge, Worcester County, Mass., November 19, 1860; attended the public schools; was graduated from Southbridge High School in 1879…Richard Ely BIRD, Congress, KS (1878-1955)
BIRD Richard Ely , a Representative from Kansas; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, November 4, 1878; moved with his parents to Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kans., in 1887; attended the public schools and…Austin Eli WING, Congress, MI (1792-1849)
WING Austin Eli , a Delegate from Michigan; born in Conway, Hampshire County, Mass., February 3, 1792; in early youth moved with his parents to Marietta, Ohio; attended the common schools, the…Lemuel Ely QUIGG, Congress, NY (1863-1919)
QUIGG Lemuel Ely , a Representative from New York; born near Chestertown, Kent County, Md., on February 12, 1863; attended the public schools of Wilmington, Del.; moved to New York City in 1880…Welty, Eudora
(Encyclopedia) Welty, Eudora, 1909–2001, American author, b. Jackson, Miss., grad. Univ. of Wisconsin, 1929. One of the important American regional writers of the 20th cent. and one of the finest…1962–1963 Obie Awards
Best Production (Play)Luigi Pirandello, Six Characters in Search of an AuthorBest Production (Musical)The Boys From SyracuseBest DirectorAlan Schneider, The Pinter PlaysBest ActorGeorge C.…elevator, in machinery
(Encyclopedia) elevator, in machinery, device for transporting people or goods from one level to another. The term is applied to the enclosed structures as well as the open platforms used to provide…The Old Man and His Grandson
The Old Man and His Grandson There was once a very old man, whose eyes had become dim, his ears dull of hearing, his knees trembled, and when he sat at table he could hardly hold the spoon,…Edwin Markham: The Man with the Hoe
The Man with the Hoe(Written after seeing Millet's world-famous painting)Edwin MarkhamBowed by the weight of centuries he leans Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, The emptiness of ages in…Aesop's Fables: The Man and the Image
by Aesop The Ox and the FrogHercules and the WaggonerThe Man and the Image A poor Man had a wooden Image of a god, to which he used to pray daily for riches. He did this for a long time,…Trending
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