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Mary Teresa NORTON, Congress, NJ (1875-1959)

NORTON Mary Teresa , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Jersey City, N.J., March 7, 1875; attended parochial schools and the Jersey City High School; was graduated from Packard Business…

Miner Gibbs NORTON, Congress, OH (1857-1926)

NORTON Miner Gibbs , a Representative from Ohio; born in Andover, Ashtabula County, Ohio, May 11, 1857; attended the public schools, the National Normal University, Lebanon, Ohio, and Baldwin-…

Nelson Ira NORTON, Congress, NY (1820-1887)

NORTON Nelson Ira , a Representative from New York; born near Salamanca, in Great Valley, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., March 30, 1820; received a limited education; engaged in agricultural pursuits…

Patrick Daniel NORTON, Congress, ND (1876-1953)

NORTON Patrick Daniel , a Representative from North Dakota; born in Ishpeming, Marquette County, Mich., May 17, 1876; moved with his parents to Ramsey County, Dak., in 1883; attended the public…

Richard Henry NORTON, Congress, MO (1849-1918)

NORTON Richard Henry , a Representative from Missouri; born in Troy, Lincoln County, Mo., November 6, 1849; attended the common schools and the St. Louis (Mo.) University, where he took a…

Norton Prentiss OTIS, Congress, NY (1840-1905)

OTIS Norton Prentiss , a Representative from New York; born in Halifax, Windham County, Vt., March 18, 1840; attended public schools of Halifax, Vt., and Albany, Hudson, and Yonkers, N.Y.; in…

Pasadena

(Encyclopedia) PasadenaPasadenapăsˌədēˈnə [key]. 1 City (1990 pop. 131,591), Los Angeles co., S Calif., at the base of the San Gabriel Mts.; inc. 1866. The city is a research and technological center…

Yukon, river, Canada and the United States

(Encyclopedia) YukonYukony&oomacr;ˈkŏn [key], river, c.2,000 mi (3,220 km) long, rising in Atlin Lake, NW British Columbia, Canada, and receiving numerous headwater streams; one of the longest…

chocolate

(Encyclopedia) chocolate, general term for the products of the seeds of the cacao or chocolate tree, used for making beverages or confectionery. The flavor of chocolate depends not only on the…