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Boutwell, George Sewall
(Encyclopedia) Boutwell, George SewallBoutwell, George Sewalls&oomacr;ˈəl boutˈwəl, –wĕl [key], 1818–1905, American politician, b. Brookline, Mass. He served seven terms in the Massachusetts…Costello, John Aloysius
(Encyclopedia) Costello, John Aloysius, 1891–1976, Irish political leader. A barrister, he joined the attorney general's office of the newly founded Irish Free State in 1922. In 1926 he became…Beveridge, Albert Jeremiah
(Encyclopedia) Beveridge, Albert JeremiahBeveridge, Albert Jeremiahbĕvˈərĭj [key], 1862–1927, U.S. Senator from Indiana (1899–1911) and historian, b. Highland co., Ohio. He was admitted to the bar (…Amy Lowell: The Dinner-Party
The Dinner-PartyFish"So . . ." they said, With their wine-glasses delicately poised, Mocking at the thing they cannot understand. "So . . ." they said again, Amused and insolent. The silver…Chauncey Judd: A Quilting Party
Puritan Training The Abduction A Quilting Party Year after year passed, and still the war dragged on. The battles of Trenton and Princeton had revived the drooping hopes of the…Kwanzaa Party! — Various Artists
Rounder The year's finest world-music anthology succeeds partly because it doesn't try to be a rip-roaring introduction to everything or some sort of crossover dream. As the title indicates,…Blaine, James Gillespie
(Encyclopedia) Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830–93, American politician, b. West Brownsville, Pa. As Secretary of State, Blaine was particularly energetic in fostering closer relations with the Latin…Rove, Karl Christian
(Encyclopedia) Rove, Karl Christian, 1950–, U.S. political consultant and government official, b. Denver, Colo. Politically active in high school, he joined College Republicans while at the Univ. of…Smith, Margaret Chase
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Margaret Chase, 1897–1995, U.S. senator from Maine (1949–73), b. Skowhegan, Maine. She taught school briefly and then worked (1919–28) on the Skowhegan weekly newspaper. In 1930…Ames, Oakes
(Encyclopedia) Ames, Oakes, 1804–73, American manufacturer, railroad promoter, and politician, b. Easton, Mass. With his brother Oliver he managed the family's well-known shovel factory at Easton.…Trending
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