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Anton Joseph JOHNSON, Congress, IL (1878-1958)

JOHNSON Anton Joseph , a Representative from Illinois; born in Peoria, Ill., October 20, 1878; attended the public schools and the School of Agriculture of the University of Missouri at Columbia…

Jacob Atlee BEIDLER, Congress, OH (1852-1912)

BEIDLER Jacob Atlee , a Representative from Ohio; born in Tredyffrin Township, near Valley Forge, Chester County, Pa., November 2, 1852; attended the country schools, and Locke's Seminary,…

Orekhovo-Zuyevo

(Encyclopedia) Orekhovo-ZuyevoOrekhovo-Zuyevoəryĕˈkhəvə-z&oomacr;ˈyĭvə [key], city (1989 pop. 137,000), W central European Russia, on the Klyazma River. There is a large textile industry (dating…

Clydebank

(Encyclopedia) Clydebank, town, West Dunbartonshire, W central Scotland, on the north bank of the Clyde River. The chief industry until the 1970s was…

Wisconsin, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 WisconsinWisconsinwĭskŏnˈsən, –sĭn [key], upper midwestern state of the United States. It is bounded by Lake Superior and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, from which it is…

Chauncey Judd: David Wooster's

Alarm in Judd's Meadow Wooster's Well David Wooster's As David had predicted, he and his comrades were received at his father's with cordiality. Mr. Wooster was that morning engaged…

Ube

(Encyclopedia) UbeUbe&oomacr;ˈbā [key], city (1990 pop. 175,053), Yamaguchi prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on the Inland Sea. It has a modern harbor and an important chemical industry. Coal mining…

Karelia

(Encyclopedia) KareliaKareliakərēˈlēə [key], constituent republic (1990 pop. 800,000), 66,409 sq mi (172,300 sq km), NW European Russia, extending from the Finnish border in the west to the White Sea…