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Fred Cramer GILCHRIST, Congress, IA (1868-1950)

GILCHRIST Fred Cramer , a Representative from Iowa; born in California, Washington County, Pa., June 2, 1868; moved with his parents to Cedar Falls, Iowa, in 1871; attended the public schools; was…

Beerbohm, Sir Max

(Encyclopedia) Beerbohm, Sir MaxBeerbohm, Sir Maxbērˈbōm [key], 1872–1956, English essayist, caricaturist, and parodist. He contributed to the famous Yellow Book while still an undergraduate at…

roentgenium

(Encyclopedia) roentgenium, artificially produced radioactive chemical element; symbol Rg; at. no. 111; mass number of most stable isotope 280; m.p., b.p., sp. gr., and valence unknown. Situated in…

fashion

(Encyclopedia) fashion, in dress, the prevailing mode affecting modifications in costume. Styles in Asia have been characterized by freedom from change, and ancient Greek and Roman dress preserved…

Scottsboro Case

(Encyclopedia) Scottsboro Case. In 1931 nine black youths were indicted at Scottsboro, Ala., on charges of having raped two white women in a freight car passing through Alabama. In a series of trials…

William Craig FIELDS, Congress, NY (1804-1882)

FIELDS William Craig , a Representative from New York; born in New York City February 13, 1804; attended the common schools; moved to Laurens, Otsego County, N.Y., in 1836 and engaged in…