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Doubleday, Abner
(Encyclopedia) Doubleday, Abner, 1819–93, once credited as originator of baseball and Union general in the American Civil War, b. Saratoga co., N.Y., grad. West Point, 1842. The A. G. Mills…Barthou, Louis
(Encyclopedia) Barthou, LouisBarthou, Louislwē bärt&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1862–1934, French cabinet minister and man of letters. He held portfolios in numerous cabinets after 1894 and was briefly…Rupp, Adolph Frederick
(Encyclopedia) Rupp, Adolph Frederick, 1901–77, American college basketball coach, b. Halstead, Kans. He attended the Univ. of Kansas (grad. 1923), and began coaching at the Univ. of Kentucky in 1930…Quetelet, Adolphe
(Encyclopedia) Quetelet, AdolpheQuetelet, Adolpheädôlfˈ kĕtəlāˈ [key], 1796–1874, Belgian statistician and astronomer. He was the first director (1828) of the Royal Observatory at Brussels. As…Norfolk Island
(Encyclopedia) Norfolk IslandNorfolk Islandnôrˈfək [key], island (2016 pop. 1,748), 13 sq mi (34 sq km), South Pacific, a territory of Australia, c.1,035 mi (1,670 km) NE of Sydney. Its capital is…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Thief and the Honest Man
The Disinterested Arbiter The Dutiful Son The Thief and the Honest Man A THIEF who had brought a suit against his accomplices to recover his share of the plunder taken from an Honest…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Old Man and the Pupil
The Pugilist's Diet The Deceased and his Heirs The Old Man and the Pupil A BEAUTIFUL Old Man, meeting a Sunday-school Pupil, laid his hand tenderly upon the lad's head, saying: "…John MANNING, Jr., Congress, NC (1830-1899)
MANNING John, Jr. , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Edenton, Chowan County, N.C., July 30, 1830; attended Edenton Academy, the Norfolk Military Academy, and was graduated from the…Richard Irvine MANNING, Congress, SC (1789-1836)
MANNING Richard Irvine , a Representative from South Carolina; born near Sumter, Sumter District, S.C., May 1, 1789; attended private schools and was graduated from South Carolina College at…William Manning LOWE, Congress, AL (1842-1882)
LOWE William Manning , a Representative from Alabama; born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., on June 12, 1842; attended the Wesleyan University, Florence, Ala., and the University of Virginia…Trending
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