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John McConnell RICE, Congress, KY (1831-1895)

RICE John McConnell , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Ky., February 19, 1831; received a limited schooling; was graduated from a Louisville law school in 1852…

Oliver Cicero WILEY, Congress, AL (1851-1917)

WILEY Oliver Cicero , a Representative from Alabama; born in Troy, Pike County, Ala., January 30, 1851; attended the common schools; member of the town council for five years; chairman of the…

William Elza WILLIAMS, Congress, IL (1857-1921)

WILLIAMS William Elza , a Representative from Illinois; born near Detroit, Pike County, Ill., May 5, 1857; attended the public schools and Illinois College, Jacksonville, Ill.; studied law; was…

America the Beautiful

The Question: Who wrote the music and words to the song America the Beautiful? The Answer: The words were written by an instructor at Wellesley (Mass.)…

John R. LEWIS, Congress, GA (1940)

LEWIS John R. , A Representative from Georgia; born in Troy, Pike County, Ala., February 21, 1940; attended Pike County Training School, Brundidge, Ala.; B.A., American Baptist Theological Seminary…

Coleridge: Christabel, Notes

The Ancient MarinerKubla KhanChristabel 25,6-7-This couplet ran as follows in the first edition: "Sir Leoline, the Baron rich, Hath a toothless mastiff bitch." In the editions of…

Emmett Marshall OWEN, Congress, GA (1877-1939)

OWEN Emmett Marshall , a Representative from Georgia; born on a farm near Hollonville, Pike County, Ga., October 19, 1877; attended the Hollonville grammar school; was graduated from Gordon…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 16, 1804

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 15, 1804August 17, 1804August 16, 1804 Aug. 16th 1804 a Verry cool morning the winds as usial from the N W. Capt Lewis with men went out…