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Ray Park CHASE, Congress, MN (1880-1948)
CHASE Ray Park , a Representative from Minnesota; born in Anoka County, Minn., March 12, 1880; attended the public schools; was graduated from the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis in 1903…Dudley Chase DENISON, Congress, VT (1819-1905)
DENISON Dudley Chase , a Representative from Vermont; born in Royalton, Vt., September 13, 1819; attended Royalton Academy, and was graduated from the University of Vermont at Burlington in 1840;…Margaret Chase SMITH, Congress, ME (1897-1995)
Senate Years of Service: 1949-1973 Party: Republican SMITH Margaret Chase , a Senator and a Representative from Maine; born Margaret Madeline Chase, December 14, 1897, in Skowhegan, Somerset County…Chase Going WOODHOUSE, Congress, CT (1890-1984)
WOODHOUSE Chase Going , a Representative from Connecticut; born March 3, 1890, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; graduated from Science Hill School, Shelbyville, Ky., 1908; graduated from…canning
(Encyclopedia) canning, process of hermetically sealing cooked food for future use. It is a preservation method, in which prepared food is put in glass jars or metal cans that are hermetically sealed…Brewer's: Gaff
(g hard). Crooked as a gaff. A gaff is an iron hook at the end of a short pole, used for landing salmon, etc. The metal spurs of fighting-cocks. In nautical language, a spar to which the…Brewer's: Garlick
is said to destroy the magnetic power of the loadstone. This notion, though proved to be erroneous, has the sanction of Pliny, Solinus, Ptolemy, Plutarch, Albertus, Mathiolas, Rueus,…fin
(Encyclopedia) fin, organ of locomotion characteristic of fish and consisting of thin tissue supported by cartilaginous or bony rays. In some fish, e.g., the eel, a single fin extends from the back,…Carroll, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Carroll, Charles, 1737–1832, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Annapolis, Md. After completing his education in France and…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 14, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 13, 1806May 15, 1806May 14, 1806 Wednesday May 14th 1806. The morning was fair, we arrose early and dispatched a few of our hunters to the…Trending
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