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Atlanta Compromise

by Booker T. Washington Speech at the Atlanta Cotton States and International Exposition Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Board of Directors and Citizens: One-third of the…

Western Australia

(Encyclopedia) Western Australia, state (2016 pop. 2,474,410), 975,920 sq mi (2,527,633 sq km), Australia, comprising the entire western part of the continent. It is bounded on the N, W, and S by the…

Sterling

(Encyclopedia) Sterling. 1 City (1990 pop. 10,362), seat of Logan co., NE Colo., on the South Platte River; inc. 1884. It is the trading and shipping center of an agricultural area (grain, cattle,…

Shelby

(Encyclopedia) Shelby, city (1990 pop. 14,669), seat of Cleveland co., W N.C., in a fertile piedmont farming (cotton, grain, soybeans, livestock) area; inc. 1843. There is dairy processing, and…

Sheridan

(Encyclopedia) Sheridan, city (1990 pop. 13,900), seat of Sheridan co., N Wyo., on Goose Creek E of the Bighorn Mts., in a mineral, livestock, and irrigated farm region; inc. 1884. It is a regional…

San José, city, Uruguay

(Encyclopedia) San JoséSan Josésän hōsāˈ [key] or San José de MayoSan Joséᵺā, mäˈyō [key], city (1996 pop. 33,351), capital of San José dept., S Uruguay, on the San José River. It is a commercial…

Klamath Falls

(Encyclopedia) Klamath Falls, city (1990 pop. 17,737), seat of Klamath co., SW Oreg., at the southern tip of Upper Klamath Lake; inc. 1905. It is the processing and distribution center of a lumber,…

Enid

(Encyclopedia) Enid Enid ēˈnĭd [key], city (2020 pop. 51,308), seat of Garfield co., N central Okla…

Hobbs

(Encyclopedia) Hobbs, city (2020 pop. 40,508), Lea co., SE N.Mex.; inc. 1929. With the discovery (c.1928) of oil and natural gas in the area, Hobbs…

Karnal

(Encyclopedia) KarnalKarnalkərnälˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 176,131), Haryana state, N central India. The town's name is derived from Karna, the rival of Arjuna in the Sanskrit Mahabharata epic. It is…