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Lathrop, Julia Clifford
(Encyclopedia) Lathrop, Julia Clifford, 1858–1932, American social worker and administrator, b. Rockford, Ill., grad. Vassar, 1880. Associated with Jane Addams at Hull House in Chicago, she was…Mulholland, John
(Encyclopedia) Mulholland, JohnMulholland, Johnmŭlˈhŏlˌənd [key], 1898–1970, American magician, b. Chicago, Ill. Mulholland came to be one of the most celebrated of stage performers of magic. Among…Briggs, Clare A.
(Encyclopedia) Briggs, Clare A., 1875–1930, American cartoonist, b. Reedsburg, Wis. He won a national reputation with the contributions he made to the Chicago Tribune from 1907 to 1914. From 1914…Whitman, Charles Otis
(Encyclopedia) Whitman, Charles Otis, 1842–1910, American zoologist, b. Woodstock, Maine, grad. Bowdoin, 1868, Ph.D. Univ. of Leipzig, 1878. From 1892 he was professor of zoology at the Univ. of…Scudder, Janet
(Encyclopedia) Scudder, Janet, 1873–1940, American sculptor, b. Terre Haute, Ind., studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, with Lorado Taft at the Art Institute of Chicago, and in Paris. Her…Stone, Melville Elijah
(Encyclopedia) Stone, Melville Elijah, 1848–1929, American journalist, b. Hudson, Ill. With others he founded in 1876 the first Chicago penny paper, the Daily News, and in 1881 the Morning News (…November 2016: Curse Ends as Chicago Cubs Win World Series
World News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of November 2016. 1. Two Police Officers Killed in Iowa in Separate Attacks 2.…1997-98 Soccer Western Conference Team Standings: Chicago Fire
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(Encyclopedia) Collins, Eddie (Edward Trowbridge Collins), 1887–1951, American baseball player, b. Millerton, N.Y., grad. Columbia, 1907. One of the game's great second basemen, he was active in the…Garden, Mary
(Encyclopedia) Garden, Mary, 1874–1967, Scottish-American operatic soprano, b. Aberdeen, Scotland, studied in Paris. Her debut (1900) occurred when she replaced, without rehearsal, the star of…Trending
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