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Oren HARRIS, Congress, AR (1903-1997)

HARRIS Oren , a Representative from Arkansas; born in Belton, Hempstead County, Ark., December 20, 1903; attended the public schools; graduated from Henderson State College, Arkadelphia, Ark., in…

Robert HARRIS, Congress, PA (1768-1851)

HARRIS Robert , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born at Harris Ferry (now Harrisburg), Pa., September 5, 1768; was reared on a farm; attended the public schools; assisted in establishing…

Thomas K. HARRIS, Congress, TN (1816)

HARRIS Thomas K. , a Representative from Tennessee; birth date unknown; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced in Sparta and McMinnville, Tenn.; trustee of Priestly Academy, Sparta…

Harris W. FAWELL, Congress, IL (1929)

FAWELL Harris W. , a Representative from Illinois; born in West Chicago, Du Page County, Ill., March 25, 1929; graduated from West Chicago Community High School, West Chicago, Ill., 1929;…

Elliott Harris LEVITAS, Congress, GA (1930)

LEVITAS Elliott Harris , a Representative from Georgia; born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., December 26, 1930; graduated from Boys High School, Atlanta, Ga.; B.A., Emory University, Atlanta, Ga…

Brewer's: Pattens-Money

(Chapins de la Reina). A subsidy levied in Spain on all crown tenants at the time of a royal marriage. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894PatterPatten A B C…

Brewer's: Calibre

[kal'i-ber]. A mind of no calibre: of no capacity. A mind of great calibre: of large capacity. Calibre is the bore of a gun, and, figuratively, the bore or compass of one's intelligence. “…

Brewer's: Chopine

(2 syl.), or Chopin. A high-heeled shoe. The Venetian ladies used to wear “high-heeled shoes like stilts.” Hamlet says of the actress, “Your lady-ship is nearer to heaven, than when I saw…

On the Road Again—2000

Archival Material Jump on the festival bandwagon this summer by Beth Rowen Chicago Blues Festival | Glastonbury Festival | JVC Jazz Festival | Monterey Jazz Festival | Newport Folk Festival |…